Current research activities:

• Syntheses and characterization of aerogel materials

Curriculum vitae:

	seit 2011	Scientific Assistant in Institute of Materials Physics in Space
	2010-2011	Postdoctoral Fellow in Technical Faculty, CAU in Kiel
	2009-2010	Postdoctoral Fellow in  Universität of Leeds, UK
	2008-2009	Postdoctoral Fellow in  Universität of Duisburg Essen
	2005-2008	Ph.D in Universität of Duisburg Essen

Diploma, awards, functions:

	Diplom , Universität , Thema der Diplomarbeit: nten.
	Doktor der Naturwissenschaften, Universität, Thema der Doktorarbeit: Struktur.

Recent publications:

• A.Kovtun, D.Kozlova, K.Ganesan, C.Biewald, N.Seipold, P.Gaengler, W.H.Arnold und M.Epple: Chlorhexidine-loaded calcium phosphate nanoparticles for dental maintenance treatment: combination of mineralising and antibacterial effects, RSC Advances, 2 (2012), 870-875.
• Y.Y.Kim, K.Ganesan, P.Yang, A.N.Kulak, S.Borukhin, S.Pechook, L.Ribeiro, R.Kroeger, S.J.Eichorn, S.P.Armes, B.Pokroy und F.C.Meldrum: An artifcial biomineral formed by incorporation of copolymer micelles in calcite crystals. Nature Materials, 10 (2011) 890-896.
• D.Hagmeyer, K.Ganesan, J.Ruesing, D.Schunk, C.Mayer, A.Dey, N.A.J.M.Sommerdijk und M.Epple: Self-assembly of calcium phosphate nanoparticles into hollow spheres induced by dissolved amino acids. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 (2011) 9219-90223.