Wolf Vielstich

Wolf Vielstich
Alma mater	University of Göttingen (PhD) University of Göttingen (Diplom)
Known for	Electrochemistry
Awards	Faraday Medal (1998)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Bonn
Doctoral advisor	Heinz Gerischer

Wolf Vielstich (born 18 June 1923 ^[1] in Munich; died 27 August 2021 ^[2] ) was a German chemist and professor at the University of Bonn from 1965 to 1988. ^[3] His research focus included batteries and fuel cells. ^[4]

Early life

He worked as a graduate student with Heinz Gerischer as his thesis advisor, did a postdoc at Louisiana State University with Paul Delahay and moved to the University of Bonn in 1958. He completed his habilitation in 1965 with a book on fuel cells, after which he was appointed professor in Bonn. ^[5] In 1972 he was appointed director of the institute, he retired in 1998 from the University of Bonn. ^{[1] [6]}

In 1998, he received the Faraday Medal from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

References

1. Michael Krausa (1999-01-01), "Tribute to Professor Wolf Vielstich on the occasion of his 75th birthday", Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, vol. 461, no. 1–2, Elsevier, pp. 1–9, doi:10.1016/S0022-0728(98)00240-X, ISSN   1572-6657
2. "Todesanzeige General Anzeiger Bonn" . Retrieved 2021-09-04.
3. Holze, R. (2013-07-01). "The 90th birthday of Wolf Vielstich". Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. 17 (7): 1791–1792. doi:10.1007/s10008-012-1984-0. ISSN   1433-0768.
4. Joachim Heitbaum, Wolf Vielstich (1974-11-01), "Moderne Methoden zum Studium von Elektrodenvorgängen", Angewandte Chemie, vol. 86, no. 21, Wiley-VCH, pp. 756–770, doi:10.1002/ange.19740862103
5. Wolf Vielstich (1965), Brennstoffelemente: moderne Verfahren zur elektrochemischen Energiegewinnung, Monographien zu "Angewandte Chemie" und "Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik", 82, Weinheim/Bergstr.: Verlag Chemie, OCLC   6155750
6. Santos, Elizabeth; Schmickler, Wolfgang (2011-10-18). Catalysis in Electrochemistry: From Fundamental Aspects to Strategies for Fuel Cell Development. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   978-0-470-93473-9.