Martin A. Schroer

Dr. rer. nat. Martin A. Schroer

Nanoparticle Process Technology
Department of Engineering Sciences
University of Duisburg-Essen
Lotharstr. 1
D-47057 Duisburg
Germany

phone: +49-203-379-2962

fax: +49-203-379-4453

E-Mail: martin.schroer(at)uni-due.de

 

Curriculum vitae

Martin A. Schroer studied physics at the TU Dortmund where he obtained his diploma (2008) and his doctoral degree in natural science (2011, Topic: Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) on proteins under extreme conditions) in the group of Prof. Metin Tolan. From 2012 to 2016, he worked as a postdoc in the coherent X-ray scattering group (supervisor: Prof. Gerhard Grübel) at the research center Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY, Hamburg). From 2016 to 2021, he was a postdoc in the BioSAXS group (supervisor: Dr. Dmitri Svergun) at the Hamburg Outstation of the international research center European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), where he was also directly involved in the operation and development of the BioSAXS beamline P12 at the synchrotron radiation facility PETRA III, and supported numerous international user groups from several research fields in the life and material sciences technically and scientifically.

Since 2021, he is a scientist and habilitation candidate (Material Science; submitted 10/2024) in the NPPT group under the mentorship of Prof. Markus Winterer. Here, he is in particular developing novel X-ray experiments at synchrotron radiation facilities, responsible for the colloid laboratory and a Rigaku Smartlab diffractometer (regularly training, support, and service for academic users), supervising (under)graduate students and PhD candidates, as well as acting as a regular consultant for X-ray scattering (esp. on biological, soft matter, nano science) for academia and industry. Since 2023, he is a member of the Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE).

Research interests & methods

  • Process on the Nanoscale: Structure, formation, dynamics and interactions of biological, pharmaceutical, soft matter & nanoparticle systems under in situ & in operando conditions.
  • Nanoparticle-Protein Hybrid-Systems: The role of structure, interactions and stability for technical & health applications.
  • Method Developments: Development of modern X-ray and light scattering techniques and experiments, especially at synchrotron radiation facilities

Selected Publications

  • V. Lackova, M.A. Schroer, M. Hähsler, K. Zakutanska, S. Behrens, P. Kopcansky, N. Tomasovicova. The Collective Ordering of Magnetic Nanoparticles in a Nematic Liquid Crystal. J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 589, 171616 (2024). Doi: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.171616
  • M. A. Schroer, A. Levish, Y. Yildizlar, M. Stepponat, M. Winterer. A Versatile Chemical Vapor Synthesis Reactor for in situ X-ray Scattering and Spectroscopy. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 93, 113706 (2022). Doi: 10.1063/5.0122461
  • M. A. Schroer, S. Schewa, A.Yu. Gruzinov, C. Rönnau, J.M. Lahehy-Rudolph, C.E. Blanchet, T. Zickmantel, Y.-H. Song, D.I. Svergun, M. Roessle. Probing the Existence of Non-Thermal Terahertz Radiation Induced Changes of the Protein Solution Structure. Sci. Rep. 11, 22311. (2021). Doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-01774-6
  • J. Lizarrondo, D.P. Klebl, S. Niebling, M. Abella, M.A. Schroer, H.D.T. Mertens, K. Veith, R. Thuenauer, D.I. Svergun, M. Skruzny, F. Sobott, S. Muench, M.M. Garica-Alai. Structure of the Endocytic Adaptor Complex Reveals the Basis for Efficient Membrane Anchoring during Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis. Nat. Commun. 12, 2889 (2021). Doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23151-7
  • F. Lehmkühler, B. Hankiewicz, M.A. Schroer, L. Müller, B. Ruta, D. Sheyfer, M. Sprung, K. Tono, T. Katayama, M. Yabashi, T. Ishikawa, C. Gutt, G. Grübel. Slowing down of dynamics and orientational order preceeding crystallisation in hard-sphere systems. Sci. Adv. 6, eabc5916 (2020). Doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abc5916
  • T. F. Custodio, H. Das, D.J. Sheward, L. Hanke, S. Pazicky, J. Pieprzyk, M. Sorgenfrei, M.A. Schroer, A.Y. Gruzinov, C.M. Jeffries, M.A. Graewert, D.I. Svergun, N. Dobrev, K. Remans, M. Seeger, G.M. McInerney, B. Murrell, B.M. Hällberg, C. Löw. Selection, Biophysical and Structural Analysis of Synthetic Nanobodies that Effectively Neutralize SARS-CoV-2. Nat. Comm. 11, 5588. (2020). Doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19204-y
  • S. Nogueira, A. Schlegel, K. Maxeiner, B. Weber, M. Barz, M.A. Schroer, C.E. Blanchet, D. Svergun, S. Ramishetti, D. Peer, P. Langguth, U. Sahin, H. Haas. Polysarcosine-Functionalized Lipid Nanoparticles for Therapeutic mRNA Delivery. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 3, 10634–10645 (2020). Doi: 10.1021/acsanm.0c01834
  • M. A. Schroer, F. Lehmkühler, J. Möller, H. Lange, G. Grübel, F. Schulz. Pressure-Stimulated Supercrystal Formation in Nanoparticle Suspensions. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 9, 4720-4724 (2018). Doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b0214

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Collaboration partners (in alphabetic order)

  • Prof. Dr. Umberto Anselmi-Tamburini, University of Pavia, Department of Physical Chemistry, Pavia, Italy
  • Jun.-Prof. Dr. Katja Ferenz, University of Duisburg-Essen, Department of Physiology, Essen
  • Dr. Melissa Gräwert, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Hamburg
  • Dr. Heinrich Haas, NeoVac Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Dr. Stefan Kleszczynski, University of Duisburg-Essen, Department of Engineering, Chair of Manufacturing Technology, Duisburg
  • Prof. Dr. Shirley Knauer, University of Duisburg-Essen, Department of Biology, Molecular Biology II, Essen
  • Dr. Felix Lehmkühler, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg
  • Prof. Dr. Christine Papadakis, TU München, Physics Department, Soft Matter Physics, Munich
  • Prof. Dr. Manfred Rößle, TH Lübeck, Applied Science, Lübeck
  • Prof. Dr. Ivo Safarik, Palacky University, Regional Centre of Advanced Technology and Materials, Oloumouc, Czech Republic
  • Dr. Christoph Sahle, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France
  • Dr. Florian Schulz, University of Hamburg, Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics, Hamburg
  • Dr. Natalia Tomasovicova, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute for Experimental Physics, Kosice, Slovakia
  • Prof. Dr. An-Ping Zeng, Westlake University, Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering, Hangzhou, China

Third party funding

  • Since 2023: Reactive Laser-Sintering to Generate Copper-Aluminum-Oxide from Nanoscaled Powders: Optimization of Process Parameters and Elucidation of Mechanisms (jointly with Markus Winterer; funded by the DFG)

Teaching (shown since 2021; at the University Duisburg-Essen)

  • WS 2024/25: Messtechnik (tutorial & organization of the lab course)
  • SS 2024: Nanotechnologie für Maschinenbauer und Verfahrenstechniker (lecture & tutorial)
  • WS 2023/24: Messtechnik (tutorial & organization of the lab course)
  • SS 2023: Nanotechnologie für Maschinenbauer und Verfahrenstechniker (lecture & tutorial)
  • WS 2022/23: Messtechnik (tutorial & organization of the lab course)
  • SS 2022: Nanotechnologie für Maschinenbauer und Verfahrenstechniker (lecture & tutorial)
  • WS 2021/22: Messtechnik (organization of the lab course)
  • SS 2021: Nanotechnologie für Maschinenbauer und Verfahrenstechniker (lecture & tutorial)