Official Functions
since 2025 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Werner Siemens Stiftung
since 2022 Honorary Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society
since 2021 Specially Appointed Professor of Hokkaido University
since 2018 Member of the German National Academy of Science Leopoldina
2015 - 2023 Editor-in-Chief "Synlett", Thieme
since 2005 Editor "Synfacts", Thieme
2005 - 2011 Programme Coordinator of the DFG Priority Programme SPP1179
since 2004 Honorary Professor at Cologne University