Prof. Dr. Sonja Neuhaus

Since 2024
Professor for surface functionalization at the Institute of Polymer Nanotechnology, FHNW School of Engineering and Environment, Windisch

Since 2016
Head of the surface functionalization group at the Institute of Polymer Nanotechnology, FHNW School of Engineering and Environment, Windisch

2013 - 2016
Scientific co-worker / project leader at the Institute of Polymer Nanotechnology, School of Engineering, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Windisch

2011-2013
Project leader, Development of coatings, Glas Trösch AG, Bützberg

2008-2011
Dissertation “Functionalization of Polymer Surfaces with Polyelectrolyte Brushes”
Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen and ETH Zurich

2006-2008
MSc in Materials Science at the ETH Zurich, with distinction
Focus on «Materials Creation»

2005-2006
Third year of BSc studies at the EPF in Lausanne 

2003-2006
BSc in Materials Science at the ETH Zurich

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Synthesis of Diacetylene-containing Peptide Building Blocks and Amphiphiles, their Self-Assembly and Topochemical Polymerization in Organic Solvents
E. Jahnke, J. Weiss, S. Neuhaus, T.N. Hoheisel, H. Frauenrath
Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 388 - 404

Functionalization of fluoropolymer surfaces with nanopatterned polyelectrolyte brushes
S. Neuhaus, C. Padeste, H.H. Solak, N.D. Spencer
Polymer 2010, 51, 4037-4043

Functionalization of Fluoropolymers and Polyolefins via Grafting of Polyelectrolyte Brushes From Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Activated Surfaces
S. Neuhaus, C. Padeste, N.D. Spencer
Plasma Processes and Polymers 2011, 8(6), 512

Versatile Wettability Gradients Prepared by Chemical Modification of Polymer Brushes on Polymer Foils
S. Neuhaus, C. Padeste, N.D. Spencer
Langmuir 2011, 27(11), 6855

Anisotropic Wetting of Microstructured Surfaces as a Function of Surface Chemistry
Neuhaus, N.D. Spencer and C. Padeste
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2012, 4(1), 123

Reactive layer functionalization of UV curable coatings
Marianne Wink, Volker Petry, Andreas Moeck, Sonja Neuhaus
RadTech Proceedings October 2019

Polymer Micro- and Nanografting
C. Padeste und S. Neuhaus
Elsevier 2015, ISBN: 978-0-323-35322-9

Willi Studer Prize Department of Materials Science for the best Master's degree 2009