Joachim Maier
Joachim Maier
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil.
Director, Max Planck Institute for Solid Sate Research, Stuttgart
Academic Path
Born on 5 Mai 1955 in Neunkirchen (Saar), Study of chemistry, PhD in physical chemistry at the Universität des Saarlandes (1982), Habilitation in physical chemistry at the Universität Tübingen (1988), scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (1982-1988), at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research (1988-1991), Visiting Professor at the M.I.T, and External faculty member (1989- 1994), Director at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (from 1991-2023), Honorary Professor at the Universität Stuttgart (since 1992), Visiting Professor at the Technische Universität Graz (1999). Professorship of the Institute of Chemistry (CAS). Editor-in-Chief of Solid State Ionics (until 2024), President of the International Society for Solid State Ionics (2013-2015).
Scientific Awards (Selection)
Carl Duisberg Prize (GDCh), Hackerman Award (Electrochemical Society), Ross Coffin Purdy Award (American Ceramic Society), Edward C. Henry Award (American Ceramic Society).
Honorary member of the National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana.
Elected fellow of various academies and societies (Leopoldina – German National Academy of Sciences, Academy of Science and Literature, German Academy of Science and Engineering, Academia Europaea, Royal Society of Chemistry, IUPAC, The Electrochemical Society).
Numerous award lectures (Herbert Johnson Lecturer (Cornell University), Wilhelm Jost Lecturer (Academy of Sciences Göttingen), Richard Willstätter Lecture (German Chemical Society), Seidman Memorial Lecture (Technion)).
Publications, Talks and Conference Organization
More than 900 publications in refereed journals, 94,000 citations (h = 161, Google Scholar), “Highly Cited Researcher” (Thomson Reuters), 24 patents, 11 books or conference proceedings; more than 600 invited talks, many of them plenary or opening lectures; organization of 20 international conferences.
