Stefan Huber

Prof. Dr. Stefan Huber is a Full Professor (W3) at the Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany. His research focuses on non-covalent interactions in organocatalysis, particularly halogen bonding, chalcogen bonding, and cyclopropenium derivatives for applications in molecular recognition, crystal engineering, and radical stabilization.

• Full Professor since 01/2022
• Associate Professor (W2) 2014-2021
• Independent Researcher at TU Munich 2009-2013

Research Interests include:

• Design of halogen/chalcogen bond donors for catalysis
• Supramolecular chemistry in solution and solid phases
• Quantum chemical modeling of transition states and binding strengths

His work bridges experimental synthesis (NMR, X-ray, ITC) with computational methods, supported by the ERC Starting Grant (2015-2020) and collaborations within the RESOLV Cluster.

Scientific Awards:

• Hoechst Dozentenpreis (2016)
• Robert-Sauer-Preis (2014)
• Hans-Fischer-Gedächtnispreis (2013)
• Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Lehrpreis (2012)
• Thieme Chemistry Journals Award (2010)

Students: Over 20 Ph.D. and Master’s students, including Dominik Reinhard, Tim Steinke, Raffaella Papagna, and Julian Stoesser. The group maintains modern synthesis labs and collaborates with institutions like the University of Geneva and TU Munich.