Roland Augustinus Fischer

Prof. Roland A. Fischer is a Full Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) since 2016, leading the Chair for Inorganic and Metallorganic Chemistry within the TUM School of Natural Sciences. His research focuses on the synthesis and applications of supramolecular materials, particularly metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and intermetalloid clusters, with applications in energy storage, catalysis, photonics, and microelectronics. He holds a PhD from TUM (1989) and habilitation (1995), with prior professorships at the University of Heidelberg (1996–1997) and Ruhr University Bochum (1997–2015). He served as Vice President of the German Research Foundation (DFG, 2016–2021) and Academic Director of the Central Institute for Catalysis Research since 2018.

His career includes roles as Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry & Biochemistry at RUB (2005–2008) and coordination of EU-funded projects like SURMOF (EU STREP, 2006–2009) and DEFNET (Horizon 2020, 2015–2018). He has published over 680 papers (h-index 101), with contributions to MOF-based catalysis, energy materials, and stimuli-responsive systems. Awards include the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize (1993), Alfried Krupp Award (1996), and an honorary doctorate from Ruhr-University (2018).

Research interests include MOF design for CO₂ capture, photocatalytic fuel production, and functional hybrid materials. Notable contributions include developing MOF-based electrocatalysts and understanding cluster growth dynamics. His work bridges fundamental chemistry with applications in sustainable energy and environmental technologies.

He is an editorial board member of Angewandte Chemie and Chemical Vapour Deposition. His labs focus on synthesis, characterization, and device integration of advanced materials. Collaborative projects span academia and industry, emphasizing translation from lab to real-world applications.