Arndt Simon


Arndt Simon is a German inorganic chemist. He was the director of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart.

Life

Simon studied Chemistry at the University of Münster from 1960-1964. He worked on his doctoral thesis in the group of Harald Schäfer from 1964-1966 and finished his habilitation in 1971. In 1972, he as associate professor at the University of Münster. Starting in 1974, he was a member of the Max-Planck Society and the director of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart. Since 1975, he was a honorary professor at the University of Stuttgart. Since 2010, he is an emeritus.

Research

Simon worked on a wide range of topics in inorganic chemistry:
Simon was awarded a multiple number of awards and honorary doctorates:
He is also a member of several academies of sciences: