K.U. (Katja) Loos, Prof

Education

• 2001, Dr. rer. nat., Prof. Reimund Stadler and Prof. Axel H. E. Müller, Universität Bayreuth, Makromolekulare Chemie II, Bayreuth, Germany.
• 1996, Diplom, Prof. Reimund Stadler, Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Institut für Organische Chemie, Mainz, Germany.

Professional Positions

• 2023-present President of the European Polymer Federation (EPF)
• 2012-present Full Professor (tenured) in the Department of Polymer Chemistry at the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
• 2009-2012 Associate Professor (tenured) in the Department of Polymer Chemistry at the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
• 2003-2009 Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Department of Polymer Chemistry at the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
• 2001-2003 Visiting Scientist at the Polytechnic University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Material Science, Brooklyn, USA.
• 1997-2001 Research fellow at the Universität Bayreuth, Makromolekulare Chemie II, Bayreuth, Germany.
• 1997 Guest scientist at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Quimica, Porto Alegre, Brasil.
• 1997 Research fellow at the Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Institut für Organische Chemie, Mainz, Germany.
• 1996 Scientific collaborator of Prof. Reimund Stadler, Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Institut für Organische Chemie, Mainz, Germany.
• 1993-1994 Guest scientist at the University of Massachusetts, Polymer Science and Engineering, Amherst, USA in the group of Prof. Bruce Novak.

Awards

• 2023 Received the title of Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, the prestigious Dutch order of chivalry founded by King William I in 1815
• 2022 Elected President of the European Polymer Federation for the period of 2023 – 2025
• 2022 Team Science Award of The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
• 2021 IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Award
• 2021 KIJK People’s Choice Award for the best Tech Idea of The Netherlands
• 2019 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
• 2019 Science Guide - Topper of the year 2019
• 2018 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
• 2018 Fellowship for Innovation in Teaching of the board of the University of Groningen
• 2016 Eleonore-Trefftz guest professorship
• 2015 Teaching excellency fellowship
• 2014 VICI innovational research grant (NWO)
• 2010 DPI fellow (Dutch Polymer Institute)
• 2009 VIDI innovational research grant (NWO)
• 2006 Fellowship of the Spanish ministry of education for a guest lecturer visit at the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
• 2001-2003 Feodor-Lynen Research fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) for postdoctoral research.
• 1999 Poster award, Makromolekulares Kolloquium Freiburg, Germany.
• 1997 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) fellowship for foreign studies at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Quimica, Porto Alegre, Brasil.
• 1993-1994 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) fellowship for foreign studies at the University of Massachusetts, Polymer Science and Engineering, Amherst, USA.