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The faculty theme Advanced Materials is covering research activities of currently five research institutes with a total of 77 participants. Below you find an alphabetical list of the researchers, their (materials related) research focus and the individual institute affiliation (ZIAM - Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Stratingh - Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, GBB - Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, ENTEG - Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen, GRIP - Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy).
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| Aberg, Christoffer | nanoparticle-cell interactions; nanomedicine; nanosafety | GRIP |
| Acuautla Meneses, Monica |
Mechatronic engineering, Piezoelectric materials, Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS/NEMS), Flexible electronics, Sensors (piezoelectric, gas), Piezoelectric devices, Micro/nano electronics |
ENTEG |
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| Banerjee, Tamalika | Spintronics, Oxide Spin-FET's, Topological insulators, Two-dimensional materials, Smart materials, Beyond Moore, Internet of Things | ZIAM |
| Blake, Graeme | Thermoelectrics, magnetic materials, multiferroic materials, X-ray and neutron scattering, crystallography, functional metal oxides and chalcogenides, crystal growth, solid state synthesis | ZIAM |
| Bose, Ranjita |
Polymer structure-property, chemical vapour deposition of polymers, conductive polymers, rheology, self-healing polymers, multifunctional polymer coatings |
ENTEG |
| Browne, Wesley | Electrochemistry and spectroscopy of molecular materials and catalysts | Stratingh |
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| Chicca, Elisabetta | neuromorphic behaving systems | ZIAM |
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| Deuss, Peter | Biomaterials, Chemicals from Renewable Resources, Lignin, Lignocellulose | ENTEG |
| Driessen, Arnold | Biomaterials, Membranes, Lipids, Secondary metabolites, Antibiotics, Proteins, NanoBiotechnology | GBB |
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| Euverink, Gert-Jan | biotechnology, microbiology, separation technology, water technology, high througput screening, biochemistry, enzymology | ENTEG |
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| Faraji, Shirin |
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry |
ZIAM |
| Feringa, Ben | Organic Chemistry; Catalysis and Synthesis, Molecular Nanotechnology, complex molecular systems | Stratingh |
| Frenken, Joost | Dynamics of surfaces, interfaces and nanolayers | ZIAM |
| Frijlink, Erik | Dosage forms for drugs; Biopharmaceutical aspects of drugs; Industrial production of dosage forms; Pulmonary drug administration; Stabilisation of biopharmaceutical drugs (proteins, vaccins); Sugar glass technology; Tablets; Targeted oral administration; Coating, Formulation of poorly soluble drugs, Formulation and innovative routes of administration for vaccines | GRIP |
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| Giuntoli, Andrea | Multiscale modelling of multifunctional supramolecular materials | ZIAM |
| Grubisic-Cabo, Antonija | Experimental nanophysics with advanced spectroscopic and structural analysis methods | ZIAM |
| Guimaraes, Marcos | Spintronics and magneto-optics of nanomaterials | ZIAM |
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| Harutyunyan, Syuzanna | organic synthesis, asymmetric catalysis, mechanistic studies | Stratingh |
| Havenith, Remco | Theoretical Chemistry | Stratingh |
| Heeres, Eric | Catalytic (homogeneous and heterogeneous) reaction engineering, renewable conversions to biofuels and biobased products | ENTEG |
| Hildner, Richard | optical spectroscopy of functional nanosystems | ZIAM |
| Hoekstra, Ronnie | Atomic and Molecular Interactions, Spectroscopy of Ultrafast Dynamics and Structural Changes in Small Quantum Systems, Nanolithography | ZIAM |
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| Jansen, Thomas La Cour | Theoretical spectroscopy, protein structure, perovskite solar cells, light harvesting systems, hydrogen bonded systems | ZIAM |
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| Kamperman, Marleen | polymer science | ZIAM |
| Katsonis, Nathalie | Active molecular systems and materials, artificial muscles, self-organization | Stratingh |
| Klein, Johannes | Catalysis, oxidation, mechanistic studies, theoretical and experimental approach | Stratingh |
| Kooi, Bart | Nanostructured chalcogenides and oxides, Phase-change materials, Thermoelectrics, Nanoparticles (metallic and semiconducting), Transmission Electron Microscopy, Pulsed Laser Deposition | ZIAM |
| Koster, Jan-Anton | Physics of solution-processable semiconductors and devices thereof | ZIAM |
| Kottapalli, Ajay |
Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS/NEMS), Flexible electronics, Nanoelectronics, Nature-inspired sensing, Soft polymer sensors, Biomimetic materials and sensors, Biomedical MEMS |
ENTEG |
| Krushynska, Anastasiia | wave dynamics, waveguiding, piezoelectricity, phononic materials, non-destructive evaluation, resonators, acoustics, acoustic metamaterials | ENTEG |
| Kudernac, Tibor | Life-like supramolecular mechanics, chemo-mechanical transduction, molecular machines and switches | Stratingh |
| Kyriakou, Vasilis | Heterogeneous catalysis; electrocatalysis; solid oxide fuel cells; nitrogen fixation; carbon dioxide reduction; water electrolysis; alkane activation; protonic ceramic membrane reactors; chemicals and electrical power cogeneration; electrochemical promotion of catalysis | ENTEG |
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| Loi, Maria Antonietta | Photophysics, transport properties, optoelectronics devices, solution processable semiconductors, nano materials | ZIAM |
| Loos, Katja | macromolecular chemistry, enzymatic polymerizations, controlled polymerizations, living polymerizations, macromolecular architecture, block copolymers, self assembly, supramolecular concepts, biobased polymers, renewable monomers and polymers, functional polymers, hybrid materials, thermal properties of polymers, mechanical properties of polymers, materials characterization | ZIAM |
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| Maglia, Giovanni |
Electrophysiology, Single-molecule Nanopore Technology |
GBB |
| Maniar, Dina |
Polymer-based composite materials |
ZIAM |
| Maresca, Francesco | Multiscale Mechanics Modelling, Solid Mechanics (Theoretical and Computational), Crystal Plasticity, Molecular Dynamics | ENTEG |
| Marrink, Siewert-Jan | Computational Material Design, Bio-Inspired Materials, Artificial Light-Harvesting Materials | GBB |
| Minnaard, Adri | organic synthesis , polymer building blocks, dyes, organic electronics, fluorescent compounds | Stratingh |
| Mostovoy, Maxim | Theoretical Physics, Strongly correlated systems, Magnetism, Multiferroics | ZIAM |
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| Noheda, Beatriz | Ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, multiferroics , functionals oxides, epitaxial thin film oxides, ferroelectric nanosctructures, ferroelastic domains walls, memristors, neuromorphic materials, metal-insulator transitions, correlated electron systems | ZIAM |
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| Ocelik, Vaclav | High entropy alloys, Rapidly quenched materials, Materials microstructural characterization, In-situ scanning electron microscopy, Dual beam elecron-ion beam microscopy, Electron back-scatter diffraction (EBSD), Electron energy dispersive spectrocopy (EDS) | ZIAM |
| Olinga, Peter | Drug delivery, Disease models, Nanoparticles | GRIP |
| Onck, Patrick | Active materials, smart materials, molecular biophysics, computational (bio)physics, molecular dynamics, multiscale modelling, bionanoscience | ZIAM |
| Otten, Edwin | Coordination chemistry, crystallography, spin-crossover, organometallic chemistry, catalysis | Stratingh |
| Otto, Sijbren | Self-assembling materials, Soft materials, Hydrogels, Nanoparticles, Vesicles, Coascervates | Stratingh |
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| Palasantzas, George | Casimir effect, Micro/Nanoelectromechanical systems, Surface roughness, Nanoparticles, Scanning probe microscopy, Adhesion, Friction | ZIAM |
| Parisi, Daniele | Polymer physics, Rheology | ENTEG |
| Paulino, Cristina |
Structural Biology, cryo Electron Microscopy (cryo-EM), Membrane Proteins |
GBB |
| Pchenitchnikov, Maxim | Ultrafast spectroscopy | ZIAM |
| Pei, Yutao | Nano-structured materials and Nanocomposites; Smart materials; Anti-wear and corrosion, low friction coatings; Bio-compatible and degradable coatings; Diamond-like carbon coatings; Graphene and next generation battery materials; Laser materials processing: 3D printing, welding, coating; In-situ testing and microscopy; Surface engineering and tribology | ENTEG |
| Pescarmona, Paolo | Heterogeneous Catalysts, Metal oxides, Zeolites, Mesoporous materials, Nanomaterials, Photocatalysts, Electrocatalysts | ENTEG |
| Picchioni, Francesco | biobased polymers, renewable polymers, self-healing materials, polymeric surfactants, rheology modifiers | ENTEG |
| Poolman, Bert | Synthetic Biology, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Transport and Signal Transduction, Protein chemistry, Cell volume regulation, Macromolecular crowding, Super-resolution optical microscopy, Single-molecule tracking, Membrane reconstitution | GBB |
| Portale, Giuseppe | polymer electrolytes for fuel cells, polymers for batteries, polymer/nanoparticles hybrid materials for energy and sensing, phase transition in soft matter, polymer coatings | ZIAM |
| Protesescu, Loredana | nanomaterials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, perovskites | ZIAM |
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| Raffa, Patrizio | Design, synthesis and study of (amphiphilic) polymers via controlled radical polymerization and polycondensation methods for industrial application | ENTEG |
| Roelfes, Gerard | biomolecular chemistry & catalysis | Stratingh |
| Roos, Wouter | Viral nanoparticles, Biomaterial, bio-interfaces, membranes, vesicles, DNA, RNA, self-assembly | ZIAM |
| Rudolf, Petra | Experimental Solid State Physics, Surface Science, Electron spectroscopy, organic thin films, molecular switches and motors | ZIAM |
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| Salvati, Anna | Nanomedicine, Drug delivery and drug targeting, Nanosafety, Nanoparticle-cell interactions, Nanoparticle corona, Nanoparticle endocytosis | GRIP |
| Schlathölter, Thomas | gas phase biomolecules, energetic processing of complex molecules, biomolecular radiation damage & radiotherapy, molecular physics | ZIAM |
| Slawinska, Jagoda | computational materials science, spintronics, low-dimensional materials | ZIAM |
| Slotboom, Dirk-Jan | Antibiotics, biological membranes, vitamin uptake, transport mechanisms across biomembranes, bacterial vitamin production | GBB |
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| Tromp, Moniek | materials chemistry, catalysis, electrochemistry, batteries, energy materials, fuel cells, advanced spectroscopy, X-ray spectroscopy, arts conservation | ZIAM |
| Tych, Kasia | single-molecule biochemistry | GBB |
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| Vakis, Antonis | Tribology & Lubrication, Multiscale Contact Mechanics, Biomechanics | ENTEG |
| van der Giessen, Erik | Micromechanics of materials, discrete dislocation plasticity, multiscale modelling, deformation and fracture of polymers, biophysical networks, computational biophysics | ZIAM |
| van der Wal, Caspar | Quantum Optics, semiconductor optics, semiconductor device physics | ZIAM |
| van der Wel, Patrick | Solid-state NMR spectroscopy, protein aggregation, self-assembling supramolecular materials, biophysics | ZIAM |
| van Wees, Bart | Spin and charge transport in graphene and 2D materials , magnon spintronics in magnetic insulators, spincaloritronics | ZIAM |
| Verpoorte, Sabeth | Lab-on-a-chip; microfluidics; minisaturized total analysis systems | GRIP |
| Vlijm, Rifka | molecular and cellular biophysics, super-resolution optical microscopy | ZIAM |
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| Xie, Jingxiu | Catalytic performance of solid catalysts | ENTEG |
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| Ye, Justin | Field effect transistor, Transition metal dichalcogenides, Topological insulators, Two-dimensional semiconductors, Superconductivity, Valleytronics, Nano optoelectronics | ZIAM |
| Yue, Jun | Chemical process intensification , Microreactors and flow chemistry, Microfluidics, Centrifugal contactors, Bio-based chemocatalytic conversion, Multiphase reactors, Transport Phenomena | ENTEG |
| Last modified: | 15 August 2023 11.55 a.m. |