Christopher Barner-Kowollik Explained

Honorific Prefix:Professor
Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Birth Place:West Germany
Occupation:Materials scientistPhotochemist

Christopher Barner-Kowollik (born 1973) is a German-Australian materials scientist who is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow working in macromolecular photochemistry.[1] He is currently Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research) of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Distinguished Professor within the School of Chemistry and Physics at the QUT in Brisbane. From 2017 to 2024 he was editor-in-chief of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) journal Polymer Chemistry,[2] and is an editor for the RSC's journal Chemical Science.[3]  He is a principal investigator within the Soft Matter Materials Laboratory at QUT[4] and associate research group leader at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.[5]

Education and career

After his undergraduate studies of chemistry at the Universities of Constance and Goettingen (Germany), Christopher Barner-Kowollik earned his PhD in physical chemistry (Dr. rer. nat.) from the University of Goettingen in 1999.[6] Following postdoctoral research with Tom Davis at the University of New South Wales, he held academic positions at the Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), and was appointed Full Professor of Polymer Chemistry in 2006 at the same institution.[7] In 2008, he moved back to Germany, where he became the Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). There he was the founding director of the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 1176 'Molecular Structuring of Soft Matter' established by the German Research Council (DFG).[8] He is a founding PI and thrust speaker in the DFG Excellence Cluster 3D Matter Made to Order.[9]

Barner-Kowollik relocated in 2017 to the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), where he was awarded an Australian Laureate Fellowship and appointed Director of QUT's Soft Matter Materials Laboratory. He is an associate group leader at the KIT's Institute of Nanotechnology and the Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Chemical Technology, after heading a full research group at the KIT until 2020.[10] In December 2019, Barner-Kowollik was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and vice-president of QUT[11] and in September 2022 Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor and vice-president (Research).[12]

Research

Barner-Kowollik's research was initially in the field of polymer chemistry and polymer reaction kinetics.[13] [14] Over the course of his career, his research has fused polymer chemistry with organic and photochemistry. These research areas include the development of wavelength-orthogonal, -synergistic, -cooperative and -antagonistic reactions,[15] [16] and their photophysical understanding.[17] [18] His research established the field of highly wavelength-resolved photochemical action plots for photochemical covalent bond formation and cleavage. The development of photochemical action plots demonstrated that molecular absorptivity and photochemical reactivity are oftentimes disparate,[19] [20] which has significant implications for the photochemical synthesis of highly defined macromolecular architectures.[21] [22] The developed photochemical platforms – including out-of-equilibrium light stabilized dynamic materials (LSDMs)[23] - find application for the design of 2D[24] and 3D photolithographic processes[25] [26] [27] as well as in biosystems including single cell scaffolds.[28] Examples of precision photochemistry from his laboratory range from synergistically operating covalent bond forming systems and photoresins[29] requiring two colours of light to cure and examples of pathway independent wavelength orthogonal reaction systems[30] to using different colours of light to selectively adapt soft matter material properties.[31] Christopher Barner-Kowollik has published over 780 peer-reviewed research papers, which have been cited close to 50,000 times.[32]

Awards and recognition

Elected fellowships

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Laureate Profile: Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik. ARC. 2017-06-05. www.arc.gov.au. 2018-06-29.
  2. Web site: Polymer Chemistry editorial board members. Chemistry. Royal Society of. 2016-02-23. www.rsc.org. 2018-07-01.
  3. Web site: Chemical Science journal editorial board members . 2024-07-05 . Royal Society of Chemistry . en-GB.
  4. Web site: QUT Staff Profiles Christopher Barner-Kowollik. Christopher. Barner-Kowollik. staff.qut.edu.au. 2018-07-01.
  5. Web site: KIT - ITCP - Abteilung Polymerchemie. Dingenouts. Nico. 2017-12-16. www.itcp.kit.edu. de-de. 2018-07-01.
  6. Web site: Free-Radical Bulk Copolymerization Kinetics of Acrylate and Methacrylate Monomers Studied by Pulsed Laser Techniques by Christopher Barner-Kowollik 9783897127050 Get Textbooks New Textbooks Used Textbooks College Textbooks - GetTextbooks.co.in . 2024-10-14 . www.gettextbooks.co.in.
  7. Web site: Barner-Kowollik . Christopher . Christopher Barner-Kowollik . 2024-10-15 . Centre for Materials Science . en-AU.
  8. Web site: KIT - SFB 1176 - Startpage. Barner. Leonie. 2018-06-25. www.sfb1176.de. en-gb. 2018-07-06.
  9. Web site: Office. Cluster. 2020-07-29. 3D Matter Made to Order (3DMM2O) - The Cluster - People - Principal Investigators. 2021-09-03. www.3dmattermadetoorder.kit.edu. en-gb.
  10. Web site: QUT Staff Profiles Christopher Barner-Kowollik. Christopher. Barner-Kowollik. staff.qut.edu.au. en. 2018-07-06.
  11. Web site: QUT appoints new DVCs for research and education. Technology (QUT). Queensland University of. QUT. en. 2019-12-18.
  12. Web site: Technology (QUT) . Queensland University of . Executive team . 2023-01-25 . QUT . en.
  13. Book: Kowollik, Christopher.. Free radical bulk copolymerization kinetics of acrylate and methacrylate monomers studied by pulsed laser techniques. 1999. Cuvillier. 3-89712-705-9. Göttingen. 45539621.
  14. Feldermann . Achim . Coote . Michelle L. . Stenzel . Martina H. . Davis . Thomas P. . Barner-Kowollik . Christopher . 2004-12-01 . Consistent Experimental and Theoretical Evidence for Long-Lived Intermediate Radicals in Living Free Radical Polymerization . Journal of the American Chemical Society . en . 126 . 48 . 15915–15923 . 10.1021/ja046292b . 15571417 . 0002-7863.
  15. Frisch. Hendrik. Marschner. David E.. Goldmann. Anja S.. Barner-Kowollik. Christopher. 2018. Wavelength-Gated Dynamic Covalent Chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. en. 57. 8. 2036–2045. 10.1002/anie.201709991. 29064612 . 1521-3773. free.
  16. Kalayci. Kubra. Frisch. Hendrik. Truong. Vinh X.. Barner-Kowollik. Christopher. 2020-08-21. Green light triggered [2+2] cycloaddition of halochromic styrylquinoxaline—controlling photoreactivity by pH. Nature Communications. en. 11. 1. 4193. 10.1038/s41467-020-18057-9. 32826921 . 7443129. 2020NatCo..11.4193K . 2041-1723.
  17. 2020-12-15. A holistic approach for anthracene photochemistry kinetics. Chemical Engineering Journal. en. 402. 126259. 10.1016/j.cej.2020.126259. 1385-8947. Kislyak . Anastasia . Kodura . Daniel . Frisch . Hendrik . Feist . Florian . Van Steenberge . Paul H.M. . Barner-Kowollik . Christopher . d'Hooge . Dagmar R. . 225028511 .
  18. Kislyak. Anastasia. Frisch. Hendrik. Gernhardt. Marvin. Steenberge. Paul H. M. Van. D'hooge. Dagmar R.. Barner-Kowollik. Christopher. 2020. Time-Dependent Differential and Integral Quantum Yields for Wavelength-Dependent [4+4] Photocycloadditions]. Chemistry – A European Journal. en. 26. 2. 478–484. 10.1002/chem.201903641. 31489724 . 201844378 . 1521-3765.
  19. Irshadeen . Ishrath Mohamed . Walden . Sarah L. . Wegener . Martin . Truong . Vinh X. . Frisch . Hendrik . Blinco . James P. . Barner-Kowollik . Christopher . 2021-12-22 . Action Plots in Action: In-Depth Insights into Photochemical Reactivity . Journal of the American Chemical Society . 143 . 50 . 21113–21126 . 10.1021/jacs.1c09419 . 34859671 . 244880552 . 0002-7863.
  20. Walden . Sarah L. . Carroll . Joshua A. . Unterreiner . Andreas-Neil . Barner-Kowollik . Christopher . 2023-11-08 . Photochemical Action Plots Reveal the Fundamental Mismatch Between Absorptivity and Photochemical Reactivity . Advanced Science . 11 . 3 . e2306014 . en . 10.1002/advs.202306014 . 2198-3844. free . 37937391 . 10797470 .
  21. Frisch. Hendrik. Menzel. Jan P.. Blößer. Fabian R.. Marschner. David. Mundsinger. Kai. Barner-Kowollik. Christopher. 2018-07-02. Photochemistry in Confined Environments for Single Chain Nanoparticle Design. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140. 30. 9551–9557. en. 10.1021/jacs.8b04531. 29965750. 207191317 . 0002-7863.
  22. Hiltebrandt. Kai. Pauloehrl. Thomas. Blinco. James P.. Linkert. Katharina. Börner. Hans G.. Barner-Kowollik. Christopher. 2015-01-23. λ-Orthogonal Pericyclic Macromolecular Photoligation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. en. 54. 9. 2838–2843. 10.1002/anie.201410789. 25620295. 1433-7851.
  23. Houck . Hannes A. . Blasco . Eva . Du Prez . Filip E. . Barner-Kowollik . Christopher . 2019-08-07 . Light-Stabilized Dynamic Materials . Journal of the American Chemical Society . en . 141 . 31 . 12329–12337 . 10.1021/jacs.9b05092 . 31240918 . 0002-7863.
  24. Mueller. Patrick. Zieger. Markus M.. Richter. Benjamin. Quick. Alexander S.. Fischer. Joachim. Mueller. Jonathan B.. Zhou. Lu. Nienhaus. Gerd Ulrich. Bastmeyer. Martin. 2017-06-08. Molecular Switch for Sub-Diffraction Laser Lithography by Photoenol Intermediate-State Cis–Trans Isomerization. ACS Nano. EN. 11. 6. 6396–6403. 10.1021/acsnano.7b02820. 28582617. 1936-0851.
  25. Zieger. Markus M.. Mueller. Patrick. Quick. Alexander S.. Wegener. Martin. Barner-Kowollik. Christopher. 2017-04-13. Cleaving Direct-Laser-Written Microstructures on Demand. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. en. 56. 20. 5625–5629. 10.1002/anie.201701593. 28407401. 1433-7851.
  26. Barner-Kowollik. Christopher. Bastmeyer. Martin. Blasco. Eva. Delaittre. Guillaume. Müller. Patrick. Richter. Benjamin. Wegener. Martin. 2017-11-15. 3D Laser Micro- and Nanoprinting: Challenges for Chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. en. 56. 50. 15828–15845. 10.1002/anie.201704695. 28580704. 1433-7851.
  27. Gräfe . David . Wickberg . Andreas . Zieger . Markus Michael . Wegener . Martin . Blasco . Eva . Barner-Kowollik . Christopher . 2018-07-17 . Adding chemically selective subtraction to multi-material 3D additive manufacturing . Nature Communications . en . 9 . 1 . 2788 . 10.1038/s41467-018-05234-0 . 30018325 . 6050325 . 2018NatCo...9.2788G . 2041-1723.
  28. Richter. Benjamin. Hahn. Vincent. Bertels. Sarah. Claus. Tanja K.. Wegener. Martin. Delaittre. Guillaume. Barner-Kowollik. Christopher. Bastmeyer. Martin. Guiding Cell Attachment in 3D Microscaffolds Selectively Functionalized with Two Distinct Adhesion Proteins. Advanced Materials. en. 29. 5. 1604342. 10.1002/adma.201604342. 27882610. 1521-4095. 2017. 2017AdM....2904342R . 12683794 .
  29. Walden . Sarah L. . Rodrigues . Leona L. . Alves . Jessica . Blinco . James P. . Truong . Vinh X. . Barner-Kowollik . Christopher . 2022-05-26 . Two-colour light activated covalent bond formation . Nature Communications . en . 13 . 1 . 2943 . 10.1038/s41467-022-30002-6 . 2041-1723. free . 35618722 . 9135712 .
  30. Kamm . Philipp W. . Rodrigues . Leona L. . Walden . Sarah L. . Blinco . James P. . Unterreiner . Andreas-Neil . Barner-Kowollik . Christopher . 2022-01-05 . Sequence-independent activation of photocycloadditions using two colours of light . Chemical Science . en . 13 . 2 . 531–535 . 10.1039/D1SC06154B . 2041-6539. free . 35126985 . 8729803 . 10072/430137 . free .
  31. Pelloth . Jessica L. . Tran . Phong A. . Walther . Andreas . Goldmann . Anja S. . Frisch . Hendrik . Truong . Vinh X. . Barner-Kowollik . Christopher . October 2021 . Wavelength-Selective Softening of Hydrogel Networks . Advanced Materials . en . 33 . 39 . 10.1002/adma.202102184 . 34365684 . 0935-9648.
  32. Web site: Christopher Barner-Kowollik . 2022-03-14 . scholar.google.de.
  33. Web site: Awards to CAMD Researchers Cluster for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD) . 2024-10-18 . www.camd.unsw.edu.au.
  34. Web site: Edgeworth David Medal - The Royal Society of NSW . 2022-03-14 . royalsoc.org.au . 15 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200715010723/https://royalsoc.org.au/awards/edgeworth-david-medal . dead .
  35. Web site: Awards to CAMD Researchers Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD). www.camd.unsw.edu.au. 2018-07-01.
  36. News: UNSW's Bright Sparks. Anonymous. 2007-10-02. UNSW Newsroom. 2018-07-01.
  37. Web site: Funded Research Archive of the Australian Research Council website. archive.arc.gov.au. 2018-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705121412/http://archive.arc.gov.au/file-search/Funded_Research?level_1=Funded%20Research&level_2=1%20Discovery%20Program&level_3=Discovery%20Projects&level_4=2006&sort=asc&order=Document%20Name. 2018-07-05. dead.
  38. 2012-10-04. International Biannual Belgian Polymer Group Award: C. Barner-Kowollik / Election to the Bavarian Academy of Science and Humanities: H.-U. Reissig / Civic Medal First Class and Honorary Doctorate: G. Bringmann. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51. 43. 10700. 10.1002/anie.201207367. 1433-7851.
  39. Web site: KIT - PI 2016. (SEK). Scheuerle, Simon. 2017-05-23. www.kit.edu. 2018-07-01.
  40. Web site: Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence. Technology (QUT). Queensland University of. QUT. en. 2019-12-18.
  41. Web site: Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik Australian Academy of Science. www.science.org.au. 2019-05-27.
  42. Web site: Past winners . 2024-07-05 . Macro Group UK . en-GB.
  43. Web site: Technology (QUT) . Queensland University of . Distinguished Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik . 2022-05-03 . QUT . en.
  44. Web site: Centre for Transformative Innovation . Swinburne University of Technology . Journal Article - 2022 RACI national awards - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation . 2024-10-11 . www.eoas.info . en-gb.
  45. Web site: Australian scientists' leading research recognised with Academy awards Australian Academy of Science . 2022-03-14 . www.science.org.au . en.
  46. Web site: epfwebsite - Home . 2022-03-14 . www.epfwebsite.org . it.
  47. Web site: Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik - 2023 Centenary Prize winner . 2023-06-19 . Royal Society of Chemistry . en-GB.
  48. Web site: Les Ambassadeurs de l'INC INC . 2023-01-25 . www.inc.cnrs.fr . fr.
  49. Web site: Christopher Barner-Kowollik - Humboldt Professorship 2025 . 2024-11-29 . www.humboldt-foundation.de . en.
  50. Web site: Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences - Christopher Barner-Kowollik FAA . 2024-10-11 . www.qldacademy.org.au.
  51. Web site: Christopher Barner-Kowollik . 2024-10-11 . www.science.org.au . en.
  52. Web site: Barner-Kowollik . Christopher . Christopher Barner-Kowollik . 2024-10-11 . Centre for Materials Science . en-AU.
  53. Web site: IPF Fellows Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden . 2024-01-16 . www.ipfdd.de.

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