Jessica Huss
Dr.in Jessica Huss
Institut Institute of Biophysik
Location Muthgasse 11, 1190 Wien
Email jessica.huss@boku.ac.at
Research Focus
My research is multidisciplinary and covers the biological development, properties and adaptations of hard plant tissues
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
- 2021 Best Paper Award, Jubiläumsfonds der Stadt Wien für die Universität für Bodenkultur
- 2021 Promotionspreis für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen, Fakultät III (Prozesswissenschaften), TU Berlin
- 2016 Poster Award Prize by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V. and Springer-Verlag GmbH, EURO Bio-inspired 2016, Potsdam, Germany
- 2013 Grant for a short term scientific mission (COST Action FP1105); granted by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Projects
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Publications
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Lectures
(2023) Crystalline structures in biology (Lecture)
Autoren: Huss, JC
Arts & Science Master Programme, University of Applied Arts
(2023) Fog and dew harvesting in cactus spines
Autoren: Huss, JC
Biological Colloquium, Technical University Dresden
(2023) Fog and dew harvesting in cactus spines
Autoren: Huss, JC
Seminar in the Desert Botanical Garden
(2023) Structure and growth of cactus spines
Autoren: Huss, JC
Physics & Biology of Plant Growth
(2022) Mechanics of the 3D puzzle cells in nutshells
Autoren: Huss, JC
10th International Plant Biomechanics Conference 2022
(2021) Protecting seeds against fire - Lessons from Banksia follicles
Autoren: JC Huss
Mini workshop on "New directions in fire ecology and fire modelling"
(2021) In a nutshell: how cell geometry affects tissue mechanics
Autoren: JC Huss
PhD student seminar (Biological Sciences)
(2020) Topological interlocking and geometric stiffening in plant shells. (Invited talk)
Autoren: Huss, JC
Seminar at the Department of Biomaterials, MPI of Colloids and Interfaces (Germany).
(2020) Exploring the structure and mechanics of hard plant shells
Autoren: Huss, JC
Invited talk, Biomechanics seminar with Dr. Junning Cheng (Engineering)
(2019) Structure and mechanics of nutshells
Autoren: Huss, JC; Gierlinger, N
Klausurmeeting der Abteilung für Biomaterialien, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung