I'm a physicist and engineer investigating new acoustic phenomena at the microscale, and using the insights from my research to develop new tools for applications in industry and medicine. My primary focus is currently ultrasonic neuromodulation: the interaction of sound with biological cells, and how this can be used for clinical therapy.
I currently lead a subgroup investigating acoustics at the microscale, as part of the Micro, Nano, & Molecular Systems Group at Heidelberg University and the MPI for Medical Research. In addition, I teach a number of courses in Heidelberg and am engaged in the international acoustics community, organizing conference sessions and summer schools.
I received my PhD in mechanical engineering from MIT specializing in fluids, acoustics, and optics. Before that I studied physics at the University of Chicago, with a research focus on granular matter and imaging.