Prof. Dr. Amitabh Banerji

since 02/2020	University Professor (W3) for Chemistry Education University of Potsdam
04/2019 - 01/2020	University Professor (W2) for Chemistry Education University of Potsdam
2014 – 2019	Assistant Professor (Juniorprofessor) for Chemistry Education University of Cologne, Germany
2012 – 2014	Teacher and Scientific Coordinator (50%) Junior University Wuppertal, Germany Research Assistant (Postdoc) (50%) Bergische University of Wuppertal
2009 – 2012	Research Assistant (PhD) Work-Group of Prof. Dr. Michael Tausch Bergische University of Wuppertal, Germany
2007 – 2009	Teacher Practical Training (Referendariat) Herder-Gymnasium, Berlin, Germany
2000 – 2006	Study of Chemistry and Informatics for higher Education (Gymnasiales Lehramt) Freie University of Berlin, Germany

2021	Brandenburger Innovationspreis Cluster Kunststoffe & Chemie 2021 Awarded by Jörg Steinbach (Minister of Commerce and Energy in Brandenburg) for the project boXperiment
2017	Awarded as „Highly Commended“ Project (OLEDs) At the European Science On Stage Festival, Debrecen (Hungary)
2014	Best Poster Prize Awarded at the International Conference of Electroluminescence, Cologne
2013	Special Prize of the „Bergische Wissenstransfer“ Prize Awarded by the Bergische University of Wuppertal
2011	Manfred-und-Wolfgang-Flad Prize Awarded by the GDCh-Fachgruppe Chemieunterricht, Bremen
2011 – 2014	Multiple 1st Positions in Science Slams (Different locations in Germany)

Providing possibilities for a modern and motivating science education through

1. 1. Curriculum Innovation & Research-Based-Implementation
   2. Digital Tools in Science Education

Here you can read more about these topics.

Current publications:

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L. Halbrügge, A. Banerji, K. Meerholz (2022). Hallo Zukunft - Gedruckte Elektronik als Hands-on Experiment. CHEMKON, 29 (S1), 355–361

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A. Wiepke, C. Hildebrandt, N. Hagen, A. S. Krüger, U. Lucke, A. Banerji, Das VR-Labor-Klassenzimmer zur Professionalisierung von Lehramtsstudierenden der Chemie, In: P. A. Henning, M. Striewe, M. Wölfel (Hrsg.): 20. Fachtagung Bildungstechnologien (DELFI), Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Gesellschaft für Informatik, Bonn 2022, 177

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L. Halbrügge, A. Banerji (2021). Hello Future! Printed Electronics as a Hands-on Experiment for Science Teaching. World Journal of Chemical Education, 9(4), 104-110.

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A full list of all publications can be seen here.