The NI Lab team provides excellent service and can advise you on all scientific imaging matters:

Evi Bieler, Susanne Erpel, Daniel Mathys, Dr. Alexander Vogel, Dr. Monica Schönenberger, Dr. Marcus Wyss

Dr. Marcus Wyss hat Nanowissenschaften an der Universität Basel studiert und promovierte 2018 auf dem Gebiet magnetischer Abbildungsverfahren mit Vertiefung Nanometer-Sensorik. Im Anschluss an das Studium forschte er an der Entwicklung von einem neuen Design für Sensoren für die nächste Generation von Messspitzen. Er ist Ansprechpartner für Fragestellungen in Bezug auf die Verwendung des Focused Ion Beam Mikroskopes, sowie das Abbilden, Analysieren, Fräsen und Strukturierung von Proben bis in den Nanometerbereich. Sein Interesse gilt allen wissenschaftlichen Fragestellungen, sowie der Planung und Durchführung anspruchsvoller neuer Forschungsprojekte. Außerdem ist er ein engagierter Lehrer, der Wissenschaft einfach und pragmatisch zu vermitteln versteht, um den Wissenstransfer zu gewährleisten. Seine Begeisterung für Forschung und Entwicklung in den Bereichen Nanometersensoren, Quantencomputing und Nanofabrikation kann er dadurch voll und ganz weitergeben.

studied pharmacy in Basel and gained experience of atomic force microscopy during her doctorate at Hoffmann-La Roche under the guidance of Professor Hans-Joachim Güntherodt. After completing her doctorate, she worked as a project manager at Mepha AG before joining Professor Ernst Meyer’s group in the Department of Physics in 2006. After a year at Nanosurf, she then took on responsibility for the SNI’s new Nanotech Service Lab in 2010. Over the last few years, Dr. Schönenberger has developed a flexible, professional service unit for atomic force microscopy. She also teaches master’s and doctoral students to use the various scanning probe microscopes and enjoys getting involved in exciting new research projects.

Dr. Alexander Vogel studied physics at ETH Zurich and completed his Master of Science in Physics in 2017. After a 6-month internship at ABB Semiconductors in Lenzburg, he studied the properties of ferroelectric thin-film layers as a doctoral student and post-doc at the Electron Microscopy Center of Empa Dübendorf and the Laboratory for Multifunctional Ferroic Materials of the ETH Zurich. During his research work, he specialized in transmission electron microscopy and in particular was engaged to various methods of atomically-resolved HAADF-STEM, STEM-EELS and Differential Phase Contrast (DPC)-STEM. At the Nano Imaging Lab he can now further expand his well-founded specialist knowledge and use it for new and interesting multi-disciplinary tasks.

trained as an academic/technical assistant with Professor Guggenheim in the scanning electron microscopy lab (SEM) and also studied English and German. She has been part of Markus Dürrenberger’s team for nine years, where she is responsible for SEM analyses in particular. She specializes in cryo-scanning electron microscopy, which she helped to develop in collaboration with industrial partners. She is also a valued source of information on all other matters relating to scanning electron microscopy, focusing not only on detailed imaging, but also using EDX (energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis) to analyze the chemical composition of compounds, for example. Evi Bieler is fascinated by the possibilities offered by SEM and knows just how to convey this enthusiasm to students and clients. She is involved in the NI Lab’s PR work and helps to show children and visitors just how thrilling the micro world can be.

trained as a biology/technical assistant and studied technical biology. She began to work with electron microscopy while completing her undergraduate dissertation. After completing her studies, she spent five years in charge of the microscopy service at the University of California, San Francisco. During this time, she performed all transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging for the university’s research associates and helped them to interpret the data obtained. After taking time off to have a family, Susanne Erpel moved to C-CINA in 2014 and joined the NI Lab in March 2016. She works largely with SEM analyses – particularly for the life sciences – which feed her fascination with making the invisible visible.

trained as a biology lab technician in Bern and after graduating, he spent three years working in Basel’s chemical industry. He then joined Professor U. A. Meyer’s research group in the Biozentrum at the University of Basel and moved to what was then the scanning electron microscopy lab in 1987. Working with industry, he played a key role in developing and establishing the cryo-SEM method. He now works mainly with focused ion beam microscopy, which uses both an electron beam and ions to cut and modify samples and can even build new structures. With over 30 years of experience in the applications of electron microscopy, Daniel provides valuable help with a wide range of questions. He passes on his knowledge with dedication and pleasure and never fails to lend a very special charm to beautiful images from the nano world.