Curriculum Vitae - Wittko Francke

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wittko Francke Born: 1940 in Reinbek Nationality: German Married, 2 sons

Education

1960 Abitur
1960-1968 Studies in chemistry, University of Hamburg
1973 Dissertation (PhD-degree), Organic Chemistry, Hamburg (Kurt Heyns)
1973 Foundation of an independent research group
1979 Habilitation, Organic Chemistry: “Chemical Communication in Beetles“

Career

1985 Call to the Chair of Biochemical Plant Protection, Univ. Gießen (declined)
1985 Professor of Organic Chemistry, Univ. Hamburg
1990 Call to the Chair of Natural Products Chemistry, Univ. Heidelberg (declined)

Activities in Academia

1992-1994 Director of the Institute of Organic Chemistry, Univ. Hamburg
1994-1999 Dean (Dekan) of the Chemistry Department, Univ. Hamburg
2003-2006 Dean of Study (Studiendekan) of the Chemistry Department, Univ. Hamburg
2004-2006 Director of the Institute of Organic Chemistry, Univ. Hamburg

1986-2002 Member of the Council and Academic Senate, Univ. Hamburg
1987-1993 Councillor and President of the International Society of Chemical Ecology
1990-2000 Chairman of the YEER-Jury (Young Europeans Environmental Research Competition)
1996-2004 Chair/Board Liebig-Vereinigung of GDCh (Association of German Organic Chemists)
1998-2011 Member of the Advisory Board for the Max Planck Institute of Chemical Ecology, Jena
2000-2004 Elected, Official Referee for the German Science Foundation (DFG)
1996-2008 Chairman of the Scientific Board of the Helmholtz Research Center GKSS

Board member and Associate Editor of “Journal of Chemical Ecology“ (since 1989)
Board member and Editor-in-Chief of “Chemoecology (1998-2013)
Board member and Editor-in-Chief of “Eur. J. Organic Chemistry“ (1991-2004)
Co-editor of the textbook in Organic Chemistry “Beyer/Walter” 22th - 24th edition (1991-2010)

Referee for numerous scientific journals as well as for the German Ministry of Science and Technology, and for international governmental and non-governmental organisations

Awards

1980 Carl-Christiansen-Gedächtnispreis
1995 Honorary Medal of the International Society of Chemical Ecology
1996 Otto-Wallach Medal of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)
1997 Honorary Doctoral Degree of Gothenburg University, Sweden
2005 Karl-Escherich Medal of the German Society of Pure and Applied Entomology (DGaaE)
2005 Honorary Doctoral Degree of Lund University, Sweden
2016 Honorary Member of the International Society of Chemical Ecology