Philippe Knauth has been a Professor of Materials Chemistry at Aix Marseille University (AMU) since 1999. He was a post-doctoral fellow (CNRS, Centre de Thermodynamique et de Microcalorimétrie) from 1987 to 1989, a laboratory head (Bayer, Pigments and Ceramics Division) from 1989 to 1990, and a CNRS researcher (“Chargé de Recherche“) from 1990 to 1999. He obtained a Diploma in Chemistry (Dipl.-Chem., Saarland University) in 1984, a PhD in Physical Chemistry (Dr. rer. nat., Saarland University) in 1987, and a Habilitation in Materials Science (Aix Marseille University) in 1996. He obtained the CNRS Bronze Medal in 1994, a Silver Medal from Warsaw University of Technology in 2015, the Grand Prize SCF-PACA/SCI Liguria/Piemonte in 2021, and has been a Fellow of the French Chemical Society since 2018.
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Short Biography
Philippe Knauth has been a Professor of Materials Chemistry at Aix Marseille University (AMU) since 1999. He was a post-doctoral fellow (CNRS, Centre de Thermodynamique et de Microcalorimétrie) from 1987 to 1989, a laboratory head (Bayer, Pigments and Ceramics Division) from 1989 to 1990, and a CNRS researcher (“Chargé de Recherche“) from 1990 to 1999. He obtained a Diploma in Chemistry (Dipl.-Chem., Saarland University) in 1984, a PhD in Physical Chemistry (Dr. rer. nat., Saarland University) in 1987, and a Habilitation in Materials Science (Aix Marseille University) in 1996. He obtained the CNRS Bronze Medal in 1994, a Silver Medal from Warsaw University of Technology in 2015, the Grand Prize SCF-PACA/SCI Liguria/Piemonte in 2021, and has been a Fellow of the French Chemical Society since 2018.
Honors and Awards
Fellow (Membre distingué)
Société Chimique de France
Grand Prix Franco-Italien 2020
SCF Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and SCI Liguria and Piemonte/Valle d'Aosta
