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RWTH Aachen appoints chemist Thomas Wiegand, Heisenberg Professor since 2021, as professor

RWTH Aachen University has appointed chemist Thomas Wiegand as professor. He has held a Heisenberg Professorship at the university since 2021, funded by the DFG (German Research Foundation).

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Why it matters: The appointment concerns RWTH Aachen University, where chemist Thomas Wiegand has held a DFG-funded Heisenberg Professorship since 2021.

RWTH Aachen University announced that chemist Thomas Wiegand has been appointed professor at the university.

According to the university, Wiegand has held a Heisenberg Professorship at RWTH since 2021, funded by the DFG, the German Research Foundation.

The university said his specialism is interdisciplinary research based on solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

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Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor

RWTH Aachen University has appointed as professor Thomas Wiegand, a chemist who has held a DFG-funded Heisenberg Professorship there since 2021 and works on interdisciplinary solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

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