Smart Science Cluster | Support - a hub for materials research

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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SSC | Junior scientists

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Electrons

High magnetic fields

Ions

Lasers

Neutrons

Positrons

X-rays

Junior Scientist for laser photo chemistry

Fábio Schaberle

Time‐resolved photoacoustic calorimetry

photodynamic therapy

photoacoustic tomography

photophysical and photochemical characterization of molecules

Transient absorption spectroscopy (TAS) with fs-ps-ns resolution

principal component analysis (PCA)

hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA)

PhD Topic: Photophysical Studies of bi-chromophoric cyanine dyes and their interaction with

Junior Scientist for Electron Microscopy

Paul Paciok

(Scanning) Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) imaging

Electron energy loss spectroscopy

Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

Electron tomography

Electrochemistry

In situ electron microscopy

PhD Topic: Reduction of Noble Metals in the Hydrogen Evolving Electrode for

Junior Scientist for X-ray imaging

Giovanni Fevola

X-ray fluorescence

X-ray diffraction imaging

X-ray beam induced current measurements

X-ray excited optical luminescence

X-ray coherent imaging

Tomography

Multi-modal X-ray imaging

PhD Topic: X-ray Phase Contrast Nano-Tomography of Third Generation Solar Cells Probe types:

Junior Scientist for laser material processing

Juraj Sladek

laser material processing

surface patterning with (sub)wavelength periodic structures

electron scanning microscopy

PhD Topic: Modification of bandgap materials by ultra-short laser pulses Probe types: laser

Junior Scientist for Ion Beam Analysis

Masoud Dialameh

Rutherford backscattering spectrometry

Atom probe tomography

Elastic recoil detection analysis

Nuclear reaction analysis

PhD Topic: Fabrication and characterization of reference nano and micro structures for

Junior Scientist for X-ray spectroscopy

Aram Bugaev

X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES)

Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS)

X-ray diffraction

Infrared spectroscopy

Small-angle X-ray scattering

UV–visible spectrophotometry

PhD Topic: In situ and operando studies of palladium catalysts by synchrotron-based

Junior Scientist for Ion Beam Materials Modification

Miguel C. Sequeira

Material Modification

Ion Implantation

Ion beam Analysis

Simulations

PhD Topic: Group-III Nitrides response to strongly ionising radiation: Combining simulation and

Junior Scientist for Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS)

Yi Zhang

Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS)

Small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS)

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)

In-situ measurements

Mapping

PhD Topic: Investigating the Structure of Collagen using Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and

Junior Scientist for Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy

Eric Hirschmann

Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy (PALS)

Automation of in-situ measurements for positron research

Doppler Broadening Spectroscopy (DBS)

High performance digital data acquisition

PhD Topic: Analysis of the pore structure in layer systems of controlled

Junior Scientist for Electron Microscopy

Yan Lu

(Scanning) Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) imaging

Off-axis electron holography

Plastic deformation of metals

Electron beam-induced charging

In situ TEM

Focused ion beam sample preparation

PhD Topic: In situ TEM investigation of deformation and fracture in body-centered

Junior Scientist for Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS)

Ashley Williams

Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS)

Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)

Rheology coupled small-angle neutron scattering

Rheology

PhD Topic: Surfactant design for wormlike micelles Probe types: Neutron, X-ray, Rheometer, Custom

Junior Scientist for Ion Beam Analysis

Noelia Maldonado

Synthesis, Processing, and Characterization

Thermal Analysis

X-ray Diffraction

Particle Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE)

Bacterial Cultures

Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX)

Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence

PhD Topic: Coordination polymers based on ligands of biological interest: Molecular recognition

Junior Scientist for X-ray Diffraction

Marta Mirolo

X-ray diffraction (XRD)

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

X-ray photoemission electron microscopy (XPEEM)

X-ray scattering (WAXS, SAXS)

(Soft) X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Electrochemistry

PhD Topic: Multiple scales post mortem and operando XPS, XAS and XPEEM

Junior Scientist for Focused Ion Beam

Maria Brollo

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) imaging

Focused Ion Beam (FIB) slice-and-view

Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX)

PhD Topic: Design of nanocarriers based on iron oxide nanoparticles and liposomes,

Junior Scientist for Neutron Spectroscopy

Bettina Schwaighofer

Quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS)

Molecular dynamics (MD, AIMD)

Time-of-flight spectroscopy

Neutron backscattering

Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD)

PhD Topic: Experimental and computational studies of oxide ion conductors Probe types: Neutron,

Junior Scientist for Electron Microscopy

Sara Martí-Sánchez

High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

Aberration Corrected Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (STEM)

Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS)

Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX)

Atomic modelling and image simulation

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

Focused Ion Beam (FIB) TEM lamella preparation

PhD Topic: Growth mechanisms and properties of semiconductor nanowires at the atomic

Junior Scientist for high magnetic fields

Sven Luther

Measurement techniques in pulsed magnetic fields

Nuclear magnetic resonance

PhD Topic: Investigation of magnetic order in Yb-based delafossites Probe types: Nuclear magnetic

SCC | Coordination

SSC coordination

Coordination of training activities

Johan Meerschaut

Ion beam analysis

Semiconductor materials characterization

Magnetism nuclear methods

PhD Topic: Magnetic multilayers studied with nuclear methods Probe types: Energetic ion beams Sample

Leader of the Smart Science Cluster

Michael Stuckelberger

Project management

X-ray microscopy

solid-state physics

PhD topic: Hydrogenated amorphous silicon : Impact of process conditions on material