Julia Anthea Gessner receives funding from the Olympia-Morata-program
On the Way to a University Career
Four young female postdoctoral researchers working on outstanding academic qualification projects are being funded in the context of Heidelberg University’s Olympia Morata Programme. Those selected – among others – Dr. Julia Anthea Gessner from the Institute for Physical Chemistry. The programme aims to attract more women to university and scientific careers and contribute to increasing the proportion of women in leadership positions within and outside the university.
Title of the Project: “Attosecond microcopy for the study of the electronic properties of functional energy materials“
In this project, the optical properties of so-called "energy materials" are being investigated. These are materials considered promising candidates for sustainable and more energy-efficient technologies based on light-matter interaction. A key aspect for practical application is the study of ultrafast processes that occur during the interaction of the material with light. To this end, I will develop an innovative microscope that uses attosecond pulses in the XUV and X-ray regime to temporally and spatially resolve the electronic phenomena in functional materials.