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We are the proud representatives of the Technical University Munich. Our small team consists of a mixture of biochemists, biotechnologists, mathematicians and physicists. As a interdisciplinary group, we were able to combine many aspects in our project. You can get more information about us if you move your cursor over each of the boxes below.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us:
Biomolecular Physics and Bioelectronics
Physics Department E14
Technical University Munich / ZNN
Am Coulombwall 4a
85748 Garching, Germany
Locations
Munich
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Population:
- 1,330,440
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Founded:
- 1158
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Area:
- 310.4 3km²
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Elevation:
- 519 m
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- capital city of Bavaria in Germany
- on the river Isar in the northern alpine foreland
- continental climate modified by the proximity of the alps
- Germany's third largest city
- candidate for the 2018 winter olympics
- Webpage: http://www.muenchen.de
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Garching
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Population:
- 15,451
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Founded:
- first mentioned in 915 under the name "Gouvirihhinga"
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Area:
- 28.61 km²
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Elevation:
- 481 m
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- became a city on 1990-09-14
- Garching lies 10km to the north of Munich
- the municipal district Garching-Hochbrück is an important industrial center for the whole region
- in the north of Garching is the TU Munich
- Webpage: http://www.garching.de
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TU Munich
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No. of Students:
- ~21,600
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No. of professors:
- 395
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- three main locations: Munich, Garching and Freising/Weihenstephan
- integrated in the bavarian elite network
- member of the Germanies excellence initiative
- 16 members of the TU Munich were awarded with the Nobel Prize
- Webpage: http://www.tum.de
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Students
Haissi Cui
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| Age: | 23
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| Studies: | biochemistry
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Hobbies:
- iGEM is my hobby right now...
Favorite food:
- Jiaozi. With sauerkraut filling!
Favorite game:
- Maybe Scrabble. But I lose quite often.
Favorite sport:
- I like to swim.
Favorite bar:
- Bens, Clemenstraße 7, 80803 Munich
Favorite book:
- The newspaper "DIE ZEIT".
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Tilman Flock
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| Age: | 23
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| Studies: | biotechnology
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Hobbies:
- climbing, badminton, volleyball, swimming, riding motorbike
Favorite food:
- sausage with sauerkraut ;-) just kidding, I love Indian food
Favorite game:
- Risk (the board game)
Favorite bar:
- Küferschenke, 87700 Memmingen
Favorite book:
- Peter Atkins "marvelous stories about physical chemistry" :-)
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Hobbies:
- Sailing
Favorite food:
- Curd Cheese
Favorite bar:
- Aumeister, Munich
Favorite sport:
- Jogging
Favorite film:
- Sin City
Favorite book:
- "Less than Zero" by Bret Easton Ellis
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Christoph Hartlmüller
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| Age: | 24
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| Studies: | biochemistry
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Hobbies:
- skiing, playing soccer or do some computer stuff
Favorite food:
- every bavarian food from "Hendl" to "Schweinshaxn"
Favorite drink:
- a bavarian beer, called "Augustiner"
Favorite country for holidays:
- the Philipines and Vietnam
Favorite game:
- "Nobody is perfect"
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Florian Praetorius
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| Age: | 25
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| Studies: | biochemistry
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Hobbies:
- Soccer, Computer Games
Favorite food:
- Pretzels and Laugengebäck and Geschnetzeltes with Spätzle maybe?
Favorite drink:
- Beer - especially Tannenzäpfle
Favorite game:
- Scrabble. And Sudokus. And Mathematical games. I'm addicted!
Favorite book:
- Terry Pratchett Books and many other
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Jan Schüürmann
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| Age: | 24
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| Studies: | biochemistry
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Hobbies:
- soccer, chess, reading, skiing, badminton
Favorite food:
- mousse au chocolat
Favorite drink:
- apple juice with sparkling water
Favorite game:
- Scrabble
Favorite film:
- Lord of War
Favorite book:
- "König der purpurnen Stadt" (Rebecca Gablé)
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Tobias Wauer
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| Age: | 24
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| Studies: | biochemistry
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Hobbies:
- Travelling, loving history, discussing, sports
Favorite food:
- after some time staying in Oxford, I gonna miss my bavarian „white sausages“…
Favorite drink:
- a tasty Franziskaner „wheat beer“
Favorite bar:
- Gerti’s Schoppenstüberl, Fraunhoferstrasse 41, 80469 Munich
Favorite film:
- Everything from Stanley Kubrick is simply amazing!
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Philipp Wortmann
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| Age: | 23
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| Studies: | biochemistry
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Favorite sports:
- handball, tennis
Favorite drink:
- pils
Favorite food:
- curly kale with bacon, sausages and sweet fried potatoes.
Favorite bar:
- X-cess – closed at the moment :(
Favorite country for holiday:
- it has to be warm and sunny without any other tourists
Favorite film:
- Fight club, Lammbock
Favorite book:
- "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
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Escherichia coli
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| Age: | 15 min
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| Studies: | Protein expression science
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Favorite sports:
- Swimming in LB
Favorite food:
- LB
Favorite drink:
- LB
Favorite country for holiday:
- large intestine
Favorite game:
- Pretending to be a computer using bioLOGICS
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Instructors
Friedrich Simmel
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| Age: | 40
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| Occupation: | Full Professor, Biophysics
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Hobbies:
- science
Favorite food:
- bavarian food
Favorite bar:
- anything without dance music
Favorite film:
- Blade Runner
Favorite book:
- by Dostojewskij, Murakami, Neal Stephenson
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Sina Straub
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| Age: | 25
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| Current position:: | PhD-student in mathematics
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Hobbies:
- sports, photography, languages, travelling
Favorite food:
- something asian, maybe curry
Favorite film:
- Le fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain (english title: Amelie)
Favorite book:
- "Wie der Hunger in die Welt kam" (orginal: "La faim dans le monde expliquée à mon fils"), Jean Ziegler
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Andrea Meyer
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| Age: | 29
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| Current position:: | PhD-student in biophysics
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Favorite sports:
- badminton and skiing
Favorite drink:
- against the cliche of germans: wine
Favorite bar:
- Substanz, Ruppertstr. 28, 80337 Munich
Favorite film:
- The whole nine yards
Favorite book:
- "Born on a blue day: Inside the extraordinary mind of an autistic savant", Daniel Tammet
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