Picture the Science

Hi, I'm Karsta.

After seven years of working as a scientific researcher in public institutions, which included obtaining a PhD in Physics, I decided to focus on what I enjoy most - visually communicating scientific research.

I obtained a BSc in Physics in Germany, a MSc in Physics of Life and Health in the Netherlands and a PhD in Physics in France, published 4 peer-reviewed papers and gave multiple oral and poster presentations at international conferences.

I also spent two semesters studying Communication of Arts, Music and Media and four semesters of Biology.

I was fortunate enough to live and work in different countries (Germany, The Netherlands, Australia, France), which made me proficient in English and French, next to my mother tongue German.

My main research interest has always been to understand the mechanics of living things. As a result I have worked on different interdisciplinary topics including Biophysics, Hydrodynamics, Virology, Agronomy and Biomechanical Engineering and Life Sciences.

I have first-hand experience of the needs and requirements of communicating research. This, in combination with my broad knowledge in natural sciences, provides me with an adapted skill set to help you to level-up your visual research communication.

My scientific publications

K. Heinze, X. Frank, V. Lullien-Pellerin, M. George, F. Radjaï, J.-Y. Delenne, Stress transmission in cemented bidisperse granular materials, Physical Review E, Volume 101 (5), 052901, 2020.

K. Heinze, O. Arnould, J.-Y. Delenne, V. Lullien-Pellerin, M. Ramonda and M. George, On the effect of local sample slope during modulus measurements by contact-resonance atomic force microscopy, Ultramicroscopy, Volume 194, 78-88, 2018.

K. Heinze, A.M. Kiszonas, J.C. Murray, C.F. Morris and V. Lullien-Pellerin, Puroindoline genes introduced into durum wheat reduce milling energy and change milling behavior similar to soft common wheats, Journal of Cereal Science, Volume 71, 183-189, 2016.

K. Heinze, E. Sasaki, N. P. King, D. Baker, D. Hilvert, G. J. L. Wuite, and W. H. Roos, Protein Nanocontainers from Nonviral Origin: Testing the Mechanics of Artificial and Natural Protein Cages by AFM, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 120 (26), 5945-5952, 2016.

K. Heinze, 2017, From Grain to Granule: The Biomechanics of Wheat Grain Fractionation with a Focus on the Role of Starch Granules, PhD thesis, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier

And I have a dog named Newton.