Materials Science and Chemistry

Biography

Family name : Jakubowski First name : Norbert Date of Birth : 11.02.1953 Professional address: Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing BAM D-12489 Berlin Richard-Willstaetter-Str. 11 Telephone Number : 0049-030-8104-1110 FAX Number : 0049-03-8104-1117 Studies and Diplomas: 1974 – 1977: “University of Essen”: BSc 1977 – 1981: “University of Essen”: MSc 1987 –1991 : Thesis at the “University of Hohenheim”: Ph.D. Professional Experience: 1981 – 1982 : Scientific consultant of the „Gesellschaft der Förderer des Deutschen Energiezentrums (Society of the Promotion of a German Energy Centre)“ 1982 until 2009: Senior scientist at the ISAS - Institute for Analytical Sciences, Dortmund, Germany 2009 until now : Head of division “Inorganic Trace Analysis” at the BAM - Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany Awards : 2005: Zimmer International Scholar given by the University of Cincinnati, USA 2006: Waters Symposium Prize: Pioneers in ICP-MS, Pittcon 2006, Orlando, USA 2013: European Award for Plasma Spectrochemistry, Krakow, Poland Boards and Committees: “Advisory Board” Member of the following journals: The Analyst, Journal of Metallomics

Research Interest

Analytical Chemistry with special interest in development of instruments, methods and problem-orientated procedures based on elemental mass spectrometry of solid and soft materials. Key Words: Speciation of P, Pt, Sn, Gd, Cd; metalloproteins, antibodies, bioconjugation by use of metals; analytical characterization of nanoparticles and their interaction with single biological cells, bioimaging of tissues by use of LA-ICP-MS.