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With great enthusiasm and passion – Former nanoscience student Natascha Kappeler returns to Switzerland after many years abroad
She originally wanted to be a vet at a zoo, but Dr. Natascha Kappeler went on to study nanosciences at the University of Basel. After completing this challenging degree, she completed a PhD at University College London, where she then…
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Perfect timing paves the way for a dream job: Michael Gerspach is starting his career at BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG
Michael Gerspach was one of the SNI PhD School’s first doctoral students and was, for many years, a reliable contact for the Swiss Nanoscience Institute when it came to outreach activities. A few days after defending his doctoral thesis on…
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Discipline and sheer fascination lead to success: Tomaž Einfalt developed artificial organelles
As part of his doctoral dissertation, Tomaž Einfalt developed artificial organelles in which various enzymatic transformations can occur. Arriving in Basel from Slovenia in 2013 to attend the SNI PhD School, the young scientist was…
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All it took was one application: Stefan Arnold is delighted with his job at Sensirion, which he was offered within a very short time
Stefan Arnold studied nanosciences at the University of Basel before going on to complete his doctoral dissertation at the SNI PhD School. Working at the Biozentrum’s Center for Cellular Imaging and Nano Analytics (C-CINA), he developed a…
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Growth at the tip – A successful project at the Biozentrum
Students enrolled on a master’s program in nanosciences at the University of Basel complete two projects in two different subjects before going on to write a final master’s thesis. Julius Winter, who is currently completing his master’s…
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Interdisciplinary network for the future – Andreas Baumgartner has ideas for the SNI PhD School
Dr. Andreas Baumgartner has been head of the SNI PhD School since January 2017. His long-term goal is to improve and optimize the exchange of knowledge between the different disciplines in the SNI PhD School in order to make it a source of…
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Diamonds help create precise images
On the fourth floor of the Department of Physics, the Swiss Nanoscience Institute has a new neighbor. Qnami, a start-up led by Dr. Mathieu Munsch and the Georg H. Endress Professor Patrick Maletinsky, has moved in opposite the SNI’s general…
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Functional surfaces for fascinating effects
Sonja Neuhaus heads research group in the School of Engineering Dr Sonja Neuhaus is fascinated by the possibilities offered by functionalized surfaces. In several Argovia projects, she has used her enthusiasm and knowledge of modified…
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Jan Nowakowski becomes the first graduate from the SNI’s PhD school
In 2013, the first doctoral students at the SNI’s newly established PhD school started work on their research projects. Jan Nowakowski was one of them. Now he has become the first to complete his doctorate. Understanding nature Jan…