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Nina Rohringer is a Professor of Physics at the University of Hamburg and a Leading Scientist at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), a Helmholtz Research Centre. Her work focuses on the interaction of ultrafast X-ray pulses with matter, particularly using free-electron X-ray lasers like FLASH and the European XFEL to study electronic structures and develop nonlinear X-ray spectroscopic methods. She leads the Max Planck Research Group "Quantum Optics with X-Ray Light" at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Structure of Matter (CFEL) in Hamburg.
- PhD in Physics (2005) and Diploma in Technical Physics (2000) from the Vienna University of Technology
- Two one-year study visits at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Her research aims to unravel electron and core motion in materials through stimulated emission and nonlinear scattering processes, enabling novel imaging and spectroscopic techniques for physical and chemical dynamics such as phase transformations, catalysis, and photosynthesis. She has contributed extensively to attosecond science, X-ray superfluorescence, and warm dense matter diagnostics via X-ray absorption.
The 15 most recent publications highlight advancements in stochastic modeling of superfluorescence, attosecond inner-shell lasing, vacuum birefringence experiments, and transient absorption spectroscopy of warm dense matter. These works bridge quantum optics, nonlinear X-ray physics, and ultrafast electronic dynamics.
Scientific awards:
- Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) since 2023
Rohringer’s career spans leading roles at DESY, Max Planck Institute, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, with expertise in theoretical and experimental X-ray science. She has published groundbreaking studies on X-ray parametric down-conversion, quantum stochastic trajectories, and extreme ultraviolet polaritons.
