Benjamin Lazarus, MSc PhD

Scientific Project Collaborator (prae doc)
PhD Student
3. floor, room 316
t: +43 (0)1 4277-540 63
m: benjamin.lazarus@univie.ac.at

Title of the Doctoral Thesis

Impact Resistance in Biological Materials as a Source of Inspiration for Engineered Designs

Research interests


  • Floral morphology, evolution, and diversity
  • Plant-pollinator interactions
  • Buzz pollination
  • Biomechanics

Projects


 Curriculum Vitae

Current position

Education and scientific career

  • 2020–2022 PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego
  • 2019–2020 MSc, Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego
  • 2019 Honors Thesis, "Controlled Hierarchical Biomaterial Utilizing Diatom Nanostructure"
  • 2015–2019 BSc, Materials Science, The College of William & Mary