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 group of Prof. Gerhard Grübel (coherent X-ray scattering group) at the research center Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY, Hamburg). From 2016 to 2021, he was a postdoc in the BioSAXS group of 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 in the NPPT group under the mentorship of Prof. Markus Winterer. Since 2023, he is a member of the Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE).

Research interests & methods

  • Processes 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

  • 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.8b02145
  • M. A. Schroer, J. Michalowsky, B. Fischer, J. Smiatek, G. Grübel. Stabilizing Effect of TMAO on Globular PNIPAM States: Preferential Attraction Induces Preferential Hydration. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 31459–31470 (2016). Doi: 10.1039/C6CP05991K

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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 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)