Frank Vollmer

Frank Vollmer, the Professor of Biophysics at the University of Exeter's Living Systems Institute, is a prominent interdisciplinary researcher. His research work primarily focuses on exploring biophysics and biochemistry at the edge of human investigation capabilities. Vollmer is known for his pioneering work in developing Nano and Quantum Sensors that explore nature's smallest entities down to the atomic level, such as single molecules, single photons, pico-Newton forces, and molecular chirality. His research work has numerous applications in multiple areas, including health, nanotechnology, metrology, environment, biology, defense and security, and astronomy.

Vollmer's research team also develops chip-scale single-molecule laboratories for clinical diagnostic purposes that analyze biological samples molecule-by-molecule to provide maximum information. Vollmer's extensive research experience includes working as an Associate Bioengineer at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, an Instructor at Harvard Medical School, and a Rowland Junior Fellow at Harvard University, among others.

Vollmer holds multiple degrees, including a Ph.D. in Center for Studies in Physics & Biology from Rockefeller University, a Habilitation in Physics, Venia Legendi from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, an M.S. in Biochemistry/Biophysics from Leibniz Universität Hannover, and a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Bayreuth.

With his extensive experience, Vollmer is a recognized expert in Biophysics and Biochemistry, Quantum and Nano Sensors, and Health Diagnostics, among other areas.