Prof. Dr. Bernd Abel

++49 - 551 - 39 3106 e-mail homepage (http://www.pc-uni-leipzig.de/) Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie/Reaktionsdynamik Wilhelm-Ostwald-Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie Fakultät für Chemie und Mineralogie Universität Leipzig Linnestrasse 2 04103 Leipzig Germany

• femtochemistry in solution
• IVR, VET in different molecular environments
• chemistry in supercritical fluids
• radical chemistry at very low temperature
• impact of water aggregation on gas phase reactions
• analytics of biomolecules and their aggregates
• time resolved transformations of biomolecules (aggregation and dissociation)
• development of E(X)UV sources for spectroscopy, and microscopy
• time resolved soft x-ray spectroscopy
• biophotonics, high throughput screening techniques

• Diplome (Göttingen, 1986)
• PHD (Göttingen, 1990, with Prof. J. Troe)
• Post-doctoral reasearch at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (G. Harrison Spectroscopy Lab) with Prof. J. I. Steinfeld (1990-1992)
• Fellow of the German Science Foundation DFG (1990-1993)
• Since 1994 permanent research staff member (BAT1a) at the Institute for Physical Chemistry of the University Göttingen
• Since 1994 leader of a research group in the department "Spectroscopy and Photochemical Kinetics" (Dep. 010, Troe) of the Max-Planck-Institute for biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen
• Project leader and principal investigator in the Sonderforschungsbereich 357, "Molecular Mechanisms of Unimolecular Reactions" of the German Science Foundation (DFG), Projects A7, A13, B1 (since 1996)
• Habilitation in Physical Chemistry at the Georg-August University Göttingen (1999),
• Venia legendi in Physical Chemistry (1999)
• Sir Harold Thompson Memorial Award, Elsevier Science (1999)
• Nernst-Haber-Bodenstein-Prize (2001) of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry
• Project leader and coordinator (D) in the Graduate School Göttingen 782 "Spectroscopy and Dynamics of molecular aggregates, chains, coils, and networks", Project B ("aggregates in solution") and D ("biomolecules and their aggregates"), (since 2002)
• Associate Professor (apl) in Physical Chemistry (since 2002)
• Founder of Microliquids GmbH (2003)
• Project leader in the DFG priority program 1134 "Transient structures in condensed matter investigated by ultrafast x-ray techniques" (2004).
• Coordination of the project NANOSCOPE within the program "Innovative Applications of XUV radiation beyond lithography" of the BMBF.
  
  

PCGG activities

Ongoing and Planned Research Group Interaction(s) within the Graduate School

• The Diederichsen Group
• The Griesinger Group
• The Buback Group
• The Suhm Group
• The Botschwina Group
• The Buck Group
• The Grubmüller Group

• Analytical laser induced liquid beam desorption mass spectrometry of biomolecules and their aggregates

• ♦ O. Link, E. Vöhringer-Martinez, E. Lugovoy, Y. Liu, K. R. Siefermann, H. Grubmüller, B. Abel, Shedding new light on the dynamics of superheated hydrogen-bonded liquids, (submitted 2010).
• ♦ K. R. Siefermann, Y. Liu, E. Lugovoy, O. Link, M. Faubel, U. Buck, B. Winter, B. Abel, Binding energies, lifetimes and implications of bulk and interface solvated electrons in water, Nat. Chem. 2010, 2, 274-279. (published online: 7 March 2010) (DOI: 10.1038/NCHEM.580)
• ♦ K. R. Siefermann, B. Abel, Ion chemistry mediated by water networks, Science 2010, 327, 280.
• ♦ O. Link, E. Lugovoy, K. Siefermann, Y. Liu, M. Faubel, B. Abel, Ultrafast electronic spectroscopy for chemical analysis near liquid water interfaces: concepts and applications, Appl. Phys. A 2009, 96, 117.
• ♦ J. Haas, E. Vöhringer-Martinez, A. Bögehold, D. Matthes, U. Hensen, A. Pelah, B. Abel, H. Grubmüller, Primary Steps of pH-dependent Insulin Aggregation Kinetics Are Governed by Conformational Flexibility, ChemBioChem 2009, 10, 1816-1822.
• ♦ O. Link, E. Vöhringer-Martinez, E. Lugovoy, Y. Liu, K. Siefermann, M. Faubel, H. Grubmüller, R. B. Gerber, Y. Miller, B. Abel, Ultrafast phase transitions in metastable water near liquid interfaces, Faraday Discuss 2009, 141, 67.
• ♦ F. Wiederschein, E. Vöhringer-Martinez, B. Abel, H. Grubmüller, Molecular Dynamics simulation of the liquid phase desorption mechanism of biomolecules, Biophysical Journal 2007, , 193A-193A Suppl. S..
• ♦ B. Hansmann, B. Abel, Kinetics in cold laval nozzle expansions: From atmospheric chemistry to oxidation of biomolecules in the gas phase, Chem. Phys. Chem. 2007, 8 (3), 343-356.
• ♦ A. Charvat, B. Abel, How to make big molecules fly out of liquid water: Applications, features, and physics of laser assisted liquid phase dispersion mass spectrometry, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2007, 9, 3335-3360.
• ♦ E. Vöhringer-Martinez, B. Hansmann, H. Hernandez, J.S. Francisco, J. Troe, B. Abel, Water catalysis of a radical-molecule gas-phase reaction, Science 2007, 315 (5811), 497-501.
• ♦ A. Charvat, F. Gessler, J. Niemeyer, A. Boegehold, B. Abel, Rapid quantitative detection of bovine serum albumin in blood serum with seeded liquid beam desorption mass spectrometry, Anal. Lett. 2006, 39(10), 2191-2203.
• ♦ A. Charvat, A. Bögehold, B. Abel, Time-resolved micro liquid desorption mass spectrometry: Mechanism, features, and kinetic applications (Review), Aust. J. Chem. 2006, 59, 81-103.
• ♦ B. Abel, A. Charvat, U. Diederichsen, M. Faubel, B. Girmann, J. Niemeyer, A. Zeeck, Applications, features, and mechanistic aspects of liquid water beam desorption mass spectrometry, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 2005, 243, 177-188.
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• ♦ B. Abel, A. Charvat, J. Troe, Verfahren für eine Hochdurchsatzmassenanalyse, SLICED, Patent EP 04 030 063.4 2005, , . Dezember 2004, DP 102-33-634.2.
• ♦ B. Stasicki, A. Charvat, M. Faubel, B. Abel, Visualization of laser-induced liquid micro-jet disintegration by means of high-speed video stroboscopy, SPIE proceedings of the 26th International Conference on High Speed Photography and Photonics 2005, 5580, 335-346.
• ♦ R. von Benten, A. Charvat, O. Link, B. Abel, Intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution and intermolecular energy transfer of benzene in supercritical CO₂: measurements from the gas phase up to liquid densities, Chem. Phys. Lett. 2004, 386(4-6), 325-329.
• ♦ R. von Benten, O. Link, B. Abel, D. Schwarzer, The Impact of a Solvent and a Methyl Rotor on Timescales of Intramolecular Vibrational Energy Redistribution in Aromatic Molecules, J. Phys. Chem. A 2004, 108(3), 363-367.
• ♦ T. Spangenberg, S. Köhler, B. Hansmann, U. Wachsmuth, B. Abel, M. A. Smith, Low-Temperature Reactions of OH Radicals with Propene and Isoprene in Pulsed Laval Nozzle Expansions, J. Phys. Chem. A. 2004, 108(37), 7527-7534.
• ♦ T. Spangenberg, B. Abel, Laser-angeregte Mikrofilamente für extreme Lichtquellen und Biomolekülanalytik, Photonik 2004, 6, 48.
• ♦ A. Charvat, E. Lugovoj, M. Faubel, B. Abel, New design for a time-of-flight mass spectrometer with a liquid beam laser desorption source for the analysis of biomolecules, Rev. Sci. Instr. 2004, 75, 1209.
• ♦ J. Assmann, A. Charvat, R. von Benten, B. Abel, Watching and controlling intramolecular energy flow in solution: Effects of selective vibrational excitation and chemical substitution, in: Ultrafast Phenomena XIII, Springer Series in Chemical Physics 2003, , pp 490. Eds. R.J.D. Miller, M.M. Murnane, N.F. Scherer, A.M. Weiner, Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. ISBN: 3-540-00089-5
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• ♦ J. Assmann, R. von Benten, A. Charvat, B. Abel, Intra- and Intermolecular Vibrational Energy Relaxation of C-H Overtone Excited Benzonitrile, para-Difluorobenzene, and Pyrazine in Solution, J. Phys. Chem. A 2003, 107(27), 5291-5297.
• ♦ J. Assmann, R. von Benten, A. Charvat, B. Abel, Vibrational Energy Relaxation of Selectively Excited Aromatic Molecules in Solution: The Effect of a Methyl Rotor and Its Chemical Substitution, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2003, 107(12), 1904-1913.
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• Talk: Dec 03 2008 Biokinetics by time-resolved mass spectrometry (Introductory Lecture WS 2008/2009 - Biomolecular Aggregates)
• Talk: Jun 13 2007 Water Aggregates in Chemical Gas Phase Reactions (Introductory Lecture SS 2007 - Molecular Models)
• Talk: Nov 29 2006 High throughput screening of specific biomolecular interactions (Introductory Lecture WS 2006/2007 - Biomolecular Aggregates)
• Talk: Nov 22 2006 Soft desorption mass spectrometry of biomolecules and biomolecular aggregates (Introductory Lecture WS 2006/2007 - Biomolecular Aggregates)
• Talk: May 25 2005 Real-Time Probing of Intermolecular Interactions in Solutions (Introductory Lecture SS 2005 - "Building Blocks")
• Talk: Nov 03 2004 High throughput screening of specific biomolecular interactions (Introductory Lecture WS 2004/2005)
• Talk: Oct 27 2004 Soft desorption mass spectrometry of biomolecules and biomolecular aggregates (Introductory Lecture WS 2004/2005)
• Talk: Jun 25 2003 Measurements of fast processes in the condensed phase (Introductory Lecture SS 2003)
• Talk: May 14 2003 Intra- and intermolecular interactions in solution: Experiment and theory (Introductory Lecture SS 2003)
• Talk: Nov 27 2002 spectroscopic techniques for structure determination of biomolecules (ESR, LIF, IR(UV)-spectroscopy, chiroptic methods) (Introductory Lecture WS 2002/2003)
• Talk: Nov 06 2002 analytical mass spectrometry II (ESI, MALDI, ALLDI /LILBID, applications) (Introductory Lecture WS 2002/2003)
• Talk: Oct 30 2002 analytical mass spectrometry I (techniques and sources) (Introductory Lecture WS 2002/2003)