Christoph Sahle

Christoph Sahle is a Research Fellow at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), working in the Experiments Division and part of the ID20 team since early 2014. His career spans academic and research roles, including a PhD at TU Dortmund University and postdoctoral work at the University of Helsinki.

Education:

• PhD in Physics from TU Dortmund University (completed December 2011), supervised by Metin Tolan and Christian Sternemann.

Research Interests:

• Investigating materials under extreme conditions using non-resonant inelastic X-ray scattering to link spectral properties to atomic-scale structure.
• Developing instrumentation, sample environments, and open-source analysis tools for X-ray spectroscopy.
• Exploring new methods for spectrum calculations and advanced data analysis, including direct tomography techniques.

Professional Background:

• PhD research focused on disordered condensed matter under extreme conditions at TU Dortmund.
• Postdoctoral work at the University of Helsinki extended his expertise to theoretical predictions of absorption edges and interactive data analysis software.
• At ESRF, he balances user support with independent research in experimental physics and materials science.