Dr. Thies H. Büscher

Early Career Advisory Board

Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute
Kiel University
Kiel
Germany

Scientific career

2024 - present	Research assistant at Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute, Kiel University, Germany
2020 - 2024	Research assistant at Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute, Kiel University, Germany and Research assistant at Department for Chemistry Education, Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, Kiel, Germany
2017 - 2020	PhD in Biology, Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute, Kiel University, Germany
2017	MEdu in Chemistry and Biology, Kiel University, Germany
2015	BSc in Chemistry and Biology, Kiel University, Germany

Research Areas

Thies Büscher is a functional morphologist interested in how arthropods interact with surfaces in their environment, with a focus on attachment devices. This primarily includes the nano-, micro- and macromorphology of cuticular attachment structures, mechanical properties and tribology of these biological materials. Furthermore, he is interested in the response of attachment systems to environmental (biotic and abiotic) constrains and the adaptations of arthropods to counteract such influences. Further research directions include biomimetics and evolutionary history of attachment systems in animals.

Thematic Series

Dr. Büscher edited the following thematic issues in the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Micro- and nanoscale effects in biological and bioinspired materials and surfaces

Biomimetics and bioinspired surfaces: from nature to theory and applications 

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