Dr. Senja Barthel

Biography

Senja Barthel is an Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam specializing in mathematics, with a focus on geometric topology and mathematical chemistry. Her research interests include spatial graphs, graph embeddings, 3-manifolds, and the properties of spatial graphs that depend on the underlying abstract graphs. Barthel's interdisciplinary projects explore how shapes define material properties, contributing to the fields of computational chemistry and materials science, specifically in the study of nanoporous materials and energy applications. She has collaborated on various projects related to topology and its applications, such as the exploration of molecular braids and the geometrical analysis of scalar fields for mass transport. In her teaching, she has mentored students across multiple programs, focusing on advanced topics in topology and linear algebra. Barthel has extensive experience reviewing academic publications across various prestigious journals and has participated actively in academic committees at her institution and beyond. Her educational background includes a PhD from Imperial College London and postdoctoral research at EPFL, where she was involved in molecular simulations. She has also given talks and led workshops on topics related to her research, emphasizing the connection between mathematics and real-world applications.

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