Sabine Ludwigs

Biography

Sabine Ludwigs studied chemistry at the University of Bayreuth, Germany (1997-2002), and then carried out diploma (2001-2002) and PhD (2002-2004) in the field of "Physical chemistry of polymers" at Bayreuth University in the group of Prof. G. Krausch. Here she systematically studied the self-assembly of block copolymers in bulk and in thin films. Her investigations ranged from the synthesis to possible applications in nanotechnology. After her PhD studies she joined the group of Prof. U. Steiner at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, UK (2004-2006), as a postdoctoral researcher. First applications of block copolymers as templates for dye-sensitized solar cells could be shown. During the time in Cambridge they collaborated with laboratories in Bristol (UK) and Strasbourg (F). In October 2006, Sabine Ludwigs joined the Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry and the Freiburg Materials Research Center in Freiburg and started researching its own research team. Emmy Noether grant from the German Science Foundation (DFG). In November 2008 she was appointed a Junior Fellow at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) in the School of Soft Matter Research.

Research Interest

Her current research focuses on Correlation between structure and electronic function of conjugated semiconducting polymers