Education

2013: Doctor of natural sciences (Dr.rer.nat.)
Technical University of Munich, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan

2009: Diploma in Materials Science (Dipl.-Ing.)
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Department of Materials Science and Engineering &
Alfred University, New York, Inamori School of Engineering
Core subjects: Glass and ceramics, organic chemistry

Research positions

2015: Guest scientist and -lecturer
University of Utah, Department of Chemistry

Since 2014: Leader of the Bio-Mediated Materials Syntheses group
Technical University of Munich, Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability

2009-2013: Doctoral candidate
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Department of Materials Science and Engineering &
Technical University of Munich, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan

Awards and fellowships

2014-2015: Fellow of the Max Kade Foundation
2014: Science prize of the City of Straubing
2014: (Declined) Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
2006-2007: Fellow of the German Academic Exchange Service

Research interests

Materials syntheses inspired, facilitated or performed by biological systems
Polymer physics
Microscopy and diffractometry