Heino Finkelmann

Heino Finkelmann (born 12 February 1945, Gronau) is a professor at the University of Freiburg and a highly cited chemist in the area of liquid-crystalline elastomers. One of his famous works is the concept of the side chain nematic elastomers. Finkelmann earned his PhD under the supervision of H. Stegemeyer from the University of Paderborn.