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Professor Dr. Uwe Karst

Current affiliations

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Research Focus

  • Hyphenated techniques
  • Nanoparticles
  • Speciation Analysis
  • Applied Atomic Spectroscopy

Academic Education

1998Habilitation in Analytical Chemistry (Univ. of Muenster)
1990 - 1993Dr. rer. nat. (Univ. of Muenster, K. Cammann)
1985 - 1990Undergraduate studies of chemistry at the Westfälische-Wilhelms Universität Muenster

Work Experience

since 11/2005Chair of Analytical Chemistry (Univ. of Muenster, Muenster)
since 1994Independent research
2001 - 2005Chair of Analytical Chemistry (Univ. of Twente, Enschede)
1993 - 1994Postdoctoral researcher (Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, R.E. Sievers)
1991Research associate (Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, R.M. Wightman)

Functions and Memberships

German Society for Mass Spectrometry (DGMS)
American Chemical Society (ACS)
German Chemical Society (GDCh)
2008 - 2015Elected member of the DFG Fachkollegium "Analytical Chemistry, Method Development"

Publications

Are i-Motif Structures in DNA Compatible with Cytosine–Ag(I)–Cytosine Base Pairs?
Seiffert, V; López-Chamorro, C; Barceló-Oliver, M; Erbacher, C; Karst, U; Hebenbrock, M; Kraatz, H-B; Galindo, MA; Müller, J (2026)
In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 65, e19809. doi:10.1002/anie.202519809
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Contiguous Heterobimetallic Arrays of Metal-Mediated Base Pairs
Lefringhausen, N; Erbacher, C; Hebenbrock, M; Karst, U; Müller, J (2026)
In: Inorganic Chemistry, 65, 17023-17029. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c02244
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
MIA: A Visual Analytics System for Multimodal Spectral Imaging Data
Rave, Hennes; Kronenberg, Katharina; Gödde, Hannes; Tobergte, Lea; Holtkamp, Michael; Werner, Julia; Bohrer, Peter; Lohöfer, Fabian; Braren, Rickmer; Clases, David; Karst, Uwe; Linsen, Lars (2026)
In: Computers and Graphics, 139, 104727. doi:10.1016/j.cag.2026.104727
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
The Exceptional Challenges of Si-based Anodes and the Eternal Hunt for Electrolyte Additives - A Perspective on the Example of Novel Dioxazaborole-based Molecules
Heuvel, Steffen; Arifiadi, Anindityo; Balke, Lisa; Abke, Niklas Markus; Tsoufios, Alexandros; Buchmann, Julius; Manard, Benjamin T.; Quarles Jr., C. Derrick; Voigt, Dominik; Nowak, Sascha; Winter, Martin; Karst, Uwe; Glorius, Frank; Kasnatscheew, Johannes (2026)
In: BACCARA Power Day 2026, Münster, Germany. 
Poster | Peer reviewed | Published
Rapid versus slow degeneration and complications of biomaterials in patients with congenital heart disease
Peivandi, Armin Darius; Holtkamp, Michael; Rave, Hennes; Linsen, Lars; Martens, Sven; Müller, Klaus-Michael; Karst, Uwe; Martens, Sabrina (2025)
In: Cardiovascular Pathology, 75. doi:10.1016/j.carpath.2024.107712
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
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Projects

Time-dependent uptake, subcellular deposition and brain specific effects of Gadolinium-based MRI-contrast agents – a multidisciplinary approach
Duration: 01/05/2025 - 03/04/2028 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
Pigments - Properties and influences on the product quality of industrial paints and other surface coatings (Pig-Pro-QuO)
Duration: 01/03/2025 - 29/02/2028
Funded by: EFRE/JTF-Programm - Innovationswettbewerb Industrie.IN.NRW
Type of project: Individual project
CRC 1450 - B02: Quantitative MRI of organ-specific vascular permeability and immune cell dynamics by combination with mass spectrometric imaging
Duration: 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
2nd Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Integrated Topics (IMSIS2024)
Duration: 09/09/2024 - 12/09/2024
Funded by: DFG - International Scientific Events
Type of project: Scientific Event
CRC 1450 - B02: Quantitative MRI of organ-specific vascular permeability and immune cell dynamics by combination with mass spectrometric imaging
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2024 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
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Prizes

2. Place at the 5th Nordic Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry Poster Award Session 2010
Awarded by: Royal Society of Chemistry
Award given to: Terborg L, Nowak S, Winter M, Karst U
Date of awarding: 15/06/2010
Type of distinction: Best publication award
1. Place at the 5th Nordic Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry Poster Award Session 2010
Awarded by: Royal Society of Chemistry
Award given to: Nowak S, Terborg, Künnemeyer, J, Buscher, W, Karst, U
Date of awarding: 15/06/2010
Type of distinction: Best publication award
Fresenius-Preis
Awarded by: Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)
Award given to: Karst, Uwe
Date of awarding: 15/09/2009
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
4th Nordic Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry Poster Award 2008
Awarded by: Norwegian Chemical Society - Division of Analytical Sciences
Award given to: Nowak S, Künnemeyer J, Terborg L, Tokmak F, Buscher W, Karst U
Date of awarding: 15/06/2008
Type of distinction: Best publication award
Fachgruppenpreis der Fachgruppe Analytische Chemie der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)
Awarded by: Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) - Fachgruppe Analytische Chemie
Award given to: Karst, Uwe
Date of awarding: 01/01/1999
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

Data analytics for energy strategy and innovation - the case of battery technologies
Candidate: Hemmelder, André | Supervisors: Leker, Jens; Karst, Uwe | Reviewers: Leker, Jens; Karst, Uwe
Period of time: 01/11/2021 - 02/10/2025
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Isolation, structure elucidation and structure-activity relationships of antiprotozoal alkaloids from Pachysandra terminalis as well as their seasonal, organ-…
Candidate: Schäfer, Lizanne | Supervisors: Schmidt, Thomas J.; Karst, Uwe | Reviewers: Schmidt, Thomas J.; Karst, Uwe
Period of time: 01/04/2022 - 11/07/2025
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Untersuchungen zur Stimulation einzelner Zellen und Zellverbunde mittels bildgebender MALDI Massenspektrometrie
Candidate: Schwenzfeier, Jan | Supervisors: Karst, Uwe; Soltisch, Jens; Hayen, Heiko | Reviewers: Karst, Uwe; Soltisch, Jens; Hayen, Heiko
Period of time: 01/07/2025 - 19/02/2025
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Neue Anwendungen von laserinduzierter Nachionisation für die bildgebende Matrix-unterstützte Laser-Desorption-/Ionisation in der biologischen…
Candidate: Bien, Tanja | Supervisors: Karst, Uwe; Dreisewerd, Klaus
Period of time: until 29/10/2021
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
New Methods for MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Bacteria
Candidate: Brockmann, Eike | Supervisors: Karst, Uwe
Period of time: 01/10/2016 - 23/07/2021
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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