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Chemist
Gerhard Ertl
Famoose for
Explaining chemical reactions on solid surfaces
Reactions at interfaces
- Born
- 10 October 1936
- Birthplace
- Stuttgart
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Gerhard Ertl
Gerhard Ertl is a German scientist whose experimental methods helped establish modern surface chemistry. His research examined reactions central to industrial catalysis.
Early life
Physics education
Studied in Stuttgart, Paris and Munich, completing his doctorate in Munich in 1965.
Career
- 1968
Hanover professorship
Became a professor and institute director.
- 1986–2004
Fritz Haber Institute
Directed research at the Berlin institute.
- 2007
Nobel Prize
Received the chemistry prize for surface-reaction studies.
Contributions
Reactions at interfaces
Investigated how molecules interact and react on solid surfaces.
Beyond work
Music and family
Plays piano and has two children with his wife Barbara.
Sources & photo credit
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