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Achim Müller
Credit: University of Bielefeld
Achim Müller

Achim Müller, 86, of Detmold, Germany, died Feb. 28, 2024.

“Achim is well known for his contributions to nanochemistry. His research focused on the synthesis, characterization, and interactions of structurally well-defined, porous, spherical metal-oxide-based nanocapsules and their applications. Achim is particularly known for his work on molybdenum clusters, including the wheel-shaped Mo154 cluster known as the Bielefeld Ferris wheel. Among many other honors, Achim received the Elhuyar-Goldschmidt Award from the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry in 2005, the Alfred Stock Memorial Prize from the German Chemical Society in 2000, and the Wilhelm Manchot Research Professorship from the Technical University of Munich in 2006.”—Vera Koester, former student

Most recent title: Professor emeritus, Bielefeld University

Education: PhD, experimental thermochemistry, 1965, and Dr. Habil., 1967, Georg August University of Göttingen

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