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Urs Staub is a Group Leader and Head of the Magnetism and Microscopy Group at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), within the Photon Science Division's Condensed Matter Laboratory. He leads three sub-groups operating beamlines at the Swiss Light Source (SLS), including the RESOXS endstation. His research focuses on ultrafast dynamics in advanced materials, leveraging x-ray techniques to study spin, electron, and lattice interactions. Key areas include ultrafast structural phase transitions, coherent control of quantum states, and magnetoelectric phenomena. Awards include a Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship for postdoctoral research at Argonne National Laboratory. He advises funding agencies and serves on international scientific committees, including SOLEIL Synchrotron's Scientific Advisory Board.
Education:
- PhD in Physics from ETH Zurich/PSI, studying rare earth magnetism in cuprate superconductors.
- Postdoctoral fellowship at Argonne National Laboratory, specializing in synchrotron-based x-ray techniques.
Research Interests: Dr. Staub investigates the interplay of structure and electronic/magnetic properties in materials under extreme conditions. His work employs ultrafast x-ray methods to explore ultrafast dynamics (e.g., spin-lattice coupling, phase transitions) and coherent control of quantum states. He develops novel x-ray scattering techniques, such as resonant soft x-ray scattering with polarization analysis. Current projects include studying non-collinear magnetic states, chiral phonons, and ultrafast demagnetization processes.
Grants & Advising: Urs Staub advises funding agencies like the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and chairs proposal review panels. His group manages major infrastructure, including the SLS beamlines, and collaborates internationally on projects like the SwissFEL and XFEL experiments. He has pioneered techniques such as hard x-ray transient grating spectroscopy and 4D magnon visualization.
Labs & Teams: His team operates the X-Treme and SIM beamlines at SLS, specializing in resonant soft x-ray scattering and ultrafast x-ray diffraction. Collaborations span academia and industry, focusing on next-generation x-ray instrumentation and fundamental materials science.
