Associate Professor

321A Schrenk Hall
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409-0010
(573) 341-4432
Fax: (573) 341-6033
woelk@mst.edu

University of Bonn - PhD, Physical Chemistry, 1991;

University of Bonn - MSc, Chemistry, 1988;

University of Bonn - BS, Chemistry, 1984

 

SPECIALIZATION

Physical Chemistry

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

In situ high-temperature and high-pressure NMR spectroscopy

Chemical reactions in supercritical fluids

Toroidal-cavity rotating-frame NMR microscopy

Chromatographic and rheological NMR

 

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Klaus Woelk, "Optimizing the use of personal response devices (clickers) in large-enrollment introductory courses," Journal of Chemical Education, 85, 1400-1405 (2008).

Heiko G. Niessen, Klaus Woelk, "Investigations in supercritical fluids," Topics in Current Chemistry, 276 (In Situ NMR Methods in Catlaysis), 69-110 (2007).

Thorsten Jonischkeit, Ute Bommerich, Joerg Stadler, Klaus Woelk, Heiko G. Niessen, Joachim Bargon, "Generating long-lasting ¹H and ¹³C hyperpolarization in small molecules with parahydrogen-induced polarization," Journal of Chemical Physics, 124, 201109/1-201109/5 (2006).

Alexander W. Kluwer, Tehila S. Koblenz, Thorsten Jonischkeit, Klaus Woelk, Cornelis J. Elsevier, "Kinetic and Spectroscopic Studies of the [Palladium(Ar-bian)]-Catalyzed Semi-Hydrogenation of 4-Octyne," Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127, 15470-15480 (2005).

Thorsten Jonischkeit, Klaus Woelk, "Hydrogen induced polarization-nuclear-spin hyperpolarization in catalytic hydrogenations without the enrichment of para- or orthohydrogen," Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 346, 960-969 (2004).

Heiko G. Niessen, Peter Trautner, Rolf Backhausen, Klaus Woelk, "Recent developments in toroid cavity autoclave engineering," Concepts in Magnetic Resonance, Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering, 16B, 15-21 (2003).

Joachim Bargon, Boris Graewe, Thorsten Jonischkeit, Klaus Woelk, "Sensorik - Von der Waage zur elektronischen Nase," Chemie in unserer Zeit, 37, 212 (2003).