Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Robert Göstl
Education
| 2023 | Venia Legendi, Department of Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Germany advised by Prof. Dr. Andreas Herrmann. Thesis title: Tailored optical force probes for the fracture analysis of polymer materials. |
| 2014 | Dr. rer. nat. (summa cum laude), Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany in the group of Prof. Stefan Hecht, Ph.D. Thesis title: Photocontrolling the Diels-Alder reaction. |
| 2011 | Dipl.-Chem., Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany in the group of Prof. Stefan Hecht, Ph.D. Thesis title: Synthesis and characterization of novel diarylethenes with improved switching behavior. |
Current Positions
| since 2024 | Professor of Sustainable Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany |
| since 2024 | Associated Scientist, DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen, Germany |
Previous Positions
| 2017 – 2024 | Independent Research Group Leader, DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials and Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany |
| 2015 – 2016 | Postdoc, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands in the group of Prof. Dr. Rint P. Sijbesma |
Awards and Recognitions
| 2022 | Top 40 under 40, Capital, Germany |
| 2022 | Dr. Herrmann Schnell Grant, Dr. Hermann Schnell Foundation, German Chemical Society, Germany |
| 2022 | Reimund Stadler Award, Section Macromolecular Chemistry, German Chemical Society, Germany |
| 2022 | Chem. Soc. Rev. Emerging Investigator 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom |
| 2022 | Top 10 Young Researcher 2021, academics and ZEIT ONLINE, Germany |
| 2022 | ACS Polym. Au Rising Star in Polymers 2021, American Chemical Society, USA |
| 2021 | ADUC Award, Working Group of German University Professors for Chemistry, German Chemical Society, Germany |
| 2020 | Polym. Chem. Emerging Investigator 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom |
| 2019 | MSE Researcher Award, Profile Area Molecular Science & Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany |
Memberships, Associations, and Functions
| 2022 – 2024 | Permanent guest of the board of directors, German Chemical Society division of Macromolecular Chemistry |
| since 2022 | Member, German Association of University Professors and Lecturers |
| since 2021 | Member, Editorial Advisory Board, ACS Polym. Au |
| 2019 – 2024 | Founding member, Equal Opportunities task group, DWI |
| 2017 – 2021 | Local coordinator, EUSMI H2020 |
| 2017 – 2024 | Associated member, scientific board, DWI |
| since 2017 | Member, German Chemical Society (divisions: Photochemistry, Macromolecular Chemistry) |
