Wolfgang Sigmund
University of Florida, USA
Biography
Dr. Sigmund is currently Professor of Department of Materials Science and Engineering at University of Florida, USA. He obtained a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Before obtaining his Ph.D. at the Gutenberg-University of Mainz, he began work on colloidal particle systems at the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz with Prof. G. Wegner. In the early 1990’s, Dr. Sigmund held post-doctoral positions. He was at RIKEN’s (located in Japan) Frontiers of Nanoscience Program in 1992. Then he joined the Max-Planck Institute of Metals research and moved to the University of Florida in 1999. His main focus is on the interdisciplinary development, synthesis, and characterization of novel materials such as nanomaterials for energy harvesting and storage; colloid and surface science; fusion of bioenergy systems with engineered systems; electrospinning of nanomaterials; enhancing materials’ properties.
Abstract
Abstract : Smart nanomaterials structures