Dario Ferreira Sanchez

Dr. Dario Ferreira Sanchez is a Senior Scientist at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland, affiliated with the Laboratory for Femtochemistry and the Center for Photon Science. Since joining PSI in 2015, he has led research on Hyperspectral Chemical Imaging using synchrotron techniques. His responsibilities include developing multimodal tomographic approaches at the microXAS beamline, focusing on real-time chemical reaction analysis in energy and catalytic systems.

He holds a PhD in Physics from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS, Brazil, 2009-2012), where he specialized in nanostructured material characterization using techniques like MEIS, TEM, and GISAXS. His Master's degree from Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR, Brazil, 2007-2009) investigated chalcogenide glasses through XRD and Raman spectroscopy.

Sanchez's research centers on resolving chemical processes in complex energy materials across spatial and temporal scales. Key interests include:

• Synchrotron-based chemical imaging for catalysis and energy storage
• Tomographic X-ray absorption spectroscopy
• Degradation mechanisms in batteries and electrolysis cells
• Nanomaterial toxicity using advanced X-ray fluorescence

His publications emphasize multimodal characterization techniques, with recent work (2023-2025) focusing on battery material degradation, uranium toxicokinetics, geological mineral analysis, and operando imaging of electrochemical interfaces. The research consistently integrates synchrotron methods like XRF, XRD, and tomography.

Sanchez oversees the development of beamline capabilities for hyperspectral imaging and collaborates on projects involving solid oxide cells, additive manufacturing, and environmental material analysis. No advising relationships or awards are documented in the source material.