这两位中国人好样滴 Sofja Kovalevskaja Award 2012 Winners

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转自 humboldt-foundation press office website


Na LiuOptics
Nano-optics for deep cell observation
The still young discipline of nanoplasmonics investigates the tiniest, electromagnetic waves generated by metal particles reacting to light. Na Liu wants to use this technology to observe biological and chemical processes at the level of individual particles. For this purpose she combines gold nanoparticles with cell membranes or DNA and uses modern laser technology and high-resolution microscopes to observe what is actually taking place within a cell or during a chemical reaction. Na Liu wants to use this method to gain new, precise insights in cell biology as well as catalytic chemistry.

Host Institute: Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart
Host: Prof. Dr. Joachim P. Spatz

Dr. Na Liu
born in China in 1979, completed her doctorate at the University of Stuttgart in 2009 after studying physics at various universities in China. She worked as a postdoc in Stuttgart and at the University of California in Berkeley/USA and has been a visiting professor at Rice University in Houston/USA since 2011. She has received a number of awards including the AGeNT-D nanoscience award and the Hertha Sponer Award from the DPG (German Physical Society). Na Liu has been in residence at her host institute since August 2012..

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Yan YuElectrochemistry
New technology for the next generation of batteries
They have to be small and light; they have to be safe and store enormous amounts of energy; and they have to be long-lasting, too. More efficient high-capacity batteries are the dream of car manufacturers across the globe because they are the precondition for the advance of electromobility on a grand scale and, it is hoped, will also finally facilitate enhanced power storage in other areas. However, fulfilling all of these requirements has proved as difficult as squaring the circle. Yan Yu’s research on novel storage materials for lithium-based batteries could herald a breakthrough. She works with anodes made of tin nanoparticles embedded in conducting carbon fibres. The advantage of this constellation is that, in contrast to standard tin anodes which degrade over time, these anodes are connected electrochemically but de-coupled mechanically. The outcomes of this research could significantly improve the stability and storage behaviour of the next generation of batteries.

Host Institute: Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Department of Physical Chemistry, Stuttgart
Host: Prof. Dr. Joachim Maier

Prof. Dr. Yan Yu
born in China in 1979, studied applied chemistry at Anhui University, Hefei, China and completed her doctorate in material sciences at the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei in 2007, where she is currently working as a professor. Following a research stay at Florida International University, Miami/USA, Yan Yu became a Humboldt Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart from 2008 to 2011. It is here that she will now become an award winner..

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