Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Nadja-C. Bigall

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Nadja-C. Bigall
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Callinstraße 3a
30167 Hannover
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111
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Nadja-C. Bigall
Address
Callinstraße 3a
30167 Hannover
Building
Room
111
Positions
Executive Board
Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry
Deputy Management
Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry
Representatives for professors
Faculty Council, Faculty of Natural Sciences
Professors
Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry
Professors
Section Functional nanostructures from assembled colloidal nanoparticles

Research and teaching focus

  • Synthesis techniques of nanoparticles in terms of shape and composition
  • Micro- and macroscopic assembly of nanoparticles
  • Characterization of functional nanostructures to determine their properties and possible applications

Curriculum Vitae

  • Career history

    Since January 2018
    W3-Professorship for Functional Nanostructures, Leibniz Universität Hannover

    2017
    Offer for W3-Professorship for Physical Chemistry of Nanomaterials, Universität Kassel (rejected)

    2017–2018
    W2-Professorship for Functional Nanostructures, Leibniz Universität Hannover

    2013–2017
    Head of an independent junior research group at Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, funded by BMBF NanoMatFutur and ERC Starting Grant

    2012–2013
    Postdoc (Habilitandin, scientific assistant) at the Leibniz University Hannover, Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry

    2011–2012
    Postdoc (scientific assistant) at the Philipps-University Marburg, Department of Physics

    2009–2011
    Postdoc at the Italian Institute of Technology, Nanobiotech Facilities, Genoa, Italy

    2006–2009
    PhD student (scientific assistant) at the Technical University of Dresden

    1999–2006
    Graduate physicist (study of physics and meteorology) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich

  • Positions

    Since 2022
    Member of the board of the Leibniz School of Optics & Photonics (LSO)

    Since 2022
    Speaker of the PhoenixD Research School (PRS)

    Since 2022
    Board member of the Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD

    Since 2022
    Board of the Laboratory for Nano and Quantum Engineering (LNQE)

    Since 2019
    Member of the board of the Faculty of Natural Science of the Leibniz Universität Hannover

    Since 2018
    Deputy Managing Director of the Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry

    Since 2018
    Member of the Examination Committee for Chemistry (B.Sc. / M.Sc.) / Analytics (M.Sc.) / Material and Nanochemistry (M.Sc.) / Drugs' and Natural Products' Chemistry (M.Sc.)

    Since 2017
    Editor of the international journal "Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie" (Journal of Physical Chemistry)

    2016–2017
    Spokesperson of the Career Forum (for promoting young academics) of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

  • Honours

    Since 2016
    ERC Starting Grant (MAEROSTRUC)

    2012
    One of 7 winners of the BMBF's NanoMatFutur competition for young researchers (funding: €2.1 million for 6 years to establish an independent junior research group)

    2012
    Caroline-Herschel-Program of the Leibniz Universität Hannover for promoting young female academics on the way towards a professorship

    2010
    Professor Schwabe Prize of the Professor Schwabe Foundation of the TU Dresden for outstanding achievements in the preparation of the dissertation