© Tiss: Michael Schnürch

Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Michael Schnürch, opens an external URL in a new window was appointed University Professor at the TU with effect from 1 November 2025. He is assigned to the Institute for Applied Synthetic Chemistry (E163) of the Faculty of Technical Chemistry.

CV: Michael Schnürch is from Austria. He began studying technical chemistry at TU Wien in 1996, graduating with honours in 2001. His thesis on ‘Synthesis of new 4(-4-pyrimidinyl)thiazoles’ was supervised by Prof. Peter Stanetty. From 2002, he conducted research at TU Wien as part of his dissertation and received his doctorate in organic chemistry in 2005. As part of his scientific training, he completed research stays at Queens University in Canada (2003) and as a Schrödinger Fellow at Columbia University in New York (2006-2007). After returning to Vienna, Michael Schnürch continued his research at the Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry at TU Wien. During his time as a university assistant, assistant professor and associate professor, he qualified as a professor in the field of organic chemistry in 2013. He has headed the Organic and Biological Chemistry Research Department since 2020 and has been Director of the Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry since March 2024. In addition, Michael Schnürch is deeply committed to teaching and promoting young talent, including as a long-standing alumni representative for the Faculty of Technical Chemistry and a multiple award-winning supervisor of final theses. He is a member of several professional societies, including the Austrian Chemical Society (GÖCH), where he headed the Medical Chemistry Working Group, and the American Chemical Society. He also represents Austria as a delegate in the field of mechanochemical chemistry at the European Chemical Society (EuCheMS).

Michael Schnürch's scientific home is the Organic and Biological Chemistry Research Area (E163-03), which he heads. He is also director of the Institute for Applied Synthetic Chemistry (E163). His research focuses on metal-catalysed C–H activation, mechanochemical synthesis and medicinal chemistry, particularly in the context of sustainable synthesis strategies.

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