PhD in materials science and engineering, ETH Zurich (2003) MSc (Diploma) in chemistry, ETH Zurich (2000) BSc (Prediploma) in chemistry, University of Heidelberg (1997)

Computer simulation of inorganic-(bio)organic interfaces and biomineralization Development of force fields for the quantitative prediction of interfacial properties Hierarchical simulation of solar cells and conductive composite materials Structure-property relationships in nanocomposites

"Three-Dimensional Positions of Individual Atoms in Materials Revealed by Electron Tomography” Xu, R.; Chen, C. C.; Wu, L.; Scott, M. C.; Theis, W.; Ophus, C.; Bartels, M.; Yang, Y.; Ramezani-Dakhel, H.; Sawaya, M. R.; Heinz, H.; Marks, L. D.; Ercius, P.; Miao, J. Nat. Mater. 2015, 14, 1099-1103. DOI: 10.1038/nmat4426 "Atomic-Scale Identification of Pd Leaching in Nanoparticle Catalyzed CC Coupling: Effects of Particle Surface Disorder” Briggs, B.; Bedford, N.; Seifert, S.; Koerner, H.; Ramezani-Dakhel, H.; Heinz, H.; Naik, R. R.; Frenkel, A.; Knecht, M. R. Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 6413-6419. DOI: 10.1039/C5SC01424G “En Route to a Multi-Model Scheme for Clinker Comminution with Chemical Grinding Aids” Mishra, R. K.; Geissbuehler, D.; Carmona, H.; Wittel, F. K.; Sawley, M. L.; Weibel, M.; Gallucci, E.; Herrmann, H. J.; Heinz, H.; Flatt, R. J. Adv. Appl. Ceram. 2015, 114, 393-401. DOI: 10.1179/1743676115Y.0000000023 “Elucidation of Peptide-Directed Palladium Surface Structure for Biologically-Tunable Nanocatalysts” Bedford, N. M.; Ramezani-Dakhel, H.; Slocik, J. M.; Briggs, B. D.; Ren, Y.; Frenkel, A. I.; Petkov, V.; Heinz, H.; Naik, R. R.; Knecht, M. R. ACS Nano 2015, 9, 5082-5092. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b00168 "Molecular Mechanism of Specific Recognition of Cubic Pt Nanocrystals by Peptides and of the Concentration-Dependent Formation from Seed Crystals" Ramezani-Dakhel, H.; Ruan, L.; Huang, Y.; Heinz, H. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201404136 "Prediction of Specific Biomolecule Adsorption on Silica Surfaces as a Function of pH and Particle Size" Emami, F. S.; Puddu, V.; Berry, R. J.; Varshney, V.; Patwardhan, S. V.; Perry, C. C.; Heinz, H. Chem. Mater. 2014, 26, 5725-5734. DOI: 10.1021/cm5026987 "A Rational Biomimetic Approach to Structure Defect Generation in Colloidal Nanocrystals" Ruan, L.; Ramezani-Dakhel, H.; Lee, C.; Li, Y.; Duan, X.; Heinz, H.; Huang, Y. ACS Nano 2014, 8, 6934-6944. DOI: 10.1021/nn501704k "The Role of Chemistry and pH of Solid Surfaces for Specific Adsorption of Biomolecules in Solution—Accurate Computational Models and Experiment" Heinz, H. J. Phys. Cond. Mat. 2014, 26, 244105. DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/26/24/244105