Robert H. Schuster

Prof. Dr. Robert H. Schuster Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologie Dik Eupener Straße 33 Hannover Germany 30519 Email: robert.schuster@dikautschuk.de Biographical Sketch: Robert Hans Schuster Date of birth: 08.09.1942 Address: Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologie e. V. (DIK) Eupener Straße 33 30519 Hannover Education: Dipl.-Chem. (1960-1967) Institute of Organic Chemistry University "Al. J. Cuza" Yassy (Romania) Doctor of Science (January 1981-February 1984) Institut of Macromolecular Chemistry "Hermann-Staudinger-Haus" Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg i. Br., FRG Dissertation: "Thermodynamische Untersuchungen an Polystyrol-Lösungsmittel-Systemen" (Prof. Dr. H.-J. Cantow) 1984 Scientific and educational activities: 1969 - 1980 Researcher at the Institute of Physical-Chemistry, Academy of Science (Bucharest) 1980 - 1984 Researcher at the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (Freiburg, FRG) 1984 - 1992 Head of the Department "Chemistry and Physics of elastomers" at the DIK Director of the DIK since September 1992 Lecturer at the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Hanover, FRG, since 1987 Professor at the University of Hanover since April 1996 Publications: publications with referee 407 lectures 555 scientific books 3