KEYNOTE SPeaker

Mathias Ulbricht is since 2001 a Full Professor for Chemical Technology in the Department of Chemistry at University Duisburg-Essen, Germany (www.uni-due.de/tech2chem). He had studied Chemistry at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, and received his doctoral degree in 1987. He had worked at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA, from 1992 to 1993. He had received his “Habilitation” from Humboldt University in 1997. From 1997 to 1999 he had worked at GKSS Research Centre in Teltow, Germany. In 1999 he had founded ELIPSA Inc. in Berlin and was CEO of this private company until 2003. He is one of the Editors of “Journal of Membrane Science”. Until now, more than 80 doctoral and over 130 master students have successfully graduated under his supervision. He has published more than 355 peer-reviewed papers, 16 book chapters, and he has 20 granted patents. His research is in the field of functional polymeric and nanohybrid materials and is focused on synthetic membranes and membrane-based technologies for water purification, bioseparation and energy conversion.