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    Prof. Dr. Milan Kivala

    Milan Kivala

    Prof. Dr. Milan Kivala

    Stand-in Professor
    Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10
    91058 Erlangen
    • Phone number: +49 9131 85-65571
    • Email: milan.kivala@fau.de
    • Website: https://chemistry.nat.fau.eu/kivala-group/
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    Curriculum Vitae

    Milan Kivala was born in Rakovník, Czech Republic. He received his M.Sc. degree in 2003 from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague. In 2008 he completed his Ph.D. studies under the supervision of Prof. Dr. François Diederich at the ETH Zürich, focused on the synthesis of functional carbon-rich architectures, charge-transfer chromophores, and super-acceptors based on acetylenic scaffolding. After a short postdoctoral stay at the same institution, he joined in 2009 the group of Prof. Dr. Klaus Müllen at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Reasearch in Mainz, Germany, where he was dealing with polycyclic aromatic systems displaying liquid crystalline behavior and self-assembly for application in organic electronic devices.

    In April 2011, he resumed his current position at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg as junior group leader at the Institute of Organic Chemistry. Since 2013 he has been pursuing his Habilitation under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Rik R. Tykwinski which he successfully concluded in 2016. His research program focuses on functional π-electron systems and materials science creating novel molecular entities that assemble into functional devices. The focal point of his research, is of course, organic synthesis providing the opportunity to design novel molecular architectures.

    Experience

    • since 2017
      Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
      Lehrstuhlvertretung / Interim Professorship (W3)
    • 2013 – 2016
      Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
      Habilitation with Prof. Dr. Rik Tykwinski
    • 2011 – 2013    
      Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
      Junior group leader
    • 2009 – 2011 
      Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
      Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Dr. Klaus Müllen
    • 2008 – 2009 
      ETH Zürich, Switzerland
      Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Dr. François Diederich
    • 2001 – 2002 
      Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
      Visiting researcher with Prof. Dr. Krister Holmberg

    Education

    • 2004 – 2008 
      ETH Zürich, Switzerland
      Ph.D. with Prof. Dr. François Diederich
    • 2003               
      Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
      Diploma thesis with Prof. Dr. František Liška
    • 1998 – 2003 
      Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
      Undergraduate studies in chemistry

    Awards and fellowships

    • 2017 
      Emmy-Noether-Habilitationspreis des Universitätsbundes Erlangen-Nürnberg e.V.
      Forschungspreis der Dr. Otto Röhm Gedächtnisstiftung
    • 2014   
      EAM Starting Grant, Cluster of Excellence EAM (FAU)
      Junior Scientist Participation Program Fellowship, 49th Bürgenstock Conference
    • 2012   
      Fonds der Chemischen Industrie Grant
    • 2011   
      Dr. Hertha and Helmut Schmauser Foundation Grant
    • 2010   
      Humboldt Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers
    • 2009   
      Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship
      ETH Medal for the most outstanding Ph.D. Thesis
    • 2003 
      Honor Award of Josef Hlávka
      President of the Institute of Chemical Technology Award for the best graduate of the class of 2003
    • 2001   
      Hlávka Foundation Fellowship
      Erasmus Fellowship

    Affiliations

    German Chemical Society
    Swiss Chemical Society

    Other Memberships

    Principle Investigator in SFB 953 ‘Synthetic Carbon Allotropes’
    EU-Project ‘InTechSE’ (FP7 Marie Curie Actions)
    Solar Technologies Go Hybrid (Free State of Bavaria Initiative)

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    Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy

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    91058 Erlangen
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