Anna Fischer (scientist)
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Anna Fischer (born 1981) is a German chemist who is a Professor of
Nanomaterials Nanomaterials describe, in principle, chemical substances or materials of which a single unit is sized (in at least one dimension) between 1 and 100 nm (the usual definition of nanoscale). Nanomaterials research takes a materials science ...
at the
University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially ), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (), is a public university, public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1 ...
. Her research considers the development of nanomaterials for electrocatalysis.


Early life and education

Fischer was born in
Mainz Mainz (; #Names and etymology, see below) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 223,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 35th-largest city. It lies in ...
and attended high school at the Lycée Buffon and
Lycée Henri-IV The Lycée Henri-IV () is a public secondary school located in Paris. Along with the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, it is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious and demanding sixth-form colleges ('' lycées'') in France. The school educates more ...
. She moved to the
Pierre and Marie Curie University Pierre and Marie Curie University ( , UPMC), also known as Paris VI, was a public research university in Paris, France, from 1971 to 2017. The university was located on the Jussieu Campus in the Latin Quarter of the 5th arrondissement of Paris, ...
for her undergraduate studies, where she specialised in physics and chemistry. She completed her graduate degree at the
École normale supérieure École or Ecole may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by Secondary education in France, secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing i ...
, where she studied molecular materials. Her thesis considered the development of mesoporous materials (SnO2 and TiO2) using evaporation induced self assembly. She moved to the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces for her doctoral research, where she created nanostructured metal nitrides through hard templating. She stayed at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces as a postdoctoral researcher, where she developed biominerals.


Research and career

In 2009, Fischer was appointed as a group leader at
Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin; also known as Berlin Institute of Technology and Technical University of Berlin, although officially the name should not be translated) is a public university, public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was the first ...
. She was promoted to Professor of Inorganic Functional Materials at the
University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially ), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (), is a public university, public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1 ...
in 2014. She was elected Vice Chair of the
German Chemical Society The German Chemical Society () is a learned society and professional association founded in 1949 to represent the interests of German chemists in local, national and international contexts. GDCh "brings together people working in chemistry and th ...
Chemistry and Energy Division in 2022. In 2023, Fischer showcased redox polymer electrode materials for aluminium ion batteries. The polymer was based on
phenothiazine Phenothiazine, abbreviated PTZ, is an organic compound that has the formula S(C6H4)2NH and is related to the thiazine-class of heterocyclic compounds. Derivatives of phenothiazine are highly bioactive and have widespread use and rich history. ...
, and achieved a record-breaking storage capacity.


Selected publications

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References

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