PhD students working at the ILL - video portraits

This video explores Erik Lübke's pursuit of understanding why batteries decline in performance over time.

As a PhD student at the Institut Laue-Langevin, he uses neutron tomography to seek clarity on the problematic areas where Lithium gets stuck inside cells. The objective is to develop high-performing batteries in the future. Lübcke's project receives support from both the academic and industrial sectors, indicating its position at the forefront of science.

His interdisciplinary team of five supervisors contributes to formulating specialized and creative solutions. Erik's career aspirations include experiencing life as a researcher either within a large scale research facility or in a private R&D setting.

PhD Thesis with Lukas Helfen on NeXT

InnovaXN is an EU-funded project that aims to bridge the gap between research and industry, by creating a doctoral training network linking EU world-class research facilities, academia and the needs of EU industry.

The video dives into the journey of Ilaria Mosca, a PhD student at the ILL, who is researching the microscopic properties of liquid pharmaceutical formulations for subcutaneous injections.

Her goal is to understand how proteins aggregate in these formulations and find ways to tune their interactions, making medication delivery less painful for patients.

As a part of her PhD, she spent time at pharmaceutical company Lonza, gaining insights into more applied science in the industry's research and development departments. With her enthusiastic involvement in her ILL group, working on proposals and conducting experiments, Ilaria aspires to continue in the field of science and aims to inspire future generations..

PhD Thesis with Tilo Seydel on IN16B

InnovaXN is an EU-funded project that aims to bridge the gap between research and industry, by creating a doctoral training network linking EU world-class research facilities, academia and the needs of EU industry.

The video explores Kamal Deep Dalal's PhD research at ILL, investigating a device structure that could be used to store information for a quantum computation platform that Microsoft aims to build.

Focused on samples a few nanometers thick, Dalal utilizes polarized neutron reflectometers to examine the structure and magnetism of the layers within the samples. He elucidates the extent of interaction between neighboring layers and its variance under different sample environment conditions. The study yielded excellent results from half of the designed samples, holding remarkable potential for the magnetism research community. Dalal describes the divergence in research perspectives, contrasting the inquisitiveness focus of academia against the product-oriented focus of industry. In terms of future career prospects, Dalal mentions opportunities to work in a magnetism-related lab within the city or with numerous semiconductor companies in Grenoble.

PhD Thesis with Thomas Saerbeck and Nina-Juliane STEINKE on D17

InnovaXN is an EU-funded project that aims to bridge the gap between research and industry, by creating a doctoral training network linking EU world-class research facilities, academia and the needs of EU industry.