Matthias Fuchs

Matthias Fuchs is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he leads the Group for Ultrafast and High-Field X-ray Science. His work leverages partnerships with UNL's Extreme Light Laboratory and its PetaWatt (PW) Diocles laser facility, one of only two such systems globally.

• Research Focus: Compact ultrafast X-ray sources, ultrafast X-ray scattering, and high-field nonlinear X-ray interactions with matter.
• Technical Collaborations: Pioneering table-top free-electron lasers (FELs), laser-wakefield acceleration, and coherent transition radiation (CTR) applications.
• Publications: 15+ peer-reviewed articles in journals like Nature Physics, with emphasis on X-ray photon absorption, second harmonic generation, and terahertz pulse engineering.

Scientific Impact: His 2016 Nature Physics study on K-shell two-photon absorption was highlighted in Physik Journal as a cover illustration, demonstrating novel X-ray-matter interactions under extreme laser intensities.

Laboratory Collaborations: Engaged with both the Extreme Light Laboratory and Diocles laser facility for experimental validation of ultrafast X-ray techniques.