Prof. Dr. Stephan von Delft

University of Münster
Institute of Business Administration
at the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Leonardo-Campus 1
48149 Münster
Telephone: +49(0)251 8331810
University of Münster
Institute of Business Administration
at the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Leonardo-Campus 1
48149 Münster
Telephone: +49(0)251 8331810
Stephan von Delft is a Professor of Business Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Münster. His interdisciplinary research focuses on the management of clean technologies, the transition to the circular economy and the development of new business models.
He has published in several leading academic journals, including Communications Engineering, Energy & Environmental Science, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Energy Storage, Long Range Planning and Technovation. Together with Jens Leker and Carsten Gelhard, he co-edited the book Business Chemistry – How to Build Thriving Businesses in the Chemical Industry.
He is a member of the executive board of the Association for Chemistry and Business (VCW) of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and a member of the editorial review board of the Academy of Management Discoveries (AMD). He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow’s Adam Smith Business School (Scotland).
Stephan holds a graduate degree in business chemistry and a doctoral degree (summa cum laude) from the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Münster. Prior to (re)joining the University of Münster, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and later Professor at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow (Scotland).
Aghdasi, F., Allen, D., Allen, S.J., Brady, M., Brett, J.M., Caporarello, L., Fellenz, M., Fischbacher-Smith, D., Fischbacher-Smith, M., Fukami, C., Holland, A., Hamilton, A., Leben, D., Morse, L., Rivers, C., von Delft, S., & Wittmer, D. (2025). Human-centered business education in an artificial intelligence-driven world. Journal of Management Inquiry, (accepted for publication)
Wesselkämper, J., Hendrickson, T., Lux, S., & von Delft, S. (2025). Recycling or 2nd use? Supply potentials and climate effects of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries. Environmental Science & Technology, (accepted for publication)
Schlehuber, S., Hemmelder, A., & von Delft, S. (2025). Uncovering collaboration and knowledge areas in lithium-ion battery recycling. EES Batteries. (early online publication). doi: 10.1039/D5EB00056D.
Hemmelder, A., Tietze, F., Lux, S., Jahnke, L., Leker, J., & von Delft, S. (2025). The geostrategic race for leadership in future electric vehicle battery technologies. Energy & Environmental Science, 18, 6117-6130. doi: 10.1039/D5EE00301F.
von Delft, S. (2025). Der Wirtschaftschemiker: Trends im Wirtschaftschemie-Studium. Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 73(5), 63. doi: 10.1002/nadc.20254150614.
von Delft, S. (2025). Der Wirtschaftschemiker: Die transatlantische Realität als Chance. Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 73(2), 41. doi: 10.1002/nadc.20254147852.
Wesselkämper, J., & von Delft, S. (2024). Wie Batterien im Kreis laufen. Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 72(12), 32-33. doi: 10.1002/nadc.20244145115.
Wesselkämper, J., & von Delft, S. (2024). Optimierter Übergang zur Kreislaufwirtschaft für Elektrofahrzeug-Batterien. MobilityAgenda, 8, 52-55. ISSN: 2942-268X.
von Delft, S. (2024). Der Wirtschaftschemiker: Den Blick auf die Wirkung richten. Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 72(9), 49. doi: 10.1002/nadc.20244144268.
von Delft, S. (2024). Der Wirtschaftschemiker: Fachbereiche brauchen eine Wettbewerbsstrategie. Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 72(4), 47. doi: 10.1002/nadc.20244138937.
von Delft, S., & Van Der Veen, G. (2019). Digitalisierung verändert Geschäftsmodelle in der Chemie. CHEManager, 27(11).
von Delft, S., & Van Der Veen, G. M. (2019). Plattformen als Geschäftsmodelle. Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 67(3), 32-33. doi: 10.1002/nadc.20194085920.