Scientists giving lectures at the COST School on Surface Analytical Techniques in Regensburg 04. - 07. April 2016

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Dr. Thomas Gutberlet

is senior scientist at "Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH". His research interests are in the field of neutron scattering in biology - techniques and applications. His expertise is in structure and dynamics in biological model membrane systems; structure and interaction of peptides and proteins with biomembranes; self assembly of molecules at interfaces; complex biomimetic structures at fluid and solid-liquid interfaces; and neutron scattering instrumentation.

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Prof. Ger J. M. Koper

is working at the chemical engineering department of the Delft University of Technology. He is guest researcher at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry of the Leiden University. His research field is Colloid and Interface Science with emphasis on Aggregation and Adsorption Phenomena. His experimental expertise is in optical ellipsometry and reflectometry, dielectric spectroscopy and electro-optical birefringence.

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Prof. Hubert Motschmann

is working at the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry of the University of Regensburg. His group focuses on understanding the structure and the self-organization of molecules at interfaces and the impact of interfaces on bulk properties of adjacent phases. This knowledge is utilized for the design of novel structures with specific function. His experimental expertise is in the field of linear and nonlinear optical techniques.

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Dr. Wuge Briscoe

is working as a Senior Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at the University of Bristol. His research interests include direct measurement of surface forces mediated by surfactants, polymers and nanofluids, and fundamental aspects of biolubrication and nanotoxicity. After his PhD at the University of South Australia, Wuge spent several years in Oxford, before joining Bristol. He also maintained collaborations with the KTH, Stockholm and spent an enjoyable period of time as a visiting scientist at Karlstad University, Sweden.

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Dr. Ali Zarbakhsh

is lecturer at the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences of the Queen Mary University in London. His research interests are structural studies of biological and polymeric systems at buried fluid-fluid interfaces. The current area of interest is a model for lipid emulsion drug delivery systems and interaction of a lipid monolayer with negatively charged polyelectrolytes such as DNA. Techniques used are X-ray and neutron scattering, reflectivity, in-plane diffraction and small angle scattering in addition to vibrational sum frequency spectroscopy, ellipsometry and atomic force microscopy.

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Prof. Christine Papadakis

is working?at?the Physics Department of Technical University of Munich. Her group works on structural changes in block copolymer thin films during solvent vapor treatment, responsive polymer solutions and gels and polymers for drug delivery. Her experimental expertise is in small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering, grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering, dynamic light scattering and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. ?After her PhD at Roskilde University, Denmark, she spent time at Risoe National Laboratory, Denmark, and at the University of Leipzig, Germany, before joining TU München.

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Dr. Yan Lu

is group leader at the Institute of Soft Matter and Functional Materials at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin. Her research tackles the design and synthesis of colloidal particles with tailored mesoscopic structures, organic/inorganic hybrid particles and their application as energy storage materials, catalyst, sensor and solar cells.

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Prof. Janina Kneipp

is working at the Humboldt University Berlin. Her research focused on a better understanding of the chemical and physical basis of biological phenomena with the help of surface sensitive spectroscopic methods. It combines concepts of modern developments in surface spectroscopy, nanotechnology, and chemistry with the overall objective of laying groundwork for sensitive optical detection tools, e.g., in development of new markers and sensors to be used in cells based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS).

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Prof. Colin Bain

is working in the department of chemistry of the Durham University. The research in the Bain Group can be loosely characterised as 'wet' surface chemistry. We are motivated by two general questions: 1. What is the relationship between the microscopic structure of a thin film and the molecular structure of its constituent molecules? 2. How do the microscopic properties of an interface determine its macroscopic behaviour? Our focus is on fundamental physical chemistry, but the systems we study have potential applications in areas such as lubrication, food processing, printing and coating technology, process engineering and pathology. Systems are chosen to be sufficiently complex to capture the essential behavior of real applications, yet simple enough to permit a determination of the structure of the interface.

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Prof. Hans-Jürgen Butt

is professor for physical chemistry at the University of Siegen, Germany and director at the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany.? In his group he studies the structure and dynamics of interfaces. The aim is to better understand the relationship between structural changes, dynamics, and the driving forces. Major topics are interfacial forces and wetting, in particular wetting of superamphiphobic surfaces. His group investigates liquids that are internally structured at different length scales, such as polymer melts, solutions, dispersions, or emulsions. The methods used include scanning probe techniques, confocal microscopy, focused ion beam, microrheology, light and X-ray scattering. To expand the range of length and time scales accessible, new methods are continuously developed. The goal is to solve fundamental questions, with the perspective of future applications.