Meet Dr. Markus Kowalewski, a current recipient of the Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt foundation. He is working with Prof. Shaul Mukamel in the Department of Chemistry.
Markus is investigating novel X-ray and quantum light sources, such as ultra short laser pulses and ultrafast electron sources, for molecular spectroscopy and the control of photochemical reactions. The development of such novel light sources can provide insight into the dynamics of electrons, and can allow the capture the nuclear dynamics of molecules in time and space with interesting outcomes such as the ‘molecular movie’.
Markus received his Ph.D. from Ludwigs Maximilian University of Munich, Germany. He is currently on the Social Events Team of the PDA Board.