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Thomas Hansen

► Head of the Diffraction Group► Instrument responsible onD20Main areas of expertise :
E-mail 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
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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