PD Dr. habil. Alla Synytska
PD Dr. habil. Alla Synytska
University of Bayreuth | Research group Functional Polymer Interfaces Group
Job History
| since 05/2021 | Head of Functional Polymer Interfaces Research Group at the Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI) |
| 01/2017 – 04/2021 | Head of Department Polymer Interfaces at the Institute for Physical Chemistry and Polymer Physics at the Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. (IPF) |
| 10/2015 – 12/2019 | Coordinator of EU Innovative Training Network: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014 “Training in Bio-Inspired Design of Underwater Smart Adhesive Materials” (http://biosmarttrainee.eu/) |
| 10/2015 – 12/2016 | Deputy Head of the Department Polymer Interfaces at the Institute for Physical Chemistry and Polymer Physics at the Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. (IPF) |
| since 01/2018 | Privatdozentin at the Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry at TU Dresden |
| since 01/2017 | Coordinator of KeyLab “Applied Electro kinetics”, IPF Dresden “ at the Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. (IPF) |
| 2012 – 2017 | Junior Research Group Leader “Functional Particles & Interfaces” at the at the Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. (IPF) |
| 2009 and 2011 | Post-doc at the ESPCI Paris Tech, Laboratory of Soft Matter Science and Engineering, France |
| 2006 – 2010 | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. (IPF) |
| 2005 – 2006 | Research stay at the University of Modena, Italy |
Education
| 2018 | Habilitation in Physical Chemistry at TU Dresden at the chair of physical chemistry of polymeric materials (Mentors: Prof. Dr. Matthias Ballauff, Prof. Dr. Andreas Fery, Prof. Dr. Manfred Stamm) |
| 2016 – 2017 | Leadership seminars at Neways International |
| 2014 – 2015 | Fellowship of the Leibniz Association - Excellence and Leadership Leibniz-Mentoring-Program for outstanding female researchers |
| 2012 – 2017 | Lecturer in frames of habilitation at the Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry at TU Dresden |
| 2005 | Dr. rer. nat. at TU Dresden at the chair of physical chemistry of polymeric materials (bei Prof. Dr. Manfred Stamm) |
| 1996 – 2001 | Research assistant at National Ivan-Franko-University in Lviv, Ukraine |
| 1996 | Diploma thesis at the chair of physical chemistry at National Ivan-Franko-University in Lviv Ukraine (Prof. Dr. M. Soltys), degree: Dipl. Chemistry |
Awards and other responsibilities
| 2014 | Innovation Award from Coatings Science International COSI 2014, in Recognition of the Innovative Research on the Application of hybrid Janus particles for Coatings |
| since 2015 | AcademiaNet Selectee - Excellent women academics network of the Robert Bosch Foundation |
| 2006 | Award of the Leibniz Association for the Best PhD Project |
| Ongoing | Referee for DFG, NRW, DBU, ANR, FWO, NOW, Marsden Fund - Royal Society of New Zealand; DAAD, European Commission, Austria Research Councile (OEFG), A. v. Humboldt Foundation, u.a. |
University of Bayreuth | Research group Functional Polymer Interfaces Group
Polymer Interfaces, Patchy and Janus Particles, (Bio)Functional Materials
Our mission is to transfer fundamental knowledge about design principles and properties of polymer interfaces into (bio) technological and sustainable material applications in order to develop tailor-made functional materials.
Specifically, we are interested in:
- Functional Polymers and Polymer Interfaces, Patchy and Janus Particles
Development and design of new functional polymer interfaces and hybrid particles as building blocks with tailored architectures and properties. - Interfacial Phenomena und Fabrication of Functional Materials
Control and characterization of molecular interactions at interfaces and translation of fundamental knowledge for process development for the fabrication of coatings. - Functional Materials for Biotechnology
Integration of developed functional materials for bio-catalysis and electrochemical bio-sensors. - Functional Materials for Biomedicine
Development of multicomponent and multifunctional adhesive materials, which are sticky on demand to a variety of biologically relevant wet surfaces.
University of Bayreuth | Research group Functional Polymer Interfaces Group
10 selected publications
A complete list of publications of PD Dr. habil. Alla Synytska is available here.
Janus Particles: From Concepts to Environmentally Friendly Materials and Sustainable Application
Marschelke, C.; Fery, A.; Synytska, A.
Colloid and Polymer Science, 2020, volume 298, pp 841–865
Hairy Particles with Immobilized Enzymes: Impact of Particle Topology on the Catalytic Activity
Marschelke, C.; Müller, M.; Köpke, D.; Matura, A.; Sallat, M.; Synytska, A.
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2019, 11, 1645 – 1654
Supercooled Water Drops Do Not Freeze during Impact on Hybrid Janus Particle-Based Surfaces
Schwarzer, M.; Otto, T.; Schremb, M.; Marschelke, C.; Tee, H. T.; Wurm, F. R.; Roisman, I.V.; Tropea, C.; Synytska, A.
Chem. Mater., 2019, 31 (1), pp 112-123
From Molecular Electrostatic Interactions to Macroscopic Underwater Adherence
Cedano-Serrano, F. J.; Sidoli, U.; Synytska, A.; Tran, Y.; Hourdet, D.; Creton, C.
Macromolecules 2019, 52, 10, 3852-3862
Thermo-Responsive Graft Copolymer Brushes: Relationship between Molecular Architecture and Underwater Adhesion
Sidoli, U. G.; Tee, H.T.; Raguzin, I.; Mühldorfer, J.; Wurm, F. R.; Synytska, A.
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20, 6295
Large scale synthesis of polymeric Janus particles and their applications
Synytska, A.; Kirillova, A.
European Patent EP 3173-X-29502 granted 2019.
Marschelke, C.; Raguzin, I.; Matura, A.; Fery, A.; Synytska, A.
Controlled and Tunable Design of Polymer Interface for Immobilization of Enzymes: Does Curvature Matter?
Soft Matter 2017, 13, 1074 – 1084
Hybrid Hairy Janus Particles as Building Blocks for Anti-Biofouling Surfaces
Kirillova, A.; Marschelke, C.; Friedrichs, J.; Werner, C.; Synytska, A.
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8 (47), pp 32591–32603
Hybrid Hairy Janus Particles for Anti-Icing and De-Icing Surfaces: Synergism of Properties and Effects
Kirillova, A.; Ionov, L.; Roismann, I.; Synytska, A.
Chemistry of Materials 2016, 28 (19), pp 6995–7005
Hybrid Hairy Janus Particles Decorated with Metallic Nanoparticles for Catalytic Applications
Kirillova, A.; Schliebe, C.; Stoychev, G.; Jakob, A.; Lang, H.; Synytska, A.
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7 (38), pp 21218–21225
University of Bayreuth | Research group Functional Polymer Interfaces Group
PD Dr. habil. Alla Synytska
University of Bayreuth
Research group Functional Polymer Interfaces Group
University of Bayreuth
95447 Bayreuth
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5585
E-mail: alla.synytska@uni-bayreuth.de
Homepage: Synytska Research Group