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Jessica Huss

Dr.in Jessica Huss
Institute of Biophysik
Location Muthgasse 11, 1190 Wien
Email jessica.huss@boku.ac.at

ORCID: 0000-0003-3527-5154

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Research Focus

My research is multidisciplinary and covers the biological development, properties and adaptations of hard plant tissues

free keywords Biomechanics Raman and IR spectroscopy x-ray microtomography fire ecology

 

Career

  • 2022 - 2025 FWF-ESPRIT Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Biophysics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
  • 2019 - 2021 PostDoc, BOKU Vienna, Institute of Biophysics
  • 2019 - 2020 Guest Scientist, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Dpt. of Biomaterials
  • 2015 - 2019 Doctoral studies in Materials Sciences (summa cum laude), Technical University Berlin, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Dpt. of Biomaterials, Potsdam (Germany).
  • 2012 - 2015 Master of Science in Environmental Sciences/ Biomaterials and Bioenergy, University of Freiburg (Germany)
  • 2009 - 2012 Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences/ Meteorology and Climatology, University of Freiburg (Germany)

Awards

  • Year: 2021 Awards: Best Paper Award, Jubiläumsfonds der Stadt Wien für die Universität für Bodenkultur
  • Year: 2021 Awards: Promotionspreis für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen, Fakultät III (Prozesswissenschaften), TU Berlin
  • Year: 2016 Awards: Poster Award Prize by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V. and Springer-Verlag GmbH, EURO Bio-inspired 2016, Potsdam, Germany
  • Year: 2013 Awards: Grant for a short term scientific mission (COST Action FP1105); granted by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology

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    Lectures

    • Year: 2023 -  Crystalline structures in biology (Lecture)

      Autoren: Huss, JC

      Event: Arts & Science Master Programme, University of Applied Arts

    • Year: 2023 -  Fog and dew harvesting in cactus spines

      Autoren: Huss, JC

      Event: Biological Colloquium, Technical University Dresden

    • Year: 2023 -  Fog and dew harvesting in cactus spines

      Autoren: Huss, JC

      Event: Seminar in the Desert Botanical Garden

    • Year: 2023 -  Structure and growth of cactus spines

      Autoren: Huss, JC

      Event: Physics & Biology of Plant Growth

    • Year: 2022 -  Mechanics of the 3D puzzle cells in nutshells

      Autoren: Huss, JC

      Event: 10th International Plant Biomechanics Conference 2022

    • Year: 2021 -  Protecting seeds against fire - Lessons from Banksia follicles

      Autoren: JC Huss

      Event: Mini workshop on "New directions in fire ecology and fire modelling"

    • Year: 2021 -  In a nutshell: how cell geometry affects tissue mechanics

      Autoren: JC Huss

      Event: PhD student seminar (Biological Sciences)

    • Year: 2020 -  Topological interlocking and geometric stiffening in plant shells. (Invited talk)

      Autoren: Huss, JC

      Event: Seminar at the Department of Biomaterials, MPI of Colloids and Interfaces (Germany).

    • Year: 2020 -  Exploring the structure and mechanics of hard plant shells

      Autoren: Huss, JC

      Event: Invited talk, Biomechanics seminar with Dr. Junning Cheng (Engineering)

    • Year: 2019 -  Structure and mechanics of nutshells

      Autoren: Huss, JC; Gierlinger, N

      Event: Klausurmeeting der Abteilung für Biomaterialien, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung

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