Uwe Bergmann

Education
1986:	'Pre-Diplom' Physics University of Karlsruhe, Germany
1990:	'Diplom' Physics University of Hamburg, Germany
1994:	Ph.D. Physics State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY
Professional Experience
1994-1996	Postdoc at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France
1994-1996	Postdoc at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France
1996-1999	Postdoctoral Fellow Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
1999-2003	Scientist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
2000-2003	Assistant Researcher at Department of Applied Science, University of California, Davis
2001-2003	Chair Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory Users' Organization Executive Committee
2003-2007	Staff scientist at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), SLAC, Stanford
2007-	Senior Staff scientist, SLAC, Stanford
2009-	Member of the California Executive Committee of the American Physical Society
2009	Head of Chemical & Materials Science & User Support Department, SSRL, SLAC, Stanford
2009-	Deputy Director, Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC, Stanford
2010-2012	Consulting with Kirkland & Ellis LLP
2013-	Interim Director, Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC, Stanford, CA

 

 

Research Interest

Development and application of novel synchrotron based hard x-ray spectroscopic techniques including:

 

• nuclear resonant scattering
• non-resonant x-ray Raman scattering
• resonant inelastic x-ray scattering
• x-ray emission spectroscopy
• selective x-ray absorption spectroscopy
• x-ray fluorescence imaging

Applications of x-ray spectroscopy to:

 

• metalloproteins in bio-catalysis
• 3d transition metal compounds
• water and aqueous solutions
• hydrocarbons and fossil fuels

Applications for x-ray fluorescence imaging to:

 

• ancient parchment writings including the ‘The Archimedes Palimpsest’
• medical studies of brain tissue
• fossils including the Archaeopteryx and Confuciusornis Sanctus

 

Synergetic Activities

Co-founding of Berkeley Spectroscopy Club, a lecture series that ran for two years until my departure from LBNL, see http://spectroscopy.lbl.gov/
Co-founding of the SLAC Public Lecture Series, see http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/lectures/

Fellowships, Awards and Honors

SLAC Employee Recognition Award, 2004
Proposal Review Panel member at National Synchrotron Light Source, 2005-2007
Member of the California Executive Committee of the American Physical Society

Advisors

Diplom Erich Gerdau, Hamburg University Ph.D. Peter Stephens, Stony Brook University, Jerry Hastings, NSLS, D. Peter Siddons, NSLS Postdoctoral Francesco Sette, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Stephen P. Cramer, UC Davis and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Students Advised

Undergraduate students (SULI program):
Kevin Reynolds (now Stanford Graduate Student), Isabella Griffin, Manisha Turner, Niclas Zeller High school students:
Jessica Lee, Bryce Cronkite-Ratcliff

Stanford Freshman Students Advised

(2011/12) Charles C Cox, Darren Hau, Michael A Lublin, Delaney M Sztraicher, Justine Y Zhang

Post Docs Advised

Roberto Alonso Mori (2010- )
Jan Florian Kern (2010-2012), supervision shared with Vittal Yachandra from LBNL