Dr. Mapesa, Emmanuel Urandu – Experimental physics (Kremer, UL)

Date of defence: October 30, 2014

Research topic: Molecular dynamics of polymers close to a metal interface

Methods:

  • Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS),
  • Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR),
  • AC Calorimetry,
  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
  • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

Dr. Kuhnhold, Anja – Theoretical physics (Paul, MLU)

Title of thesis: “Untersuchung der passiven und aktiven Mikrorheologie einer unverschlauften Polymerschmelze mittels Molekulardynamik-Simulationen”

Date of defence: November 20, 2014

Research topic: 
Microrheology of glass-forming polymer melts

Methods:

  • Microrheology
  • Molecular Dynamics simulation (MD)