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Dieter Klemm.received.his.PhD.for.his.work.on.steroids. and. his. habilitation. in. 1977. based. on. research.
on.synthetic.polymers..After.working.in.the.pharmaceutical.industry,.he.has.been.a.professor.of.organic.
chemistry.at.the.University.of.Jena.since.1987,.engaged.
in.cellulose.chemistry.and.carbohydrate.metal.complexes.. Currently,. he. is. active. in. the. research. and.
development.of.nanocelluloses.and.medical.implants.
in.the.Polymet.Jena.Association.and.Jenpolymers.Ltd..
His.honors.include.the.Anselme.Payen.Award.of.the.
American. Chemical. Society. for. the. development. of.
new.cellulose-based.materials.