Education
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| 1982-85 |
University of Bonn: Chemistry, Philosophy, History of Art |
| 1985 |
Pre-Diplome, Chemistry, University of Bonn |
| 1986-90 |
University of Karlsruhe: Chemistry, Philosophy, Sociology |
| 1990 |
Diplome, Chemistry, University of Karlsruhe |
| 1991 |
M.A., Philosophy and Sociology, University of Karlsruhe |
| 1994 |
Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Karlsruhe |
| 2002 |
Habilitation, Philosophy, University of Karlsruhe |
Experience
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| 1985-86 |
Laboratory Research Assistant, Senckenberg Institute of Marine Geology and Biology, Wilhelmshaven |
| 1990-91 |
Instructor, Dep. of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, University of Karlsruhe |
| 1991-95 |
Lecturer, School of Engineering, co-operative University of Karlsruhe |
| 1993-2002 |
Lecturer and Research Fellow, University of Karlsruhe, Dep. of Philosophy |
| 2002- |
Privatdozent, University of Karlsruhe, Dep. of Philosophy, Germany |
| 2003-2004 |
Visiting Professor, University of South Carolina, Dep. of Philosophy, Columbia, SC, USA |
| 2004-2008 |
Heisenberg Fellow, Technical University of Darmstadt, Dep. of Philosophy, Germany |
| 2004-2007 |
Adjunct Professor, University of South Carolina, Dep. of Philosophy, Columbia, SC, USA |
Dec 2006-
Mar 2007 |
Visiting Fellow, Center for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australian National University, Australia |
| May 2007 |
Visiting Professor, University of Sofia, Bulgaria |
Dec 2009-
Mar 2010 |
Visiting Professor in Colombia: Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga; Universidad de los Andes, Bogota; & Universidad de Pamplona, Pamplona, Colombia |
Oct 2010-
Mar 2011 |
Visiting Professor, University of Bielefeld, Germany |
Apr 2011-
Sep 2011 |
Visiting Professor, University of Hannover, Germany |
Professional Service
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Editorships and Editorial Boards
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| 1995- |
Editor-in-chief of HYLE: International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry |
| 1999-2003 |
Member of the Editorial Board of Noesis: Philosophical Research Online |
| 2001- |
Member of the Editorial Board of Foundations of Chemistry
Member of the Editorial Board of Ambix
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| 2002- |
Book Series Editor, HYLE Studies in History and Philosophy of Chemistry |
| 2007- |
Member of the Editorial Board of Studies in Ethics, Law and Technology (Berkeley Electronic, CA, USA) |
| 2008- |
Associate Editor of the International Journal of Nanotechnology and Molecular Computation (IGI Global, USA) |
Boards and Committees
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| 2005-07 |
UNESCO Expert Group "Nanotechnology and Ethics"
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| 2005- |
International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON), Advisory Board |
| 2005-07 |
ASTM International, Subcommittees on Nanotechnology and Nanotechnology Nomenclature and Terminology (E56 & E56.01) |
| 2005-08 |
Deutsches Museum, Center for New Technologies, Exihition “Nano-Labor”, Scientific Advisory Board |
| 2007- |
“Global Issues in Context” (educational information database), Thompson/Gale, Advisory Board |
| 2007- |
“Science Resource Center” (educational information database), Thompson/Gale, Advisory Board |
Referee
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| Journals |
Ambix
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Annals of Science
Annals of the New York Academy of Science
Bulgarian Journal of Chemical Education
Chemical Educator
Foundations of Chemistry
Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy
Journal of Science Communication
Kemija u Industriji. Journal of Chemists and Chemical Engineers
Leonardo: Journal for Art and Science
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy: A European Journal
Minerva
NanoEthics
Perspectives on Science
Philosophy of Science: Journal of the Philosophy of Science Association
Public Understanding of Science
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
Techne: Research in Philosohpy and Technology
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| Publishers |
Blackwell Publisher
Wiley
World Scientific Publishing
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| Funding Agencies & Societies |
Canadian Philosophical Association
Research Council of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
US National Science Foundation, Science and Society Program
US National Science Foundation, Science Technology Studies Program |
Conference Organization
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| 1994 |
Organizer of the Conference "Philosophy of Chemistry", German Working Group Philosophy and Chemistry, Karlsruhe, 16-17 April. |
| 1996 |
Co-organizer of the annual Conference of the German-Hungarian Society for Philosophy, Fellbach, October 1996. |
| 1997 |
Local Co-organizer of the Conference "Advances in the Philosophy of Technology", Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences, Karlsruhe, 19-24 May. |
| 2003 |
Co-organizer "Discovering the Nanoscale", University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 20-23 March |
| 2004 |
Co-organizer "Imaging and Imagining NanoScience and Engineering", University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 3-7 March |
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Member of the Program Committee, IUHPS/DHS Commission on the History of Modern Chemistry, "The Public Image of Chemistry", Paris, France, 17-18 September. |
| 2005 |
Member of the Program Committee "Imaging NanoSpace", ZIF University of Bielefeld, Germany, 11-14 May. |
| 2009 |
16th Biennial Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, University of Twente, Netherlands, 7-10 July 2009 (Member of the Program Committee and Co-Chair of the Section “Philosophy and ethics of biomedical and nanotechnology”) |
| 2011 |
14th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science (LMPS), Nancy, Frankreich, 19-26 July 2011 (Member of the Board and the Program Committee of the Section “Philosophy of Chemistry”) |
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Global Conference on Ethics in Science and Technology, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, 20-22 October 2011 (Member of the International Advisory Board) |
Grants
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| 1991-94 |
State of Baden-Würrtemberg, Ph.D. research grant |
| 1995 |
Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, Printing grant for dissertation |
| 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007 |
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Travel grants USA |
| 1999 |
Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, Printing grant |
| 2000 |
Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, Printing grant |
| 2001-02 |
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Habilitation research grant |
| 2003-2008 |
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Heisenberg Fellowship |
| 2003-04 |
National Science Foundation, USA: Nanotechnology Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT) “Societal and Ethical Implications of Nanotechnology”, University of South Carolina; Director of research and infrastructure and co-researcher |
| 2004-05 |
National Science Foundation, USA: Award #0135585 for International Collaborations on Engineering Ethics: “Developing a Curriculum on Nanoethics” (with Rosalyn Berne, University of Virginia) |
| 2006-09 |
European Commission Research Grant: DEEPEN (“Deepening Ethical Engagement and Participation in Emerging Nanotechnologies”); co-researcher in research partnership of the Universities of Durham (UK), Darmstadt (GE), Twente (NL) and Coimbra (P) |
| 2010 |
Colciencias (Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Colombia), Travel grant Colombia |
| 2011 |
DAAD, Germany, Travel grant Philippines. |
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