Focusing on detailed understanding of basic underlying principles of nanostructures that lead to structural colours (as opposed to pigment colours) in biological systems and the subsequent development of a fast, cheap and simple production method for such colours. Samples: butterfly wings with amazingly colourful scales made from nanostructures, peacock feathers structural colours (photonic crystals), moth eyes with antireflective surfaces, diatoms (glass making algae) with naturally nanostructured surfaces resulting in nice colours, beetle scales with chiral liquid crystal surfaces, iridescent blue ferns (magic!), metallic begonias, iridescent flowers.
The work involves various rainforest expeditions (so you need to be physically fit, ready to go into the wild with me in Sabah and Sarawak, and other parts of Borneo) and some practical work in the lab (physics knowledge needed, especially interest in photonics and building prototypes).
You need to have very good command of English (and preferably Bahasa Melayu). Send me your CV, the names of two academicians who can tell me about your approach to science and contact details.
You should be a physicist/engineer with interest in biology and love for plants and animals or a biologist with very good skills regarding electronic and mechanical basics (for you need to assemble the prototype and make it working!).
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you do not speak Bahasa, we have to hire two Malay speaking MSc students, so I could not pay you any salary, but there would be money for equipment etc.
Please send Letter of Motivation and CV to ille.gebeshuber@mac.com
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Prof. Dr. Ille C. Gebeshuber
Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor
MALAYSIA
M +60 13 319 8588, +43 664 350 7654
T +60 3 8921 6305, F +60 3 8925 0439
E ille.gebeshuber@mac.com
TEDxKL Talk
What is a physicist doing in the jungle:
Biomimetics of the rainforest
Associate Editor
SAGE Proc. Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C:
Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, UK
http://www.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202017
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