Kerstin Neuhaus is a Group Leader at the Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research IEK-12: Helmholtz Institute Münster. The group works on the combination of atomic force microscopy (with a specific emphasis on Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy) and conventional electrochemical methods to study electrolytes and active materials for energy storage devices. A particular focus of their work is on mixed conductivity in oxides and the effect of grain boundaries and interfaces on the ionic and electronic partial conductivity.
Here you can see Kerstin explaining her research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu1iWNqwkqU
Kerstin Neuhaus
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Biography: Kerstin studied Earth Sciences at the University of Münster in Münster. After a one-year research stay at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research in Würzburg to complete her M.Sc., she returned to Münster, where she joined the Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry for her doctorate. After receiving her Ph.D. in 2013, Kerstin continued working at the institute as Post-Doc and manager of the microscopy lab.
In 2020, she joined the Helmholtz-Institute Münster as research group leader, but was delegated to University of Münster from August 2020 to February 2022 to establish the International Research School for Battery Chemistry “BACCARA” as a Managing Director. Since 2022, Kerstin is back in the lab and primarily focusing on research again.
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Why are we celebrating women in AFM? (March 2021)
Why do we need to highlight women in AFM? (Nov 2021)