Marina Karsakova

PhD student
University of Groningen

Department

Faculty of Science and Engineering / Stratingh Institute for Chemistry / Active Molecules Systems

Contact information

Room
Linneausborg – room 920

Email address
m.karsakova@rug.nl

Key expertises

Structural colors, colloids synthesis and characterization, polymer chemistry

About me

I received my Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at SPSIT and Master’s degree in Photonics at ITMO University. In April 2023, I started my PhD in the M. Lerch research group at the University of Groningen.

About my research

My research project focuses at the development of new strategies for the rapid and scalable fabrication of structurally colored pigments that are compatible with sustainable waterborne coatings.

Academic career

2020 - 2022: Master student and researcher at the Department of Physics of ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russia, under the supervision of As.Prof. D. Zuev

Bachelor’s degree

2016-2020: Bachelor student at the Department of Chemical Engineering of St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology, under the supervision of Dr. Prof. N. Lavrov

Awards and scientific honors

Interdisciplinary grant for research projects among Master students and PhD candidates (2021)