The Smart Science Cluster (SSC) is the heart of the scientific support within the ReMade@ARI project: about 20 Junior Scientists will support you all over Europe − hands-on.
From the design of your experiment to the data collection and evaluation, the Junior Scientists are happy to share their expertise matching the experimental techniques offered within ReMade@ARI. Check out their short profiles below !
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Junior Scientist for Electron Microscopy
Yan Lu
(Scanning) Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) imaging
100%
Off-axis electron holography
100%
Plastic deformation of metals
90%
Electron beam-induced charging
80%
In situ TEM
80%
Focused ion beam sample preparation
80%
PhD Topic: In situ TEM investigation of deformation and fracture in body-centered
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Junior Scientist for X-ray imaging
Giovanni Fevola
X-ray fluorescence
80%
X-ray diffraction imaging
80%
X-ray beam induced current measurements
80%
X-ray excited optical luminescence
70%
X-ray coherent imaging
80%
Tomography
80%
Multi-modal X-ray imaging
90%
PhD Topic: X-ray Phase Contrast Nano-Tomography of Third Generation Solar Cells
Probe types:
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Junior Scientist for Ion Beam Materials Modification
Miguel C. Sequeira
Material Modification
90%
Ion Implantation
90%
Ion beam Analysis
80%
Simulations
75%
PhD Topic: Group-III Nitrides response to strongly ionising radiation: Combining simulation and
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Junior Scientist for laser photo chemistry
Fábio Schaberle
Time‐resolved photoacoustic calorimetry
100%
photodynamic therapy
100%
photoacoustic tomography
80%
photophysical and photochemical characterization of molecules
80%
Transient absorption spectroscopy (TAS) with fs-ps-ns resolution
70%
principal component analysis (PCA)
50%
hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA)
49%
PhD Topic: Photophysical Studies of bi-chromophoric cyanine dyes and their interaction with
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Junior Scientist for Ion Beam Analysis
Masoud Dialameh
Rutherford backscattering spectrometry
90%
Atom probe tomography
90%
Elastic recoil detection analysis
80%
Nuclear reaction analysis
70%
PhD Topic: Fabrication and characterization of reference nano and micro structures for
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Junior Scientist for Electron Microscopy
Paul Paciok
(Scanning) Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) imaging
100%
Electron energy loss spectroscopy
90%
Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
90%
Electron tomography
90%
Electrochemistry
90%
In situ electron microscopy
85%
PhD Topic: Reduction of Noble Metals in the Hydrogen Evolving Electrode for
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Junior Scientist for X-ray tomography
Zhenggang Zhang
X-ray diffraction (XRD)
85%
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
80%
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
85%
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
70%
Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS)
80%
Raman spectroscopy
85%
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)
90%
Electrostatic intermittent titration technique (GITT)
80%
PhD Topic: Lithium Storage Behavior of Transition Metal Thiophosphates (Cu3PS4, Ag3PS4) and
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Junior Scientist for Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy
Eric Hirschmann
Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy (PALS)
100%
Automation of in-situ measurements for positron research
80%
Doppler Broadening Spectroscopy (DBS)
60%
High performance digital data acquisition
80%
PhD Topic: Analysis of the pore structure in layer systems of controlled
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Junior Scientist for Ion Beam Analysis
Noelia Maldonado
Synthesis, Processing, and Characterization
100%
Thermal Analysis
100%
X-ray Diffraction
70%
Particle Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE)
70%
Bacterial Cultures
70%
Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX)
50%
Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence
50%
PhD Topic: Coordination polymers based on ligands of biological interest: Molecular recognition
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Junior Scientist for Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS)
Yi Zhang
Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS)
95%
Small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS)
95%
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)
95%
In-situ measurements
80%
Mapping
80%
PhD Topic: Investigating the Structure of Collagen using Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and
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Junior Scientist for laser material processing
Juraj Sladek
laser material processing
100%
surface patterning with (sub)wavelength periodic structures
100%
electron scanning microscopy
80%
PhD Topic: Modification of bandgap materials by ultra-short laser pulses
Probe types: laser
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Junior Scientist for Focused Ion Beam
Maria Brollo
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
95%
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) imaging
85%
Focused Ion Beam (FIB) slice-and-view
90%
Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX)
60%
PhD Topic: Design of nanocarriers based on iron oxide nanoparticles and liposomes,
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Junior Scientist for Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS)
Ashley Williams
Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS)
100%
Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)
80%
Rheology coupled small-angle neutron scattering
80%
Rheology
60%
PhD Topic: Surfactant design for wormlike micelles
Probe types: Neutron, X-ray, Rheometer, Custom
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Junior Scientist for Neutron Spectroscopy
Bettina Schwaighofer
Quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS)
95%
Molecular dynamics (MD, AIMD)
85%
Time-of-flight spectroscopy
60%
Neutron backscattering
60%
Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD)
50%
PhD Topic: Experimental and computational studies of oxide ion conductors
Probe types: Neutron,
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Junior Scientist for X-ray spectroscopy
Aram Bugaev
X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES)
100%
Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS)
100%
X-ray diffraction
60%
Infrared spectroscopy
60%
Small-angle X-ray scattering
30%
UV–visible spectrophotometry
30%
PhD Topic: In situ and operando studies of palladium catalysts by synchrotron-based
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Junior Scientist for X-ray Diffraction
Marta Mirolo
X-ray diffraction (XRD)
90%
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
85%
X-ray photoemission electron microscopy (XPEEM)
80%
X-ray scattering (WAXS, SAXS)
75%
(Soft) X-ray absorption spectroscopy
75%
Electrochemistry
60%
PhD Topic: Multiple scales post mortem and operando XPS, XAS and XPEEM
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Junior Scientist for high magnetic fields
Sven Luther
Measurement techniques in pulsed magnetic fields
90%
Nuclear magnetic resonance
85%
PhD Topic: Investigation of magnetic order in Yb-based delafossites
Probe types: Nuclear magnetic
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Junior Scientist for Small-Angle X-ray Scattering
Santiago Pablo Fernandez Bordín
Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)
90%
Wide-Angle X-Ray Scattering (WAXS)
85%
Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS)
75%
X-ray diffraction (XRD)
60%
Scanning Electron Microscopy
50%
Electron Backscatter Diffraction
80%
PhD Topic: Characterization of polymer material using Small Angle Scattering
Probe types: X-ray,
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SCC | Coordination
SSC coordination
Coordination of training activities
Johan Meerschaut
Ion beam analysis
95%
Semiconductor materials characterization
85%
Magnetism nuclear methods
75%
PhD Topic: Magnetic multilayers studied with nuclear methods
Probe types: Energetic ion beams
Sample
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Leader of the Smart Science Cluster
Michael Stuckelberger
Project management
90%
X-ray microscopy
85%
solid-state physics
80%
PhD topic: Hydrogenated amorphous silicon : Impact of process conditions on material
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