Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin K. Beyer

 

Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck

Technikerstraße 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Phone: +43 512 507 52680

Email: martin.beyer@uibk.ac.at

Webpage: https://www.uibk.ac.at/ionen-angewandte-physik/chemphys/index.html.en

ORCID: 0000-0001-9373-9266

Web of Science ResearcherID: A-5793-2009

Scopus Author Profile: 7102707071

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Education

2004                             Habilitation for Physical Chemistry, TU München

02/1999                       Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry (summa cum laude)

08/1996                       Diploma in Physics

1989-1996                   Physics studies at TU München

 

Positions

since 10/2013                Full Professor at the Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck

03/2017-02/2024          Head of the Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck

2012-2013                      Study Dean of the Faculty for Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

2008-2012                      Chairman of the Examination Committee for Chemistry Students, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

10/2007-09/2013           Professor, Director, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

2005-2007                       Privatdozent and Heisenberg Fellow at Institut für Chemie, TU Berlin

2004-2005                       Privatdozent at Department Chemie, TU München

2000-2004                       Research associate at Department Chemie, TU München

1999-2000                       Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Chemistry, UC Berkeley, with J. A. Leary and R. J. Saykally

1996-1999                       PhD student, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, TU München, with V. E. Bondybey

 

Research interests

We investigate chemical and photochemical reactions and perform spectroscopy with precisely defined nanoscale objects in the gas phase, such as charged metal complexes or ionic clusters. Open-shell metal containing molecular ions with astrochemical relevance are prepared by laser vaporization combined with supersonic expansion. Water clusters with an excess electron, or salt clusters doped with organic molecules, serve as model systems for radical anion chemistry or atmospheric photochemistry. Thermochemistry is studied by nanocalorimetry, i.e. by counting the number of solvent molecules evaporating from the cluster, as well as infrared black-body radiative dissociation (BIRD) in combination with master equation modeling. The mass spectrometric methods are combined with photodissociation spectroscopy to obtain a complete characterisation of the studied species. With bench-top laser systems, we cover 192 nm to 12 μm. Far-infrared and X-ray absorption spectroscopy is performed at the free electron laser facility FELIX and the synchrotron facility BESSY, respectively. As a second major thrust area, covalently anchored single molecules are studied by atomic force microscopy. The kinetics of mechanochemical reactions is analysed by applying force-ramp and force-clamp techniques. A wide range of quantum chemical methods is routinely applied in the interpretation and modelling of the experiments.

 

Most important scientific and scholarly results achieved to date:

  • 183 peer-review publications with >7200 citations (ISI Web of Science)
  • Reviewer for >30 different journals, such as Angewandte Chemie, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and several national and international funding agencies (DFG, DOE, NSF, SNF, ERC)
  • Supervisor and mentor of >25 PhD students and 9 Postdocs
  • spectroscopic characterization of FeH+
  • nanocalorimetry in water cluster reactions with accuracy of 20 kJ mol-1
  • BIRD and master equation modelling of water binding energies with accuracy <10 kJ mol-1
  • C-C, C-H, and C-S bond formation of CO2- with small molecules in water clusters
  • spectroscopic characterization of the hydrated electron in water clusters
  • understanding hydrogen evolution reaction at metal centers in water clusters
  • photochemistry of organic molecules in a salt environment
  • demonstration of catalytic cycles and catalyst poisoning on transition metal clusters
  • establishing the COGEF computational method in mechanochemistry
  • precise identification of bond rupture sites in force spectroscopy of covalent bonds
  • co-authorship of a highly cited Chemical Reviews article on mechanochemistry

  

Additional research achievements

2024                Chair of the Gordon Research Conference Molecular & Ionic Clusters

2024                Member of the Ständiger Ausschuss der Deutschen Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie

2024                Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

2023                Invited Speaker at the Gordon Research Conference Gaseous Ions: Structures, Energetics, and Reactions

2023                Outstanding Peer Reviewer for PCCP in 2022

2020-2023       Principal Investigator of the EFRE/K-Regio Project GALANT, budget 883 k€

2020                Invited Speaker at the Gordon Research Conference Molecular & Ionic Clusters

2017                Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)

2005                Heisenberg Fellowship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

2003                Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Award of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and Bundesministerium für Bildung und                                         Forschung

1999-2000       Feodor Lynen Postdoctoral Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

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