Residence New Zealand Name Peter Schwerdtfeger Books Winds at Whyalla | Fields Chemistry, Physics Nationality German Role University Professor | |
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Born September 1, 1955Stuttgart ( 1955-09-01 ) Alma mater University of StuttgartPhilipps University of Marburg | ||
Doctoral advisor Heinzwerner Preus (de) | ||
2009 Research Medal Awards
Peter Schwerdtfeger (born September 1, 1955) currently holds a chair in Theoretical Chemistry at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand, serves as Director of the Centre for Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, is a member of the New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, and the past President of the New Zealand Alexander von Humboldt Association.
He took his first degree in Chemical Engineering at Aalen University, and studied both chemistry and mathematics at Stuttgart University where he received his PhD in theoretical chemistry. He held a position as a software analyst at Stuttgart University before he received a Feodor-Lynen fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to join Auckland University. He has been awarded the Prince and Princess of Wales Science Award (1988), SGS Prize (1994), Fellowship of the Royal Society of New Zealand (1997), Fellowship of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry (1998), the Hector Memorial Medal (2001), a James Cook Fellowship (2001), the Humboldt Research Prize (2010) and the Fukui Medal (2011). He has also been awarded habilitation and venia legend at Philipps University of Marburg, and a James Cook Fellowship. In 2014, he was awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand's Rutherford Medal, New Zealand's highest science honour. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. He has published over 300 papers in international journals and served on many international societies and editorial boards.
