Frank Uwe Renner, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 40479 Düsseldorf, Germany
Tel.+49 (0) 160 9395 8809 (mobile); +49 (0) 211 6792 845 (office); +49 (0)177 685 2399 (private mobile)
f.renner@mpie.de
Dr. Frank Uwe Renner
My scientific interest focuses on structural but also spectroscopic analysis of surface reactions. I have
employed in-situ diffraction using synchrotron radiation on a number of electrochemical and solid gas
reactions. Most studies use model systems like binary single crystal surfaces or thin epitaxial films, but
also more complicated alloys like amorphous and nanocrystalline steels. Current research projects
include dealloying of binary noble metal alloys, alloying and dealloying reactions, passivation and
breakdown of amorphous and nanocrystalline steels, initial oxidation reactions, and electrochemical
interfaces in batteries.
Education
| 08/ 2000 | “In-situ X-ray Study of the Initial | Max-Planck-Institut |
| 05/2004 | Electrochemical Corrosion of Cu3Au(111)” | für Metallforschung |
| Doctorate in Physics | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| Dr. rer. nat. | and | |
| European Synchrotron | ||
| Radiation Facility | ||
| Grenoble, France | ||
| 03/2000 | Diplom-Physiker ("German M.Sci.") | University of Stuttgart, |
| Diploma thesis: | Germany | |
| “Oxidation of NiAl metal alloy surfaces | ||
| studied with surface sensitive x-ray diffraction” | ||
| 11/1995 | Vordiplom (First Diploma) | University of Hamburg, |
| Germany | ||
| 08/1991 | Final School Exams | Ganerbengymnasium |
| Abitur | Künzelsau,Germany | |
Practical Experience (Selection)
| 11/2007- | Research Group Leader |
| present | Interface Structures and High-Temperature Reactions - Group |
| at | |
| Max-Planck-Institute for Iron Research, Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| Department Prof. Martin Stratmann | |
| 07/2006- | Guest Researcher |
| 10/2007 | JSPS/Alexander v. Humboldt Grant |
| National Institute of Applied and Industrial Science and Technology | |
| Kansai-Center, Osaka, Japan. Li-ion battery and fuel cells: electrode materials, | |
| preparation of thin-film model electrodes, characterization using electrochemical and surface | |
| science techniques, synchrotron radiation at ESRF and SPring8 . | |
| 06/2004- | Post-Doctoral Researcher at ESRF |
| 06/2006 | Inhouse research (own projects). |
| Responsible for ESRF Electrochemistry Laboratory. | |
| Development of beamline instrumentation (own projects). | |
| Local contact for ESRF user groups. Supervision of students. | |
| 1998-2000 | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| Student operator of a magnetron sputter machine | |
| Producing and characterizing of magnetic multilayers on silicon | |
| Clean room work, optical lithography | |
| 1997 | DESY International Summer Student Fellowship |
| Detector development for HERA-B project. |
