Professor Albena Lederer

Sasol Chair in Analytical Polymer Science Office Room 2013, Polymer Science Building Tel: +27-21-808 3178 Email

 

Tertiary education

• Study of Organic and Analytical Chemistry, St. Kliment Ohridski University Sofia, Bulgaria, 1991 - 1996
• Diploma in Chemistry, St. Kliment Ohridski University Sofia and Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut, RWTH Aachen, 1996
• PhD in Physical Chemistry, Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research and Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz, 1999
• Habilitation and venia legendi in Physical Chemistry, School of Science, Technical University Dresden, 2011  

Research summary

Advanced separation and characterization of complex macromolecular systems.

Research description

• Development of analytical techniques for characterization of complex macromolecular architectures 
• Hyphenated separation based on liquid chromatography and field flow fractionation 
• Orthogonal analysis for in-depth characterization of functional materials 
• Multidetection separation and scattering techniques for polymer conformation analysis 
• Advanced analysis for complex polyolefin structures and their modifications 
• Novel approaches for characterization of natural polymers for sustainable materials 
• Advanced separation for bio-related macromolecular hybrids, self-assemblies and drug-delivery systems  

Please have a look at the links below for further information:

Polymer Separation Group

Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V.