After completing his doctorate at the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at TU Braunschweig, Sigurd Bauerecker worked for ten years as a group leader at the Helmholtz Institute in Geesthacht before returning to Braunschweig to complete his habilitation. In 2016, with funding from the Heisenberg Programme of the German Research Foundation, he was appointed professor of physical chemistry and has since headed the Nanoparticles working group. His research focused on the spectroscopic investigation of molecules in the gas phase as well as aerosol particles and droplets.
He played a key role in shaping the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry in the areas of research, teaching and internationalisation, and will be greatly missed. We are grateful for his work on behalf of TU Braunschweig and will honour his memory.
Molecules, Nanoparticles and Droplets in the aerosol phase
Our research on gas molecules, aerosol particles and droplets has multiple motivations: a better basic understanding of the matter between molecule and macroscopic body; their prominent role in the physics and chemistry of the atmospheres of Earth, other planets, satellites and in space; their impact on weather and climate; the importance of molecular aerosols and nanoparticles in healthcare, pharmaceuticals and engineering applications. Our main analytical method is low-resolution and high-resolution infrared spectroscopy.
Prof. Dr. Oleg Ulenikov, Tomsk, Russia
Prof. Dr. Elena Bekhtereva, Tomsk, Russia
Prof. Dr. Olga Gromova, Tomsk, Russia
Prof. Dr. Dr. Martin Quack, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Pavel Jungwirth, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Prof. Dr. Georg Mellau, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Vadim Ilyushin, Institute of Radio Astronomy of NASU, Kharkov, Ukraine