Univ.-Prof. Dr. Markus Mezger
Professorship for Fluids at Interfaces at the Faculty of Physics
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Curriculum Vitae:
born 1978 in Stuttgart
1999-2004 Diploma studies in physics in Stuttgart
2004-2008 Doctorate in physics at the University of Stuttgart / research assistant at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research
2005 Research stay at the University of South Australia in Adelaide
2008-2010 Postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley at the Department of Chemical Engineering and at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Materials Sciences Division
2010-2020 Group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz
2013-2019 Junior Professor of Physics at the University of Mainz
since 2019 Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Mainz
since January 2021 Professor of Fluids at Interfaces in the "Dynamics of Condensed Systems" group at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Vienna
Research areas:
* Complex electrolytes on surfaces and interfaces
* Interface-induced melting of ice
* Structure and dynamics of ultrathin liquid films under shear
"During interface-induced melting of ice, a thin liquid film forms on solids even below the actual melting point. We are investigating the formation and properties of this melt layer in the vicinity of porous clay minerals. Our results can help to understand changes in permafrost with rising temperatures." (Markus Mezger)