Dennis Nordlund, PhD
Staff Scientist, X-ray Spectroscopy
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
Stanford University
2575 Sand Hill Road MS69
Menlo Park, CA
USA
Office: 650.926.3112
Cell: 650.451.8325
Fax: 650.926.4100
Email: nordlund at SLAC dot Stanford dot EDU

As an X-ray Spectroscopy expert my main activity consists of collaborative Photon Science projects performed at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory at SLAC (SSRL) and Linear Coherent Light Source (LCLS), employing x-ray adsorption spectroscopy (XAS), X-ray Raman Spectroscopy (XRS), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and x-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) on a broad range of samples and experimental setups. My research interest spans a range of topics in which I partner with research teams, providing expertise in x-ray spectroscopy and instrumentation r&d. I'm proficient in most X-ray spectroscopy techniques from hard x-rays to soft x-rays, static or time-resolved (pump-probe), sample enviroment high pressure to UHV, solids and aqueous solutions.

Main topics and Expertise

• X-ray Spectroscopy at Light Sources
• Electronic Structure and Chemical Bonding
• Charge Transfer and Electron localization
• Chemical Dynamics (Surface Chemistry, Catalysis, Photovoltaics)
• Hydrogen bonded systems (Liquid Water, Aqueous Solutions, Binary Mixtures)
• Functional Materials (Catalysts, Battery cathode/anode, Graphene/Graphite, organic and inorganic Photovoltaic films, Thin Films, Oxides, Doping )
• Detection and Methods R&D for Synchrotrons, Free Electron Lasers and In-Situ probing.

Main Activity (Photon Science):

• Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory at SLAC (SSRL)
• Linear Coherent Light Source (LCLS)

keywords: ultrafast spectroscopy ; synchrotron radiation ; synchrotron radiation research ; x-ray absorption spectroscopy ; x-ray emission spectroscopy ; photoemission spectroscopy ; photoelectron spectroscopy ; density functional theory ; core-level spectroscopies ; small angle x-ray scattering ; free electron laser ; electronic structure ; chemical bonding ; physical chemistry ; physical chemistry at interfaces ; hydrogen-bonded molecular complexes and clusters; catalysis, ultrafast charge transfer, photocatalytitc processes, surface science; XPS; XAS; XES; RIXS; HERD-XAS; liquid water ; hydrogen bonding ; ice ; graphene; graphite;

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