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Ilja Voets leads an interdisciplinary team of chemists, physicists, biologists, and engineers studying self-assembly processes in biological soft matter. The goal of Voets' research group is to gain fundamental insights into these processes to translate rational design strategies into novel functional soft materials. Voets is interested in colloidal self-organization, polymer assembly, folding, and protein biophysics. He studies how to control intra- and intermolecular copolymer assembly to reveal key structure-property relations, package fragile biomolecules, develop artificial enzymes, and enhance colloidal stability to tailor smart materials. Voets has a particular fascination with ice-binding proteins (IBPs) that help fish, insects, and plants survive extreme environments with subzero temperatures. A key research challenge is to orchestrate colloidal self-assembly with remote cues such as light and temperature, as crystallization of water ice can be lethal to organisms. He is fascinated by the way antifreeze proteins protect against damage and seeks to develop new macromolecular antifreezes sensitive to soft materials.
Eindhoven University of Technology • Eindhoven, Netherlands
Started tenure track position in Physical Chemistry.
Eindhoven University of Technology • Eindhoven, Netherlands
Promoted to full professor position.
Aldolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg • Fribourg, Switzerland
Conducted research in soft matter under supervision.
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