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Papers (invited papers marked with an asterisk):

L.L.F. Agostinho, C. U. Yurteri, J. Wartena, S. P. Brouwer, E.C. Fuchs, J.C.M. Marijnissen, Insulated multinozzle system for electrohydrodynamic atomization in the simple-jet mode, Appl. Phys. Let. 102 (2013) 194103

L.L.F. Agostinho, G. Tamminga, C.U. Yurteri, S.P. Brouwer, E.C. Fuchs, J.C.M. Marijnissen, Morphology of water electrosprays in the simple-jet mode, Phys. Rev. E 86 (2012) 066317

E.C. Fuchs, A. Cherukupally, A.H. Paulitsch-Fuchs, L.L.F. Agostinho, A.D. Wexler, J. Woisetschläger and F.T. Freund, Investigation of the Mid-Infrared Emission of a Floating Water Bridge, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 45 (2012) 475401

L.L.F. Agostinho, C. Yurteri, E.C. Fuchs and J.C.M. Marijnissen, Monodisperse water microdroplets generated by electrohydrodynamic atomization in the simple-jet mode, Appl. Phys. Let. 100 (2012) 244105

A.H. Paulitsch-Fuchs, E. C. Fuchs, A.D. Wexler, F.T. Freund, L.J. Rothschild, A. Cherukupally and G.-J. W. Euverink, Prokaryotic transport in electrohydrodynamic structures, Phys. Biol. 9 (2012) 026006 (11pp)

J. Woisetschläger, A. D. Wexler, G. Holler, M. Eisenhut, K. Gatterer, E. C. Fuchs, Horizontal bridges in polar dielectric liquids, Exp. Fluids 52 (2012) 193-205

E.C. Fuchs, A.D. Wexler, L.L.F. Agostinho, M. Ramek, J. Woisetschläger, Methanol, Ethanol and Propanol in EHD liquid bridging, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 329 (2011) 012003

L. Piatkowski, A.D. Wexler, E.C. Fuchs, H. Schoenmakera, H.J. Bakker, Ultrafast vibrational energy relaxation of the water bridge, PCCP 14 (2012) 6160-6164

E.C. Fuchs, B. Bitschnau, S. Di Fonzo, A. Gessini, J. Woisetschläger, F. Bencivenga, Inelastic UV Scattering in a Floating Water Bridge, J. Phys. Sc. Appl. 1 (2011) 135-147 (*)

M. Sammer, C. Kamp, D. Yntema, M. Horner, E.C. Fuchs, G. Holler, J. Woisetschläger, E. Lankmayr, The Bioscope System - Testing and validating a novel sensor for aqueous solutions, J. Water Chem. Tech. 33 (2011) 369-376

L.L.F. Agostinho, E.C. Fuchs, S.J. Metz, C.U. Yuteri, J.C. Marijnissen, Reverse movement and coalescence of water microdroplets in electrohydrodynamic atomization, Phys. Rev.. E 84 (2011) 026317 (12pp)

M. Eisenhut, X. Guo, A.H. Paulitsch-Fuchs, E.C. Fuchs, Aqueous Phenol and Ethylene Glycol Solutions in Electrohydrodynamic Liquid Bridging, Cent. Eur. J. Chem. 9(3) (2011) 391-403 (*)

E.C. Fuchs, L.L.F. Agostinho, A. Wexler, R.M. Wagterveld, J. Tuinstra, J. Woisetschläger, The behavior of a floating water bridge under reduced gravity conditions, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys 44 (2011) 025501 (8pp)

E.C. Fuchs, L.L.F. Agostinho, M. Eisenhut, J. Woisetschläger, Mass and charge transfer within a floating water bridge, Proc. SPIE 7376 (2010) 73761E1-15

E.C. Fuchs, Can a Century Old Experiment Reveal Hidden Properties of Water?, Water (MDPI) 2(3) (2010) 381-410 (*)

E. Del Giudice, E.C. Fuchs, G. Vitiello, Collective Molecular Dynamics of a Floating Water Bridge, Water (Seattle) 2 (2010) 69-82

E.C. Fuchs, P. Baroni, B. Bitschnau, L. Noirez, Two-Dimensional Neutron Scattering in a Floating Heavy Water Bridge, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys 43 (2010) 105502 (5pp)

J. Woisetschläger, K. Gatterer, E.C. Fuchs, Experiments in a Floating Water Bridge, Exp. Fluids 48 (2010) 121-131

E.C. Fuchs, B. Bitschnau, J. Woisetschläger, E. Maier, B. Beuneu, J. Teixeira, Neutron scattering of a Floating Heavy Water Bridge, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42 (2009) 065502-6

E.C. Fuchs, C. Sommer, F.P.Wenzl, B. Bitschnau, A.H. Paulitsch, A. Mühlanger, K. Gatterer, Polyspectral white light emission from Eu3+, Tb3+, Dy3+, Tm3+ co-doped GdAl3(BO3)4 phosphors obtained by combustion synthesis, Materials Science and Engineering B 156 (2009) 73–78

E.C. Fuchs, K. Gatterer, G. Holler, J. Woisetschläger, Dynamics of the Floating Water Bridge, J. Phys. D:Appl. Phys. 41 (2008) 185502-7

E.C. Fuchs, K. Gatterer, Colour change of co-doped yttrium aluminium borate crystals under illumination with different white light sources, Cent. Eur. J. Chem. 6(4) (2008) 497–504 (*)

M.A.S. Goher, B. Sodin, B. Bitschnau, E.C. Fuchs, F.A. Mautner, Ladders, rings and cubes as structural motifs in three new zinc(II) azide complexes. Synthesis, spectral and structural characterization, Polyhedron 27 (2008) 1423 - 1431

E.C. Fuchs, J. Woisetschläger, K. Gatterer, E. Maier, R. Pecnik, G. Holler, H. Eisenkölbl, The floating water bridge, J. Phys. D:Appl. Phys 40 (2007) 6112 - 6114

L. Brecker, D. Wicklein, H. Moll, E. C. Fuchs, W.-M. Becker, A. Petersen, Structural and immunological properties of arabinogalactan polysaccharides from pollen of timothy grass (Phleum pratense L.), Carbohydrate Research 340 (2005) 657-663

M. H. Bartl, E. C. Fuchs, K. Gatterer, H. P. Fritzer, M. Bettinelli, and A. Speghini, Spectroscopic and Crystal Field Investigation of Kramers-Ions: Nd3+:YAB - a Case Study of the Crystal Field Structure of the 4I9/2 Ground State, J. Solid State Chem. 167 (2002) 386-392

Posters (gallery):

Posters (list):

A.D. Wexler, E.C. Fuchs, J. Woisetschläger, Electrically driven liquid bridges - a novel non-equilibrium laboratory for polar liquids, 8th liquid matter conference, Vienna, Austria, September 6-10, 2011
L. Piatkowski, A.D. Wexler, E.C. Fuchs, H. Schoenmaker, H.J. Bakker, Ultrafast vibrational energy relaxation of the water bridge, The 15th conference on Timeresolved Vibrational Spectroscopy, Ascona, Switzerland, June 19-24, 2011
E.C. Fuchs, L.L.F. Agostinho, A.D. Wexler, R.M. Wagterveld, J. Tuinstra, J. Woisetschläger, The Behavior of a Floating Water Bridge under Reduced Gravity Conditions, Poster, Fifth Annual Conference on the Physics, Biology and Chemistry of Water, Vermont (Mt. Snow Resort), USA, October 21-25, 2010
C.M.B. Kamp, L. Hop, H. Bruning, E.C. Fuchs, A.H. Paulitsch-Fuchs, J. Kuipers, D.R. Yntema, C.J.N. Buisman, Bioassay and Impedance Measurement on NRG-treated Water, Poster, Fifth Annual Conference on the Physics, Biology and Chemistry of Water, Vermont (Mt. Snow Resort), USA, October 21-25, 2010
M. Sammer, C.M.B. Kamp, D.R. Yntema, A.D. Wexler, M. Horner, P. Rubesa, The Bioscope System - Testing and Validating a Novel Sensor for Aqueous Solutions, Poster, Fifth Annual Conference on the Physics, Biology and Chemistry of Water, Vermont (Mt. Snow Resort), USA, October 21-25, 2010
A.H. Paulitsch-Fuchs, E.C. Fuchs, A.D. Wexler, F.T. Freund, L.J. Rothschild, A. Cherukupally, G.-J. W. Euverink, Procaryotic Transport in Electrohydrodynamic Structures, Poster, Fifth Annual Conference on the Physics, Biology and Chemistry of Water, Vermont (Mt. Snow Resort), USA, October 21-25, 2010
A.D.Wexler, E.C. Fuchs, J. Bruning, J. Woisetschläger, The Floating Water Bridge in Oscillating Electric Fields, Poster, Fifth Annual Conference on the Physics, Biology and Chemistry of Water, Vermont (Mt. Snow Resort), USA, October 21-25, 2010 (winner of the first poster price)
L.L.F. Agostinho, E.C. Fuchs, C.U. Yuteri, J.C.M. Marijnissen, Total and Partial Coalescence of Bouncing Water Droplets in Electrohydrodynamic Atomization, Poster, Fifth Annual Conference on the Physics, Biology and Chemistry of Water, Vermont (Mt. Snow Resort), USA, October 21-25, 2010 (winner of the first poster price)
L.L.F. Agostinho, E.C. Fuchs, C.U. Yurteri, J.C.M. Marijnissen, Droplet Bouncing Effects in Salt Water Electrospray, Poster, European Aerosol Conference EAC 2009, Karlsruhe, Germany, September 6-11, 2009
E.C. Fuchs, K. Gatterer, J. Woisetschläger, Experiments with the Floating Water Bridge, poster, Third Annual Conference on the Physics, Biology and Chemistry of Water, Vermont (Mt. Snow Resort), USA, October 18, 2008
E.C. Fuchs, J. Woisetschläger, K. Gatterer, E. Maier, H. Eisenkölbl, The floating water bridge revisited, Poster, Österreichische Chemietage 2007, Klagenfurt, September 10, 2007
E.C. Fuchs, K. Gatterer, E. Maier, Weißlichtkristalle, poster, 56. Conference of the Austrian Physical Society, September 20, 2006, Graz
E.C. Fuchs, J. Woisetschläger, K. Gatterer, E. Maier, R. Pecnik, G. Holler und H. Eisenkölbl, Die Wasserbrücke, poster, 56. Conference of the Austrian Physical Society, September 20, 2006, Graz
E.C. Fuchs, K. Gatterer, F.A. Mautner, Yttrium Aluminum Borate - A Promising Host for Rare Earth Ions, poster, presented on September 28, 2005, at the
55th Conference of the Austrian Physical Society in Vienna
K. Gatterer and E. C. Fuchs, Crystalline and Nano-Crystalline Luminescent Materials, poster, presented on May 8, 2003, at the Start-Up Meeting FoSP "Advanced Materials Science" in Graz (Austria).
E. C. Fuchs and K. Gatterer, A novel application of metal ion doped YAB crystals - measurement of colour rendering of white light sources, poster, presented on September 7, 2002, at the Third International Conference on Inorganic Materials in Constance (Germany).
M. H. Bartl, E. C. Fuchs, K. Gatterer, A. Speghini, M. Bettinelli, and H. P. Fritzer, Spectroscopic and crystal field investigation of Kramers ions: Nd3+:YAB - A case study, poster, presented on October 5, 2001, at the Joint Meeting of the European Societies of Physical Chemistry on "Interaction of Laser Radiation with Matter at Nanoscopic Scales: from Single Molecule Spectroscopy to Materials Processing" (LANMAT 2001) in Venice (Italy).

PhD Thesis:

White and Red Light Emitting Lanthanide Doped Crystals, Graz University of Technology, 2006

Diploma Thesis:

Spectroscopy and Colour Rendering of some Rare Earth Ions in Yttrium Aluminum Borate Single Crystals, Graz University of Technology, 2001

Talks (invited presentations marked with an asterisk):

E.C. Fuchs, Die schwebende Wasserbrücke - Wasser zwischen flüssig und fest, GiSA Labor für Kunst und Wissenschaft, Graz, Austria, April 26th, 2013 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, Understanding the Floating Water Bridge, Colours of Water festival of art, science and music, London, UK, March 21st, 2013 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, Die schwebende Wasserbrücke - ein neuer Zustand von Wasser, Wasserbiennale 2012, Fürstenfeld, Austria, October 13th, 2012 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, A new state of water, 7th Annual Conference on The Physics, Chemistry and Biology of Water, West Dover, Vermont (Mt. Snow Resort), USA, October 20th, 2012 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, Elektrohydrodynamische Flüssigkeitsbrücken, 103. MNU Bundeskongress, Freiburg, Deutschland, April 2nd, 2012 (*)
E.C. Fuchs and Adam D. Wexler, A New State of Water and other electrohydrodynamical bridges, Naples, Italy, March 27th, 2012 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, The Armstrong Experiment as High Voltage Laboratory, Water and Society, Las Vegas, USA, December 5-7, 2011 (*)
E.C. Fuchs and G. Oudakker, A Floating Water Bridge under Reduced Gravity Conditions, SXC (Space Expedition Curacao) Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 9th, 2011 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, The Armstrong Experiment as High Voltage Laboratory, Vitaal Water Dagen, DHV Amersfoort, The Netherlands, September 22nd, 2011(*)
E.C. Fuchs, The Armstrong Experiment as High Voltage Laboratory, 9th International Fröhlich Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic, July 1-3, 2011 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, The Application of the Floating Water Bridge, Fifth Annual Conference on The Physics, Chemistry and Biology of Water, West Dover, Vermont (Mt. Snow Resort), USA, October 23rd, 2010(*)
E.C. Fuchs, Can a Century Old Experiment Reveal Hidden Properties of Water?, Invited presentation at SLAC (National Accelerator Laboratory), 2575 Sandhill Road, California, USA, September 10th, 2010(*)
E.C. Fuchs, M. Eisenhut, L.L.F. Agostinho, J. Woisetschläger, Mass and Charge Transfer within a Floating Water Bridge, XII Intern. Conf. Laser Appl. Life Sc. (LALS 2010), Oulu, Finland, June 9th, 2010 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, The inner structure of a Floating Water Bridge, Biophysical Aspects of Complexity in Health and Disease, Milano, Italy, March 27th, 2010 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, The inner structure of a Floating Water Bridge, The Wonders of Water in the Human Body, Milano, Italy, March 23rd, 2010 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, Über den Aufbau der Schwebenden Wasserbrücke, Neues Forschungszentrum Beiersdorf, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, March 1st, 2010 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, The inner structure of a Floating Water Bridge, Symposium in Honour of Frank Silvis, Vitens, Zwolle, February 4th, 2010 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, The Floating Water Bridge, The Essence of Water, Colloquium, University of Gent, Belgium, November 13th, 2009(*)
E.C. Fuchs, The inner structure of a Floating Water Bridge, NASA SETI Institute colloquium, Mountain View, CA, USA, October 28th, 2009(*) (youtube video)
E.C. Fuchs, The inner structure of a Floating Water Bridge, Director's Colloquium at NASA Ames reseach centre, Moffett Field, CA, USA, October 27th, 2009 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, The inner structure of a Floating Water Bridge, Fourth Annual Conference on The Physics, Chemistry and Biology of Water, West Dover, Vermont (Mt. Snow Resort), USA, October 23rd, 2009(*)
E.C. Fuchs, Experiments with the Floating Water Bridge, DCT Faculty Seminar, TU Delft, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Chemical Engineering, Julianalaan 136, Delft, The Netherlands, July 29th, 2009(*)
E.C. Fuchs, A short introduction to the Floating Water Bridge, NLR - National Aerospace Laboratory, Hangar 3, Schiphol, The Netherlands, February 17th, 2009(*)
E.C. Fuchs, More experiments with the Floating Water Bridge, ELETTRA multidisciplinary synchrotron facility, Trieste, Italy, February 2nd, 2009(*)
E.C. Fuchs, More experiments with the Floating Water Bridge, Nederlands Instituut voor Vliegtuigontwikkeling en Ruimtevaart (NIVR), Delft, The Netherlands, January 16th, 2009(*)
E.C. Fuchs, More experiments with the Floating Water Bridge, ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appelton Laboratories, Oxford, UK, January 13th, 2009(*)
E.C. Fuchs, More experiments with the Floating Water Bridge,Third Annual Conference on The Physics, Chemistry and Biology of Water, West Dover, Vermont (Mt. Snow Resort), USA, October 18th, 2008(*)
E.C. Fuchs, Experiments with the Floating Water Bridge, Gordon Conference on Water and Aqueous Solutions, Holderness, New Hampshire, USA, July 31st, 2008(*)
E.C. Fuchs, Dynamics of the Floating Water Bridge, Department of Mathematics, Milan University, Italy, July 14th, 2008(*)
E.C. Fuchs, Dynamics of the Floating Water Bridge,Wetsus, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, April 14th, 2008(*)
E.C. Fuchs, Water doesn't mind the gap, University of Stanford, California, USA, April 4th, 2008(*)
E.C. Fuchs, Dynamics of the Floating Water Bridge, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, April 3rd, 2008(*)
E.C. Fuchs, The Floating Water Bridge, Water Information Meeting Vienna, Vienna, Austria, January 21st, 2008(*)
E.C. Fuchs, The Floating Water Bridge, IPF GesmbH, Jochberg, Tirol, Austria, November 26th, 2007 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, The Floating Water Bridge, Second Annual Conference on The Physics, Chemistry and Biology of Water, West Dover, Vermont (Mt. Snow Resort), USA, October 18th, 2007 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, J. Woisetschläger, K. Gatterer, E. Maier, G. Holler, Vom Cone-Jet zur Brücke: Wasser und seine seltsamen Eigenschaften im elektrischen Gleichfeld, 57th Conference of the Austrian Physical Society, Krems, September 24th, 2007
E.C. Fuchs, J. Woisetschläger, K. Gatterer, E. Maier, R. Pecnik, G. Holler und H. Eisenkölbl, Die Wasserbrücke, PKS seminar „Wasserqualität - messbar gemacht“, September 24th, 2006, Bad Ischl (*)
E.C. Fuchs, J. Woisetschläger, K. Gatterer, E. Maier, R. Pecnik, G. Holler and H. Eisenkölbl, A floating water bridge, University of Wageningen, Wageningen, The Netherlands, August 8th, 2006 (*)
E.C. Fuchs, J. Woisetschläger, K. Gatterer, E. Maier, R. Pecnik, G. Holler and H. Eisenkölbl, A floating water bridge, ECWATECH 2006, Symposium Water and Energy, Moskow, Russia, June 1st, 2006
E.C. Fuchs, K. Gatterer, Weißlichtkristalle, Meeting of the "Lichttechnischen Gesellschaft Österreichs", May 17th, 2006
E.C. Fuchs, K. Gatterer, Electronic Levels of Rare Earth Ions in Yttrium-Aluminium-Borate Single Crystals, 11th Conference of the Society of Austrian Chemists (GÖCH), September 20th , 2005, Leoben, Austria
E.C. Fuchs, Kristalle mit lichttechnisch interessanten Eigenschaften, Meeting of the "Lichttechnischen Gesellschaft Österreichs" (Austrian Lighting Technicians Society), Graz, Austria, May 5th, 2003

Patents:

E.C. Fuchs, K. Gatterer, Ultraviolet-excited white phosphor and light-emitting devices that use this phosphor, Patent, Nr. UK-0608905.6