Alumni

• Lorenz Baumgarten, M.Sc.
• Dr. Horst-Holger Boltz
• Andrea Bräutigam, M.Sc.
• Marian Bruns, M.Sc.
• Susann El Kassar, Dipl.-Phys.
• Hendrik Ender, M.Sc.
• Shari Patricia Finner, M.Sc.
• Hannes Franke, M.Sc.
• Julian Harland, M.Sc.
• Dr. Jonas Hegemann
• Fabian Heisterkamp, Dipl.-Phys.
• Jens Hohage, M.Sc.
• Merlin Kallenborn, M.Sc.
• Dr. Sebastian Knoche
• Jannis Kolker, M.Sc.
• Dr. Jaroslaw Krawczyk
• Björn Lindhauer, M.Sc.
• Burkhard Mitze, Dipl.-Phys.
• Lars Möllerherm, M.Sc.
• Dr. Pascal Müller
• David Müller, M.Sc.
• Nina Müller, M.Sc.
• Thevashangar Sathiyanesan, M.Sc.
• Dr. Matthias Schmidt
• Martin Sobottka
• Sebastian Sohn, M.Sc.
• Kristine Uebelgünn, Dipl.-Phys.
• Clemens Vorsmann, M.Sc.
• Jens Winkelmann, M.Sc.
• Dr. Christian Wischnewski
• Maria Zeitz, M.Sc.
• Dr. Björn Zelinski
• Nils Ziegeler, M.Sc.

Former group members at MPI of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam:

• Xin Li
  PhD student Nov 2006 - Mar 2009
  Postdoc Mar 2010 - Oct 2012
  subjects: Polymerization dynamics of actin, gliding assays
  • PhD thesis: Actin filament assembly and ATP hydrolysis mechanism in actin filament
    Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, 2009.
  • Coupling of actin hydrolysis and polymerization: Reduced description with two nucleotide states
    X. Li, R. Lipowsky, and J. Kierfeld, Europhys. Lett. 89, 38010 (2010). doi
  • Actin Polymerization and Depolymerization Coupled to Cooperative Hydrolysis
    X. Li, J. Kierfeld, and R. Lipowsky, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 048102 (2009). doi
  • Critical Motor Number for Fractional Steps of Cytoskeletal Filaments in Gliding Assays
    X. Li, R. Lipowsky, and J. Kierfeld, PLoS ONE 7, e43219 (2012). doi

• Krzysztof Baczynski
  PhD student Feb 2006 - Oct 2009
  Postdoc Nov 2009 - Jan 2010
  subjects: Buckling instabilities of semiflexible polymers
  • PhD thesis: Buckling instabilities of semiflexible filaments in biological systems
    Universität Potsdam, 2009.
  • Stretching of buckled filaments by thermal fluctuations
    K. Baczynski, R. Lipowsky, and J. Kierfeld, Phys. Rev. E 76, 061914 (2007).
     
• Pallavi Debnath
  Postdoc (Humboldt fellow) Mar 2008 - Dec 2009
  subjects: Theory of single polymer friction and rupture
   
• Torsten Kühne
  diploma student 2001-2002
  • Diplomarbeit:  Kritisches Verhalten semiflexibler Polymere
    FU Berlin, 2003.
  PhD student Mar 2004 - Apr 2007
  Postdoc May 2007 - Dec 2008
  subjects: Filament bundles, Force generation
  • PhD thesis: Wachsende Filamentbündel
    Universität Potsdam, 2007.
  • Discontinuous unbinding transitions of filament bundles
    J. Kierfeld, T. Kühne and R. Lipowsky, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 038102 (2005).
     
• Pedro Blecua
  PhD student Oct 2003 - Feb 2008
  subjects: Wetting, Biomineralization
  • PhD thesis: Liquid Morphologies on Patterned Surfaces
    Universität Potsdam, 2008.
  • Morphological Transitions of Liquid Droplets on Circular Surface Domains
    P. Blecua, M. Brinkmann, R. Lipowsky, and J. Kierfeld, Langmuir 25, 13493-13502 (2009). doi
  • Line Tension Effects for Liquid Droplets on Circular Surfacce Domains
    P. Blecua, R. Lipowsky, and J. Kierfeld, Langmuir 22, 11041-11059 (2006).
     
• Petra Gutjahr
  PhD student Jan 2005 - Dec 2007
  subjects: Persistence length of semiflexible polymers, Bending rigidity renormalization
  • PhD thesis: Conformations of semiflexible polymers and filaments
    Universität Potsdam, 2007.
  • Semiflexible polymer rings on topographically and chemically structured surfaces
    P. Gutjahr, R. Lipowsky, J. Kierfeld, Soft Matter 6, 5461-5475 (2010). doi
  • Persistence length of semiflexible polymers and bending rigidity renormalization
    P. Gutjahr, R. Lipowsky, and J. Kierfeld, Europhys. Lett. 76, 994-1000 (2006).
     
• Katharina Frentzel
  PhD student Oct 2006 - Nov 2007
  subjects: Filament motility assays
  • Active dynamics of filaments in motility assays
    J. Kierfeld, K. Frentzel, P. Kraikivski, and R. Lipowsky, Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 157, 123-133 (2008).
     
• Pavel Kraikivski
  present address:
  Virginia Tech, Department of Biological Sciences
  PhD student Nov 2002 - Oct 2005
  subjects: Activated dynamics of semiflexible polymers, Filament gliding assays
  • PhD thesis:  Non-equilibrium dynamics of adsorbed polymers and filaments
    Universität Potsdam, 2005.
  • Enhanced Ordering of Interacting Filaments by Molecular Motors
    P. Kraikivski, R. Lipowsky, and J. Kierfeld, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 258103 (2006).
  • Point force manipulation and activated dynamics of polymers adsorbed on structured substrates
    P. Kraikivski, R. Lipowsky, and J. Kierfeld, Europhys. Lett. 71, 138-144 (2005).
  • Activated dynamics of semiflexible polymers on structured substrates
    P. Kraikivski, R. Lipowsky, and J. Kierfeld, Eur. Phys. J. E 16, 319-340 (2005).
  • Barrier crossing of semiflexible polymers
    P.Kraikivski, R.Lipowsky, and J.Kierfeld, Europhys. Lett. 66, 763-769 (2004).
     
• Orapin Niamploy
  Guest student 2001
  subject: Stretching of semiflexible harmonic chains
  • Stretching of Semiflexible Polymers with Elastic Bonds
    J.Kierfeld, O.Niamploy, V.Sa-yakanit, and R.Lipowsky, Eur. Phys. J. E 14, 17-34 (2004).