Katja Finger is the backbone of our group‘s administrative operations. Beyond handling most of the day-to-day tasks, she plays a crucial role in the Blick group’s financial health, ensuring all expenditures are meticulously tracked and budgets are adhered to. Furthermore, Katja brings a unique advantage to our collaborative environment – her fluency in multiple languages allows her to effectively communicate with researchers and collaborators across international borders, fostering a seamless exchange of information and ideas within the Blick group.

Bojan Bosnjak is a highly skilled engineer in the Blick Group, specializing in clean room operations and nanostructuring. His expertise ensures the precise execution of nanofabrication processes. Bojan‘s problem-solving abilities, collaborative nature, and knowledge-sharing enhance the team’s capabilities, making him a valued member contributing to cutting-edge nanoscience research.

I’m working on graphene heterostructures that I want to combine with superconducting junctions and microwave resonators. These are key ingredients for devices that could be very useful for quantum information and radioastronomy science.

I work on the strategy for developing superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities used at particle accelerators by nanostructuring multilayers with plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD). The next generation of tailored thin-film based cavities would allow for more efficient and sustainable accelerators operating at higher energies. In particular, I study multilayers consisting of AlN as dielectric and NbTiN as superconductor.

Building and analysing neuronal networks of advanced biological cell types is crucial to improve neurodegenerative disease models. In my work, I 3D print microscaffolds as cultivation platforms for human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived neurons to design 3D neuronal networks in vitro. In combination with molecular biological analysis tools and implemented electrical circuits for cell-specific excitation and electrical readout these tailored networks may take a step toward brain-on-a-chip (BoC) application.

My work consists of functionalization and optimization of 3D nano-printed microchannel plate detectors. Therefore, I take advantage of the design freedom offered by two-photon direct laser writing on the one hand, and the precisely controlled and uniform growth of thin films by atomic layer deposition on the other. A microchannel plate (MCP) optimized in this way could not only be an improvement for previously used MCPs, but could also expand the range of detectable particles.