Professional Experience
10/2021 - 10/2022
livMatS Cluster of Excellence, University of Freiburg, DERising Star in Living, Adaptive & Energy-autonomous Materials Systems
Adhesives with a stiffness gradient & their interaction with surfaces of multiscale roughness
12/2018 - 2022
Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, UKPostdoctoral Research Associate
• Self-righting: From Insects to Robots
• The Function of Pad Secretion in Insect Adhesion
• The Function of Pad Secretion in Insect Adhesion
03-04/2019 & 09-10/2019
Zernike Institute of Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, NLVisiting Researcher
Surface functionalisation as a tool to investigate pad secretion properties in insects
Qualifications
09/2021 - 11/2021
DS4A/Women, Correlation OneData Science Fellowship
2014 - 2018
Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, UKPhD in Engineering (Nanoscience)
Adsorption & Adhesion of Asphaltenes at Complex Interfaces: An AFM Approach
2010 - 2014
University of Cambridge, UKBA & MEng in Electrical Engineering & Information Sciences
Design of a YBCO Roebel cable for high current capacity & low AC losses
Internships:
• 06/2013 - 09/2013: Research intern @ Centre de Recerca en Nanoenginyeria, UPC, Barcelona, ES
• 07/2012 - 08/2012: R&D intern @ Philips Research, Eindhoven, NL
• 10/2011 - 12/2012: Research assistant @ Centre for Sustainable Development, Cambridge, UK
• 08/2011 - 09/2011: Design engineering intern @ METKA SA, Volos, GR
Internships:
• 06/2013 - 09/2013: Research intern @ Centre de Recerca en Nanoenginyeria, UPC, Barcelona, ES
• 07/2012 - 08/2012: R&D intern @ Philips Research, Eindhoven, NL
• 10/2011 - 12/2012: Research assistant @ Centre for Sustainable Development, Cambridge, UK
• 08/2011 - 09/2011: Design engineering intern @ METKA SA, Volos, GR
Independent funding
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Rising Star in Residence Funding for an extended stay at the University of Freiburg, DE |
2022 |
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Dame Julia Higgins Engineering Postdoc Collaborative Research Fund Funding for “Self-righting: from Insect to Robot" project |
2021 |
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European Network of BioAdhesive Expertise funding for visiting researchers Funding for 2 visiting stays at the Zernike Institute of Advanced Materials in Groningen, NL |
2019 |
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ICAM PhD Studentship Funding for a 4 year PhD by the International Centre of Advanced Materials (ICAM) founded by BP |
2014 |
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Master thesis grant Funding by SuperPower INC |
2013 |
Experimental Skills
Interfacial measurements (goniometry, dewetting, biotribology)
90%
Mechanical characterisation (AFM, Nanoindentation)
85%
Microscopy & Spectroscopy (SPM, SEM, IRM, EDX)
85%
Chemical functionalisation
75%
Computing Skills
LaTeX
85%
Jupyter Lab
85%
ImageJ
70%
Python (NumPy, SciPy, pandas, matplotlib, seaborn)
65%
Matlab
60%
Design Skills
Inkscape
80%
Fusion360
75%
AutoCAD
60%
Pro-Engineer
60%