Rate My Professor Tobias Weidner

Tobias Weidner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO-Kemi) at Aarhus University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, where he has held a faculty position since 2016. He holds a PhD in Physics and previously conducted research at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, University of Washington, University of Heidelberg, and University of Kassel. As Head of SurfLab, Weidner specializes in surface chemistry and interfacial biophysics. His research employs advanced techniques including static and time-resolved sum frequency generation spectroscopy, femtosecond spectroscopy, NEXAFS spectroscopy, and molecular dynamics simulations to probe molecular orientation, structure, dynamics, and interactions at interfaces. Key focus areas encompass protein folding and motion at surfaces, energy flow through protein interfaces, interfacial water, nanoplastics, aerosols, and bioinspired surface modifications for applications in catalysis, adhesion, sensing, nucleation, biofouling prevention, scaling reduction, and friction control. These studies draw inspiration from natural systems, such as self-cleaning plant surfaces, spider adhesion, and frog tongue gluing.