Dr Heiner Friedrich
"Quantitative 3D imaging: new developments and hidden limitations"
Biography:
Heiner Friedrich is Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry of Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands. He holds a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry (Utrecht University, NL) and a MSc in Physics (Dresden University, GER). His research focusses on morphology-property relations in functional nanostructures such as conductive thin films, polymer nanocomposites, organic photovoltaics or heterogeneous catalysts. Essential to his work is the development of electron tomography (ET) into a quantitative 3D imaging tool to address current materials problems. This includes methods for quantitative sub-nm resolution TEM ET, image analysis of beam sensitive materials using cryo TEM-ET, and large volume analysis by STEM ET. His work is driven by the question ‘ what is an optimal morphology for a particular function ’ to enable rational design and structuring of functional materials over multiple length scales.