About me

I am Group Leader of Sustainable Materials at the Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz. My research asks what happens to polymers once they reach the environment: how fast they break down in soils and the ocean, which chemical structures make them degradable, and how that knowledge can guide the design of plastics that are both useful and environmentally benign.

Research interests

• Polymer Structure-Property-Biodegradability Relationships
• Macromolecular Analytical Chemistry
• Environmental Fate of Consumer and Novel Plastics

Background

I received my Dr. sc. in Environmental Chemistry from ETH Zürich (2020), an M.Sc. in Environmental Science and Engineering from Stanford University (2015), and a B.A. in Chemistry from Whitman College (2014). I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (2020–2022) and then an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Konstanz (2022–2024).

Prospective students interested in thesis projects or research assistant positions are welcome to get in touch.