Curriculum vitae: Dr. Leopold Jirovetz
Born november 23rd, 1957 in Stockerau (Austria)
Married since 1991
Primary and High School in Stockerau (Austria) from 1964-1976
Legislative military-education 1976-1977
Pharmacy-study at the University of Vienna 1977-1984
Diploma „Master of Pharmacy“ 1984
Degree „Doctor of Natural Sciences“ 1986
Member of the research-stuff of the Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna 1984-1986 (grant of the Austrian Ministry of Science)
Lecturer at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna 1987-1988
Assistant-Professor of the Department of Organic-Synthesis at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna 1988-1989
Designed member of the scientific stuff of the Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna 1990
Lab-Head of the Department of Analytical Services (GC, MS and NMR) at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna since 1990
Vize-president of the Union of Vienna University-Lecturers since 1998
Member of the presidium of the Union-trade of the Vienna University-Lecturers since 1998
President of the Union of Vienna University-Lecturers since June 2000
Member of the Council „personal stuff development“ at the University of Vienna, running by the Vize-rector, Prof.Dr. Gabriele Moser, 2000-2004.
Highlights 1992-2007: Dr. Leopold Jirovetz
A.) Awards:
1992: Herba-award (Austrian Pharmaceutical Industry) for the work „Identification of aroma-compounds in blood samples after inhalation“
1994: Peter B. Czedik-Eysenberg-award (Austrian Society of Chemistry, Section foodchemistry-cosmetics-tensides) for the work „Comparative Analysis of Different Dill Herb and Dill Seed Oils Constituents by Means of GC/FID and GC/MS“
2000: University of Vienna-award (Academic Senate of the University of Vienna) for the aid-programme „Initiative for the medicament gift-project for the Children-Hospital of Czernowitz (Ukraine)“.
2003: Honory-Award (University of Ngaoundere, Cameroon) for the cooperation of the University of Vienna, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and the University of Ngaoundere, ENSAI, Department of Applied Chemistry, in the field of plant analysis.
2004: Fritz-Pregl-Preis (AustrianAcademy of Sciences) for „Analysis of volatile plant compounds using GC, GC-MS and olfactometry“.
C.) Member of editorial board of scientific journals and books:
Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants (India)
Ernährung/Nutrition (Austria)
Processing, Analysis and Application of Essential Oils (L. Jirovetz & G. Buchbauer, eds.), Har Krishan Bhalla & Sons, Dehradun, India (2005).
Aromatic Plants from Asia - their Chemistry and Application in Food and Therapy (L. Jirovetz, N.X. Dung, V.K. Varshney, eds.), Har Krishan Bhalla & Sons, Dehradun, India (2007).
D.) Referee (papers and books) for more than 30 scientific journals (Österreichische Apotheker-Zeitung (Austria), Flavour and Fragrance Journal (USA), International Laboratory (USA), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (USA) etc.)
E.) Author or co-author of chapters in up to 30 scientific books and proceedings.
F.) Author and co-author of about 200 scientific papers.
G.) Lectures at scientific conferences, congresses, symposia and meetings as author or co-author:About 80.
H.) Poster presentations at conferences, congresses, symposia and meetings as author or co-author:About 125.