Berit spent her PhD developing instrumentation to characterize atomic scale phenomena in crystalline quantum materials.

As a Schmidt Science Fellow, Berit pivoted from materials characterization to materials growth and synthesis to create new material compounds at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids. By researching crystal growth, Berit hopes to design and formulate novel materials to understand functional quantum materials inspired by the atomic-scale insights of her graduate research.

Berit is now the Minerva Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids.

Functional materials are the foundation of the engineered world, and Berit hopes her research will help pave the way for the next revolution in information, communication, and energy technology.