Prof. Dr. Kerstin Koch
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- Research interests
- Bionics: biological interfaces and surfaces
- Characterisation of micro- and nanostructures of plant epicuticular waxes by high resolution scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM)
- Molecular order and architecture (crystalinity) of plant waxes
- Generation of biomimetic surfaces
- Optimization of replication techniques for artificial and biological materials
- Curriculum vitae
- Since 2009 “Privat Dozent” and coordinator of the bionic projects at the Nees Institut, University of Bonn
- 2008 International research scholar of the Maria von Linden scholar ship program of the University of Bonn, at Ohio State University, Nanotribology, Laboratory for Information Storage and MEMS/NEMS
- 2006 Habilitation in Botany at the Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants, Univ. Bonn
- 2004-2007 assistance Professor at the Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants, Univ. Bonn
- 2001-2004 teaching and project coordination in the field of „Scanning electron and atomic force microscopy of biological surfaces“. Coordination of the „Microscopy“ working group at the Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants
- 2001 PhD thesis at the Botanical Institute, and fellowship of the „Graduiertenförderung NRW“ PhD thesis: „Morphogenense epicuticularer Wachse und Transport von Wachskomponenten durch die pflanzliche Cuticula“ (Morphogenesis of epicuticular waxes and transport of waxes through the plant cuticel)
- 1998 Diploma in Biology at the Bonn University; Botanical Institute for Systematic and Biodiversity (now Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants)
- Scholarships and awards
- PhD funding by the Graduate-Foundation of NRW, Germany (2001)
- Maria von Linden sholarship of der University of Bonn (12 month in 2008)
- Awarded for „Outstanding Research in 2008“ by the director of the Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio- & Nanotechnology and Biomimetics (NLB2), Prof. Bharat Bhushan, Dep. of Mechanical Enggenierng, Ohio State Universtity (2008)
- Publications
- Complete list of publications
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