Zita Zachariah

- Investigated mineral-electrolyte interactions via direct surface force measurements - Developed LabView code to overcome instrument incompatibilities during system upgradation - Managed a state-of-the-art surface engineering laboratory - Coordinated a SNSF research project : objectives setting and project management - Planned and supervised Materials Praktikum laboratory sessions in Calorimetry - Worked in a large international research group

- Successfully coordinated knowledge transfer of surface force measurement techniques in nano technology

- Collaborated with the R&D unit of General Motors (GM) to optimize the processing conditions of an automobile alloy - Published peer reviewed technical articles on materials processing and characterization - Hands on experience in mechanical testing and characterization

Doctoral Thesis: Electrical Double Layers in Nanoconfinement Relevant coursework: Fundamentals of Soft Materials, Nanosystems, Surfaces, Interfaces & their Applications, Science in Context

Masters Thesis: Effect of State of Stress on Deformation Mechanisms in the Mg Alloy AM30 Relevant coursework: Polymer Science & Engineering, Biomaterials, Mechanics of Thin films, Contacts and Interfaces, Structure and Characterisation of Materials

Thesis: Hydrogen generation from Sodium Borohydride for fuel cell applications Relevant coursework: Physical and Organic Chemistry, Biochemical Engineering, Reaction engineering, Transport phenomena