Martin Aeschlimann (born 1957) is a Swiss physicist and professor in the physics department of the

University of Kaiserslautern The University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (German: ''Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau'', also known as RPTU) is a public research university in Kaiserslautern and Landau in der Pfalz, Germany. The university wa ...

. Since 2008 he is the spokesman of the

State Research Center for Optics and Material Sciences (OPTIMAS) The State Research Center for Optics and Material Sciences (OPTIMAS) is a research center associated with the University of Kaiserslautern within the framework of the research initiative of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate that pursues research ...

Academic career

Aeschlimann studied

experimental physics Experimental physics is the category of disciplines and sub-disciplines in the field of physics that are concerned with the observation of physical phenomena and experiments. Methods vary from discipline to discipline, from simple experiments and o ...

at the

ETH Zürich ETH Zurich (; ) is a public university in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, the university focuses primarily on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. ETH Zurich ra ...

(1980–1985) and was awarded his Ph.D. in physics for his thesis ''"Magnetism at Surfaces and Ultrafast Magnetization Reversal Studies with Spin-Polarized Photoemission"'' in 1989. From 1985 to 1989 Aeschlimann was assistant to Prof. H. C. Siegmann at the laboratory for

solid-state physics Solid-state physics is the study of rigid matter, or solids, through methods such as solid-state chemistry, quantum mechanics, crystallography, electromagnetism, and metallurgy. It is the largest branch of condensed matter physics. Solid-state phy ...

at ETH Zürich. From 1989 to 1990 he had a postdoctoral position at the

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The following year Aeschlimann became a research associate at th
NSF-Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer
at the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded in 1850 and moved into its current campus, next to the Genesee River in 1930. With approximately 30,000 full ...

. From 1993 to 1998 he was a member of the research staff at the laboratory of technical chemistry at

. In November 1996 he

habilitated Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in Germany, France, Italy, Poland and some other European and non-English-speaking countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellen ...

with his thesis: ''"Time Resolved Studies of Electron Relaxation at Metal Surfaces"'' followed by his promotion to professor of

at the

University of Duisburg-Essen The University of Duisburg-Essen () is a public research university in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In the 2019 ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'', the university was awarded 194th place in the world. It was originally ...

. In July 2000 he accepted a permanent position as professor of the physics department at the

. Aeschlimann was spokesperson of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) professional association on

surface science Surface science is the study of physical and chemical phenomena that occur at the interface of two phases, including solid–liquid interfaces, solid– gas interfaces, solid– vacuum interfaces, and liquid– gas interfaces. It includes the ...

(2008–2010). From 2008 to 2015 he was spokesperson of the

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft The German Research Foundation ( ; DFG ) is a German research funding organization, which functions as a self-governing institution for the promotion of science and research in the Federal Republic of Germany. In 2019, the DFG had a funding bu ...

(DFG) priority program 1391 ''"Ultrafast Nanooptics"'',. Since 2008 Aeschlimann is spokesperson of the

and starting 2016 spokesperson of the DFG transregional collaborative research center Spin in its collective environment (Spin+X, SFB/TRR173). 2015-2018 he is elected as speaker of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM) of the

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft The German Physical Society (German: , DPG) is the oldest organisation of physicists. As of 2022, the DPG's worldwide membership is cited as 52,220, making it one of the largest national physics societies in the world. The DPG's membership peaked ...

(DPG). The section represents more than 18 0000 members in 13 divisions. Since 2009 Aeschlimann is Member of the Editorial Board of the magazine

New Journal of Physics ''New Journal of Physics'' is an online-only, Open access (publishing), open-access, peer review, peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in all aspects of physics, as well as interdisciplinarity, interdisciplinary topics where physics f ...

Research

Aeschlimann's research program is devoted to the investigation of ultrafast phenomena in solids, on interfaces and in

nanoparticles A nanoparticle or ultrafine particle is a particle of matter 1 to 100 nanometres (nm) in diameter. The term is sometimes used for larger particles, up to 500 nm, or fibers and tubes that are less than 100 nm in only two directions. At ...

. The focus is directed to the dynamics of

electrons The electron (, or in nuclear reactions) is a subatomic particle with a negative one elementary charge, elementary electric charge. It is a fundamental particle that comprises the ordinary matter that makes up the universe, along with up qua ...

plasmon In physics, a plasmon is a quantum of plasma oscillation. Just as light (an optical oscillation) consists of photons, the plasma oscillation consists of plasmons. The plasmon can be considered as a quasiparticle since it arises from the quant ...

phonons A phonon is a collective excitation in a periodic, Elasticity (physics), elastic arrangement of atoms or molecules in condensed matter physics, condensed matter, specifically in solids and some liquids. In the context of optically trapped objects ...

and

spin Spin or spinning most often refers to: * Spin (physics) or particle spin, a fundamental property of elementary particles * Spin quantum number, a number which defines the value of a particle's spin * Spinning (textiles), the creation of yarn or thr ...

at the space-time limit. For the experimental approach, novel methods are constantly developed for measuring ultrafast relaxation processes in real time with high temporal and spatial resolution. This is in general achieved by combining ultrashort pulsed laser systems with surface science technology, nano optics and magnetism. Currently, time-resolved

photoemission The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons from a material caused by electromagnetic radiation such as ultraviolet light. Electrons emitted in this manner are called photoelectrons. The phenomenon is studied in condensed matter physic ...

(ARPES, PEEM, momentum microscopy) and time-resolved magneto-optical effects are implemented with laser pulses in visible light and the soft X-ray region.

Awards and honours

Profil-II award of the

Swiss National Science Foundation The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF, German: , SNF; French: , FNS; Italian: ) is a science research support organisation mandated by the Swiss Federal Government. The Swiss National Science Foundation was established under private law b ...

Publications

Aeschlimann has published more than 200 articles in peer-reviewed international scientific journals,

References

External links

''NSF-Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer''
rochester.edu
''PULSE''
stanford.edu

nist.gov {{DEFAULTSORT:Aeschlimann, Martin Academic staff of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern Living people Swiss electrical engineers Swiss physicists ETH Zurich alumni 1957 births Academic staff of the University of Duisburg-Essen