Apl. Prof. Dr. Richard Buchner, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie Universität Regensburg. Main scientific interest is the interplay of solvent-solvent, solute-solvent and solute-solute interactions and its implications on cooperative dynamics in solutions. The major focus is on hydration/solvation phenomena and on ion-binding. Studied systems range from aqueous electrolyte [1] and non-electrolyte [2] solutions, including ionic surfactants [3], to ionic liquids [4] and deep eutectic solvents [5], see, e.g.:
[1] J. Hunger et al., DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c05441
[2] S. Friesen et al., DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121363
[3] Z. Medos et al., DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00877J
[4] H. Watanabe et al., DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c07706
[5] V. Agieienko and R.B., DOI: 10.1039/d2cp90068h

Scientific and academic carrier:
(1982) diploma in Chemistry at Universitat Regensburg,
(1986)  PhD thesis on “The Infuence of Electrolytes and Non-polar Substances on the Dielectric Properties of Methanol and Water in the Gigahertz Range” supervisor: Prof. J. Barthel,
(1986)   Akademischer Rat (senior research assistant) at the Institut fir Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universitat Regensburg,
(1986 1987) NATO Research Fellow with Prof. J. Yarwood, Durham Univ., UK,
(1997) Appointed Privatdozent at Universität Regensburg,
(2003) Adjunct professor
(2007)   Appointed Akademischer Direktor
(2021)   Retirement

Visiting research fellow at Murdoch University, Australia (host: Prof. G. Hefter), and AIST Sendai, Japan (Dr. M. Kanakubo). Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Molecular Liquids (1995-2023), the Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data (2009-2015) and the Zeitschrift fiir Physikalische Chemie (2011-2014). 2003-2022 Member of the International Advisory Committee, 10.2007-10.2013 Chairman of the European Molecular Liquids Group.
Dec. 2024: ∼ 210 Publications, H-Index 60