Dr. Michael H. Valkenberg

Studies of Chemistry at the Technical University (RWTH) Aachen

Ph.D. at the Insititute for Chemical Technology and Heterogeneous Catalysis at Prof. Dr. W.F. Hoelderich, Topic of the thesis: "The Synthesis of Novel Lewis-Acid Catalysts and Their Use in Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Reactions"

Ph.D. thesis as a part of a research project promoted by the European Union (BRITE-EURAM, BE 906-3745, 4th Framework Programme)

Eight Publications in professional journals, 3 Patents

During the time of the Ph.D. work first proposals for research projects, amongst others for the European Union (5th Framework Programme), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Community) and Max Buchner foundation

Employed as assistent director of the institute for Fuel Chemistry, Department of Chemical Technology and Heterogeneous Catalysis of the RWTH Aachen university