Laboratory of Molecular Nanodynamics LND

Laboratory of Molecular Nanodynamics

Welcome to the website of our lab! We are working with an Ultrafast Electron Microscope to study dynamics at the nanoscale with a particular interest in molecular systems. We are still looking for some talented and motivated people to join our team. Please, take a look around!

Shouts & Murmurs

Micrograph of core/shell particles recorded with a pulsed electron beam

First images with pulsed electrons!

We have completed the modification of our Transmission Electron Microscope! The micrograph is one of the first that we recorded with a pulsed electron beam and shows core/shell particles on graphene. We are excited to start time-resolved experiments!

Photo Christoph Schillai

New PhD student

Christoph caught the fever for doing microscopy early on in his high school days. He went on to study Materials Science in Jena, one of the historic centers of light microcopy, and received his master’s from ETH, working in the field of atomic force microscopy. We are absolutely excited to welcome Christoph to our team!

Photo Marc-Oliver Winghart

New postdoc!

We are excited to have a new postdoc! Marc joins us from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology where he did his Ph.D. in the field of ultrafast photoelectron spectroscopy. Welcome!

ERC

ERC Starting Grant

We are excited that we have received an ERC Starting Grant. The goal of the project is to visualize the conformational dynamics of proteins using Time-resolved Electron Microscopy. We are looking for new team members to join us in this endeavor!

Photo Diana

New team member!

We are over the moon to welcome Diana to our team! Diana studied applied physics at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and did her Master’s project at TU Ilmenau in the field of scanning probe nanolithography.

Photo Pavel

We are growing!

We are excited that Pavel is starting his Ph.D. with us on February 1. He is joining us from St. Petersburg State University. He has a background in ultrafast spectroscopy and has been involved in several projects at DESY. Welcome!

The helium droplet experiment New members join the lab!

The research group led by Marcel Drabbels joins LND. The research of the group consisting of PhD students Veronica Oliver and Andrew Clark focusses on the spectroscopy and dynamics of nanoscale gas phase systems.

Critical nucleus formed!

Tatiana is starting her Ph.D. on April 1. She joins us from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and brings valuable expertise in nanofabrication. Welcome!