Stipends & Grants
- Theodor-Laymann-Stipendium, Universität Bonn (1990, Diplomarbeit)
- Graduiertenstipendium der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (1991, Dissertation)
- H. C. Starck-Preis der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (1995)
- Ernennung zum Senior Scientist der Philips Research Laboratories (2001)
- Friedrich-Wilhelm-Preis der RWTH Aachen (2003)
- Offer of an extraordinariat for inorganic chemistry, University of Zürich (2002)
- Offer of a professor position for inorganic and solid state chemistry, University of Ulm (2002)
- Offer of a professor position for chemical material science, University of Konstanz (2003)
- Offer of a professor position for inorganic chemistry, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (2011)
- Offer of a professor position for inorganic chemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover (2016)