Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Frank Keppler

Ausbildung und beruflicher Werdegang

Berufserfahrung

• seit 10/2023: Stellvertretender Geschäftsführender Direktor, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Heidelberg
• 10/2021 - 09/2023: Geschäftsführender Direktor, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Heidelberg
• seit 01/2019: Professor of Biogeochemistry, Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University
• 11/2014 - 12/2018: Heisenberg Professor, Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University
• 01/2014 - 10/2014: Heisenberg fellowship and head of the research group 'Biogeochemistry' at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Heidelberg and the research group 'ORCAS' at the Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry in Mainz
• 2006 - 2013: EURYI Award, Head of junior research group ‘ORCAS’ at the Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Division Atmospheric Chemistry.
• 2004 - 2006: Research Scientist at the Max-Planck-Institute for Nuclear Physics Heidelberg, Germany. Former research group of Professor Thomas Röckmann, now at IMAU, The Netherlands.
• 2002 - 2004: Marie Curie Fellow at the Environmental Engineering Research Centres (EERC) and Food Science Division, Queens University of Belfast, United Kingdom. Research groups of Professor Robert Kalin and Professor David Harper / Professor John Hamilton.
• 04/2002 - 08/2002: Research Scientist at the Institute of Environmental Geochemistry, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Research group of Professor Heinz-Friedrich Schöler.
• 2000 - 2002: Post-Doctoral Fellow at a Centre of Excellence, Interdisciplinary Graduate College of Earth Sciences (GRK 273) in Heidelberg, Germany.

Akademische Ausbildung

• 2000: Dr. rer. nat. in Mineralogy/Environmental Geochemistry
• 1997 – 2000: Ph.D. Fellow at a Centre of Excellence, Interdisciplinary Graduate College of Earth Sciences (GRK 273) in Heidelberg, Germany. Dissertation under supervision of Professor Heinz-Friedrich Schöler; subject: Organic Geochemistry:”Abiotic formation of volatile halocarbons in soil”
• 1995 - 1997: Childcare and work for a geological engineering company
• 1995: Diploma in Geology
• 1994 - 1995: Diploma thesis; subject engineering geology: “Conservation of sandstones by adding silicic acid esters”.
• 1991 - 1994: Study of Geology (minors in Chemistry and Physics), University Heidelberg, Germany
• 1990 - 1991: Practical training in South-East-Asia and Australia
• 1987 - 1990: Study of Geology, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Gastwissenschaftler

• Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie in Katlenburg Lindau, Germany, Dr. Reinhard Borchers (2001/2002)
• Max-Planck-Institut for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany, Professor Thomas Röckmann (2004)
• Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU), The Netherlands, Professor Thomas Röckmann (2006/2007)

Stiftung

Gründer und Vorstand der Ein Zehntel Stiftung

Ein Zehntel Stiftung

Auszeichnungen und Fellowships

• 11/11/2023: Ehrenpromotion zum Dr. h.c. an der University of Szeged
• 17/10/2021: Best Papers of 2020 from RSC's Environmental Science journals
• 04/2018-03/2019: Fellow am Marsilius-Kolleg der Universität Heidelberg
• 29/06/2018: "Goldener Hammer" Lehrpreis, Fachschaft Geowissenschaften der Universität Heidelberg
• 11/2014-12/2018: Heisenberg Professur an der Universität Heidelberg
• 01/2014-10/2014: Heisenberg Fellowship
• 13/10/2006: European Young Investigator (EURYI) Award
• 05/10/2006: Isotope Award of Dr. Karleugen-Habfast-Stiftung
• 16/11/2006: Marie Curie Excellence Award
• 12/10/2005: Best Lecture Award at the GASIR Annual Meeting in Jena/Germany, 2005
• 2002-2004: Marie Curie Fellowship, excellence grant awarded by the European Commission (EC, Framework V), 2002