FEM Group

Mailing Address:
  • Hamburg University of Technology
    Institute of Applied Polymer Physics
    Chair: Prof. Dr. Franziska Lissel
    Harburger Schloßstr. 22a
    21079 Hamburg
    Germany
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FEM Team

We are a diverse, multilingual team of chemists, materials scientists, and engineers designing intelligent polymer and molecular materials for next-generation electronics. From a materials-first, device-aware perspective, the FEM team synthesizes well-defined monomers, polymers, and hybrids and couples them to function via thin-film processing and lean device readouts. Core research areas include soft & sustainable polymer electronics (stretchable semiconductors, OMIECs, low-loss dielectric composites), functional interfaces & hybrids (NHC-linked Au nanoparticles, conjugated interlayers, water-processable inks), and the rational design of molecular machines (electrically responsive molecules with controlled surface motion).

Our work is embedded in the DFG Clusters of Excellence: BlueMat – Water-Driven Materials and REC2 – Responsible Electronics in the Climate Change Era and in two EIC Pathfinder projects – FITNESS – Flexible IntelligenT NEar-field Sensing Skins and ESiM – Energy Storage in Molecules. We collaborate broadly with device specialists and industry partners to translate discoveries into reliable, manufacturable materials stacks. The group is committed to structured mentoring, inclusive practices, and hands-on outreach that brings polymer electronics to schools and the public.


Dr. Franziska Lissel
Prof. Dr. Franziska Lissel
Chair 
mail@fralis.de


Dr. Emin IstifDr. Emin Istif
Postdoctoral Fellow & Subgroup Leader, TUHH
emin.istif@tuhh.de


Dr. Ningwei SunDr. Ningwei Sun
Postdoctoral Fellow & Subgroup Leader, IPF
sun@ipfdd.de


Adriana Barros-Martinez, M.Sc.Adriana Barros-Martínez, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Candidate
adriana.barros-martinez@tuhh.de


Tommy S. Cejmer, M.Sc.Tommy S. Cejmer, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Candidate
tommy.cejmer@tuhh.de


Oliver Ditzer, M.Sc.Oliver Ditzer, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Candidate
ditzer@ipfdd.de


Pascal Gausmann, M.Sc.Pascal Gausmann, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Candidate
pascal.gausmann@tuhh.de


Soyoung Park, M.Sc.Soyoung Park, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Candidate
park@ipfdd.de


Ronja Thuemmler, M.Sc.Ronja Thümmler, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Candidate
thuemmler@ipfdd.de


Haoran Zhang, M.Sc.Haoran Zhang, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Candidate
haoran.zhang@tuhh.de


Yanfei Zhao, M.Sc.Yanfei Zhao, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Candidate
yanfei.zhao@tuhh.de


Wei Zheng, M.Sc.Wei Zheng, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Candidate
zengwei22@mails.ucas.ac.cn



FEM Alumni

Dr. Po-Yuen (Jack) HoDr. Po-Yuen (Jack) Ho
Next step: NaMLab






Dr. Oumaima AiboudiDr. Oumaima Aiboudi,
Next step: Accenture






Dr. Kristina DitteDr. Kristina Ditte
Next step: Global Foundries






Dr. Kilian HoratzDr. Kilian Horatz
Next step: HumanOptics






Dr. Yevhen KarpovDr. Yevhen Karpov
Next step: Novaled