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Professor Willi Auwärter focuses on the creation of nanoscale model systems and atomically tailored surfaces to enable the study and control of single-molecule processes and self-assembled supramolecular structures. His research approach includes the use of ultra-thin textured layers on boron nitride substrates. He is inspired by the chemistry of life and is dedicated to developing functionally versatile molecular building blocks aimed at innovating in the field of nanotechnology. Auwärter studied physics at the University of Zurich from 1993 to 1999 and received his PhD in 2003. He has prior research experience as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. He has been conducting research at the Technical University of Munich since 2007, where he was appointed as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in 2015 and later promoted to Associate Professor in 2020. His research has received several awards, including the ERC Consolidator Grant from the EU in 2013 and the Hans Fischer Memorial Award from the Hans Fischer Society in 2015.
Technical University of Munich • Munich
Promoted to Associate Professor focusing on molecular engineering and interfaces.
Technical University of Munich • Munich
Appointed to lead research in molecular engineering as part of tenure track position.
University of British Columbia • Vancouver
Conducted postdoctoral research contributing to molecular engineering.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne • Lausanne
Research focus on nanotechnology and molecular engineering.