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Univ.Prof. Gareth Parkinson PhD was appointed as University Professor for Surface Reactivity at TU Wien with effect from 1 Febrary 2021. He is assigned to the Institute of Applied Physics, opens an external URL in a new window (E134) in the Faculty of Physics, opens an external URL in a new window.

Gareth Parkinson originates from Darlington (North East England), UK. He studied Physics at the University of Warwick (West Midlands) and was awarded a doctorate 2007 with his thesis "Studies of surface and interface structure using medium energy ion scattering, opens an external URL in a new window". Soon afterwards he moved abroad to the Tulane University in New Orleans LA (USA) where he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof. Ulrike Diebold. 2010 he started his career at TU Wien as University Assistant. 2015 he was awarded a FWF START Price, opens an external URL in a new window [in German]. In addition in 2015  he successfully applied for the tenure-track position Surface Physics and from 2017 on he was assigned to the Institute of Applied Physics as Associate Professor. In 2016 he obtained his Venia Docendi, thus qualifying him to teach Experimental Physics with his habilitation "Iron oxide surfaces, opens an external URL in a new window". 2019 he has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant, opens an external URL in a new window by the European Research Council (ERC) to study how individual atoms can be used as catalysts.

Gareth Parkinson´s scientific home is the Research Unit of Surface Physics, opens an external URL in a new window. He aims to understand the atomic-scale processes underlying reactivity on metal-oxide surfaces. 

Publications by Gareth Parkinson in ReposiTUm, opens an external URL in a new window. 

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