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
Google Scholar: Martin K. Beyer - Google Scholar
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