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The Experimental Soft Matter Physics Team

Sarah Dölle

Nanoparticle dispersion

Sarah's diploma work at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (defended 16 September 2009) was on carbon nanoparticle dispersion in surfactant solutions and lyotropic liquid crystals. Currently she is a Ph.D. student in Prof. Ralf Stannarius' group in Magdeburg.
Eva Enz

Liquid crystal electrospinning

Eva's Ph.D. thesis (download it from the "Research" section) is entitled “Electrospun Polymer - Liquid Crystal Composite Fibres”. She defended it on the 16th of April 2013 at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg.
Benjamin Henx

B.Sc. student

Benjamin did his B.Sc. thesis (defended 22 May 2015) in the ESMP group, using microfluidics to make liquid crystal shells and to study them under varying conditions.
Minsik Hwang

Electrospinning

Minsik made gas sensors based on liquid crystal-functionalized electrospun fibers while in the SNM lab at GSCST, Seoul National University. He transferred to the NMEC lab of Prof. Yuanzhe Piao when Jan moved to Luxembourg in 2014.
Dae Kyom Kim

Electrospinning

Dae Kyom worked with electrospinning and polymerization of liquid crystals while in the SNM lab at GSCST, Seoul National University. He transferred to the NMEC lab of Prof. Yuanzhe Piao when Jan moved to Luxembourg in 2014.
Duckhee Kim

Student researcher

Duckhee worked part time in the ESMP group as a student researcher, dealing with microfluidics and colloids.
Martin Kühnast

Nanoparticle stabilizers

Martin was a Ph.D. student at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, synthesizing tailormade stabilizers for dispersing carbon nanotubes in thermotropic liquid crystals (collaboration with Prof. Carsten Tschierske). After some successful years as academic researcher he changed to a job in industry.
YooMee Kye

YooMee did her M.Sc. thesis (defended on 12th of June 2015) in the group, electrospinning fibers with multiple cores. After Jan's move to Luxembourg she was co-supervised by him and Prof. Changsoon Kim at GSCST, Seoul National University.
Jong Hwan Lee

Nanocomposites

Jong Hwan's Master thesis (defended 18 December 2014) at Seoul National University thesis dealt with the preparation and characterization of carbon nanotube-polyvinylalcohol composite films.
Hsin-Ling Liang

Liquid Crystal Shells

Hsin-Ling defended her Ph.D. thesis “Microfluidic Produced Liquid Crystalline Shells: Self-assembled structures in nematic and smectic shells” (download it from the "Research" section) on 25th of September 2013. Her project was a collaboration with the group of Rudolf Zentel at University of Mainz.
Kevin Reguengo

Liquid crystal shells

Kevin did his B.Sc. thesis (defended 19 of December 2014) at University of Luxembourg, working together with JungHyun on microfluidic production of liquid crystal shells and their characterization.
Stefan Schymura

Carbon nanotube dispersion

Stefan defended his Ph.D. thesis “Liquid Crystalline Carbon Nanotube Suspensions: From Unique Challenges to Unique Properties” (download it from the "Research" section) at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg on 4th of July 2013. His project was a collaboration with the group of Prof. Giusy Scalia.

Theses can be downloaded in pdf format here.

At University of Luxembourg (alphabetical order)

Johanna Bruckner

Post-doc

Johanna works on liquid crystalline suspensions of cellulose nanocrystals, focusing on the importance of the solvent properties. Tel: 6892
Yong Geng

Post-doc

Yong produces cholesteric liquid crystal shells using a microfluidic set-up, and studies the optical properties of densely packed systems of such shells. He is working on the UL-funded project UNIQUE.
Camila Honorato

Doctoral candidate

Camila makes cellulose nanocrystals, suspended in water, and studies their lyotropic liquid crystal self-assembly and its competition with the tendency of the nanorods to get stuck in a jammed state. She is working on the FNR-funded project MISONANCE. Tel: 6499
Jan Lagerwall

Professor

Jan leads the Experimental Soft Matter Physics (ESMP) group. Click on the photo for his personal page. Tel: 6219
JungHyun Noh

Doctoral candidate

JungHyun works with microfluidics and other methods for creating liquid crystal droplets and shells and she studies their optical properties and topological defect arrangements in different phases. She is working on the FNR-funded project ULISCO.
Catherine Reyes

Doctoral candidate

Catherine uses electrospinning to produce responsive fibers functionalized with liquid crystals in the core, with the ultimate aim to use them in autonomous wearable technology devices. She is working on the ERC-funded project INTERACT.
Zornitza Tosheva

Research associate

Zory is involved in several projects of the ESMP group, her current main focus being on cellulose nanocrystal self-assembly and jamming.
Martin Urbanski

Post-doc

Martin uses dielectric spectroscopy to characterize dispersions of gold nanoparticles in thermotropic liquid crystals. He is working on the FNR-funded project DISGONA. Click on the photo for his personal web site.
Sammy Wagner

M.Sc. thesis student

Sammy is doing his M.Sc. thesis research in the group, dealing with liquid crystalline self-assembly and glass formation in cellulose nanocrystal suspensions.

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Alumni (alphabetical order)

Secretary: Vanessa Schmidt-Barbé. tel: +352 46 66 44 6891

The Experimental Soft Matter Physics Team

Nanoparticle dispersion

Sarah's diploma work at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (defended 16 September 2009) was on carbon nanoparticle dispersion in surfactant solutions and lyotropic liquid crystals. Currently she is a Ph.D. student in Prof. Ralf Stannarius' group in Magdeburg.

Liquid crystal electrospinning

Eva's Ph.D. thesis (download it from the "Research" section) is entitled “Electrospun Polymer - Liquid Crystal Composite Fibres”. She defended it on the 16th of April 2013 at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg.

B.Sc. student

Benjamin did his B.Sc. thesis (defended 22 May 2015) in the ESMP group, using microfluidics to make liquid crystal shells and to study them under varying conditions.

Electrospinning

Minsik made gas sensors based on liquid crystal-functionalized electrospun fibers while in the SNM lab at GSCST, Seoul National University. He transferred to the NMEC lab of Prof. Yuanzhe Piao when Jan moved to Luxembourg in 2014.

Electrospinning

Dae Kyom worked with electrospinning and polymerization of liquid crystals while in the SNM lab at GSCST, Seoul National University. He transferred to the NMEC lab of Prof. Yuanzhe Piao when Jan moved to Luxembourg in 2014.

Student researcher

Duckhee worked part time in the ESMP group as a student researcher, dealing with microfluidics and colloids.

Nanoparticle stabilizers

YooMee did her M.Sc. thesis (defended on 12th of June 2015) in the group, electrospinning fibers with multiple cores. After Jan's move to Luxembourg she was co-supervised by him and Prof. Changsoon Kim at GSCST, Seoul National University.

Nanocomposites

Jong Hwan's Master thesis (defended 18 December 2014) at Seoul National University thesis dealt with the preparation and characterization of carbon nanotube-polyvinylalcohol composite films.

Liquid Crystal Shells

Liquid crystal shells

Kevin did his B.Sc. thesis (defended 19 of December 2014) at University of Luxembourg, working together with JungHyun on microfluidic production of liquid crystal shells and their characterization.

Carbon nanotube dispersion

Post-doc

Johanna works on liquid crystalline suspensions of cellulose nanocrystals, focusing on the importance of the solvent properties. Tel: 6892

Post-doc

Yong produces cholesteric liquid crystal shells using a microfluidic set-up, and studies the optical properties of densely packed systems of such shells. He is working on the UL-funded project UNIQUE.

Doctoral candidate

Camila makes cellulose nanocrystals, suspended in water, and studies their lyotropic liquid crystal self-assembly and its competition with the tendency of the nanorods to get stuck in a jammed state. She is working on the FNR-funded project MISONANCE. Tel: 6499

Professor

Jan leads the Experimental Soft Matter Physics (ESMP) group. Click on the photo for his personal page. Tel: 6219

Doctoral candidate

JungHyun works with microfluidics and other methods for creating liquid crystal droplets and shells and she studies their optical properties and topological defect arrangements in different phases. She is working on the FNR-funded project ULISCO.

Doctoral candidate

Catherine uses electrospinning to produce responsive fibers functionalized with liquid crystals in the core, with the ultimate aim to use them in autonomous wearable technology devices. She is working on the ERC-funded project INTERACT.

Research associate

Zory is involved in several projects of the ESMP group, her current main focus being on cellulose nanocrystal self-assembly and jamming.

Post-doc

Martin uses dielectric spectroscopy to characterize dispersions of gold nanoparticles in thermotropic liquid crystals. He is working on the FNR-funded project DISGONA. Click on the photo for his personal web site.

M.Sc. thesis student

Sammy is doing his M.Sc. thesis research in the group, dealing with liquid crystalline self-assembly and glass formation in cellulose nanocrystal suspensions.