Funding

Current projects

DFG:  The Locust Ovipositor: A Form Follows Function Study of a Unique Digging Apparatus
Reference number: DFG: 503007430 / TUD: PO 1725/10-1
Project duration: 01/2023 - 12/2025
In collaboration with Prof. Dr. Amir Ayali and Frau Dr. Bat-El Pinchasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel

AvH: Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers
Reference number: 1225545 - GBR - HFST-P
Project duration: 08/2022 - 07/2024

TUD: Maria Reiche Postdoctoral Fellowship
Project duration: 09/2022 - 08/2024

AvH: Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers
Reference number: 1217550 - IND - HFST-P
Project duration: 08/2021 - 07/2023

DFG: Wear-Resistance in Natural Materials: The Role of Micro-Architecture
Reference number: DFG: 490987316 / TUD: TA 1717/2-1
Project duration: since 2021

DFG: Proximate and Ultimate Reasons for Cuticular Fibre Orientation in Insects
Reference number: DFG: 281694208 / TUD: PO 1725/4-2
Project duration: 09/2020 - 11/2023 (2nd phase)

Completed projects

DFG: Micromechanics and Structure-Function Relationships in Mechanical Sensors of Spiders; Key to Understanding Organ Performance
Reference number: DFG: 340613815 / TUD: PO 1725/7-1
Project duration: 06/2017 - 03/2022
In collaboration with Prof. Benny Bar-On, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

DFG: Structural flexibility in the optical design of the arthopod cornea
(as former applicant)
Reference number: 286895536
Project duration: 2015 - 2020

DFG: Proximate and Ultimate Reasons for Cuticular Fibre Orientation in Insects
Reference number: DFG: 281694208
Project duration: 2016 - 2019 (1st phase)

DFG: Materials World Network: Structural design and micromechanical properties of mechanotransducing biological materials
Reference number: 220144857
Project duration: 2012 - 2017