Members University of Bayreuth

Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel: Chair of Biomaterials, University of Bayreuth; Faculty of Engineering Science; Vice President International Affairs & Equal Opportunities

Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel
Chair of Biomaterials, University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Engineering Science
Vice President Internationalisation, Gender Equality and Diversity
Protein-based Materials

Network Activities:

Head of Melbourne-Bayreuth Polymer/Colloid Network
Member of the Project Board
Participant Kickoff Meeting Bayreuth May 2015
Supervisor of Joint PhD Candidates (Sarah lentz, Nicholas Chan, Kai Mayer)
Host / Supervisor of several exchange students
Speaker AICS 2017 & 2nd Workshop Coffs Harbour Jan/Feb 2017
Invited Speaker Macro 2018, Cairns
Speaker ACIS 2019 & Organizer Workshop Targeting Tissue, Melbourne February 2019
Coordinator and Lecturer Bayreuth International Summer School Course "Biofabrication"
Several Joint Publications with co-authors Prof. Andrea O'Connor, Prof. Frank Caruso, Dr. Daniel Heath, Dr. Kristian Kempe

Prof. Dr. Mukundan Thelakkat
Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry, Applied Functional Polymers, University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Functional molecules, polymers and block copolymers

Network Activities:

Head of Melbourne-Bayreuth Polymer/Colloid Network
Member of the Project Board
Participant Kickoff Meeting Bayreuth May 2015
Speaker Macro 2018
Speaker ACIS 2019 & Speaker Colloid & Polymer Workshop, Melbourne 2019
Host / Supervisor of several exchange students
Coordinator and Lecturer Bayreuth International Summer School Course "Polymer Science"
Several Joint Publications with co-authors Prof. David Jones, Prof. Christopher McNeill, Dr. Kristian Kempe

Dr. Arnim Heinemann
Director of the International Office, University of Bayreuth
Strategic Partnerships

Network Activities:

Project Manager of the Melbourne-Bayreuth Polymer/Colloid Network
Member of the Project Board
Coordinator & Participant of several Strategic Meetings and Workshops
Host of Delegation Visits of Australian Partners

Prof. Dr. Volker Altstädt Hide

Prof. Volker Altstädt: Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Bayreuth

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Altstädt
Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Engineering Science
Polymer Engineering

Network Activities:

Coordinator and Lecturer Bayreuth International Summer School Course "Engineering"

Prof. Dr. Eva Herzig Hide

Prof. Dr. Eva Herzig, Junior Professor for Experimental Physics at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics & Computer Science Experimental Physics

Prof. Dr. Eva M. Herzig
Juniorprofessor for Dynamics and Structure Formation – Herzig Group
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics & Computer Science Experimental Physics
Thin film analysis, scattering and processing

Network Activities:

Host of Gagandeep Ahluwalia at the GISAS Summer School 2018

Prof. Dr. Leonid Ionov Hide

Prof. Dr. Leonid Ionov
Chair of Biofabrication, University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Engineering Science

Network Activities:

Supervisor of Hazem Alkazemi, Exchange with Andrea O'Connor 2018
Speaker Workshop Tissue Plug & Play, Bayreuth July 2019
Speaker Workshop Multidimensional Biomaterials February 2020
Lecturer Bayreuth International Summer School 2019
Lecturer Bayreuth International Online Course 2020

Prof. Dr. Rhett Kempe Hide

Prof. Dr. Rhett Kempe
Chair of Inorganic Chemistry II; University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Catalyst design

Network Activities:

Several Research Stays at the University of Melbourne

Prof. Dr. Anna Köhler Hide

Prof. Dr. Anna Köhler
Chair of Experimental Physics II, University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science
Optical and Electronic Processes in Organic Semiconductors

Network Activities:

Strategic Meeting January / February 2017 for IRTG scheduling

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Köhler Hide

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Köhler
Chair of Experimental Physics IV, University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Sciences
Optical Spectroscopy of Individual Nano Objects, Electronic Structure of Soft Condensed Matter, Quantum Biology

Network Activities:

Partner for DFG International Research Training Group Proposal
Speaker Colloid & Polymer Workshop, Melbourne February 2019
Sabbatical at the University of Melbourne, Australia in 2019

Prof. Dr. Holger Kress Hide

Prof. Dr. Holger Kress
Biological Physics, University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Sciences
Cellular Biophysics, Mechanical Processes in Cells, Micro- and Nanomechanical Techniques (Optical Tweezers, Magnetic Tweezers, Traction Force Microscopy and Microfluidics)

Network Activities:

Participant Workshop "Tissue Plug & Play", Bayreuth July 2019

Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gregor Lang Hide

Prof. Dr. Gregor Lang: Biopolymer Processing, University of Bayreuth; Faculty of Engineering Science

Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gregor Lang
Biopolymer Processing, University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Engineering Science
Production and Processing of Natural and Bio-inspired Polymeric Materials

Network Activities:

-Supervisor of Azadeh Allahyari
Speaker ACIS 2019 & Organizer Workshop Targeting Tissue, Melbourne February 2019
Speaker Workshop Tissue Plug & Play, Bayreuth July 2019
Speaker Workshop Multidimensional Biomaterials, Melbourne February 2020
Lecturer Bayreuth International Summer School 2019 & 2020

Prof. Dr. Markus Lippitz Hide

Prof. Dr. Markus Lippitz
Chair of Experimental Physics III, University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Sciences
Optical Spectroscopy, Ultrafast Nanooptics

Network Activities:

Joint Project with Prof. Paul Mulvaney and Prof. Anna Köhler (ARC Centre of Exciton Science)

Prof. Dr. Georg Papastavrou Hide

Prof. Dr. Georg Papastavrou
Chair of Physical Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Materials Physics, Biophysics, Atomic Force Microscopy

Network Activities:

Speaker ACIS 2019, Hobart February 2019
Keynote Speaker AFM Workshop, Melbourne February 2019
Lecturer Bayreuth International Summer School 2019 & 2020

Prof. Dr. Markus Retsch Hide

Prof. Dr. Markus Retsch
Lichtenberg-Juniorprofessur für Polymer Systems, University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Structured Polymers and Colloids

Network Activities:

Lecturer Bayreuth International Summer School

Dr. Sahar Salehi Hide

Dr. Sahar Salehi, Junior Group Leader “Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering”

Dr. Sahar Salehi
Biomaterials, University of Bayreuth
Junior Group Leader “Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering”
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Science

Network Activities:

Speaker ACIS 2019 & Organizer WorkshopTargeting Tissue, Melbourne January 2019
Speaker Workshop Tissue Plug & Play, Bayreuth July 2019
Speaker Workshop Multidimensional Biomaterials, Melbourne February 2020
Speaker ICONN2020, Brisbane February 2020
Lecturer Bayreuth International Summer School 2019 & 2020
Joint Publication with co-author Prof. Andrea O'Connor

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Anna Schenk Hide

Prof. Dr. Anna Schenk, Junior Professor for Colloidal Systems, Physical Chemistry, University of Bayreuth

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Anna Schenk
Junior Professor Colloidal Systems
Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Bio-inspired crystallization, Nanostructure characterization, Particle assembly

Network Activities:

Speaker ACIS 2019 & Participant AFM Workshop, Melbourne February 2019

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Mirijam Zobel Hide

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Mirijam Zobel
Juniorprofessor Solid State Chemistry, University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Liquid-solid interfaces and nanostructured materials via X-ray and neutron scattering

Network Activities:

Host of Dr. Amane Shiohara

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