Research Objective

Defect engineering is an established approach in hard-matter science, focusing on tailoring properties of inorganic semiconductors and organic molecular materials. However, the potential of defect control in soft matter remains underexplored.

Our collaborative research center (CRC) aims to shift this paradigm by understanding and controlling defects in polymeric, colloidal, and amphiphilic systems. We seek to establish the fundamental interplay between defects and the adaptivity and resilience of dynamic soft matter systems, enabling the development of functional units where defects control matter or charge transport.

This research will involve close collaboration among biologists, chemists, and physicists at Mainz, a renowned center of polymer and soft matter science.

| PROJECTS

In CRC1552, various projects from the fields of chemistry, physics and biosciences are working together under the premise “From Defects to Effects” to understand, control and ultimately utilize defects as functional entities in soft matter.

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Prof. Dr. Sebastian Seiffert

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Seiffert

Prof. Dr. Michael Maskos

Prof. Dr. Michael Maskos

Prof. Dr. Pol Besenius

Prof. Dr. Pol Besenius

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Katrin Amann Winkel

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Katrin Amann Winkel

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Angela Wittmann

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Angela Wittmann

Prof. Dr. Susanne Gerber

Prof. Dr. Susanne Gerber

Prof. Dr. Andreas Walther

Prof. Dr. Andreas Walther

Prof. Dr. Christoph Kerzig

Prof. Dr. Christoph Kerzig

Prof. Dr. Dmitry Budker

Prof. Dr. Dmitry Budker

Prof. Dr. Friederike Schmid

Prof. Dr. Friederike Schmid

Prof. Dr. Shikha Dhiman

Prof. Dr. Shikha Dhiman

Prof. Dr. Arash Nikoubashman

Prof. Dr. Arash Nikoubashman

Prof. Dr. Dirk Schneider

Prof. Dr. Dirk Schneider

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Michael te Vrugt

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Michael te Vrugt

Prof. Dr. Paul Czodrowski

Prof. Dr. Paul Czodrowski

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Johannes Wahl

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Johannes Wahl

Dr. Xiaomin Liu

Dr. Xiaomin Liu

Prof. Dr. Lukas Stelzl

Prof. Dr. Lukas Stelzl

Prof. Dr. Michael Maskos

Prof. Dr. Michael Maskos

Dr. Regina Bleul

Dr. Regina Bleul

Dr. Ronald Ulbricht

Dr. Ronald Ulbricht

Prof. Dr. Paul Blom

Prof. Dr. Paul Blom

Prof. Dr. Anna Ermakova

Prof. Dr. Anna Ermakova

Dr. Nora Fribiczer

Dr. Nora Fribiczer

Johannes Berg

Johannes Berg

Julia Bender

Julia Bender

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Seiffert

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Seiffert

Prof. Dr. Pol Besenius

Prof. Dr. Pol Besenius

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Katrin Amann-Winkel

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Katrin Amann-Winkel

Dr. Nora Fribiczer

Dr. Nora Fribiczer

Yasothaa Thavayogarajah

Yasothaa Thavayogarajah

Nico Perez Lopez

Nico Perez Lopez

Dr. Yue Zhang

Dr. Yue Zhang

Omkar Dhungel

Omkar Dhungel

Maria Paz Camposano Moore

Maria Paz Camposano Moore

Quang Khải Dao

Quang Khải Dao

Dr. Nils Meier

Dr. Nils Meier

Haitao Wen

Haitao Wen

Marvin Manz

Marvin Manz

Vincent Dietrich

Vincent Dietrich

Dr. Nicolò Alagna

Dr. Nicolò Alagna

Erik Van Dyke

Erik Van Dyke

Dr. Parul Devi

Dr. Parul Devi

Johanna Bott

Johanna Bott

Sayam Bandyopadhyay

Sayam Bandyopadhyay

Lisa Johannknecht

Lisa Johannknecht

Denís Arribas Blanco

Denís Arribas Blanco

Benjamin Strücker

Benjamin Strücker

Dr. Le Qiao

Dr. Le Qiao

Dr. Franciela Arenhart Soares

Dr. Franciela Arenhart Soares

Tamara Bizmark

Tamara Bizmark

Tamara Bizmark

Tamara Bizmark

Sebastian Bauer

Sebastian Bauer

Lea Duttenhofer

Lea Duttenhofer

Lea Duttenhofer

Lea Duttenhofer

Dr. Surbhi Sharma

Dr. Surbhi Sharma

Dr. Niels Gießelmann

Dr. Niels Gießelmann

Dr. Lucas Gewehr

Dr. Lucas Gewehr

Abhilash Pedada

Abhilash Pedada

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