M.Sc. Leona Speicher
- Ph.D. Student
- BioMEMS
- Phone: +49 721 608-24430
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Institute of Microstructure Technology
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Leona Schmidt-Speicher received her M.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering in November 2019 from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). During her degrees, she studied and worked at the University of Purdue (USA), wrote her bachelor thesis and worked at Global Advanced Manufacturing Institute (GAMI, China) and studied at the University of Córdoba (Argentina). She specialized in Medical Engineering and Microstructure Technology. After completing her studies, she joined the group “BioMEMS – Biomedizinische Mikrotechnik” of Prof. Dr. A. E. Guber at the Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT) in the research field of biomedical microtechnology in December 2019. During her Ph.D., she will be working on the development of a modular microfluidic bioreactor for plant cell cultivation within the Dialog-ProTec-Project.
Research topics
- BioMEMS
- Microfluidic systems
- Ultrasonic welding
Research experiences
- BioMEMS
- Mechanical bactericidal surfaces on Titanium
- Fabrication of Micro- and Nanostructures
- Electron Beam Lithography
- Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE)
- Surface Analysis
- Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
- Vertical Scanning Interferometry (VSI)
| Title | Type | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| Practical course | WS | |
| Lecture | SS |
Supervised students‘ theses
- Master's thesis: "Optimierung eines mikrofluidischen Chips zur Untersuchung des Wurzelwachstums und Ermittlung der industriellen Fertigungsmöglichkeiten durch eine Unternehmensstudie - Optimization of a Microfluidic Chip for the Analysis of Root Growth and Determination of the Industrial Production Possibilities through a Company Study". 2020. E. Pawlenko.
- Master's thesis: "Konstruktiver Anschluss von Sensoren an einen mikrofluidischen Bioreaktor sowie deren Testung auf Eignung für die online-Ermittlung der entsprechenden Parameter - Connection of sensors to a microfluidic bioreactor". 2021. B. Bailer.
- Master's thesis: "Additive Fertigung und Untersuchung eines Formeinsatzes für PDMS basierte Mikrofluidikchips - Additive Manufacturing and Analysis of a Mold for PDMS based Microfluidic Chips". 2021. T. Mellert.
- Master's thesis: "Optimierung eines mikrofluidischen Wurzelchips: Ansätze für eine flexible Fluidzuführung sowie für die Serienfertigung". 2021. Y. Peiffer.
- Master's thesis: "Untersuchung und Optimierung des Strömungsverhaltens innerhalb eines mikrofluidischen Bioreaktors zur Kultivierung von Pflanzenzellen". 2021. L. Supp.
Publications
Dupouy, G.; Singh, G.; Schmidt-Speicher, L. M.; Hoffmann, E.; Baudrey, S.; Ahrens, R.; Guber, A. E.; Ryckelynck, M.; Herzog, E.; Chabouté, M.-E.; Berr, A.
2025. Methods for Plant Nucleus and Chromatin Studies – Methods and Protocols. Ed.: C. Baroux, 223–245, Springer US. doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-4228-3_13
Hering, N.; Schmit, A.-C.; Herzog, E.; Corbin, L.-T.; Schmidt-Speicher, L.; Ahrens, R.; Fauconnier, M.-L.; Nick, P.
2024. Horticulture Research, 11 (7), Art.-Nr.: uhae151. doi:10.1093/hr/uhae151
Finkbeiner, T.; Manz, C.; Raorane, M. L.; Metzger, C.; Schmidt-Speicher, L.; Shen, N.; Ahrens, R.; Maisch, J.; Nick, P.; Guber, A. E.
2022. Protoplasma, 259 (1), 173–186. doi:10.1007/s00709-021-01650-0
Schmidt-Speicher, L. M.; Supp, L.; Metzger, C.; Ahrens, R.; Nick, P.; Guber, A. E.
2021. MikroSystemTechnik Kongress 2021, VDE e.V., 543–547, VDE Verlag
Schmidt-Speicher, L. M.; Länge, K.
2021. Current opinion in electrochemistry, 29, Article: 100755. doi:10.1016/j.coelec.2021.100755
Schmidt-Speicher, L. M.; Mellert, T.; Hurtado Rivera, A. C.; Länge, K.; Ahrens, R.; Guber, A. E.
2021. Current directions in biomedical engineering, 7 (2), 255–259. doi:10.1515/cdbme-2021-2065