About me
B.Sc Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zurich. Specializations: Energy, Flows & Processes
M.Sc Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zurich. Thesis title: The refractive index observer (RIO), a tool for 2D mapping of chemical gradients at the microscale
Back in my studies as a mechanical engineer and also now as a PhD candidate in experimental physics I focus on the development of measurement tools and systems, based on optical principles to quantify processes at the micro- and nanoscale. Finding new ways to visualize and quantify physical processes that are normally hidden to the human eye, is what drives me in my research. The challenges in terms of data analysis and experimental setups that often have to be tackled and which, once overcome, lead to the discovery of new insights, keep me motivated in my work.
Key words: Nanotechnologies, experimental physics, data analysis, optical measurement techniques
About my PhD research
Subject: RheoOCT-imaging and depth-resolvedscattering: novel in-process characterization to resolve gel formation
Research description:
InProcess-LSP is developing and marketing a state of the art OCT (optical coherence tomography) system to measure nanoparticle sizes. My goal is to instead leverage the spatio-temporal capabilities of the afore mentioned system to resolve structural and dynamical aspects of gels on previously inaccessible length and time scales. In the end, the systems hall be capable of measuring model but also industrially relevant gels, contributingto the overall goal of CoCoGel to design gel-based materials in a rational rather than empirical way.
Key words: Nanotechnologies, experimental physics, rheology, OCT, optical coherence tomography, data analysis, colloidal gels
