Dirk Blunk

Research interests: Synthesis and characterization of surfactants, liquid crystals and molecular sensors or switches within the frames of intermolecular recognition, "soft matter" and function inducing order in materials, preferably in conjunction with carbohydrates (not exclusively). Along our experimental work we largely employ computer simulations, e.g. DFT calculations or molecular dynamics studies, to investigate, understand and to predict properties of molecules or molecular ensembles.