Dr. Katharina Krischer

Professor

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Biography

Professor Katharina Krischer specializes in Nonequilibrium Chemical Physics, focusing on self-organization in physicochemical systems and electrocatalysis. Her research particularly emphasizes efficient photoelectrochemical electrocatalytic energy conversion and universal mechanisms of structure formation in nonequilibrium systems. Professor Krischer has been a research associate at the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin, has completed her doctorate, and conducted postdoctoral research at Princeton University. In 2002, she became a professor of technical physics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where she also serves as the Deputy Equal Opportunities Officer in the School of Natural Sciences. She has been highlighted as a Fellow of the International Society of Electrochemistry and has held various leadership roles, including serving as President from 2023 to 2024 and President Elect from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, she is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board at the Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics in Berlin and serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals. Her distinguished career includes receiving awards such as the deGruyter Award from the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2002-01-01 — Present

Technical University of Munich • Munich, Germany

Professor of Technical Physics, specializing in nonequilibrium chemical physics and electrocatalysis.

Awards

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deGruyter Award

1998-01-01
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ADUC Annual Award

1996-01-01
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Otto Hahn Medal

1991-01-01
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Scholarship

1983-01-01