Prof. Dr. Julia Kunze-Liebhäuser
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Chem. Dr.
Julia Kunze-Liebhäuser
h-index: 45, > 114 publications
Personal Data
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Nationality
December 29th, 1974
Neuss am Rhein, Germany
German
Career History
2014 to date
Full Professor for Materials- and Electrochemistry and Head of the Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Austria
2009-2012
Habilitation and Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study IAS, Technische Universität München, Germany
2004-2009
Senior Scientist (Materials Science & Engineering), University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
2003-2004
Post-Doctorate with J. Lipkowski (Physical Chemistry & Electrochemistry), University of Guelph, Canada
2002-2003
Post-Doctorate with H.-H. Strehblow and G. Staikov (Institute for Physical Chemistry & Electrochemistry), University of Düsseldorf, Germany
2000-2002
Ph.D. thesis with H.-H. Strehblow (Institute for Physical Chemistry & Electrochemistry), University of Düsseldorf, Germany and P. Marcus (École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris ENSCP) Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Surfaces, France
Main Research Areas and Recognition
The research focus is the investigation of the solid/liquid interface under reaction conditions; earlier in corrosion science, now in energy conversion and storage, such as electrocatalysis and (ion) battery research. Electrode materials range from single crystalline metal and bimetallic surfaces to compound materials, such as transition metal carbides and oxides that can have planar or nanostructured morphologies. Through the combination of electrochemistry with mainly in-situ analytics, such as electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (EC-STM), electrochemical IR spectroscopy (EC IRRAS), differential electrochemical mass spectrometry (DEMS), and electrochemical near ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (EC-XPS), electrocatalytic activity can be related to the morphology and structure of electrodes, the nature of intermediates and products (online detection) and the chemistry at the interface.
As head of the Institute of Physical Chemistry, I encourage collaboration between the different multi-disciplinary groups. We collaborate with leading theory groups in the field, where expansion towards electrochemistry advances both experimental and theory approaches.