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Bernd Schmidt studied chemistry at the RWTH Aachen and
received his diploma degree in 1991 and his Dr. rer. nat. degree
from the same institution in 1994 with a dissertation on the
field of organoboron chemistry. From 1994–1995 he joined the
group of Prof. Philip Kocienski, at that time at the University of Southampton, England, as a postdoctoral fellow, where
he came into contact with the vast field of natural product
synthesis. After returning to Germany, he started his independent academic career at the Technical University of Dortmund,
where he received his habilitation in 2001 and was appointed
as Privatdozent. His early career stages were supported by
fellowships from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
and the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI). In 2006, Prof.
Schmidt accepted a call to a professorship in organic chemistry
at the University of Potsdam, Germany, where he has been ever
since.
His research interests are centered around organic synthesis
and range from the development of synthesis methodology (with
a focus on transition metal-catalyzed reactions, in particular Pdcatalyzed couplings and olefin metathesis) to target molecule
synthesis. Apart from research, Bernd Schmidt is dedicated
to teaching organic chemistry on all academic levels for both
chemistry minors and majors. He has been a member of the
Board of the Faculty of Science for more than ten years, a
member of the Academic Senate of the University of Potsdam
for four years, and Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Science for
more than six years.
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Bernd Schmidt studied chemistry at the RWTH Aachen and
received his diploma degree in 1991 and his Dr. rer. nat. degree
from the same institution in 1994 with a dissertation on the
field of organoboron chemistry. From 1994–1995 he joined the
group of Prof. Philip Kocienski, at that time at the University of Southampton, England, as a postdoctoral fellow, where
he came into contact with the vast field of natural product
synthesis. After returning to Germany, he started his independent academic career at the Technical University of Dortmund,
where he received his habilitation in 2001 and was appointed
as Privatdozent. His early career stages were supported by
fellowships from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
and the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI). In 2006, Prof.
Schmidt accepted a call to a professorship in organic chemistry
at the University of Potsdam, Germany, where he has been ever
since.
His research interests are centered around organic synthesis
and range from the development of synthesis methodology (with
a focus on transition metal-catalyzed reactions, in particular Pdcatalyzed couplings and olefin metathesis) to target molecule
synthesis. Apart from research, Bernd Schmidt is dedicated
to teaching organic chemistry on all academic levels for both
chemistry minors and majors. He has been a member of the
Board of the Faculty of Science for more than ten years, a
member of the Academic Senate of the University of Potsdam
for four years, and Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Science for
more than six years.