Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Todd B. Marder
Personal Data
Name Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.Todd B. Marder, FRSC
Address Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg
Tel. +49 (0) 931/31-85514
Fax +49 (0) 931/31-84622
Date of Birth 14 November 1955
University Education
1976-1981 Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, University of California at L.A. (UCLA),
with Prof. Dr. M. F. Hawthorne
1972-1976 B.Sc. in Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),
with Prof. Dr. A. Davison, FRS
Employment
since 2012 Professor (Chair) of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry,
&
Co-Head, Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron,
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany
Member of the Center for Nanosystems Chemistry
Member of the State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Photovoltaics and Photocatalysis
Member of the Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Research Center for Complex Materials Systems
1999-2000 Head, "Structure, Bonding, Spectroscopy and Theory" Research Group
1998-2003 Head, Inorganic Teaching Section
1997-2012 Professor (Chair) of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Durham, UK
1993-1997 Full Professor
1989-1993 Associate Professor (tenured)
1985-1989 Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada
1983-1985 Visiting Research Scientist, E.I. DuPont DeNemours & Co. Inc., Central
Research and Development Department, USA
1981-1983 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Bristol, UK
(with Professor F.G.A. Stone, CBE, FRS)
Research
- Organometallic Chemistry (Metal boron complexes, synthesis of model catalytic intermediates
- Conjugated organic, organoboron and organometallic materials for linear and nonlinear optics
- Homogeneous Catalysis (Borylations including C-H bond functionalisation, palladium catalysed C-C bond formation)
- Synthesis of small organic molecules which trigger stem cell differentiation (especially synthetic retinoids)
- Non-covalent Interactions: Crystal Engineering and Liquid Crystal Behavior
