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Simone Techert serves as a senior scientist in DESY's Chemical Structural Dynamics group and Professor for Ultrafast X-ray Physics at the University of Göttingen since 2013. Her research pioneers femtosecond-resolution X-ray methodologies to visualize elementary chemical processes in real time at major facilities including PETRA III, ESRF, APS, and European XFEL.
Techert earned her doctorate from the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry at the University of Göttingen (1995-1997), preceded by a Chemistry Diploma in Physical Chemistry from the University of Giessen (1994). Her academic journey includes international experience at the Scripps Research Institute (1998) and European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (1997-2000).
Her research focuses on ultrafast structural dynamics of chemical reactions, particularly spin crossover phenomena in metal-organic grids and time-resolved studies of metal-organic frameworks. She develops advanced X-ray crystallography and spectroscopy techniques to capture molecular transformations at femtosecond scales, bridging physics, chemistry, and materials science.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals dominant themes in spin-state transitions of iron complexes, charge-transfer dynamics in quantum materials, and instrumentation for X-ray free-electron lasers. Her group frequently employs time-resolved resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) and photocrystallography to investigate photoinduced structural changes in molecular systems.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- Minerva Professorship at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (2006-2012)
- Emmy Nöther Fellowship from the German Research Foundation (2001-2005)
Techert lectures at the International Research School for Molecular Biophysics since 2008 and serves on multiple international review panels including the European XFEL's FXE-ART committee and Swiss Light Source beamtime allocation. She has contributed to the European XFEL Technical Design Report and served on DESY's Photon Science Committee (2006-2012).
Her laboratory operates within DESY's Chemical Structural Dynamics group, conducting experiments at cutting-edge X-ray sources worldwide. The team specializes in pushing temporal resolution limits through collaborations at FLASH free-electron laser and LCLS, complementing X-ray data with optical ultrafast spectroscopy and benchtop X-ray sources.
