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Doctoral students representatives: <\/strong>Stephan Sydow and Christian Lauer <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abbasi, Mozhdeh \u2013 Experimental physics (Saalw\u00e4chter, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong>
NMR investigation of polymer nanocomposites<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method:<\/strong>
Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Belau, Sebastian \u2013 Experimental physics (Seidel, UL)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong>
Nanomechanical investigation of polymer folding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method:<\/strong>
Magnetic Tweezers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bhatia, Twinkle \u2013 Biochemistry (Ott, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong>
Mechanism of amyloid aggregation of the parathyroid hormone in complex environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods:<\/strong>
1) Single Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy
2) ThT assays<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bin Anuar, Mohd Afiq \u2013 Experimental physics (Saalw\u00e4chter, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Effect of topological constraints in polymer melts on crystallization and structure formation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method:<\/strong>
Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cai, Yue \u2013 Chemistry (Binder, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Strain and stress-sensitive probes in polymers and proteins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods<\/strong>:
1) Polymer synthesis
2) Bergman cyclization
3) DSC, GPC, NMR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Camilles, Maria \u2013 Experimental physics (Saalw\u00e4chter, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic: <\/strong>NMR investigations of concentrated solutions of eye-lens crystallins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method:<\/strong> Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hassan, Alaa \u2013 Experimental physics (Tress, UL)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Broadband dielectric spectroscopy investigation of individual polymeric molecules<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method<\/strong>:
Dielectric spectroscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kahl, Robert \u2013 Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Directional crystallisation of semiconducting homo-polymers and novel donor-acceptor diblock copolymers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method<\/strong>:
x-Ray scattering (SAXS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kawa, Sebastian \u2013 Physical chemistry (Warneke, UL)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Molecular ion deposition for the generation of peptide and polymer surface layers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods<\/strong>:
mass spectrometry, ion soft-landing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kunze, Thomas\u2013 Theoretical chemistry (Sebastiani, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Computer Simulations of Solvated Molecules<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method<\/strong>:
Molecular Dynamics Simulations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lauer, Christian \u2013 Theoretical physics (Paul, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Intra- and intermolecular structure formation in the presence of specific interactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method<\/strong>:
Monte Carlo Simulations (Stochastic Approximation Monte Carlo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Liu, Tonghua \u2013 Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Effects of topological constraints in polymer melts on crystallization and structure formation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method<\/strong>s:
1) Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)
2) Mechanical measurements<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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L\u00f6ser, Lucas \u2013 Experimental physics (Saalw\u00e4chter, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: NMR investigations of multicomponent elastomers and gels<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method<\/strong>:
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR, FID, DQ)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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M\u00fcller, Fabio \u2013 Theoretical physics (Janke, UL)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Non-flat multi canonical simulations for polymer adsorption and aggregation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method<\/strong>:
Monte Carlo Simulations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Or, Wing-Kit \u2013 Experimental physics (Tress, UL)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Crystallization of individualized polymer chains<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method<\/strong>:
Dielectric spectroscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Neudorf, Malte \u2013 Experimental physics (Balbach, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Organization and interactions of eye-lens crystallins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods<\/strong>:
1) NMR
2) Protein purification
3) Fluorescence spectroscopy
4) Circular dichroism<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paschold, Andr\u00e9 \u2013 Chemistry (Binder, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Photoswitchable aggregating Proteins and Peptids<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods<\/strong>:
1) Organic synthesis
2) Chromatography<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rohmer, Matthias \u2013 Chemistry (Binder, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Secondary structure, assembly and cooperativity in dynamic supramolecular polymers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods<\/strong>:
1) Organic synthesis
2) Cicular Dichroism (CD) spectroscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sattler, Rene \u2013 Engineering (Beiner, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Structure Formation in linear precision and comb-like polymers under external constraints<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method:<\/strong>
X-ray scattering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sen, Newton \u2013 Chemistry (Binder, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Modification and Modulation of Aggregating Proteins with Molecules, Membranes and Nanoparticles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods<\/strong>:
1) Polymer synthesis
2) Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization
3) NMR, Fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism
4) Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sydow, Stephan \u2013 Experimental physics (Cichos, UL)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Interactions of single polymer chains and Amyloid fibrils in a thermophoretic trap<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods<\/strong>:
1) Fluorescence Spectroscopy
2) Thermophoretic Trapping<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tsirigoni, Anna-Maria \u2013 Biochemistry (Blank, MPIKG)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Force-induced \u03b1-\u03b2 transitions in coiled coil structures<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods<\/strong>:
1) Single molecule force spectroscopy (AFM)
2) Peptide synthesis
3) Rheology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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van Niekerk, Marthinus \u2013 Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Substrate-induced molecular order and nucleation in polymer thin films<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method:<\/strong>
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Voigt, Bruno \u2013 Experimental physics (Balbach, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: NMR investigations of the self-organization and dynamics of amyloid fibrils<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method:<\/strong>
Solution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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W\u00e4gele, Jana \u2013 Experimental physics (Ott, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Mechanisms of early amyloid formation and the confining influence of macromolecular crowding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method:<\/strong>
Single Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wurl, Anika \u2013 Experimental physics (Mendes Ferreira, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic: <\/strong>Crystalization of polymer chains under anisotropic confinement in liquid crystals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method:<\/strong>
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yu, Qiang \u2013 Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Understanding and Controlling the Crystallization and Mechanical Properties of Biopolymers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods<\/strong>:
1) Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS)
2) Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
3) Rheology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Appiah, Clement \u2013 Macromolecular chemistry (Binder, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Crystallization of folded and supramolecular polymers
Date of defence<\/strong>: March 20, 2018
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Polymer synthesis
– Click chemistry
– Ring-Opening Polymerization (ROP)
2) Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
3) UV spectroscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bregulla, Andreas \u2013 Experimental physics (Cichos, UL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Thermophoretic particle trapping, plasmonic nanostructures
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Single particle tracking
2) Fluorescence microscopy
3) Optical heating<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evgrafova, Zhanna \u2013 Macromolecular Chemistry (Binder, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Title of thesis<\/strong>: \u201cModulation of amyloid peptides aggregation by hydrophilic polymers\u201d
Date of defence<\/strong>: September 1, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frenzel, Falk \u2013 Experimental physics (Kremer, UL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Charge transport and relaxation in polymeric ionic liquids
Method<\/strong>: Broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS)
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Gladytz, Anika \u2013 Physical\/theoretical chemistry (Abel, UL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Amyloids near interfaces
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
2) Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
3) Molecular Dynamics simulation (MD)
4) Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Himmelreich, Martin \u2013 Biochemistry (Kiefhaber, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Coupled Folding and Binding Reaction of pKID:KIX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hintzen, Daniel \u2013 Physical chemistry (Abel, UL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Ultrafast dynamics of photo switchable polymers
Method:<\/strong> Time-dependent femto second spectroscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasegoankar, Ajay \u2013 Macromolecular chemistry (Binder, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Title<\/strong>: Synthesis of Complex Polyester-Architectures and their Crystallization
Date of defence<\/strong>: September 14, 2017
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Synthesis of polymers
– Click chemistry
– Ring-Opening Polymerization (ROP)
2) Chromatography
– High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
– Gel-Permeations-Chromatography (GPC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kurzhals, Steffen \u2013 Macromolecular chemistry (Binder, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Leube, Peter \u2013 Physical chemistry (Hinderberger, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Investigation of (multi-) responsive polymers via ER-spectroscopy
Method:<\/strong> Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ostas, Elena \u2013 Macromolecular chemistry (Binder, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Crystallization of supramolecular block polymers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pleyer, Christoph \u2013 Macromolecular chemistry (Binder, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Synthesis and characterisation of protein\/polymer hybrid aggregates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samiullah, Muhammad Haris \u2013 Physical chemistry (Kre\u00dfler, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Synthesis and characterization of PEG networks
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Polymer synthesis (Click chemistry)
2) Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
3) Solution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
4) Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zimmermann, Philipp \u2013 Biochemistry (Kiefhaber, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Investigation of native-state heterogeneity in the villin headpiece subdomain by TTET and NMR
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
2) Triplett-Triplett Energy Transfer (TTET)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adler, Juliane \u2013 Experimental physics (Huster, UL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Modified interactions in A-beta (1-40) fibrils
Date of defence<\/strong>: October 27, 2015
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR):
2) Structure investigation of secondary structures:
– cross-polarization (CP)
– proton driven spin diffusion (2D)
– Dynamics (DIPSHIFT)
3) Fluorescence spectroscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aguiar da Silva, Cecilia \u2013 Polymer engineering (Beiner, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Composites with self-assembled block copolymer matrices
Title of thesis<\/strong>: \u201cInfluence of morphology on the softening behavior of vulcanized BR-SBR diblock copolymers\u201d
Date of defence<\/strong>: November 4, 2016
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Anton, Arthur Markus \u2013 Experimental physics (Kremer, UL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Structure-property relationships in spider silk
Title of thesis<\/strong>: \u201cInfrarotspektroskopie zur Strukturanalyse weicher Materie\u201d
Date of defence:<\/strong> November 15th, 2016
Method:<\/strong> Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) (temperature, pressure, orientation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Babur, Tamoor \u2013 Experimental physics (Beiner, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Title of thesis:<\/strong> Structure and relaxation dynamics of comb-like polymers with rigid backbone
Date of defence<\/strong>: August 16, 2017
Method:<\/strong> X-ray diffraction, Dynamic mechanical analysis, Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B\u00e4renwald, Ruth \u2013 Experimental physics (Saalw\u00e4chter, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Solid-State NMR Investigations and MD Simulations of Lipid Bilayers in Interaction with Amphiphilic and Polyphilic Molecules
Date of defence<\/strong>: November 07, 2018
Method:<\/strong> Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Magic Angle Spinning (MAS), 1H, 13C NMR, DIPSHIFT, Determination of dipolar coupling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Balko, Jens \u2013 Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Structure formation and crystallization in semiconducting side chain polymers
Title of thesis<\/strong>: \u201cStrukturbildung und Kristallinit\u00e4t von Poly(3-Hexylthiophen) im Volumen und in d\u00fcnnen Filmen\u201d
Date of defence<\/strong>: July 29, 2015
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS)
2) Flash Differential Scanning Calorimetry (Flash-DSC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baumann, Monika \u2013 Experimental physics (Balbach, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Title of thesis<\/strong>: Biophysikalische Untersuchungen an Amyloidfibrillen
Date of defence<\/strong>: June 19, 2017
Methods:<\/strong> Solution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), 1H, 15N, 13C, High-pressure NMR, Protein expression and purification, DNA modification, Circular Dichroism (CD) spectroscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B\u00f6ker, Arne \u2013 Theoretical physics (Paul, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Structure formation in the presence of specific interactions
Date of defence<\/strong>: November 4, 2019
Methods: <\/strong>Monte-Carlo-Simulation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Danke, Varun \u2013 Engineering (Beiner, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic: <\/strong>Structure formation in comb-like polymers with rigid backbones
Date of defence:<\/strong> 18.09.2020
Method: <\/strong>X-ray Scattering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enke, Peter \u2013 Biochemistry (Kiefhaber, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Dynamic and structural properties of amyloid forming and intrinsically disordered polypeptide chains
Date of defence<\/strong>: 12.03.2021
Method:<\/strong> Triplett-Triplett Energy Transfer (TTET)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fischer, Matthias \u2013 Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Structure properties of block copolymers for organic solar cells
Date of defence:<\/strong> 01.07.2020
Methods: <\/strong>Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS), Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flieger, Ann-Kristin \u2013 Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Substrate induced molecular order and nuclation in polyer thin films
Title<\/strong>: Grenzfl\u00e4cheninduzierte Kristallisation von Polymeren durch Prefreezing
Date of defence<\/strong>: September 04, 2017
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
– Intermittent Contact Mode
– Temperature dependent
2) Diffraction on thin polymer films
– Grazing incidence diffraction (GID)
– X-ray reflectivity (XRR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fuchs, Christian \u2013 Phys. chemistry (Kre\u00dfler, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Polymer chains at the air-water interface
Title of thesis:<\/strong> \u201cSelbstorganisation von Homopolymeren und amphiphilen Triblockcopolymeren auf w\u00e4ssrigen Subphasen\u201d
Date of defence:<\/strong> February 27. 2017
Methods: <\/strong>
1) Monolayer microscopy
2) Langmuir measurements
3) Brewster angle microscopy
4) Langmuir-Blodgett<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hasan, Nazmul \u2013 Physical chemistry (Kre\u00dfler, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Polymer crystallisation at the air-water interface
Title of thesis<\/strong>: \u201cPolymer Crystallization in Ultrathin Films at the Air-Water Interface\u201d
Date of defence:<\/strong> February 23, 2023
Method:<\/strong> IRRAS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoffmann, Felix \u2013 Theoretical Chemistry (Sebastiani, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic<\/strong>: Structural Driving Forces and Their Spectroscopic Signatures: From Protonation Dynamics to Amyloid Formation
Date of defence<\/strong>: April 23, 2018
Method: <\/strong>Molecular Dynamics Simulations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ivanov, Momchil \u2013 Theoretical physics (Janke, UL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> MC simulation of polymers on different length scales
Date of defence<\/strong>: May 28, 2019
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Markov Chain Monte-Carlo simulation
2) Statistical physics
3) Computational physics
4) Computer modelling: coarse grained models, atomistic models<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jbeily, Mark \u2013 Physical chemistry (Kre\u00dfler, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Amphiphilic block copolymers synthesis<\/strong>
Title of thesis:<\/strong> Fluorophilicity in Biologically Relevant Systems Studied with Fluorinated Rhodamines
Date of defence:<\/strong> April 21, 2017
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP)
2) Reversible Addition\u2013Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT)
3) Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC)
4) Synthetic fluorophylic dyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John, Torsten \u2013 Physical chemistry (Abel, UL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Amyloid peptides near biologically relevant interfaces
Date of defence:<\/strong> 13.02.2020
Methods: <\/strong>Molecular Dynamics simulations (MD), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kipnusu, Wycliffe Kiprop \u2013 Experimental physics (Kremer, UL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Date of defence<\/strong>: September 17, 2015
Research topic:<\/strong> Dynamics of glass forming systems confined under 1D and 2D confinement
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS)
2) Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kordts, Martin \u2013 Physical chemistry (Hinderberger, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Characterization of the Self-Assembly Process of Hydrophobins ath the Surface and in Solution
Date of defence:<\/strong> 16.07.2020
Method: <\/strong>Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Korn, Alexander \u2013 Experimental physics (Huster, UL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Amyloid formation
Title of thesis:<\/strong> NMR Investigations of the Self-Organization and Dynamics of Mutated Amylid Protein Fibrils
Date of defence:<\/strong> September 2, 2022
Method:<\/strong> Solid-state NMR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kuhnhold, Anja \u2013 Theoretical physics (Paul, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Microrheology of glass-forming polymer melts
Title of thesis<\/strong>: \u201cUntersuchung der passiven und aktiven Mikrorheologie einer unverschlauften Polymerschmelze mittels Molekulardynamik-Simulationen\u201d
Date of defence<\/strong>: November 20, 2014
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Microrheology
2) Molecular Dynamics simulation (MD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kurz, Ricardo \u2013 Experimental physics (Saalw\u00e4chter, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Characterization of crystalline and amorphous phase of semi crystalline polymers by solid state NMR
Date of defence<\/strong>: October 22, 2018
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
2) Double quantum (DQ) NMR
3) DIPSHIFT
4) Simple Free Induction Decay (FID<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mapesa, Emmanuel Urandu \u2013 Experimental physics (Kremer, UL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Molecular dynamics of polymers close to a metal interface
Date of defence<\/strong>: October 30, 2014
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS)
2) Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
3) AC Calorimetry
4) Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
5) Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mordvinkin, Anton \u2013 Experimental physics (Saalw\u00e4chter, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> NMR studies of self-healing elastomers
Date of defence<\/strong>: December 4, 2019
Method: <\/strong>Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00fcller, Marco \u2013 Theoretical physics (Janke, UL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic: <\/strong>Nonstandard finite-size effects at discontinuous phase transitions \u2013 Degenerate low-temperature states and boundary conditions
Date of defence<\/strong>: February 01, 2018
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Monte-Carlo simulation (MC)
2) Multi canonical<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naumova, Anna \u2013 Experimental physics (Saalw\u00e4chter, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> 1H-NMR of stretched elastomers
Date of defence<\/strong>: December 9, 2019
Method: <\/strong>Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reimann, Sophie \u2013 Macromolecular chemistry (Binder, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Synthesis and crystallization of polymers with conformational constraints
Date of defence<\/strong>: April 11, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roos, Matthias \u2013 Experimental physics (Saalw\u00e4chter, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Concentrated protein solutions and molecular dynamics via NMR
Title of thesis: <\/strong>\u201cBrownian Dynamics of Globular Proteins under Macromolecular Crowding as Studied by NMR\u201d
Date of defence:<\/strong> December 16, 2016
Method:<\/strong>
Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
– Spin relaxation
– Spin diffusion
– Pulse Field Gradient (PFG) NMR
– Micro-viscometer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sch\u00e4fer, Mareen \u2013 Experimental physics (Saalw\u00e4chter, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> NMR investigations in sem icrystalline polymers
Title of thesis:<\/strong> Structure formation, crystallization and dynamics in different semicrystalline polymers
Date of defence:<\/strong> July 15, 2021
Method:<\/strong> Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schreck, Erik \u2013 Experimental physics (Widdra, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Structure determination for Polythiophene molecules on ideal surfaces
Title of thesis:<\/strong> Rastertunnelmikroskopische Untersuchungen von Polythiophen-Molek\u00fclen auf idealen Oberfl\u00e4chen
Date of defence:<\/strong> May 26, 2023
Method: <\/strong>Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schulz, Martha \u2013 Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Effects of topological constraints in polymer melts on crystallization and structure formation
Title of thesis:<\/strong> “Einfluss intrakristalliner Dynamik auf Morphologie und Schmelzverhalten teilkristalliner Polymere”
Date of defence:<\/strong> July 12, 2021
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)
2) Differential Scanning Calorimetry \/ Flash-DSC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seidlitz, Anne \u2013 Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Effects of topological constraints in polymer melts on crystallization and structure formation
Title of thesis<\/strong>: \u201cEinfluss von Kristallisationskinetik und Dynamik im Kristall und in der Schmelze auf die Strukturbildung teilkristalliner Polymere\u201d
Date of defence<\/strong>: July 14, 2016
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)
2) Polarization Microscopy
3) Rheology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonnenberger, Nicole \u2013 Experimental chemistry (Beiner, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Polymorphic materials in nanopores
Date of defence:<\/strong> July 14, 2020
Methods: <\/strong>Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Inverse Gas Chromatography (IGC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tariq, Muhammad \u2013 Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic: <\/strong>Interface induced crystallization in polymer thin films
Title of thesis:<\/strong> Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Interface-Induced Crystallization
Date of defence:<\/strong> May 3, 2021
Method:<\/strong> Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thalheim, Tobias \u2013 Experimental physics
(Cichos, UL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Interaction of Single Polymer Chains in a Thermophoretic Trap
Date of defence: <\/strong>January 15, 2021
Methods<\/strong>:
1) Single particle tracking
2) Optical heating<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trutschel, Marie-Luise \u2013 Experimental physics (Saalw\u00e4chter, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Dynamics of entangled polymer melts
Date of defence<\/strong>: January 25, 2019
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
2) Multi-quantum NMR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weininger, Susanne \u2013 Experimental physics (Balbach, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Organization and interaction of eye-lens crystallins
Title of thesis:<\/strong> \u201cMolekulare Ursachen der Kataraktentstehung \u2013 Einfluss von UV-B Strahlung und Interaktion einzelner Kristalline\u201d
Date of defence:<\/strong> March 10, 2021
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Protein expression and purification
2) DNA modification<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Werlich, Benno \u2013 Theoretical physics (Paul, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Intra-molecular structure formation through variation of stiffness and the effect of specific interactions
Date of defence<\/strong>: May 15, 2018
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Monte-Carlo simulation (MC)
2) Wang-Landau
3) Umbrella sampling
4) Stochastic Approximation Monte-Carlo (SAMC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wicht, Stefan \u2013 Biochemistry (Kiefhaber, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Characterization of the Boundary Diffusion Mechanism for the Helix-Coil Transition in Peptides by Triplet-Triplet Energy Transfer
Date of defence<\/strong>: March 04, 2019
Methods: <\/strong>Triplett-Triplett Energy Transfer (TTET), Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wittchen, Sergei \u2013 Engineering (Beiner, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic: <\/strong>Long-term adhesion and mechanisms of polyurethane based coatings on thermoplastic substrates under the influence of aqueous and alcoholic carriers
Date of defence:<\/strong> 12.11.2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yan, Tingzi \u2013 Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research topic:<\/strong> Dynamics of self-assembled supramolecular polymers
Title of thesis:<\/strong> \u201cSelf-assembly, rheological properties and self-healing studies of supramolecular polymers in the bulk state\u201d
Date of defence<\/strong>: November 30, 2015
Methods:<\/strong>
1) Rheology
2) Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)
3) Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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