Dr. Elena Sturm (née Rosseeva)

Physical Chemistry - Group Leader

Research Interests

  • Crystallization
  • Nanoparticle Self-Assemblies
  • Inorganic-organic Nanocomposites
  • Biomineralization
  • Biomimetic materials
  • Mesocrystals

EDUCATION

10/2005 – 02/2010

Candidate of Science in Geology and Mineralogy. Specialization “Crystallography and Mineralogy” (equivalent of PhD and Dr. degrees). Department of Crystallography, Geological Faculty, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

“Crystal chemistry and morphogenesis of natural and biomimetic apatite-(CaF)-organic composites”

Supervisor: Prof. Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya

03/2007 – 02/2010

 

Visiting Research Scholar (within PhD project), Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Kniep

09/2000 – 07/2005

Diploma studies in Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Department of Inorganic Chemistry,

F. M. Dostoevsky Omsk State University, Omsk, Russia.

Advisor: Prof. Olga A. Golovanova

Grade: 5.0 (5.0=best)

 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

03/2013 –  

Research fellow of the Zukunftskolleg, Junior Researcher (Group leader) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany)

Host: Prof. Dr. Helmut Cölfen

10/2012 – 03/2014

Postdoctoral fellow, DFG Individual Grant (RO 4511/1-1). Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

Host: Prof. Dr. Helmut Cölfen

03/2010 – 09/2012

Postdoctoral fellow, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany.

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Kniep

03/2007– 0/2008, 04/2009– 5/2009, 01/2010-03/2010

Research Assistant, Visiting Research Scholar, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany.

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Kniep

01/2007 – 02/2007

Research Assistant, Visiting Research Scholar, Institute of Geography and Geological Sciences, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.

Supervisor: Dr. J. Kasbohm

2006 – 2009

Research Assistant, Institute of Earth Crust, Geological Faculty, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Advisor: Prof. Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya

2005 - 2010

Doctoral student, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Supervisor: Prof. Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya

2000 – 2005

Diploma in Chemistry, F. M. Dostoevsky Omsk State University, Omsk, Russia

Advisor: Prof. Olga A. Golovanova

 RESEARCH GRANTS

2016 – 2020

German Research Foundation (DFG) Research Grant. Project within a Collaborative Research Center (SFB 1214) (together with Prof. Dr. H. Cölfen, Prof. Dr. L. Schmidt-Mende)

2016 - 2018

Collaborative research project funded by DMG mbH, Hamburg (together with Prof. Dr. H. Cölfen)

2016

Investment Program for Research, University of Konstanz (with Dr. K. Boldt, Dr. D. Gebauer, Dr. T. Pietsch)

2015

Zukunftskolleg Interdisciplinary Collaborative research project (together with Dr. Torsten Pietsch)

2014 – 2019

Collaborative research project „BIOFIL“ funded by Gebr. Brasseler GmbH & Co. KG, Lemgo (together with Prof. Dr. H. Cölfen)

2013 – 2014

Young Scholar Fund, University of Konstanz

2013 – 2018

Zukunftskolleg Research Allowance, Zukunftskolleg Start Up -Funding, University of Konstanz

2012 – 2014

German Research Foundation (DFG) Research Grant (RO 4511/1-1)

 AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2013 – 2018

Zukunftskolleg Research fellowship ,Zukunftskolleg University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

2007- 2010

Visiting Research Scholar, MPI for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany

2009

Award of the Russian Geological Society and Federal Subsoil Use Agency in the field of science and innovation technology, Moscow, Russia

10/2009

Award of the Russian Mineralogical Society “Outstanding scientific research of young scientists” Saint Petersburg, Russia

10/2008

Award of the Russian Mineralogical Society “The Best Scientific Presentation of Young Scientists” (“Fedorov Session”), Saint Petersburg, Russia

2003 – 2004

Scholarship of Government of Russian Federation for the graduate and postgraduate students. Ministry of Education and Science of Russia

2002 – 2003

Scholarship of President of Russian Federation for the graduate and postgraduate students. Ministry of Education and Science of Russia