Martin_Aeschlimann
Martin_Aeschlimann
Martin_Aeschlimann
Academic career
Aeschlimann studied experimental physics at the ETH
Zürich (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 at ETH Zürich. Born 12 August 1957
From 1989 to 1990 he had a postdoctoral position at Liestal
the National Institute of Standards and Technology in
Nationality Switzerland
Washington, D.C. The following year Aeschlimann
became a research associate at the NSF-Center for Known for Nanoparticles,
Photoinduced Charge Transfer (http://chem.chem.roch Electrodynamics,
ester.edu/~cpct/) at the University of Rochester. From Material sciences
1993 to 1998 he was a member of the research staff at Scientific career
the laboratory of technical chemistry at ETH Zürich. In Fields Experimental physics
November 1996 he habilitated with his thesis: "Time
Institutions ETH Zürich
Resolved Studies of Electron Relaxation at Metal
National Institute of Standards
Surfaces" [3] followed by his promotion to professor of and Technology
experimental physics at the University of Duisburg- University of Rochester
Essen. In July 2000 he accepted a permanent position
University of Duisburg-Essen
as professor of the physics department at the
University of Kaiserslautern
University of Kaiserslautern. Aeschlimann was
spokesperson of the Deutsche Physikalische
Gesellschaft (DPG) professional association on surface science (2008–2010). From 2008 to 2015 he was
spokesperson of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG) priority program 1391 "Ultrafast
Nanooptics",.[4] Since 2008 Aeschlimann is spokesperson of the State Research Center for Optics and
Material Sciences (OPTIMAS) 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 (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.
Research
Aeschlimann's research program is devoted to the investigation of ultrafast phenomena in solids, on
interfaces and in nanoparticles. The focus is directed to the dynamics of electrons, plasmons, phonons and
spin 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 (ARPES, PEEM, momentum microscopy)
and time-resolved magneto-optical effects are implemented with laser pulses in visible light and the soft
X-ray region.
Publications
Aeschlimann has published more than 200 articles in peer-reviewed international scientific journals,[5]
References
1. Homepage department of physics at University of Kaiserslautern http://www.physik.uni-
kl.de/kontakt/dekanat/
2. List of Members at Optimas "Mitglieder: Optimas.uni-kl.de" (https://web.archive.org/web/201
10921095146/http://optimas.uni-kl.de/mitglieder.html). Archived from the original (http://opti
mas.uni-kl.de/mitglieder.html) on 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
3. Time Resolved Studies of Electron Relaxation at Metal Surfaces
http://prb.aps.org/abstract/PRB/v50/i12/p8957_1
4. Ultrafast Nanooptics
https://www.dfg.de/foerderung/programme/listen/projektdetails/index.jsp?id=72946949
5. Literature by and about Martin Aeschlimann (https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simple
Search&cqlMode=true&query=idn%3D15186070X) in the German National Library
catalogue
External links
NSF-Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer (http://chem.chem.rochester.edu/~cpct/)
rochester.edu
PULSE (http://www.stanford.edu/group/pulse_institute/index.shtml) stanford.edu
National Institute of Standards and Technology (https://www.nist.gov/index.html) nist.gov