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Janina Kneipp
Alma materFreie Universität Berlin
Scientific career
InstitutionsHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Princeton University
BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
Robert Koch-Institute Berlin RKI
ThesisFourier-Transform-Infrarot-mikrospektroskopische Charakterisierung transmissibler spongiformer Enzephalopathien (2002)
WebsiteKneippLab

Janina Kneipp is a German scientist who is Professor of Physical Chemistry Humboldt University of Berlin. Her research considers surface enhanced Raman scattering and plasmonic enhancement in multi-modal micro spectroscopy.

Early life and education

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Kneipp was an undergraduate student at the Free University of Berlin, where she specialised in biology and physics. She remained in Berlin for graduate studies, where she worked on Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy at RKI.[1] After earning her doctorate, she moved to the Erasmus University Rotterdam, where she worked on optical spectroscopies. She was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University.[2]

Research and career

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In 2005, Kneipp joined the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing.[3] She moved to the Humboldt University of Berlin in 2008. Her research develops multi-photon spectroscopy for bioanalysis.[3][4] She was supported by the European Research Council to develop Multiphoton Processes Using Plasmonics.[5] As part of her work, Kneipp developed multi-functional nanosensors, which can be combined with plasmonic nanoparticles and provide multiple surface-enhanced spectroscopic signatures.[5] Plasmonic structures can enhance local optical fields, In particular, Kneipp is interested in Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of complex samples. She uses SERS to better understand how molecules interact with nanostructures, for applications in biospectroscopy and in plasmonic catalysis.[3]

Beyond SERS, Kneipp has shown that a combination of Raman spectroscopy with other methods can be used to study plant samples.[6] Vibrational spectra of plants can provide information about the biochemical composition of structures like pollen, and can give information on plant-climate interactions.[6]

From 2015-2020, Kneipp joined the German Research Foundation (DFG) review board for chemistry. She is member of excellence cluster UniSysCat and the Einstein Center of Catalysis.[7] She is co-founder of the School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof (SALSA), a graduate program at HU.

Awards and honours

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Selected publications

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  • Janina Kneipp; Harald Kneipp; Katrin Kneipp (20 March 2008). "SERS--a single-molecule and nanoscale tool for bioanalytics". Chemical Society Reviews. 37 (5): 1052–1060. doi:10.1039/B708459P. ISSN 0306-0012. PMID 18443689. Wikidata Q37149997.
  • Fani Madzharova; Zsuzsanna Heiner; Janina Kneipp (22 May 2017). "Surface enhanced hyper Raman scattering (SEHRS) and its applications". Chemical Society Reviews. 46 (13): 3980–3999. doi:10.1039/C7CS00137A. ISSN 0306-0012. PMID 28530726. Wikidata Q38680877.
  • Katrin Kneipp; Harald Kneipp; Janina Kneipp (1 July 2006). "Surface-enhanced Raman scattering in local optical fields of silver and gold nanoaggregates-from single-molecule Raman spectroscopy to ultrasensitive probing in live cells". Accounts of Chemical Research. 39 (7): 443–450. doi:10.1021/AR050107X. ISSN 0001-4842. PMID 16846208. Wikidata Q36538471.

References

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  1. ^ Kneipp, Janina (2002). Fourier-Transform-Infrarot-mikrospektroskopische Charakterisierung transmissibler spongiformer Enzephalopathien (Thesis) (in German). OCLC 918248085.
  2. ^ "- Technology Park Berlin Adlershof". www.adlershof.de. Retrieved 2022-06-10.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c d "ERC Starting Grant to Prof. J. Kneipp | Analytik NEWS". analytik.news. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  4. ^ "UniSysCat: Kneipp, Janina". www.unisyscat.de. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  5. ^ a b "ERC: Multiphoton Processes Using Plasmonics: Towards Advanced Nanobiophotonics (MULTIBIOPHOT) - Research Portal of the HU Berlin - Research Information System of HU Berlin". fis.hu-berlin.de. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  6. ^ a b "Combined FTIR and Raman analysis of pollen composition for studying plant adaptation to environmental changes - Research Portal of the HU Berlin - Research Information System of HU Berlin". fis.hu-berlin.de. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  7. ^ "Executive Board". Einstein Center of Catalysis / BIG-NSE. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  8. ^ "2013 Bunsen-Kirchhoff Award for Analytical Spectroscopy – JAAS News". Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  9. ^ a b "Overview - Award for BAM fellow Prof. Janina Kneipp for research achievements". www.bam.de. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  10. ^ "Prof. Dr. Janina Kneipp - AcademiaNet". www.academia-net.org. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
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