Wiebke Drenckhan

Wiebke Drenckhan, born (1977-04-06)6 April 1977 in Bad Belzig is a German physicist who specializes in the study of liquid and solid foams and emulsions. She has also provided illustrations for several popular science books.[1]

Wiebke Drenckhan
Born(1977-04-06)April 6, 1977
Bad Belzig
NationalityGerman
EducationTrinity College Dublin
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Institutions
ThesisStability and motion of foams and films in confined geometries (2004)
Doctoral advisorDenis Weaire

Biography

After studying physics and mathematical physics in Germany, she defended a thesis entitled "Stability and motion of foams and films in confined geometries" at Trinity College in Dublin in 2004.[2] She then did postdoctoral research at Paris Diderot University in Paris, France. In 2007, she joined the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides at the University of Paris-Sud. In 2014, she obtained her Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches at the University of Paris-Sud on the topic of “A science of transition - from liquid to solid foams”. Since 2016, she is a CNRS researcher at the Institut Charles Sadron in Strasbourg, France.[3]

Prizes and distinctions
  • In 2013, she received the Irène Joliot-Curie Prize for women in science and technology for her experimental work and simulations of foams.[4]
  • In 2015, she received the CNRS Bronze Medal.[1]

Selected publications

References
  1. "Wiebke Drenckhan EDP Sciences Books Illustrator gets the CNRS Bronze Medal". EDP Sciences. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  2. Trinity's Access to Research Archive
  3. "Drenckhan Wiebke". Institut Charles Sadron. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  4. Irène Joliot-Curie Prizes 2013-2014
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