Prof. Dr. Gerrit Schüürmann
Head of the Department
Ecological Chemistry at the UFZ in Leipzig
Professor of Theoretical and Ecological Chemistry at the
Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg
gerrit.schuurmann@ufz.de
Tel.+49-341-235-1262
Fax +49-341-235-1785
Permoserstraße 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Biographical Sketch
Personal Items
| Name | Gerrit Schüürmann borne 1956, married, 4 children |
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| Profession | Head of Department of Ecological Chemistry (UFZ Leipzig), Professor of Theoretical and Ecological Chemistry (Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg). |
Author or co-author of more than 220 publications in the areas environmental chemistry and
ecotoxicology (structure-activity relationships, chemical safety) and molecular properties.
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Publication list)
Academic Education
| 1982 | Governm. Exam. (equiv. M.Sc.) |
Chemistry, Physics | University of Münster |
| 1983 | Governm. Exam. (equiv. M.Sc.) |
Mathematics | University of Münster |
| 1987 | Dr. rer. nat. | Theoretical Organic Chemistry | University of Münster |
| 2001 | Dr. rer. nat. habil. | Ecological Chemistry | University of Leipzig |
Professional Positions
| 1987-1989 | Laboratory Head at Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology in Schmallenberg, Germany | ||
| 1989-1992 | Senior Scientist at the Environmental Protection Division of the company Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany | ||
| since 1992 | Head of Department at the UFZ Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany | ||
| since 1993 | Lecturer of Chemical Ecotoxicology at the University of Leipzig | ||
| since 1995 | Honorary Professor of Chemical Ecotoxicology at the University of Leipzig | ||
| since 2003 | Lecturer of Toxicology at the University of Halle-Wittenberg | ||
| since 2006 | Speaker of the UFZ division Analytics and Ecotoxicology | ||
| since 2006 | Professor of Theoretical and Ecological Chemistry at the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg | ||
| since 2009 | Visiting Professor at the Dalian University of Technology, China |
Further Professional Activities
| since 1994 | Co-Editor of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
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| since 1996 | Co-Editor of Fresenius Environmental Bulletin |
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| 1996-2006 | Member of the International Steering Committee QSAR (QSAR workshop series) and of the QSAR Award Committee | ||
| 1999 | Chair of the International Conference SETAC-Europe 1999 in Leipzig | ||
| since 1999 | Editorial Board Member of the German journal UWSF - Z. Umweltchem. Ökotox. |
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| 1999-2005 | Editorial Board Member of QSAR and Combinatorial Science |
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| 1999-2006 | Board Member of the GDCh (German Chemical Society) Division Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology | ||
| since 2000 | Chair of the Jury of the Federal Environmental Science Competition (BUW = BundesUmweltWettbewerb) for young people below 22 years in Germany | ||
| since 2003 | Member of the Expert Group for the authorization of pesticides on behalf of the Federal Agency for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) | ||
| 2004-2006 | Chair of the board of the GDCh Division Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology | ||
| since 2005 | Leader of the course "Ecological Chemistry" as module of the postgraduate study programme "Ecotoxicology" (GDCh + SETAC-GLB) | ||
| since 2006 | Leader of the GDCh postgraduate course "REACH - Intelligent Testing Strategies for Chemical Safety Evaluation" | ||
| since 2008 | Chair of the Expert Panel “Chemical Safety” of the GDCh (German Chemical Society) and the GT (German Society of Toxicology) |