Dr. Cristina Afonso
Physical sciences
Physical sciences
Nonlinear physics, nonlinear optics, lasers and optical information processing, phototonics, biophototonics
Applications of nonlinear optics in information technologies and the life sciences
Photonic crystals
Spatiotemporal effects such as solitons
Slow light or ultrashort laser pulses
Non-diffractive beams
Optical tweezers
Holography
Nonlinear microscopy
Optical functional materials
Fellow of the European Optical Society, 2009
Fellow of the Optical Society of America, 2007
Recipient of the University of Münster Advancement of Women Prize, 2003
Recipient of the Adolf Messer Foundation Prize, 1999
Recipient of the Lise Meitner Prize from the Federal State of Hesse, 1993
English, French, German, Spanish
Autorin von mehr als 130 Artikeln in begutachteten internationalen Fachzeitschriften
Autorin von 2 Büchern und zahlreichen Buchartikeln
German Research Foundation projects:
Projects in Priority Programme SPP 1147 "Imaging diagnostic systems"
Projects in Transfer Projects SFB: Transregio TRR 61 "Multilevel molecular assemblies"
data storage
image processing
nonlinear microscopy
data storage
encouraging girls in science
on data storage and image processing
research on lasers
EU network Photonics 4 Life
ESF network COST Action MP0604
on optical micromanipulation
soliton control
generation and propagation of light in photonic structures
photonic crystals
optical tweezers
photorefractive crystals
Review board member for the German Research Foundation (DFG)
On the senate commission for equality, University of Münster, Germany
Member of the executive committee of the German Optical Society (DGaO)
Prize committee chairperson for the German Physical Society (DPG) Hertha Sponer Prize
Member of the board of directors and the advisory committee of the European Optical Society (EOS)
Member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) Commission C.17 Quantum Electronics
Member of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship committee
Member of the Carl Zeiss Foundation scholarship committee
Member of evaluation panel for prizes awarded by the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Member of the editorial board, Optics Communications
Member of the editorial board, Journal of the European Optical Society
Member of the editorial board, Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics
Expert consultant for numerous international (Australia, India, China, Europe) and national bodies
Leader of a working group of 25 researchers in the field of nonlinear phototonics
Author of more than 130 publications, several books and numerous articles in books
2 patents
Institute director
head of a science centre
manager
chief administrator
team leader
mediator
coach and trainer
construction supervisor
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Physical sciences
Biological and related sciences, Physical sciences, Environmental virology, Molecular and structural biology, biochemistry
Physical sciences, Quantum simulation, Ultracold atoms
Physical sciences, Experimental condensed matter physics
Researchers from Münster create optical barrier for fluid droplets.