Helmut Schwarz was born on 6 August 1943 and is a German organic chemist.
10 Facts About Helmut Schwarz
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Helmut Schwarz has been a professor of chemistry at the Technische Universitat Berlin since 1978.
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Helmut Schwarz first learned to be a chemical technician and then went on to study chemistry at the TU Berlin.
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Helmut Schwarz completed his studies in 1971 and obtained his PhD in 1972 and his Habilitation in 1974 under Ferdinand Bohlmann.
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Helmut Schwarz pursued post-doctoral work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in the UK, after which he became a professor at the TU Berlin in 1978.
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Helmut Schwarz is furthermore working on advancing the analytical capabilities of mass spectrometry.
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Helmut Schwarz was president of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation from 2008 to 2018.
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Helmut Schwarz was an editor of the International Journal of Mass Spectrometry from 1983 to 2010 and between 1990 and 1994 he was editor of Chemischen Berichte.
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Helmut Schwarz was part of the editorial board of Mass Spectrometry Reviews from 1990 to 2003, of Helvetica Chimica Acta, and of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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Helmut Schwarz has received numerous awards and honors, among them.