Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Chem. Dr.rer.nat. Thomas ROSENAU
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Chem. Dr.rer.nat. Thomas ROSENAU
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Chem. Dr.rer.nat. Thomas ROSENAU
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<strong>Univ</strong>.<strong>Prof</strong>. <strong>Dipl</strong>.-<strong>Chem</strong>. <strong>Dr</strong>.<strong>rer</strong>.<strong>nat</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong><br />
<strong>ROSENAU</strong><br />
1. PERSONALIA<br />
Date of birth: April 20, 1969<br />
Place of birth: Erfurt (Thuringia, Germany)<br />
Nationality: German<br />
Marital status: married, 1 son<br />
E-mail address: thomas.rosenau@boku.ac.at<br />
2. EDUCATION<br />
School<br />
1975 – 1987 Grammar school, Eisenach, Germany<br />
1987 Abitur (matura)<br />
11 / 1987 – 04 / 1989 Army service<br />
Study<br />
1984 – 1987 Concert organ<br />
Conservatory of Music "Franz Liszt", Weimar, Germany<br />
1987 <strong>Dipl</strong>oma as concert organist, graduation “With excellence”,<br />
Church music A-exam<br />
1989 – 1994 <strong>Chem</strong>istry<br />
<strong>Dr</strong>esden <strong>Univ</strong>ersity of Technology, Germany<br />
02 / 1991 – 07 / 1994 Scholarship from the „Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes“<br />
(German National Scholarship Foundation)<br />
09 / 1993 – 07 / 1994 <strong>Dipl</strong>oma thesis at the Institute of Organic <strong>Chem</strong>istry:<br />
"Synthesis and characterization of chroman-6-ol derivatives"<br />
07 / 1994 Graduation “With excellence”<br />
PhD studies<br />
07 / 1994 – 07 / 1997 PhD scholarship from the „Studienstiftung des Deutschen<br />
Volkes“ (German National Scholarship Foundation)<br />
09 / 1994 – 06 / 1997 Dissertation at the Institute of Organic <strong>Chem</strong>istry:<br />
"Synthesis and characterization of novel tocopherol derivatives"<br />
10 / 1994 – 10 / 1995 Visiting scholar at North Carolina State <strong>Univ</strong>ersity, Raleigh,<br />
USA, “Investigations into the laccase-mediator system”,<br />
“Studies into phenolic antioxidants”<br />
03 / 1996 – 09 / 1997 Member of the Department Council (<strong>Chem</strong>istry), Faculty<br />
Council (Natural Sciences) and of the Se<strong>nat</strong>e at TU <strong>Dr</strong>esden
09 / 1997 Doctoral degree (<strong>Chem</strong>istry and Toxicology)<br />
“Summa cum laude”<br />
Post-doctoral experience<br />
11 / 1997 – 02 / 1998 Lenzing AG, Lenzing, Austria<br />
Project elaboration “Yellowing of cellulosic fibers”<br />
05 / 1998 – 10 / 1998 North Carolina State <strong>Univ</strong>ersity, Raleigh, USA<br />
“The chemistry of NMMO and Lyocell solutions”<br />
3. PROFESSIONAL CAREER<br />
10 / 1995 – 05 / 1997 Assistant and lectu<strong>rer</strong> at the Institute of Organic <strong>Chem</strong>istry,<br />
<strong>Dr</strong>esden <strong>Univ</strong>ersity of Technology<br />
since 10 / 1998 Researcher at the Christian-Doppler-Laboratory at the Institute of<br />
<strong>Chem</strong>istry, <strong>Univ</strong>ersity of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna<br />
since 02 / 1999 Ass. <strong>Prof</strong>. (<strong>Univ</strong>.Ass.) at the Institute of <strong>Chem</strong>istry,<br />
BOKU <strong>Univ</strong>ersity, Vienna<br />
01 / 2003 Habilitation (venia docendi) for Organic <strong>Chem</strong>istry, “The<br />
chemistry of tertiary amine N-oxides – Reaction mechanisms,<br />
application in synthesis and impact on the Lyocell process”<br />
03 / 2003 Assoc. <strong>Prof</strong>essor (Ao. <strong>Univ</strong>. <strong>Prof</strong>.) at the Department of<br />
<strong>Chem</strong>istry, BOKU <strong>Univ</strong>ersity Vienna<br />
08 / 2004 – 02 / 2005 Paternal leave for child-care<br />
03 / 2005 – 11 / 2005 part-time (50%) work, child care<br />
11 / 2005 Call on a full (C4) professorship at <strong>Dr</strong>esden <strong>Univ</strong>ersity of<br />
Technology, Chair “Wood and Plant <strong>Chem</strong>istry”, rejected<br />
12 / 2005 Call on a full professorship at <strong>Univ</strong>ersity of Natural Resources<br />
and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna, Chair “<strong>Chem</strong>istry of<br />
Natural Resources”, accepted<br />
since 01 / 2006 Full <strong>Prof</strong>essor (<strong>Univ</strong>.<strong>Prof</strong>.) at the Department of <strong>Chem</strong>istry,<br />
BOKU <strong>Univ</strong>ersity Vienna, Chair of Wood, Pulp and Fiber<br />
<strong>Chem</strong>istry
4. AWARDS<br />
1987 Inter<strong>nat</strong>ional J.S. Bach Contest, 1 st Youth Price (Organ)<br />
1994 Gotthelf-Lohrmann Medal (<strong>Dr</strong>esden <strong>Univ</strong>ersity of Technology)<br />
1998 Hermann-Kolbe Award (GDCh, German <strong>Chem</strong>ical Society)<br />
2000 Otto-Warburg Award (GDCh, German <strong>Chem</strong>ical Society)<br />
2001 Inter<strong>nat</strong>ional Lyocell Award<br />
2004 Inter<strong>nat</strong>ional Lipid Research Award (ILRA 2004)<br />
(Inter<strong>nat</strong>ional Society of Fat and Lipid Research)<br />
2006 Selection into the Executive Committee of the EWLP (European<br />
Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp) conference series<br />
2007 Hayashi Jisuke Inter<strong>nat</strong>ional Cellulose Award<br />
(Japanese Cellulose Society, Intl. Union of Cellulose Societies)<br />
2008 Roche Lectureship 2008 (Series of 12 lectures “Cellulose<br />
innovation” in Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria)<br />
5. SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES<br />
Scientific publication services<br />
Editor-in-Chief:<br />
„Green Sciences“ book series, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin<br />
Member of the Editorial Board, journal HOLZFORSCHUNG<br />
Member of the Editorial Board, journal CELLULOSE<br />
Member of the Scientific Editorial Board, journal ARKIVOC<br />
Member of the Editorial Board, journal THE OPEN MACROMOLECULES JOURNAL<br />
Membership in scientific organizations<br />
German <strong>Chem</strong>ical Society (Gesellschaft Deutscher <strong>Chem</strong>iker)<br />
American <strong>Chem</strong>ical Society (ACS)<br />
Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industries, USA (TAPPI)<br />
German Bach Society (Deutsche Bach-Gesellschaft)<br />
Refereeing for scientific journals (names in alphabetical order)<br />
Angewandte <strong>Chem</strong>ie (Angew. <strong>Chem</strong>. Int. Ed. Engl.)<br />
Applied Catalysis A: General (Appl. Catal. A - Gen)<br />
ARKIVOC (Arkivoc)<br />
Biomacromolecules (Biomacromol.)<br />
Bioorganic & Medical <strong>Chem</strong>istry Letters (Bioorg. Med. <strong>Chem</strong>. Lett.)<br />
<strong>Chem</strong>istry – A European Journal (<strong>Chem</strong>. Eur. J.)<br />
Carbohydrate Polymers (Carbohydr. Polym.)<br />
Carbohydrate Research (Carbohydr. Res.)<br />
Cellulose (Cellulose)<br />
<strong>Chem</strong>ical Engeneering Journal (<strong>Chem</strong>. Eng. J.)
European Polymer Journal (Eur. Polym. J.)<br />
European Journal of Organic <strong>Chem</strong>istry (Eur. J. Org. <strong>Chem</strong>.)<br />
European Polymer Journal (Eur. Polym. J.)<br />
Holzforschung (Holzforschung)<br />
The Journal of Organic <strong>Chem</strong>istry (J. Org. <strong>Chem</strong>.)<br />
Letters in Organic <strong>Chem</strong>istry (Lett. Org. <strong>Chem</strong>.)<br />
Lipids (Lipids)<br />
Macromolecular Bioscience (Macromol. Biosci.)<br />
Macromolecular <strong>Chem</strong>istry and Physics (Macromol. <strong>Chem</strong>. Phys.)<br />
Macromolecular Rapid Communications (Macromol. Rapid Comm.)<br />
Macromoleculs (Macromol.)<br />
Material Letters (Mater. Lett.)<br />
Organic Letters (Org. Lett.)<br />
Polymer (Polymer)<br />
Synlett (Synlett)<br />
Synthesis (Synthesis)<br />
Tetrahedron (Tetrahedron)<br />
Tetrahedron Letters (Tetrahedron Lett.)<br />
Summary of reviewing duty for scientific journals:<br />
2005: 33<br />
2006: 38<br />
2007: 72<br />
Organization of inter<strong>nat</strong>ional scientific conferences / symposia:<br />
• Scientific colloquium „Modern Aspects of Radical <strong>Chem</strong>istry”,<br />
German National Scholarship Foundation, Köln, May 1996<br />
• Inter<strong>nat</strong>ional Symposium “Advances in Wood <strong>Chem</strong>istry”,<br />
<strong>Univ</strong>ersity of Agricultural Sciences Vienna, May 1999<br />
• Japanese-European Workshop “Cellulose and Functional<br />
Polysaccharides”, BOKU Vienna, Sept. 11-14, 2005<br />
• 9 th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp (9 th<br />
EWLP) BOKU Vienna, August 27 – 30, 2006<br />
• Co-organizer: 2 nd Inter<strong>nat</strong>ional Cellulose Conference 2007<br />
(ICC2007) Tokyo, Japan, October 22-25, 2007<br />
• Co-organizer: Japanese-European Workshop “Cellulose and<br />
Functional Polysaccharides”, Kyoto, Japan, October 29-31, 2007