Stefan Seeger

Stefan Seeger (* 1962) is a German chemist and professor at University of Zurich in Switzerland.

Stefan Seeger studied chemistry at University of Heidelberg und der Technical University Berlin. Er earned his PhD degree at der University of Heidelberg in 1992. Further, he studied Business administration at University of Hagen/Germany. In 1992 he established at University of Heidelberg a research group for biophysical chemistry. After working as postdoc at University of Lund/Sweden he returned in 1994 to University of Heidelberg and finished his habilitation in 1997. In the same year he was appointed as a professor for Biosensors at University of Regensburg. In 1999 an appointment at University of Zurich in Switzerland and got a chair for physical chemistry. In 2001 he got the position as the director of the Institute for Physical Chemistry.

Stefan Seeger invented together with his research group the Supercritical Angle Fluorescence Microscopy-Method and Silicone-Nanofilaments, i.e. Nanostructured coatings, which show e.g. superhydrophobic and superoleophobic properties. Further he developed techniques for the manipulation of biological particles. Stefan Seeger published until today more than 100 scientific articles. In addition, he founded several technology companies, e.g. Molecular Machines & Indsutries, Ltd., a leading supplier of laseroptic systems for pathology, biotechnology und pharmaceutical industry.

Stefan Seeger founded a bachelor and master program Chemistry and business administration at University of Zurich, programs teaching high level chemistry and management skills in one program. This programs address professional profils like genral management, logistics, business development, key account manager, etc. in the chemical and related industries.

Stefan Seeger a member of the German Society of Chemists, the Swiss Society of Chemists, the American Chemical Society, the Optical Society of America, board member of the Paul-Karrer-foundation und vice president of the Scientific Research Foundation of the University of Zurich. Further he is member of the editorial boards of the "Journal of Business Chemistry" und "Advances in Physical Chemistry".

Selected Publications

*J. Enderlein, T. Ruckstuhl, S. Seeger: Highly Efficient Optical Detection of Surface-Generated Fluorescence. Appl. Opt. 38 (4) 724-32 (1999)
*T. Ruckstuhl, M. Rankl, S. Seeger: Highly sensitive biosensing using a Supercritical Angle Fluorescence (SAF) instrument, Biosensors&Bioelectronics 18 (9) 1193-1199 (2003)
*Q. Li, T. Ruckstuhl, S. Seeger: Deep-UV Laser-based Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy of Single Molecules, J. Physical Chemistry B 108, 8324-8329 (2004)
*T. Ruckstuhl, S. Seeger: Attoliter detection volumes by confocal total-internal-reflection fluorescence microscopy, Optic Letters 29, 569-571 (2004)
*Q. Li, S. Seeger: Label free detection of single protein molecules using deep UV fluorescence lifetime microscopy, Analytical Chemistry 78, 2732-2737 (2006)
*G. R. J. Artus, S. Jung, J. Zimmermann, H.-P. Gautschi, K. Marquardt, S. Seeger: Silicone Nanofilaments and their Application as Superhydrophobic Coating, Advanced Materials 18, 2758-2762 (2006)
*M. Nonella, S. Seeger: Investigating Alanine-Silica Interaction by Means of First-Principles Molecular-Dynamics Simulations, ChemPhysChem 9, 414-421 (2008)

External links

* [http://www.pci.uzh.ch/e/index.php www.pci.uzh.ch]
* [http://www.wichem.uzh.ch www.wichem.uzh.ch]