Curriculum Vitæ of Curt Wentrup

Born in Denmark, graduated Cand.Scient. (candidatus scientiarum) with high distinction, University of Copenhagen, under the supervision of Prof. K.A. Jensen 1966. PhD, Australian National University, Canberra 1969. Dissertation: Reactions of Aromatic Nitrenes and Related Species in the Gas Phase. Awarded Dr. Scient.( DSc) at the University of Copenhagen 1977.

Positions held:

1969-75
Assistant de Recherche and subsequently Chargé de Cours, Privat-docent, and Maître-Assistant at the Institut de Chimie Organique, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland under the headship of Prof. H. Dahn.
1976-85
Professor of Chemistry at the University of Marburg, Germany.
1985-present
Chair of Organic Chemistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Short Visiting Fellowships and Professorships:

The University of Florida, Gainesville (Prof. W.M. Jones, 1975), Princeton University (Prof. Maitland Jones, Jr., 1975); Université de Louvain, Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium (Prof. H.G. Viehe, 1979); University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA (Prof. J. Michl, 1983); ETH Zürich, Switzerland (Prof. J.F.M. Oth; Jan-July 1989); Université de Pau, France (Dr G. Pfister-Guillouzo, 1992); CNRS, Toulouse, France (Dr Guy Bertrand, 1992); Kyushu University, Japan (Prof. H. Iwamura; 1996); NIMC, Tsukuba, Japan (Dr A. Yabe, 1999). Université de Provence, Marseille (Prof. H. Bodot 1993, Prof. J.-P. Aycard; 1998 and 2000).

Other Professional Activities:

Over 60 invitations to give plenary or special lectures at conferences, symposia etc. since 1975. Member of executive or advisory committees of several national and international conferences, National member for Australia on IUPAC commissions on photochemistry and physical organic chemistry. Member or Chair of various professional (RACI) and University research committees. Member of the editorial or advisory boards of Synthesis, Acta Chemica Scandinavica (till 2000), Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry (till 1999), Chemistry: A European Journal, and Progress in Physical Organic Chemistry. Member, International Faculty of the Danish Research Academy.