About me
B.Sc Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zurich. Thesistitle or specializations: Focus: Energy, Flows & Processes
M.Sc Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zurich. Thesistitle: The refractive index observer (RIO), a tool for 2D mapping ofchemical gradients at the microscale
Back in my studies as a mechanical engineer andalso now as a PhD candidate in experimental physics I focus on the developmentof measurement tools and systems, based on optical principles to quantifyprocesses at the micro- and nanoscale. Finding new ways to visualize andquantify physical processes that are normally hidden to the human eye, is whatdrives me in my research. The challenges in terms of data analysis andexperimental 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, dataanalysis, 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 astate of the art OCT (optical coherence tomography) system to measure nanoparticle sizes. My goal is to instead leverage the spatiotemporal capabilitiesof the aforementioned system to resolve structural and dynamical aspects ofgels on previously inaccessible length and time scales. In the end, the systemshall be capable of measuring model but also industrially relevant gels, contributingto the overall goal of CoCoGel to design gel-based materials in a rationalrather than empirical way.
Key words: Nanotechnologies, experimental physics,rheology, OCT, optical coherence tomography, data analysis, colloidal gels
