Gerhard Ertl

Gerhard Ertl is a German scientist who won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his studies of processes on solid surfaces. He was one of the first scientists to concentrate on the new field of semiconductors, and developed the methodology for modern surface chemistry.

Ertl’s research laid the foundation of modern surface chemistry, the study of how atoms and molecules interact at a surface has helped explain how fuel cells work, how catalytic converters clean up car exhaust and even why even why iron rusts.

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2002 Karl Ziegler Visiting Professor Max Planck Institute Mulheim

2002 Spiers Memorial Medal and Lectureship Royal Society of Chemistry

2001 G.F. Smith Lecture University of Illinois, Urbana

2001 Kelly Lecture Purdue University

2001 Schuit Lecture Technical University of Eindhoven

2001 Pitzer Lecture University of California, Berkeley

2000 Dr. honoris causa University of Münster

1999 Roessler Lectureship Cornell University

1999 Le Bel Lecture Université de Strasbourg

1999 Debye Lecture Universiteit Utrecht

1998 Wolf Prize in Chemistry Wolf Foundation

1998 Karl Ziegler Prize German Chemical Society

1998 Francois Gault Lectureship European Catalysis Society

1998 M. Curie Lectureship Polish Chemical Society

1997 Laird Lecture University of British Columbia

1997 A.D. Little Lectureship Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1996 Honorary Professor Humboldt University Berlin

1996 Carl Engler Medal German Scientific Society for Coal and Petroleum Research (DGMK)

1996 Merck Lecture Rutgers University

1996 Brdicka Lecture Czech Academy of Sciences

1995 Medard W. Welch Award American Vacuum Society

1995 Stauffer Lecture University of Southern California

1994 Rolf Sammet Visiting Professor University of Frankfurt

1992 Hewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize European Physical Society

1992 Japan Prize Science and Technology Foundation of Japan

1992 Bunsen Medal German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry

1992 Dr. Honoris Causa Ruhr-University of Bochum

1992 Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz President of the Federal Republic of Germany

1992 Kolthoff Lectureship University of Minnesota

1992 Kaufman Memorial Lecture University of Pittsburgh

1991 Leibniz Prize German Science Foundation

1991 Bourke Medal and Lectureship Royal Society of Chemistry

1990 Alwin Mittasch Medal German Federation of Chemical Engineers (DECHEMA)

1990 Dow Lectureship University of Western Ontario

1990 Coover Lecture Iowa State University

1989 Frontiers in Chemical Research Lectureship Texas A&M University

1988 William Draper Harkins Lecture University of Chicago

1988 Barre Lecture University of Montreal

1987 Liebig Medal German Chemical Society

1986 Honorary Professor Free University of Berlin

1986 Honorary Professor Technical University of Berlin

1986 Langmuir Lecture American Chemical Society

1985 C.F. Gauss Medal Scientific Society of Braunschweig

1985 Centenary Medal and Lectureship Royal Society of Chemistry

1985 C.G.A. Schuit Lecture University of Delaware

1984 FECS Lecture Federation of European Chemical Societies

1984 Industry Lecture Norwegian Chemical Society

1979 Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis American Catalysis Society

1979 E.W. Müller Award University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

1977 Frank Ciapetta National Lectureship American Catalysis Society

1976 Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar California Institute of Technology

Low Energy Electrons and Surface Chemistry. 1974, with Jurgen Kuppers

Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysis. 1997, G. Ertl

Interaction of carbon monoxide with (110) nickel surfaces. H. H. Madden, J. Küppers, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 58, 3401 (1973)

Adsorption of hydrogen on nickel single crystal surfaces. K. Christmann, O. Schober, G. Ertl, and M. Neumann, J. Chem. Phys. 60, 4528 (1974)

Adsorption of CO on a Ni(111) surface, K. Christmann, O. Schober, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 60, 4719 (1974)

Order–disorder phenomena in adsorbed layers described by a lattice gas model. G. Doyen, G. Ertl, and M. Plancher J. Chem. Phys. 62, 2957 (1975)

Interactions between chemisorbed atoms: Oxygen on W(110). G. Ertl and D. Schillinger, J. Chem. Phys. 66, 2569 (1977)

Semiempirical theory of chemisorption on narrow d-band metals. G. Doyen and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 68, 5417 (1978)

A molecular beam investigation of the catalytic oxidation of CO on Pd (111). T. Engel and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 69, 1267 (1978)

Analyzer system for field emission energy distribution (FEED) measurements. H. F. Kempin, K. Klapper, and G. Ertl, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 49, 1285 (1978)

Chemisorption geometry of hydrogen on Ni(111): Order and disorder. K. Christmann, R. J. Behm, G. Ertl, M. A. Van Hove, and W. H. Weinberg, J. Chem. Phys. 70, 4168 (1979)

Adsorption of CO on Pd(100). R. J. Behm, K. Christmann, G. Ertl, and M. A. Van Hove, J. Chem. Phys. 73, 2984 (1980)

A molecular beam study of the catalytic oxidation of CO on a Pt(111) surface. C. T. Campbell, G. Ertl, H. Kuipers, and J. Segner, J. Chem. Phys. 73, 5862 (1980)

Coordination chemistry of metal surfaces: Chemisorption of PF[sub 3]. F. Nitschké, G. Ertl, and J. Küppers, J. Chem. Phys. 74, 5911 (1981)

Evidence for ”subsurface” hydrogen on Pd(110): An intermediate between chemisorbed and dissolved species. R. J. Behm, V. Penka, M.-G. Cattania, K. Christmann, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 78, 7486 (1983)

The interaction of CO and Pt(100). II. Energetic and kinetic parameters. P. A. Thiel, R. J. Behm, P. R. Norton, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 78, 7448 (1983)

The interaction of CO and Pt(100). I. Mechanism of adsorption and Pt phase transition. R. J. Behm, P. A. Thiel, P. R. Norton, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 78, 7437 (1983)

Roughening transition in adsorbed xenon multilayers. R. Miranda, E. V. Albano, S. Daiser, K. Wandelt, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 80, 2931 (1984)

Adsorption geometry of hydrogen on Fe(110). W. Moritz, R. Imbihl, R. J. Behm, G. Ertl, and T. Matsushima, J. Chem. Phys. 83, 1959 (1985)

Kinetic oscillations in the catalytic CO oxidation on Pt(100): Theory. R. Imbihl, M. P. Cox, G. Ertl, H. Müller, and W. Brenig, J. Chem. Phys. 83, 1578 (1985)

Rotational state distributions of NO molecules after interaction with germanium surfaces. A. Mödl, H. Robota, J. Segner, W. Vielhaber, M. C. Lin, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 83, 4800 (1985)

Kinetic oscillations in the catalytic CO oxidation on Pt(100): Experiments. R. Imbihl, M. P. Cox, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 84, 3519 (1986)

Kinetic oscillations in the catalytic CO oxidation on Pt(100): Computer simulations. P. Möller, K. Wetzl, M. Eiswirth, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 85, 5328 (1986)

The interaction of cesium with oxygen. B. Woratschek, W. Sesselmann, J. Küppers, G. Ertl, and H. Haberland, J. Chem. Phys. 86, 2411 (1987)

Kinetic oscillations in the catalytic CO oxidation on Pt(100): Periodic perturbations. R. J. Schwankner, M. Eiswirth, P. Möller, K. Wetzl, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 87, 742 (1987)

LEED structure analysis of the clean and (2×1)H covered Pd(110) surface. M. Skottke, R. J. Behm, G. Ertl, V. Penka, and W. Moritz, J. Chem. Phys. 87, 6191 (1987)

Mechanisms of spatial self-organization in isothermal kinetic oscillations during the catalytic CO oxidation on Pt single crystal surfaces. M. Eiswirth, P. Möller, K. Wetzl, R. Imbihl, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 90, 510 (1989)

Excitation of chemical waves in a surface reaction by laser-induced thermal desorption: CO oxidation on Pt(100). T. Fink, R. Imbihl, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 91, 5002 (1989)

Imaging of spatial pattern formation in an oscillatory surface reaction by scanning photoemission microscopy. H. H. Rotermund, S. Jakubith, A. von Oertzen, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 91, 4942 (1989)

Ultraviolet-laser induced dissociation and desorption of water adsorbed on Pd(111). M. Wolf, S. Nettesheim, J. M. White, E. Hasselbrink, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 92, 1509 (1990)

Cross sections and NO product state distributions resulting from substrate mediated photodissociation of NO[sub 2] adsorbed on Pd(111). E. Hasselbrink, S. Jakubith, S. Nettesheim, M. Wolf, A. Cassuto, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 92, 3154 (1990)

The adsorbate state specific photochemistry of dioxygen on Pd(111). M. Wolf, E. Hasselbrink, J. M. White, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 93, 5327 (1990)

Dynamics of the ultraviolet photochemistry of water adsorbed on Pd(111). M. Wolf, S. Nettesheim, J. M. White, E. Hasselbrink, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 94, 4609 (1991)

Kinetic oscillations in the NO + CO reaction on Pt(100): Experiments and mathematical modeling. Th. Fink, J.-P. Dath, R. Imbihl, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 95, 2109 (1991)

Exoelectron emission during oxidation of Cs films. A. Böttcher, R. Grobecker, R. Imbeck, A. Morgante, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 95, 3756 (1991)

The mechanism of kinetic oscillations in catalytic oxidation of CO on Pt(210). M. Sander, R. Imbihl, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 95, 6162 (1991)

Periodic and random perturbation of a system exhibiting damped kinetic oscillations–Pt(100)/NO+CO. J.-P. Dath, Th. Fink, R. Imbihl, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 96, 1582 (1992)

Theoretical modeling of spatiotemporal self-organization in a surface catalyzed reaction exhibiting bistable kinetics. M. Bär, Ch. Zülicke, M. Eiswirth, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 96, 8595 (1992)

Oscillatory CO oxidation on Pt(110): Modeling of temporal self-organization. K. Krischer, M. Eiswirth, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 96, 9161 (1992)

Periodic perturbations of the oscillatory CO oxidation on Pt(110): Model calculations. K. Krischer, M. Eiswirth, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 97, 307 (1992)

Kinetic oscillations in catalytic CO oxidation on a cylindrical Pt single crystal surface. M. Sander, R. Imbihl, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 97, 5193 (1992)

Reaction diffusion patterns in the catalytic CO-oxidation on Pt(110): Front propagation and spiral waves. S. Nettesheim, A. von Oertzen, H. H. Rotermund, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 98, 9977 (1993)

Interaction of oxygen with Al(111) studied by scanning tunneling microscopy. H. Brune, J. Wintterlin, J. Trost, G. Ertl, J. Wiechers, and R. J. Behm, J. Chem. Phys. 99, 2128 (1993)

Dissociative chemisorption of nitrogen on Ru(0001). H. Shi, K. Jacobi, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 99, 9248 (1993)

Spiral waves in a surface reaction: Model calculations. M. Bär, N. Gottschalk, M. Eiswirth, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 100, 1202 (1994)

Interaction of hydrogen with nitrogen atoms chemisorbed on a Ru(0001) surface. H. Shi, K. Jacobi, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 102, 1432 (1995)

UV photostimulated desorption of ammonia from Cu(111). T. Hertel, M. Wolf, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 102, 3414 (1995)

Spatiotemporal concentration patterns associated with the catalytic oxidation of CO and Au covered Pt(110) surfaces. K. Asakura, J. Lauterbach, H. H. Rotermund, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 102, 8175 (1995)

Sticking coefficient for dissociative adsorption of N[sub 2] on Ru single-crystal surfaces. H. Dietrich, P. Geng, K. Jacobi, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 104, 375 (1996)

Coverage, lateral order, and vibrations of atomic nitrogen on Ru(0001). H. Dietrich, K. Jacobi, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 105, 8944 (1996)

Vibrations, coverage, and lateral order of atomic nitrogen and formation of NH[sub 3] on Ru(100). H. Dietrich, K. Jacobi, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 106, 9313 (1997)

Oscillatory instabilities during formic acid oxidation on Pt(100), Pt(110) and Pt(111) under potentiostatic control. II. Model calculations. P. Strasser, M. Eiswirth, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 107, 991 (1997)

Oscillatory instabilities during formic acid oxidation on Pt(100), Pt(110) and Pt(111) under potentiostatic control. I. Experimental. P. Strasser, M. Lübke, F. Raspel, M. Eiswirth, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 107, 979 (1997)

Interaction of oxygen with Al(111) at elevated temperatures. J. Trost, H. Brune, J. Wintterlin, R. J. Behm, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 108, 1740 (1998)

Light emission during the agglomeration of silver clusters in noble gas matrices. I. Rabin, W. Schulze, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 108, 5137 (1998)

Electronic states of the C6H6/Cu{111} system: Energetics, femtosecond dynamics, and adsorption morphology. D. Velic, A. Hotzel, M. Wolf, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 109, 9155 (1998)

Vibrational and structural properties of OH adsorbed on Pt(111). K. Bedürftig, S. Völkening, Y. Wang, J. Wintterlin, K. Jacobi, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 111, 11147 (1999)

Desorption of CO from Ru(001) induced by near-infrared femtosecond laser pulses. S. Funk, M. Bonn, D. N. Denzler, Ch. Hess, M. Wolf, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 112, 9888 (2000)

The oxidation of CO on RuO[sub 2](110) at room temperature. C. Y. Fan, J. Wang, K. Jacobi, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 114, 10058 (2001)

Introduction: Nonlinear pattern formation in surface science. A. S. Mikhailov and G. Ertl, Chaos 12, 107 (2002)

Reaction fronts in the oxidation of hydrogen on Pt(111): Scanning tunneling microscopy experiments and reaction–diffusion modeling. C. Sachs, M. Hildebrand, S. Völkening, J. Wintterlin, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 116, 5759 (2002)

Interaction of CO with the stoichiometric RuO2(110) surface. S. H. Kim, U. A. Paulus, Y. Wang, J. Wintterlin, K. Jacobi, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 119, 9729 (2003)

Inhibition of CO oxidation on RuO2(110) by adsorbed H2O molecules. U. A. Paulus, Y. Wang, S. H. Kim, P. Geng, J. Wintterlin, K. Jacobi, and G. Ertl, J. Chem. Phys. 121, 11301 (2004)



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    Professor emeritus at the Department of Physical Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft in Berlin, Germany