Jesse Buckmann

PhD candidate
Utrecht University

Department

Soft Condensed Matter & Biophysics

Contact information

Room
Ornsteinlaboratorium 0.07

Email address
j.i.buckmann@uu.nl

Key expertises

Inorganic synthesis, Stöber synthesis, Confocal microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy

About me

I was born in Waalwijk in the south of the Netherlands. I received my BSc and MSc degrees in Chemistry and Physics at Utrecht University. During this time I focussed mainly on the synthesis of plasmonic gold nanorods. In August 2023, I started my PhD as an ARC CBBC member in the soft condensed matter and biophysics group. In my free time, I enjoy playing board games, going for a run, or reading a book.

Academic career

PhD Candidate:
2023 – current: PhD candidate in the group of Soft condensed matter and Biophysics at Utrecht University under supervision of Prof. Dr. A. van Blaaderen and Dr. F. Rabouw.

Internship:
2023: Research internship at Covestro as part of the master program
Project under supervision of Dr. D. Reardon about Polymer/Nanoclay Composite Barrier Coatings for Recyclable Packaging Materials

MSc
2020-2023: Master’s degrees in Nanomaterials Science and Experimental physics
Thesis under supervision of Prof. Dr. A. van Blaaderen about Bimetallic Au/Pd Nanorods for High-Temperature Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

BSc
2017-2020: Bachelor’s degrees in Chemistry and Physics
Thesis under supervision of Dr. Ir. M. van Huis about In-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Investigation of WS2 Growth Mechanisms and Density Functional Theory Calculations on WS2