Professor Dr. Karin Jacobs
Vice President of the DFG since 2021
Professor Dr. Karin Jacobs
Saarland University
Experimental Physics and Center for Biophysics
University Education
| Year | Description |
| 1987 - 1992 | Physics, Dipl.-Phys., Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany |
Scientific Degrees
| Year | Description |
| 1996 | Dissertation, Universität Konstanz University, Konstanz, Summa Cum Laude |
Professional Experience
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| Since 2009 | Professor (W3) for Experimental Physics, Center for Biophysics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany |
| 2003 - 2008 | Professor (C3) for Experimental Physics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany |
| 2001 - 2002 | Project Leader at Central Research Department, Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany |
| 1999 - 2000 | Ass. Professor (Hochschulassistentin C1), Dpt. of Applied Physics, Ulm University, Ulm; Germany |
| 1997 - 1998 | Postdoc at MPI for Colloids and Interfaces, Berlin-Adlershof (now in Potsdam/Golm), Germany, Prof. Dr. H. Möhwald / Prof. Dr. S. Herminghaus |
| 1992 - 1997 | Scientific Employee (PhD), Experimental Physics, Konstanz University and Guest Scientist at The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, Prof. Dr. J. Klein |
Other activities
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| Since 2018 | Fellow of the Max-Planck-School Matter of Life (Heidelberg, Göttingen, München) |
| Since 2017 | Member of the Expert Commission of the Excellence Strategy |
| Since 2016 | Member of the German Council of Science and Humanities of the Federal Republic of Germany (Wissenschaftsrat), within there, Chairwoman of the Evaluation Commission |
| Since 2015 | Member of Expert Commissions of the Ministeries of Science of Northrhine-Westphalia and Hesse |
| Since 2015 | Member of the Scientific Committee of the Excellence Programm LOEWE of Hesse |
| Since 01/2013 | Scientific Member and Member of the Board of the Collaborative Research Center CRC 1027 „Physical modelling of non-equilibrium processes in biological systems”, Saarland University, Saarbrücken |
| 2010 - 2013 | Member of the Panel of the “PhysikJournal” |
| 2010 - 2012 | Chairwoman of the Women's Council of Saarland University |
| 2009 - 2013 | Member of the Scientific Committees Excellence Programms of Hamburg and Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Since 2008 | Member of the boards of trustees of some smaller and medium-sized companies |
| 2006 - 2014 | Member of the Graduate College GRK 1276 “Pattern formation and transport in complex systems”, Saarland University |
| 2006 - 2012 | Member of the DFG-Committee for Collaborative Research Centers |
| since 2006 | Initiator and Coordinator of the „UniCamp for Girls” and the hands-on project for pupils “Lab-in-a-Box” (www.labinabox.de) |
| 2005 - 2006 | Dean of Studies, Faculty of Physics & Mechatronics, Saarland University |
| 2004 - 2010 | Coordinator and member of the DFG Priority Programm SPP 1164 “Nano- and Microfluidics” |
| 2002 - 2009 | Member of the German-French Graduate College GRK 532 “Physical methods for the structural investigation of new materials“ |
| 1999 - 2005 | Project leader within the DFG-Priority Program SPP 1052 “Wetting and Structure Formation” |
Key publications (peer-reviewed)
- S. Kumari, G. Lang, E. DeSimone, C. Spengler, V. Trossmann, S. Lücker, M. Hudel, K. Jacobs, N. Krämer, T. Scheibel: Engineered spider silk-based 2D and 3D materials prevent microbial infestation, Materials Today 41 (2020) 21
- C. Spengler, F. Nolle, J. Mischo, T. Faidt, S. Grandthyll, N. Thewes, M. Koch, F. Müller, M. Bischoff, M. A. Klatt, K. Jacobs: Strength of bacterial adhesion on nano-structured surfaces quantified by substrate morphometry, Nanoscale 11 (2019) 19713
- D. Peschka, S. Haefner, L. Marquant, K. Jacobs, A. Münch, and B. Wagner, Signatures of slip in dewetting polymer films, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 116 (2019) 9275
- H. Hähl, J.N. Vargas, A. Griffo, P. Laaksonen, G. Szilvay, M. Lienemann, K. Jacobs, R. Seemann, J.-B. Fleury. Pure Protein Bilayers and Vesicles from Native Fungal Hydrophobins. Adv. Mat. 29:1602888 (2017)
- C. Spengler, N. Thewes, Ph. Jung, M. Bischoff, K. Jacobs. Determination of the nano-scaled contact area of Staphylococcal cells. Nanoscale 9: 10084 (2017)
- J.D. McGraw, T. S. Chan, S. Maurer, T. Salez, M. Benzaquen, E. Raphaël, M. Brinkmann, K. Jacobs. Slip-mediated dewetting of polymer microdroplets. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 113: 1168 (2016).
- N. Thewes, A. Thewes, P. Loskill, H. Peisker, M. Bischoff, M. Herrmann, L. Santen, K. Jacobs. Stochastic binding of Staphylococcus aureus to hydrophobic surfaces. Soft Matter 11: 8913 (2015).
- S. Haefner, M. Benzaquen, O. Bäumchen, T. Salez, R. Peters, J.D. McGraw, K. Jacobs, E. Raphaël, K. Dalnoki-Veress: Influence of Slip on the Plateau-Rayleigh Instability on a Fibre, Nature Comm. 6 (2015) 7409
- G. Huber, H. Mantz, R. Spolenak, K. Mecke, K. Jacobs, S. N. Gorb, E. Arzt. Gecko adhesion from single spatula nanomechanical measurements. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 102: 16293 (2005).
- J. Becker, G. Grün, R. Seemann, H. Mantz, K. Jacobs, K.R. Mecke and R. Blossey: Complex dewetting scenarios captured by thin film models, Nature Materials 2 (2003) 59.