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Matthew Bain serves as Staff Scientist at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, operated by Stanford University, where he leads the Ultrafast Visible and UV Pulses group within the Laser Science Department of LCLS's Science Research & Development Division. He additionally functions as Laser Science Point of Contact and SLSO for the chemRIXS Instrument at LCLS.
Dr. Bain completed his PhD in Photochemistry at the University of Bristol (2019) following an MChem in Chemistry from Heriot Watt University (2015). His career progression includes a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at the University of Southern California's Bradforth Group (2019-2023) and an Associate Scientist role at SLAC National Accelerator Lab (2023-2025) before his current appointment.
His research program centers on developing and applying ultrafast laser spectroscopy techniques to investigate photochemical reaction mechanisms with exceptional temporal resolution. Key areas include strong-field ionization phenomena, Coulomb explosion dynamics, perfluoro effects in photoisomerization, atmospheric photochemistry of planetary bodies, and bond cleavage processes in complex molecules. His methodological innovations combine advanced imaging techniques with computational modeling to unravel non-adiabatic effects in excited-state chemistry.
Analysis of his publication record reveals a consistent trajectory toward high-impact applications of ultrafast science, with recent work emphasizing high-throughput screening approaches (2023) and sophisticated multimass imaging techniques (2021). His research bridges fundamental physical chemistry with practical applications in atmospheric science and synthetic chemistry, frequently appearing in premier journals including Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Science.
Dr. Bain maintains active collaborations across multiple institutions while operating at the Linac Coherent Light Source facility, where his group develops next-generation instrumentation for capturing photochemical processes at femtosecond timescales. His technical expertise spans velocity-map imaging, vacuum ultraviolet ionization, and ab initio simulation methods for interpreting complex reaction dynamics.
