Stefan Seeger

Stefan Seeger ( b. 1962 in Michel City ) is a German chemist and professor at the University of Zurich.

Life and work

Stefan Seeger studied chemistry at the University of Heidelberg and the Technical University of Berlin. He earned his doctorate at the University of Heidelberg in 1992. He also studied business administration at the University of Hagen. From 1992, he established a research group for Biophysical Chemistry at the University of Heidelberg. After a research stay at the University of Lund (Sweden ), he returned in 1994 returned to the University of Heidelberg and completed his habilitation in 1997. In 1997 he was appointed professor of biosensors to the University of Regensburg. In 1999 he accepted a professorship at the University of Zurich, where he became Full Professor of Physical Chemistry and was appointed in 2001 as Director of the Physico- Chemical Institute.

Stefan Seeger developed his research group Supercritical Angle Fluorescence Microscopy method and Silikonnanofilamente, nanostructures on surfaces superhydrophobic, have superoleophobic properties. He also developed methods for the manipulation of biological materials. Stefan Seeger previously published over a hundred scientific papers. He also founded technology companies, such as the Molecular Machines & Industries AG, a leading manufacturer of laser optical systems for pathology, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.

Stefan Seeger founded in Switzerland for the first time to study business chemistry at the University of Zurich, a course of study that provides chemical and economic know -how in a study.

Stefan Seeger is a member of the German Chemical Society, the Swiss Chemical Society, the American Chemical Society, the Optical Society of America, member of the board, which was founded by Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Paul Karrer Paul Karrer Foundation and Vice President of the Foundation for Scientific Research at the University Zurich. He is also a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Business and Chemistry Advances in Physical Chemistry.

Awards

Stefan Seeger development of Silikonnanofilamente was elected in 2010 among the 100 most important innovations of recent years and exhibited during the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai in the Innovation Pavilion.

Major publications (selection)

• J. Enderlein, T. Ruckstuhl, S. Seeger: Highly Efficient Optical Detection of Surface -Generated Fluorescence. Appl. Opt 38 ( 4) 724-32 (1999)
• T. Ruckstuhl, M. Rankl, S. Seeger: Highly sensitive biosensing using a supercritical angle fluorescence (SAF ) instrument, Biosensors & Bioelectronics 18 (9 ) 1193-1199 (2003)
• Q. Li, T. Ruckstuhl, S. Seeger: Deep - UV Laser -based Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy of Single Molecules, J. Physical Chemistry B 108, 8324-8329 (2004)
• T. Ruckstuhl, S. Seeger: Attoliter detection volumes by confocal total -internal- reflection fluorescence microscopy, Optics Letters 29, 569-571 (2004)
• Q. Li, S. Seeger: Label free detection of single protein molecules using deep UV fluorescence lifetime microscopy, Analytical Chemistry 78, 2732-2737 (2006)
• G. R. J. Arthur, S. Jung, J. Zimmermann, H.-P. Gautschi, K. Marquardt, S. Seeger: Silicone nanofilaments and Their Application as superhydrophobic coating, Advanced Materials 18, 2758-2762 (2006)
• M. Nonella, S. Seeger: Investigating Alanine - Silica Interaction by Means of First - Principles Molecular Dynamics Simulations, ChemPhysChem 9, 414-421 (2008)