Rate My Professor Annette Rompel

University of Vienna

Chemistry Biology Health Science Biochemistry Chemical Biology Environmental Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Biophysics Structural Biology

5.0

1 review · out of 5

Rate Annette

Is this you? Claim this profile

Ratings & reviews

5.05/4/2026

Always fair, constructive, and supportive.

Taught by or worked with Annette?

Add your rating. It takes about 30 seconds.

About Annette

Annette Rompel is Univ.-Prof. Dr. and serves as Chair in Biophysical Chemistry in the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Vienna, a position she has held as full professor since 2008, making her the first female professor of chemistry at the institution. She completed her chemistry studies from 1984 to 1990 and her PhD in the Department of Biochemistry from 1990 to 1993 at the University of Münster, Germany. Post-doctorate, she was a research associate at the Structural Biology Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, USA (1995-1996), followed by research positions at the University of Münster (1996-1997, 2001-2004, 2006-2007), an assistant professorship at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense (2004), an associate professor replacement in biotechnology at Münster (2005-2006), and visiting professorships at the University of Vienna (2006, 2007-2008). As head of the Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Rompel has established an interdisciplinary research environment and mentored prominent female scientists, including recipients of ERC grants and Lise Meitner Fellowships, while advocating for gender balance as a scientific advisor on the Austrian Science Fund board for inorganic chemistry.