Spectroscopy (greek „Ghost seeing“) is the interaction of light and matter. The literal translation is quite appropiate, because with the use of these techniques, not the real molecules/atoms can be seen, but only their images and „shadows“ they produce. The result is a chart, where energy, time, frequency,…. are related, this we call a spectrum. weiterlesen...
Plant Surfaces and Interfaces: Lignin, Suberin and Cutin As plants evolved from aquatic to terrestrial environment complex phenolic compounds (lignin) and natural polyesters (cutin, suberin) have played a major role by building hydrophobic surfaces and interfaces. The deposition of lignin as an additional interface between the cellulose microfibrils and hemicelluloses has been essential weiterlesen...
European Research Consolidator Grant Scattering and tapping on soft-hard-open nuts SCATAPNUT One of the most important evolutionary success stories in plants is the development of seeds encased in maternal tissue, referred to as the seed coat (or testa) 1. The enclosure of the developing embryo affords its protection in many different environments, including harsh conditions weiterlesen...
Bereits zum 4. mal waren wir beim Junior Science Club dabei. Diesmal kam eine 5. Klasse des BRG Lessinggasse und war sehr interessiert an „Tricks aus dem Pflanzenreich für die Technik“.
In Dezember 2017 Notburga Gierlinger got her Venia Docendi for „Physical and chemical biology“ and is now allowed to supervise master and PhD students. The habilitation New insights into plant cell walls by vibrational microspectroscopy is published as a review in the journal Applied Spectroscopy reviews.
We participated from 29th to 30th September 2017 the 1st plant spectroscopy conference in Umea (Sweden) and Bati and Peter had the chance to present their work to a very interested audience. We enjoyed many nice talks and the fresh air and a wonderful conference dinner in the charming setting of Skeppsvik Herrgard.
Dieses Jahr waren wir auch bei der Jungen Uni Waldviertel-Vysočina (6.-11.08.2017), der grenzüberschreitenden Jugenduniversität Niederösterreichs und der Region Vysočina, mit dabei. Das allgemeine Thema war „Entdecke deinen Forschergeist“ und wir waren mit dem Thema „Tricks aus dem Pflanzenreich für die Technik“ dabei. Wir fuhren nach Raabs an der Thaya und gestalteten einen 3-stündigen Workshop, der weiterlesen…
Auch dieses Jahr war es eine Freude den Kindern „Tricks aus dem Pflanzenreich für die Technik“ vorzustellen. Bei den Experimenten unterstützt wie immer ein sehr motiviertes Team (DANKE!!!). Es werden keine Mühen gescheut und auch morgens noch extra frische Lotusblätter aus dem Botanischen Garten geholt.
One PhD student and one postdoctoral researcher position are currently available to reveal the design secrets of seed coats on the micro-and nanoscale within the ERC-project „Scattering and tapping on soft-hard-open nuts„. The candidates should have a strong background in plant biology, chemistry and/or physics and be highly motivated to work interdisciplinary in the bionami-team weiterlesen…
MARTIN FELHOFER got awarded with the DOC-fellowship for his project „Shed new light on heartwood formation – CONGRATULATION! We are very happy that he will stay in our group and continue the research on this very intersting topic.
The master thesis „RAMAN imaging to reveal in-situ molecular changes of wood during heartwood formation and drying“ of MARTIN FELHOFER was awarded with the „Klaus Fischer – Innovationspreis für Technik und Umwelt„. And in the same ceremony the great performance of our bachelor student CAROLINA THERESA PETER was awarded with the „Preis der Allgemeinen Hochschulstipendienstiftung weiterlesen…
The 1st International Plant Spectroscopy Conference takes place on August 29-30 this year in the remote but charming location of Umeå, Sweden. Registration is open via the conference homepage http://conference.plantspec.org The conference is the first of a biannual international conference series that the International Society for Plant Spectroscopy (ISPS, http://plantspec.org) intends to organise, with the weiterlesen…
Our hiking tour led us to the Agnesbründl. Our guest, Carmen Teixeira joined us too 🙂