Short resume

2003-2008:

Chemistry studies at the WWU Münster

Diplomarbeit at the Institute of Physical Chemistry (research group of Prof. H. Eckert, supervised by Prof. Dr. M. Vogel): Solid state NMR studies of the dynamics in protein/glycerin and protein/water systems

2008-2009:

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz (Prof. Kurt Kremer)

Since May 2009:

PhD student Center of Smart Interfaces

Projects

Modelling surface interactions

Polyurethane coating systems

Polymer permeation

Publications

1) C. R. Herbers, C. Li, N.F.A. van der Vegt, Grand challenges in modelling atomistic modelling of molecule-surface interactions (submitted)

2) K. Johnston, C. R. Herbers, N. F. A. van der Vegt, Development of classical molecule-surface interaction potentials based on density functional theory calculations: Investigation of force field representability (submitted)

3) C. R. Herbers, E. Brini, G. Deichmann, N.F.A. van der Vegt, Thermodynamic transferability of coarse grained potentials for polymer–additive systems (submitted)

4) C. R. Herbers, D. Sauer, M. Vogel, 2H NMR studies of glycerol dynamics in protein matrices, J. Chem. Phys., 136, 124511 (2012).

5) C. R. Herbers, K. Johnston, N. F. A. van der Vegt, Modelling surface interactions – an automated quantum-classical approach using a genetic algorithm, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 13, 10577 (2011).

6) S.A. Lusceac, M. R. Vogel, C. R. Herbers, 2H and 13C NMR studies on the temperature-dependent water and protein dynamics in hydrated elastin, myoglobin and collagen, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) – Proteins & Proteomics 1804, 41-48 (2010).

7) D. Fritz, C. R. Herbers, K. Kremer, N. F. A. van der Vegt, Hierarchical modeling of polymer permeation, Soft Matter, 5, 4556-4563 (2009).

8) M. Vogel, C. Herbers, B. Koch, Effects of salt and nanoparticles on the segmental motion of poly(ethylene- oxide) in its crystalline and amorphous phase: 2H and 7Li NMR studies, J. Phys. Chem. B, 112, 11217-11226 (2008).