Peter Richard Schreiner

Peter R. Schreiner is a professor of chemistry and Liebig-Chair at Justus Liebig University Giessen and a leading physical organic chemist. His research uncovers how quantum tunneling and London dispersion shape chemical reactivity and has enabled discoveries ranging from organocatalysis to the first nitrogen allotrope beyond N₂, N₆. A member of Leopoldina, he has received the Leibniz Award, Dirac Medal, Schrödinger Medal, and other major international honours.