Dr. Vera Titze
Main Focus
I am interested in advancing the field of nanophotonics in a direction that benefits the health of ecosystems and the environment.
I am particularly interested in:
- I work on developing optical methods that further our understanding of ecologically relevant organisms and their mechanisms of adapting to environmental changes.
- I am interested to use biological and bio-inspired materials for developing sustainable material systems particularly for next-generation nanophotonic compounds and devices.
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Vera Titze is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Sustainable and Bio-Inspired Materials, headed by Prof. Silvia Vignolini, at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces.
Vera received her BSc in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and her PhD in Physics from the University of St Andrews. During her undergraduate studies, she developed an interest in light waves and the optical properties of small structures, and chose to obtain her PhD in the field of Nanobiophotonics in the research groups of Prof. Malte Gather and Jun.-Prof. Marcel Schubert. There, she developed specialized microscopes and nanophotonic probes for applications in cell biology, and extended their use to applications in marine biology and ecology.
Publications
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