Stefan Seeger
Stefan Seeger (born 1962 in Michelstadt, Hesse) is a German chemist and professor at the University of Zurich in Switzerland.
Stefan Seeger is a member of the German Society of Chemists, the Swiss Society of Chemists, the American Chemical Society, the Optical Society of America, a board member of the Paul-Karrer-foundation and vice president of the Scientific Research Foundation of the University of Zurich. Further he is member of the editorial boards of the "Journal of Business Chemistry" und "Advances in Physical Chemistry".
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[edit] Biography
Stefan Seeger studied chemistry at University of Heidelberg under Technical University Berlin. In 1992, He earned his PhD degree. Further, he studied Business administration at University of Hagen/Germany. In 1992 he established at University of Heidelberg a research group for biophysical chemistry. After working as postdoc at the University of Lund/Sweden, he returned in 1994 to University of Heidelberg to finish his habilitation in 1997. Later that year, he was appointed as a professor for Biosensors at University of Regensburg. In 1999, an appointment at University of Zurich in Switzerland and got a chair for physical chemistry. In 2001, he got the position as the director of the Institute for Physical Chemistry.
Stefan Seeger is a member of the German Society of Chemists, the Swiss Society of Chemists, the American Chemical Society, the Optical Society of America, a board member of the Paul-Karrer-foundation and vice president of the Scientific Research Foundation of the University of Zurich. Further he is member of the editorial boards of the "Journal of Business Chemistry" and "Advances in Physical Chemistry".
[edit] Accomplishments
Stefan Seeger invented together with his research group the Supercritical Angle Fluorescence Microscopy-Method and Silicone-Nanofilaments, i.e. Nanostructured coatings, which show e.g. superhydrophobic and superoleophobic properties. Further he developed techniques for the manipulation of biological particles. Stefan Seeger published until today more than 100 scientific articles. In addition, he founded several technology companies, e.g. Molecular Machines & Industries, Ltd., a leading supplier of laseroptic systems for pathology, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry.
Stefan Seeger founded a bachelor and master program Chemistry and business administration at University of Zurich, programs teaching high level chemistry and management skills in one program. This programs address professional profiles like general management, logistics, business development, key account manager, etc. in the chemical and related industries.
[edit] Awards
Stefan Seeger's Silicone Nanofilaments where selected to the 100 most important innovations of the recent years and affiliated in the Innovation Pavilion of the Expo 2010 in Shanghai.
[edit] Selected publications
- 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, Optic 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. Artus, 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)
