Dr. Mihaela Albu is an expert in advanced nanostructure characterization at atomic resolution by using electron microscopy and spectroscopy methods. She received her PhD in Physics from Vienna University of Technology in 2003. Currently, she is employed as a senior scientist at the Graz Centre for Electron Microscopy. Her research activity is focused on the development and adjustment of advanced spectroscopic and microscopic methods for materials characterization with the aim of a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms that influence their function.