Group Members
Prof. Detlef Günther
ETH Zurich
Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences
Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry
HCI G 113
Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10
8093 Zurich
Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 6324687
Fax: +41 44 6331071
E-mail: guenther(ät)inorg.chem.ethz.ch
Curriculum Vitae
Current position
2003-presentLaboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zurich
Position: Full Professor for Trace element and micro analysis
Keywords: ion molecule and plasma induced gas phase reactions, laser-induced ablation processes, plasma formation, ultra trace multielement analysis (fg/g), nano-depth layer ablation
2008 – present
Coordinator Public Relations D-CHAB
2005 – present
Zulassungskommission Bachelor / Master
2004 – present
Coordinator Museum D-CHAB
2003 – present
Mobility Coordinator D-CHAB
Previous positions
2006 – 2008
Head of Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zurich
1999 – 2003
Chair of the Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (CEAC)
1998 – 2003
Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich
Position: Assistant Professor for Analytical Chemistry and Trace Element Analysis
1995 – 1998
Department of Isotope Geology and Mineral Resources,
ETH Zürich
Position: Research assistant (ICP-MS, LA-ICP-MS) with
C.A. Heinrich
Project: development of a suitable laser ablation system for high spatial resolution analysis of micro inclusions in quartz
Keywords: in-house built 193 nm excimer laser, improved sensitivity, first quantitative multielement analysis of magmatic inclusions, quantification of gold and copper for modeling of ore enrichment
1994 – 1995
Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Position: Post-doctoral fellow for research (LA-ICP-MS) with
H.P. Longerich
Project: development of an ultra-high sensitive ICP-MS for solid sampling
Keywords: changes on the ion transfer interface in ICP-MS, improved limits of detection to fg range, contributions to geochemical processes (enrichments, magmatic melts and mineral analysis in the ng/g concentration range)
1992 – 1994
Department of Stress Research, Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle, Germany
Position: Head of the Analytical Group (ICP-MS, HPLC) in the Department of L. Nover
Project: method development for heavy metal (HM) transport, determination of the HM-uptake as well as HM-species in soils and plants using the combination of chromatographic and elemental detectors
Keywords: on-line HPLC-ICP-MS system, greenhouse simulated heavy metal stress induced in plants, separation and elemental determination of Cu- and Cd-binding complexes, ESI-MS validation of the isolated species
1990 – 1992
Department of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
Position:Teaching and research assistant (Analytical Chemistry and Electrochemistry)
1991
Part time study at the University Duisburg (4 months) in the group of A. Golloch
Project: investigation of dried aerosols for quantification of laser-induced aerosols
Keywords: synthetic aerosol formation (below 2 micron), reduced matrix effects due to aerosol desolvation
1990
Ph.D. thesis in Chemistry completed “Interpretation and optimization of sampling and transport as well as calibration for quantitative LM-ICP-OES”
Keywords: quantification using non-matrix matched standards
1987– 1990
Position: Ph.D. Student (Doctoral Thesis)
1987
Diploma thesis completed“Lasermicroanalytical investigation of the aluminium distribution in the vertebrae lumbar of 5/6 nephrectomized and non-nephrectomized rats”
Keywords: development of a quantification procedure for Al in bone matrix, distribution patterns indicate Al transport related to the blood, non-essential element (Al) implementation into bones was determined to be different in comparison to essential elements
1982 - 1987
Diploma student in Chemistry
1978 – 1982
High school, Zerbst, Germany
1970 – 1978
Primary School, Lübs, Germany
