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Lars Ehm is an Associate Professor and Director of the Mineral Physics Institute at Stony Brook University. His research focuses on structure-property relationships of Earth materials at extreme conditions, including high-pressure mineral physics, crystallography, and planetary materials. He holds a Diploma (2000) and Dr. rer. nat. (2003) from Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, followed by postdoctoral positions at the Carnegie Institution of Science (2003–2005) and Stony Brook University (2005–2007). His leadership roles include directing the Mineral Physics Institute and managing facilities at the National Synchrotron Light Source II. His work bridges experimental and computational methods to study phase transitions, amorphization, and thermal conductivity in materials under extreme conditions.
Key research areas include planetary interior dynamics, Martian geochemistry, and advanced X-ray techniques. Notable projects involve studying iron polymorphism under megabar pressures, amorphous sulfate phases in Mars analog environments, and ultrafast laser heating experiments at XFEL facilities. He develops novel setups for high-pressure Raman spectroscopy and brine analysis under Martian conditions.
Collaborations span astrophysics, materials engineering, and planetary science. His lab provides research opportunities for students in nanoscale structure analysis, synchrotron-based experiments, and mission-relevant material studies for NASA missions.
