Biography

Dr. Klaus Woelk is the associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education (CASE) and a tenured faculty member of the Department of Chemistry where he teaches general and physical chemistry to major and non-major students. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Bonn, Germany, and worked several years as a postdoctoral researcher at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago.

Dr. Woelk’s research expertise is in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and imaging (MRI), NMR relaxometry, and chemical catalysis. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific articles and was issued several U.S. and international patents. Among other research recognitions, he won the R&D 100 award for toroid-cavity NMR spectroscopy and imaging.

Dr. Woelk has served several years as interim department chair of chemistry and was rewarded with the American Chemical Society (ACS) “Salute to Excellence Award” for services to the ACS South Central Missouri local section. He won multiple teaching awards for undergraduate- and graduate-level education, including the coveted “We Love Your Class” award from S&T’s freshman engineering students, the Missouri S&T Faculty Teaching Award, and the inaugural President’s Award for Innovative Teaching of the University of Missouri System.

Employment

• 1994 – 2000 – Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant in Physical Chemistry, University of Bonn, Germany
• 1991 – 1994 – Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chemical Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory
• 1994 – 2000 – Wissenschaftlicher Assistent (Assistant Professor) of Physical Chemistry, University of Bonn, Germany
• 2000 – 2003 – Privatdozent (Associate Professor) of Physical Chemistry, University of Bonn, Germany
• since 2003 – Associate Professor of Chemistry, Missouri S&T (formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla)
  • 2009 – 2011 – Assistant Department Chair of Chemistry
  • 2011 – 2014 – Interim Department Chair of Chemistry
  • 2014 – 2016 – Associate Department Chair of Chemistry
  • since 2023 – Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education (CASE)

Education

• 1999 – Dr. habil. (tenure process equivalent) in Physical Chemistry, University of Bonn, Germany
• 1991 – Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D. equivalent) in Chemistry, University of Bonn, Germany
• 1988 – Diplom (M.S. equivalent) in Chemistry, University of Bonn, Germany
• 1984 – Vordiplom (B.S. equivalent) in Chemistry, University of Bonn, Germany