CV Prof. Dr. Christina Birkel

Employment History

since 10/2019 “Kooperationsprofessorin”/ Joint Professor “Non-conventional synthesis of solids and materials”, Technische Universität Darmstadt

since 01/2019 Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, AZ, USA

since 11/2018 “Privatdozentin” (lecturer), Technische Universität Darmstadt

since 04/2017 Athene Young Investigator, Technische Universität Darmstadt

since 08/2013 Junior Research Group Leader, Technische Universität Darmstadt

2011-2013 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

2007-2011 Scientific Research Staff, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Education

2013-2018 Habilitation, Technische Universität Darmstadt

Habilitationsschrift: Synthesis and Structure of Inorganic Energy Materials – Non-conventional preparation and (micro)structure – properties relationships of thermoelectric, magnetic and catalytically active materials

2007-2010 Dr.rer.nat. (double degree), summa cum laude, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz and Seoul National University, South Korea

Thesis: Wet chemistry synthesis towards nanostructures of thermoelectric antimonides

2007 Diplom, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Thesis: Synthesis and investigation of magnetic nanoparticles

2002-2007 Studies in chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

International Research Stays

2009/2010 two 3-months research visits, Seoul National University, South Korea

2007 Diploma thesis (9 months) at University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

2005-2006 6-months exchange semester at University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA