Regular biography
Prof. Dr. Alexander Barnes is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at ETH Zurich. He serves as the Head of Institute IMPS. His research focuses on areas related to the institute's mission, though specific details are not provided. Prof. Barnes' work is reflected through his profile page, which provides further information on his academic and research activities.
Scholar-generated biography
Alexander Barnes is a researcher at ETH Zürich specializing in NMR, Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP), and instrumentation for biological applications. His work focuses on advancing high-field DNP techniques for solid and solution NMR, with applications in HIV cure research and structural biology. Barnes has developed innovative instrumentation, including cryogenic sample exchange probes and tunable gyrotrons, to enhance DNP efficiency and resolution. His research explores polarization pathways, solid-state NMR spectroscopy, and electron decoupling methods, contributing to the understanding of biomolecular dynamics and interactions. His studies also include applications in virology and membrane biology, such as the role of antibiotics in bacterial membrane solidification.