Our doctoral researcher Muhammad Abu Bakar has completed his lab rotation in the past few weeks.

In the research group of PD Dr. Mohamed Alaasar he had the opportunity to immerse himself in cutting-edge research on liquid crystals. He learned and applied various chemical techniques essential for creating liquid crystalline compounds and was introduced to theoretical concepts that helped him understand the structure-property relationships in liquid crystals and their wide range of applications.

Another highlight of his stay was learning polarized light microscopy (PLM). This technique was instrumental in observing and understanding the unique optical behaviors of liquid crystals. By examining birefringence and texture patterns under polarized light, he could identify different liquid crystalline phases and transitions.

Last Thursday, on November 28, our former doctoral researcher Eliane Roos defended her dissertation. The topic of her dissertation was “Atomistic Modeling of the Solubility of Cellulose in Ionic Liquids”.

Congratulations on your doctorate, Eliane! We wish you all the best for your future!

Our doctoral researcher Sebastian Michler is currently at the ETH Zürich as part of our mobility program. He is part of Prof. Jeschke’s working group there. Among other things, this group has a state-of-the-art Q-band pulse EPR spectrometer and is conducting intensive research into the development of new pulse EPR methods.