Thomas Hansen
► Head of the Diffraction Group ► Instrument responsible on D20 Main areas of expertise : | |
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| hansen(at)ill.fr | |
| Location | Building ILL 4 - Office 138 |
Phone | Phone : +33 (0)4 76 20 70 44 |
Instr. phone | +33 (0)4 76 20 73 86 |
| Digital vcard | link to download |
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About
- 1965 Born in Germany
- 1971-75 Dörfergemeinschaftsschule Ohrstedt, Germany
- 1975-84 Theodor -Storm Schule, Husum, Germany
- 1984/85 Air Force Service, Pinneberg and Husum, Germany
- 1985-90 Studies of Chemistry, University of Kiel, Germany
- 1989/90 Diploma thesis on high temperature synthesis of rare earth oxides of the K2NiF4 structure type, Inorganic Chemistry, Kiel, Germany
- 1990-94 PhD thesis on high oxygen pressure synthesis & structure of mercury oxides and lattice energy, Inorganic Chemistry, Kiel, Germany
- 1994/95 Marie Curie post doc fellow, Laboratoire des Fluorures, University of Le Mans, France
- 1995-98 Research Scientist, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, delegated to ILL, Grenoble, France
- 1998-00 Research Scientist, Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France
- 2000-05 Staff Scientist, Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble, France
- 2005/06 Sabbatical semester at University of Göttingen, Germany
- 2006-now Staff Scientist, Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble, France
Sports: Skitouring, Downhill-Sking, Cross-Country Skiing, Alpinism, Mountaineering, Hiking, Cycling
Research Focus
- Solid state chemistry of oxides: structure, phase transitions and chemical kinetics, high temperature synthesis
- Structure, phase transitions and kinetics of crystalline ice phases and gas-hydrates
- In situ and in operando parametric neutron powder diffraction
- High pressure neutron powder diffraction
- Powder diffraction: peak shapes, parametric diffraction, ab initio structure solution
- Monte-Carlo simulation of neutron instrumentation
- Position sensitive detectors: microstrip gas chamber detectors
Projets & Collaborations
- Local contact for experiments in diffraction, crystallography, physisorption, chemical kinetics, texture, disordered materials and magnetism, on powder samples, liquids, and single crystals
- College Secretary 5A (Crystallography)
- Contact for Accelerated Metallurgy