Mohd Afiq Bin Anuar joined our iRTG! He is working in the NMR group with Prof. Saalwächter on the project “Effect of topological constraints in polymer melts on crystallization and structure formation”.
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Welcome, Tonghua Liu!
Tonghua Liu joined our iRTG! She is working in the experimental polymer physics group with Prof. Thurn-Albrecht on the project “Effects of topological constraints in polymer melts on crystallization and structure formation”.
Welcome, Marthinus van Niekerk!
Marthinus van Niekerk joined our iRTG! He is working in the experimental polymer physics group with Prof. Thurn-Albrecht on the project “Substrate-induced molecular order andnucleation in polymer thin films”.
Bhatia, Twinkle – Biochemistry (Ott, MLU)
Research topic: Mechanism of amyloid aggregation of the parathyroid hormone in complex environment
Methods:
- Single Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy
- ThT assays
Contact: twinkle.bhatia@bct.uni-halle.de
Paschold, André – Chemistry (Binder, MLU)
Research topic: Photoswitchable aggregating Proteins and Peptids
Methods:
- organic synthesis
- chromatography
Contact: andre.paschold@chemie.uni-halle.de
Jurack, Hannes – Exp. Physics (Saalwächter, MLU)
Research topic: R1rho and CODEX experiments to study protein motions in crystals via NMR
Methods:
- solid state NMR (R1rho spectroscopy)
Contact: hannes.jurack@physik.uni-halle.de
Lauer, Christian – Theor. Physics (Paul, MLU)
Research topic: Intra- and intermolecular structure formation in the presence of specific interactions
Method:
- Monte Carlo Simulations (Stochastic Approximation Monte Carlo)
Contact: christian.lauer@physik.uni-halle.de
Sen, Newton – Chemistry (Binder, MLU)
Research topic: Modification and Modulation of Aggregating Proteins with Molecules, Membranes and Nanoparticles.
Methods:
- Polymer synthesis
- Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization
- NMR, Fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism
- Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Contact: newton.sen@chemie.uni-halle.de
Cai, Yue – Chemistry (Binder, MLU)
Research topic: Strain and stress-sensitive probes in polymers and proteins
Methods:
- Polymer synthesis
- Bergman cyclization
- DSC, GPC, NMR
Contact: yue.cai@chemie.uni-halle.de
Yu, Qiang – Exp. physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)
Research topic: Understanding and Controlling the Crystallization and Mechanical Properties of Biopolymers
Methods:
- Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS)
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
- Rheology
Contact: qiang.yu@physik.uni-halle.de
