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| Andreas R. Fleischmann | |
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| Name | Andreas R. Fleischmann |
| Birth date | 1960s |
| Birth place | Munich, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Physicist, materials scientist, professor |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Technical University of Munich |
| Known for | Surface science, scanning probe microscopy, catalysis on oxides |
| Awards | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, ERC Advanced Grant |
Andreas R. Fleischmann is a German physicist and materials scientist noted for contributions to surface science, nanoscience, and heterogeneous catalysis. He is known for integrating scanning probe microscopy with surface chemistry to study oxide-supported metal catalysts and atomic-scale phenomena, extending connections between experimental techniques and theoretical modelling. His work bridges research institutions and industrial laboratories across Europe and has influenced developments in Scanning tunneling microscopy, Atomic force microscopy, surface science, and Heterogeneous catalysis.
Fleischmann was born in Munich and completed undergraduate studies at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich before doctoral training at the Technical University of Munich under advisors linked to research groups at Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research and collaborations with the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society. His doctoral work combined techniques from Ultrahigh vacuum instrumentation, Low-energy electron diffraction, and early implementations of Scanning tunneling microscopy to investigate metal-oxide interfaces, leading to postdoctoral fellowships at laboratories associated with University of Cambridge and ETH Zurich. During his education he engaged with researchers from the Royal Society, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, and the European Research Council networks.
Fleischmann established a research group that interconnected experimental surface probes with computational methods such as Density functional theory and collaborations with groups at Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids and the Paul Scherrer Institute. He pursued studies on metal nanoparticles on oxide supports, oxide thin films, and single-crystal surface reconstructions, employing X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Low-energy ion scattering, and combined Scanning tunneling microscopy/Non-contact atomic force microscopy techniques. His laboratories collaborated with the EPFL, Université Grenoble Alpes, and industrial partners including BASF and ThyssenKrupp, creating cross-disciplinary projects spanning Catalysis Research consortia and European collaborative frameworks. Fleischmann extended research into adsorbate dynamics, charge transfer at interfaces, and site-specific reaction mechanisms relevant to Water–gas shift reaction, CO oxidation, and hydrogenation processes studied in connection with the European Research Council grants and multinational research centers like the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility.
Fleischmann authored influential papers describing mechanisms of metal-support interactions, the role of oxygen vacancies, and the influence of support reducibility on catalytic activity, often coauthored with scientists from University of Oxford, University of California, Berkeley, and Imperial College London. He proposed models detailing how nanoscale morphology and electronic structure control reactivity, building on theoretical frameworks from Walter Kohn and practical methods popularized by researchers at Bell Labs and the IBM Research – Zurich. Key publications appeared in journals associated with the American Physical Society, Nature Publishing Group, and the Royal Society of Chemistry, linking experimental STM images to Density functional theory simulations and kinetic analyses used in Heterogeneous catalysis modelling. His work contributed to debates on strong metal–support interaction (SMSI) phenomena explored alongside studies from Harvard University and comparative analyses with oxide catalysts developed at Argonne National Laboratory.
Fleischmann received national and international recognition, including a prestigious research prize comparable to the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize and competitive funding from the European Research Council such as an ERC Advanced Grant, along with fellowships from bodies like the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities and membership invitations to the Royal Society of Chemistry. He has been an invited plenary speaker at conferences organized by the Materials Research Society, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and the European Materials Research Society, and received distinctions from institutions such as the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and industry awards from consortia involving Siemens and Evonik Industries.
Notable projects include cross-institutional work with Max Planck Society groups on oxide-supported nanoparticles, joint programmes with École Polytechnique on operando surface spectroscopy, and collaborations with CERN-linked instrumentation teams for detector-based surface analysis. He led consortia funded by the European Commission that connected universities such as Technical University of Denmark, University of Barcelona, and Politecnico di Milano with industrial partners including Johnson Matthey and Shell to develop sustainable catalyst technologies for emissions control and energy conversion. Collaborative studies with researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory explored in situ microscopy at synchrotron beamlines at the Advanced Light Source and Diamond Light Source.
Fleischmann has mentored students and postdoctoral researchers who have taken faculty positions at institutions like University of Manchester, University of Zurich, and Delft University of Technology, influencing curricula in surface science and nanotechnology. His legacy includes experimental protocols adopted by national laboratories such as National Institute of Standards and Technology and technology transfer initiatives with companies in the chemical industry and clean energy sector. He remains linked to advisory boards for European research infrastructures and contributes to policy discussions involving the European Commission and scientific advisory panels, leaving a lasting impact on the intersection of surface physics, catalysis, and materials engineering.
Category:German physicists Category:Materials scientists