Nina Balke (Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in materials sciences from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, in 2006. After being a Feodor-Lynen fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation at the University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, she became a Research Staff at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA. She is specialized in nanoscale characterization of electromechanical effects and electro-chemo-mechanical coupling using scanning probe microscopy in oxides and van der Waals layered materials. Her scientific focus includes ferroelectrics, dielectrics, and energy storage materials as well as in situ characterization of solid–liquid interfaces.