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Christoph Weder
Swiss scientist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christoph Weder is the former director of the Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and a professor of polymer chemistry and materials. He is best known for his work on stimuli-responsive polymers, polymeric materials that change one or more of their properties when exposed to external cues. His research is focused on the development, investigation, and application of functional materials, in particular stimuli-responsive and bio-inspired polymers.[1]
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Christoph Weder | |
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![]() Weder, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg | |
Born | (1966-07-30) July 30, 1966 (age 57) |
Citizenship | Swiss and Irish |
Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Polymer Science |
Institutions | Adolphe Merkle Institute (current) Case Western Reserve University (2001-2009) ETH Zurich (1995-2000) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1994-1995) |
Thesis | New Polyamides with Stable Nonlinear Optical Properties |
Academic advisors | Ulrich W. Suter, Mark S. Wrighton and Paul Smith |
Website | https://www.ami.swiss/en/groups/polymer-chemistry-and-materials/people/person.html?personid=122 |
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