Microgel-stabilized aqueous foams
TU Darmstadt · Institut Laue-Langevin
Soft Matter · Interfaces · Characterization
Manmeet Kaur Sodhi
Polymer & Colloid Scientist
AFM · DLS · SANS/SAXS · Neutron Reflectometry · Particle Characterization
I study soft polymer-colloid systems at interfaces. My work links particle mechanics to foam structure and material performance.
About
Experimental soft-matter researcher working across particles, interfaces and structure.
I am a PhD researcher at the Technical University of Darmstadt and the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble.
My research combines polymer colloids, interfacial science and advanced characterization methods to understand soft materials across length scales.
Research
Selected research projects.
Further details are available in my CV.
Graphene and hBN growth on copper surfaces
ESRF · CEA Grenoble
Nanowire device fabrication and encapsulation
CNRS Institut Néel · Grenoble
Publications
Selected publications.
Multiscale Structure of Microgel-Containing Foams: From Particle Mechanics to Confined Films
Manmeet Kaur Sodhi et al. · Manuscript in preparation
In prep.
Hexagonal Boron Nitride on Liquid and Single-Crystal Copper Surfaces
Advanced Science
2026
Comparing Simulated and Synthesized Polymer Brush Profiles
Journal of Chemical Physics · 163, 174906
2025
AlN Nanowire-Based Vertically Integrated Piezoelectric Nanogenerators
ACS Applied Nano Materials · 7
2024
Experience
Research experience.
2023 — Present
Doctoral Researcher · TU Darmstadt & Institut Laue-Langevin
Soft matter, polymer colloids, microgel-stabilized foams and scattering-based characterization.
2023
Master’s Research · ESRF & CEA Grenoble
Graphene and hBN growth on copper surfaces using synchrotron-based characterization.
2022
Research Internship · CNRS Institut Néel
Nanowire device fabrication, encapsulation and microscopy-based characterization.
CV
Detailed research experience, methods, publications and technical skills.
Contact
Open to research, application science and scientific instrumentation roles.