Dr. Katharina Brassat

Member -

Member - Former
Associate member in NRW-Forschungskolleg "Leicht - Effizient - Mobil"

Publications

Latest Publications

High‐Resolution Study of Changes in Morphology and Chemistry of Cylindrical PS‐ <i>b</i> ‐PMMA Block Copolymer Nanomasks during Mask Development

J. Bürger, H. Venugopal, D. Kool, T. de los Arcos, A. Gonzalez Orive, G. Grundmeier, K. Brassat, J.K.N. Lindner, Advanced Materials Interfaces 9 (2022).


High‐Resolution Study of Changes in Morphology and Chemistry of Cylindrical PS‐ <i>b</i> ‐PMMA Block Copolymer Nanomasks during Mask Development

J. Bürger, H. Venugopal, D. Kool, M.T. de los Arcos de Pedro, A. Gonzalez Orive, G. Grundmeier, K. Brassat, J. Lindner, Advanced Materials Interfaces 9 (2022).


Characterisation of the PS-PMMA Interfaces in Microphase Separated Block Copolymer Thin Films by Analytical (S)TEM

J. Bürger, V. Kunnathully, D. Kool, J. Lindner, K. Brassat, Nanomaterials 10 (2020).


On the Adsorption of DNA Origami Nanostructures in Nanohole Arrays

K. Brassat, S. Ramakrishnan, J. Bürger, M. Hanke, M. Doostdar, J. Lindner, G. Grundmeier, A. Keller, Langmuir (2018).


On the Adsorption of DNA Origami Nanostructures in Nanohole Arrays

K. Brassat, S. Ramakrishnan, J. Bürger, M. Hanke, M. Doostdar, J. Lindner, G. Grundmeier, A. Keller, Langmuir 34 (2018) 14757–14765.


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Further Information

Research

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

Teaching

Goldener Rotstift 2019: Award for the best tutorial of the year (according to student poll)

Latest teaching (winter term 2019/20)

  • Lecture 'Physics and Technology of Nanomaterials'
  • Current topics in material science seminar
  • 360直播吧: 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 360直播吧s 'Wissenschaftliche Vortr?ge 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

360直播吧s:

  • 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

Others

 

  • Selected to attend the 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2020 on Interdisciplinarity
  • Award for a best honoured Ph D Thesis of the 'Pr?sidium der Universit?t Paderborn' 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 Gleichstellungsma?nahmen der Universit?t Paderborn
  • Academic administration: academic staff representative department executive board physics, central exam committee master program Materials Science, several commissions (evaluation and new professorships)