Scientific Advisory Board

The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Cluster 3DMM2O is composed of eleven internationally renowned scientists. The SAB plays a central role in ensuring the quality of the research of the Cluster by evaluating its progress and reviewing strategic developments.

Chairman of the SAB is Prof. Dr. Marcus Weck (New York University) and Vice Chairman is Prof. Dr. Martina Stenzel (University of New South Wales). You can learn more about the SAB members by reading the short portraits down below.

The Scientific Advisory Board and the Industry Advisory Board meet alternatingly each year.

Current Members

Prof. Dr. Juan Carlos Cuevas

Current Position: Associate Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Education

Physics Degree (1993, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

Ph.D. in Physics (1999, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Research Areas (selected)

Nanophysics

Molecular Electronics

Nanooptics

Find out more about Prof. Dr. Juan Carlos Cuevas and his research on his website.

Prof. Dr. Vikram Deshpande

Current Position: Professor in the Department of Engineering at University of Cambridge

Education

B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (1994, Indian Institute of Technology)

M.Phil. in Engineering (1995, University of Cambridge)

Ph.D. in Engineering (1998, University of Cambridge)

Research Areas (selected)

Mechanical behaviour of materials

Metallic foams and cellular materials

Find out more about Prof. Dr. Vikram Deshpande and his research on his website.

Prof. Dr. Richard Hague

Current Position: Professor of Innovative Manufacturing in the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Nottingham

Education

Research Positions (selected)

Research Areas (selected)

Multifunctional Additive Manufacturing

Find out more about Prof. Dr. Richard Hague and his research on his academic website.

Prof. Dr. Marc Madou

Current Position: Chancellor’s Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at University of California, Irvine

Education

B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry (1973, Rijksuniversiteit, Ghent, Belgium)

M.Sc. in Physical Chemistry (1975, Rijksuniversiteit, Ghent, Belgium)

Ph.D. in Semiconductor Electrochemistry (1978, Solid-State Physics Laboratory, Rijksuniversiteit, Ghent, Belgium)

Research Areas (selected)

Miniaturization science (MEMS and NEMS)

Lab-on-a-CD

Stem Cells

Find out more about Prof. Dr. Marc Madou and his research on his academic website.

Prof. Shoji Maruo

Current Position: Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at Yokohama National University, Japan

Education

B.S. in Applied Physics (1992, Osaka University)

M.S. in Applied Physics (1994, Osaka University)

Ph.D. in Applied Physics (1997, Osaka University)

Research Areas (selected)

Development of novel fabrication processes such as multiscale, multimaterial 3D printing and 3D moldings and their application in photonics, MEMS and medicine.

Find out more about Prof. Shoji Maruo and his research on his academic website.

Dr. Alberto Pique

Current Position: Branch Head at Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C.

Education

B.S. in Physics (1987, Rutgers University)

M.S. in Physics (1990, Rutgers University)

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (1996, University of Maryland, College Park)

Research Areas (selected)

Study and applications of laser-material interactions

Laser-based direct-write techniques for additive manufacturing of electronic, sensor and micro-power generation devices

Prof. Dr. Ekaterina Shamonina

Current Position: Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford

Education

Degree in Physics (1993, Moscow State University)

Doctorate in Theoretical Physics (1998, University of Osnabrück)

Research Areas (selected)

Metamaterials

Amorphous semiconductors

Photorefractive materials

Antennas and plasmonics

Find out more about Prof. Dr. Ekaterina Shamonina and her research on her academic website.

Prof. Dr. Martina Stenzel (Vice Chairman)

Prof. Dr. Martina Stenzel

Current Position: Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales

Education

M.Sc. in Chemistry (1996, University of Bayreuth)

Ph.D. in Macromolecular Chemistry (1999, University of Stuttgart)

Research Areas (selected)

Functional Nanoparticles

Polymer science

Find out more about Prof. Dr. Martina Stenzel and her research on her academic website.

Prof. Dr. Viola Vogel

Current Position: Professor at the Department of Health Science and Technology heading the Laboratory of Applied Mechanobiology at the ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Education

Diplom in Physics (1983, Goethe University Frankfurt)

Ph.D. in Physics (1987, Goethe University Frankfurt)

PostDoc in Physics (1988-90, University of California, Berkeley)

Research Areas (selected)

Tissue Engineering

Mechanobiology

Single Molecules Analysis

Find out more about Prof. Dr. Viola Vogel and her research on her academic website.

Prof. Dr. Marcus Weck (Chairman)

Prof. Dr. Marcus Weck

Current Position: Professor in the Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry at New York University

Education

M.Sc. in Chemistry (1994, University of Mainz)

Ph.D. in Chemistry (1998, California Institute of Technology)

Research Areas (selected)

Supported catalysis

Organized assemblies

Biomaterials

Nanostructures

Find out more about Prof. Dr. Marcus Weck and his research on his academic website.

Prof. Dr. Tanja Weil

Current Position: Director of the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz

Education

Diplom in Chemistry (1998, Technical University of Braunschweig)

Ph.D. Studies (1999-2001, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research)

Dr. rer. Nat. (2002, University of Mainz)

Research Areas (selected)

Synthesis of quantum materials

Customized and adaptive macromolecules for precision sensing and therapy

Polymeric catalysts and hybrid membranes

Find out more about Prof. Dr. Tanja Weil and her research on her academic website.