Rudolf Holze is Full Professor of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry at the Institute of Chemistry at Chemnitz University of Technology since 1993. He finished his studies of chemistry at Bonn University with a diploma thesis on new cathode materials for lithium batteries. Research interests include spectroelectrochemistry, electrochemical materials science (intrinsically conducting polymers, corrosion, functionalized electrode surfaces) and corrosion. He has published several books and more than 260 research papers and reviews.