Stephan P. A. Sauer

Stephan P. A. Sauer

Professor

ORCID: 0000-0003-4812-0522

Personal data:

 Born January 20th, 1963, Freiburg im Breisgau, Südbaden, Germany 
 Three children : Sarah Rashmi, David Ajit & Hannah Jyotsna Kirpekar-Sauer

Education:

2/1991 - 6/1993Ph.D. Studies in Theoretical Chemistry with Prof. Dr. Jens Oddershede, Department of Chemistry, Odense University, Ph.D. Thesis: "Correlated Propagator Calculations of Magnetic and Electric Response Properties"
1/1988 - 9/1988Master Thesis "Calculation of Frequency Dependent Polarizabilities using the Polarization-Propagator Approximation" in Theoretical Chemistry with Prof. Dr. Geerd H. F. Diercksen, Max-Planck Institute of Astrophysics, Garching near Munich, Germany
1984 - 1988Graduate School in Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany, Hauptdiplom 1988
1982 - 1984Basic Course in Chemistry, Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany, Vordiplom 1984
1974 - 1982Grimmelshausen High School, Offenburg, Germany
1973 - 1974Fürstenberg High School, Donaueschingen, Germany
1969 - 1973Primary School, Donaueschingen, Germany

Scholarships and Awards:

2021/2022Teacher of the Year at Department of Chemistry Award
2018Teacher of the Year at Department of Chemistry Award
2015Nominated for the Teacher of the Year at Faculty of Science Award
2014Teacher of the Year at Faculty of Science Award
6/1991 - 5/1992Scholarship from the Danish Research Academy
5/1990Minerva Award for Ph.D. Students, Germany
5/1989 -10/1989Scholarship from the Danish Research Academy
1983 - 1988Scholarship from the German National Scholarship Foundation, Germany

Positions:

12/2018 - presentProfessor, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
4/2018 – presentHead of Studies at the Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
1/2016 – 5/2023Head of the Physical Chemistry Section at the Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
9/2014 - 12/2018Professor (MSO), Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
1/2011 - 8/2014Associate Professor (MSK), Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
12/2000 - 12/2010Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
5/2000 - 11/2000Associate Research Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
2/1997 - 5/2000Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
6/1994 - 1/1997Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Odense University, 
6/1993 -5/1994Visiting Scientist at the IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, USA
2/1991 - 6/1993Ph. D. Student, Department of Chemistry, Odense University
10/1990 - 1/1991Internship "Knowledge Based Systems in Enviromental Protection" at the pharmaceutical company Dr. Karl Thomae GmbH, Biberach, Germany
10/1988 - 9/1990Research Assistant of Prof. Dr. Geerd H. F. Diercksen, at the Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics, Garching near Munich, Germany

Positions of Trust at University of Copenhagen:

2020 – 2022Chairman of the Study Board for Physics, Chemistry and Nanoscience, Faculty of Sciences, University of Copenhagen
2019 – 2022Member of the Working Group Physics/Chemistry of the Ministry of Children and Education
2016 – 2020Member of the Study Board for Physics, Chemistry and Nanoscience, Faculty of Sciences, University of Copenhagen
2015 – 2016Vice head of the Physical Chemistry Section at the Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
2013 – 2016Member of the Council of the Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
2013 – 2016Chairman of the Study Board for Physics, Chemistry and Nanoscience, Faculty of Sciences, University of Copenhagen
2012 – 2013Member of the Bachelor Study Board, Faculty of Sciences, University of Copenhagen
2002 – 2005Pedagogical Mentor for new Associate and Assistant Professors, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
2002 – 2005Member of the Study Board for Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
1998 - 2004Member of the Library Committee, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen

Visits:

11/2019Departamento de Fisica, Universidad National del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina (Prof. Patricio F. Provasi) supported by the TWAS Visiting Expert Programme
10/2018Departamento de Fisica, Universidad National del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina (Prof. Patricio F. Provasi) supported by the TWAS Visiting Expert Programme
11/2017Institute of Physics, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil (Prof. Sylvio Canuto and Prof. Dr. Kaline Coutinho)
12/2016Departamento de Fisica, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Prof. Marta Ferraro)
11/2016Departamento de Fisica, Universidad National del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina (Prof. Patricio F. Provasi)
5/2015Institute of Physics, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil (Prof. Sylvio Canuto and Prof. Dr. Kaline Coutinho)
2/2014Institute of Physics, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil (Prof. Sylvio Canuto and Prof. Dr. Kaline Coutinho)
11/2013Departamento de Fisica, Universidad National del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina (Prof. Patricio F. Provasi)
11/2013Departamento de Fisica, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Prof. Marta Ferraro)
11/2012Department of Chemistry, Okayama University, Japan (Prof. Takayoshi Suzuki)
11/2011Departamento de Fisica, Universidad National del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina (Prof. Patricio F. Provasi)
11/2011Departamento de Fisica, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Prof. Marta Ferraro)
11/2010Departamento de Fisica, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Prof. Marta Ferraro)
11/2009Departamento de Fisica, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Prof. Marta Ferraro)
11/2008Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany (Prof. Dr. Walter Thiel)
7/2007Departamento de Fisica, Universidad National del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina (Prof. Patricio F. Provasi)
7/2007Departamento de Fisica, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Prof. Marta Ferraro)
8/2005 - 7/2006Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany (Prof. Dr. Walter Thiel)
5/2003Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Canada (Prof. David M. Bishop)
7/2002Departamento de Fisica, Universidad National del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina (Prof. Gustavo A. Aucar)
7/2001Departamento de Fisica, Universidad National del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina (Prof. Gustavo A. Aucar)
6/2001 - 7/2001Institut de Química Computacional, Universitat de Girona, Spain (Dr. Josep Maria Luis Luis)
2/2000Departamento de Fisica, Universidad National del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina (Prof. Gustavo A. Aucar)
2/1999Departamento de Fisica, Universidad National del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina (Prof. Gustavo A. Aucar)
2/1998Department of Chemical Physics, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic (Dr. Ivana Paidarová)
2/1997Department of Chemical Physics, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic (Dr. Ivana Paidarová)
6/1995 - 7/1995Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, University of Karlsruhe, Germany (Prof. Dr. Reinhart Ahlrichs)
2/1991 - 5/1991Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA (Prof. John R. Sabin)
5/1989 - 10/1989Department of Chemistry, Odense University (Prof. Dr. Jens Oddershede)

Memberships :

2015 - 2019Senior Editor of Cogent Chemistry
1999 - 2016Editorial Board of International Journal of Molecular Sciences
 Editorial Board of Open Journal of Physical Chemistry
 Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker
 Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie
 AG Theoretische Chemie
 Danish Chemical Society
 Danish Physical Society
 Karl May Gesellschaft e.V.
 PV Arminia

Knowledge of languages

German, English, Danish and Spanish

Education

Dipl. Chem.; Ph.D.

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