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Roman Mankowsky is a Beamline Scientist at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland, where he serves as deputy head of the Bernina group at the SwissFEL Free Electron Laser facility. His responsibilities include beamline access, development, and user support for the Bernina Endstation since 2018.
His educational background includes:
- PhD in Physics (summa cum laude) from the University of Hamburg (2016), with thesis on nonlinear phononics and structural control in strongly correlated materials under Prof. Andrea Cavalleri.
- Diploma in Physics (with distinction) from Humboldt University Berlin (2011), focusing on thin film solar cells in collaboration with Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin.
Mankowsky's research centers on ultrafast control of functional material properties using tailored laser pulses to selectively excite electronic, magnetic, and structural degrees of freedom. His work targets high-temperature superconductivity, giant magnetoresistance, and insulator-metal transitions through nonlinear phononics techniques.
Current projects investigate ultrafast ferroelectric polarization control for data storage applications and complex magnetoelastic modes in pyrochlore materials, accompanied by technological developments in sample environments for the Bernina Endstation.
His publication record (23 papers, 634 citations as of 04/2020) reveals expertise in nonlinear phononics, light-induced superconductivity, and ultrafast material manipulation using terahertz/mid-infrared pulses, with significant contributions to understanding non-equilibrium phase transitions.
He has received the following scientific awards:
- Reimar Lüst award for outstanding PhD thesis
Mankowsky's research is institutionally supported through his PSI role and previously via the Max Planck Society fellowship. While no formal advisees are documented, he provides extensive user support for SwissFEL experiments. He is a member of the German and Swiss Physical Societies.
As deputy head of the Bernina group, he operates the Bernina Endstation specializing in ultrafast X-ray/optical pump-probe experiments for condensed matter research, driving advancements in time-resolved structural dynamics.
