Martin Meedom Nielsen

Martin Meedom Nielsen is a Professor and Deputy Director of the Department of Physics at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). He also holds an Adjunct Professorship in X-ray Free Electron Laser Physics at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen. His key roles include founding the Section for Neutrons and X-rays for Materials Physics at DTU, leading the European XFEL Council, and directing research centers like the Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Molecular Movies. He has extensive experience in grants and funding, overseeing projects totaling approximately 25 MEUR in research funding. His research focuses on X-ray science, ultrafast structural dynamics, and materials characterization using synchrotrons and free electron lasers. Notably, he pioneered methods for studying molecular dynamics at femtosecond timescales and has contributed to groundbreaking studies on excited-state structures and charge transfer mechanisms.

Education: Ph.D. (1996) and M.Sc. (1994) in Physics from Aarhus University, Denmark.

Research Interests: X-ray scattering techniques, ultrafast structural dynamics, free electron lasers, and molecular materials. His work bridges fundamental physics with applications in energy materials and sustainable technologies.

Key Awards:

• Rene Descartes Prize (2000) by the European Commission

Grants and Projects: Includes leadership in instrumental development for XFEL facilities and funding for studies on energy transfer mechanisms, solvation dynamics, and battery materials. He has secured beamtime access for user groups at major XFEL facilities worldwide.

Professional Activities: Chair roles in committees for the European XFEL, reviewer for prestigious journals and funding bodies, and contributor to international collaborations in photon science and materials research.