Dr. Katharina Brassat

Effects at soft matter - solid interfaces: Nanoobjects and nanostructures

Large-area surface nanopatterning by self-assembly techniques

• Block copolymer lithography: fundamentals and applications
• Nanosphere lithography
• Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) + soft lithography

Application of nanopatterned surfaces for functional (bio-) interfaces

• DNA origami arrays
• Nanostructured protein coatings
• Ferritin nanoparticle arrays
• Nanopatterning of Ti-6Al-4V alloy surfaces for improved implant-cell interactions
• Nanostructured electrodes for electrooptics in liquid crystals

Nanoparticles

• Perovskite nanocrystals
• Nobel metal or bio- nanoparticle placement

Goldener Rotstift 2019: Auszeichnung für die beste Übung des Jahres (laut Veranstaltungsevaluation der Studierenden) verliehen durch die Fachschaft Physik

Latest teaching (winter term 2019/20)

• Lecture 'Physics and Technology of Nanomaterials'
• Current topics in material science seminar
• Workshop: Giving scientific presentations within 'Current topics' seminar
• Coordination Lecture series Characterization techniques of solids'

Bachelor and Master thesis advising (Physics)

Project studies (Chemical engineering studies, Material sciences)

Scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL)

• Konzeption und Evaluation eines Workshops 'Wissenschaftliche Vorträge halten' für Physikstudierende
• Integration of audience response systems (ARS) in academic teaching of international students in materials science

Teilnahme am 'Zertifikatsprogramm Professionelle Lehrkompetenz für die Hochschule' der Stabsstelle Bildungsinnovationen und Hochschuldidaktik

Workshops:

• Teaching and learning
• Competence-oriented teaching in lab courses for natural sciences
• Diversity – Teaching in heterogeneous groups
• Thesis advising
• Teaching in higher education as career path and leadership resource
• Communication – Student advising apart from scheduled meetings
• Communicating key competences
• Design and evaluation of written exams

• Selected to attend the 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2020 on Interdisciplinarity
• 'Preis des Präsidiums' für ausgezeichnete Dissertationen 2018
• Coorganizer 'Young scientist forum - Frontiers in nanomaterials, nanosystems and interfaces' at the EMRS Fall Meeting 2018 in Warsaw, Poland and at the EMRS Spring Meeting 2020 in Strasbourg, France
• Panel-interview at 'Best MINT' conference 2019 on study-entry phase of women in STEM
• Round table discussion Women in Science @ Frühlingsuni 2019
• Portrait in 'Chancen ergreifen' - Zentrale Gleichstellungsmaßnahmen der Universität Paderborn
• Akademische Selbstverwaltung: wiss. Mittelbauvertreter im Departmentsvorstand Physik, stellv. im Püfungsausschuss Masterstudiengang Materials Science, in div. (Berufungs-) Kommissionen