Dr. Markus Schölmerich

Kurzbeschreibung
Program Manager
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4790-1565
Paul Scherrer Institut PSI
Forschungsstrasse 111
5232 Villigen PSI
Schweiz

Markus Schoelmerich earned his Bachelor's degree in Geoscience in 2014 and his Master's degree in Geochemistry and Petrology in 2016 from Goethe University Frankfurt. He then completed his PhD in Experimental Physics in 2020 at the University of Rostock and the European X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL), specializing in Condensed Matter Physics. His research focused on X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy studies of oxides found in Earth's and Super-Earth mantles, investigating their behavior under extreme pressures and temperatures using nanosecond laser-induced compression. Additionally, he studied X-ray diagnostics, high-intensity laser experiments, and atomic-scale simulations.

In 2021, he joined Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a postdoctoral scientist, working on inertial confinement fusion experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) and the Omega Laser Facility. In 2023, he transitioned to PSI as a Computational Scientist, developing advanced simulation and data analysis tools for X-ray-based research while also applying Density Functional Theory and Molecular Dynamics simulations to materials modeling.

Since 2024, he has served as a Program Manager at the European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI) at the Paul Scherrer Institute, where he fosters collaborations between ESA, academia, and industry to drive innovation in space materials research in Switzerland.

Allen, C., ... Schoelmerich M.O., et al, "Measurement of interfacial thermal resistance in high-energy-density matter", Nature Communications, 16 (1), 2025
 
Gorman, M.G., ... Schoelmerich M.O., et al., "Shock compression experiments using the DiPOLE 100-X laser on the high energy density instrument at the European x-ray free electron laser: Quantitative structural analysis of liquid Sn", Journal of Applied Physics, 135 (16), 2024
 
Schoelmerich M.O., Doeppner, T.., et al. “Developing a platform for Fresnel diffractive radiography with 1 μm spatial resolution at the National Ignition Facility”, Review of Scientific Instruments, 94, 0131042023.
 
Abu-Shawareb H., … Schoelmerich M.O., et al., „Lawson criterion for ignition exceeded in an inertial fusion experiment“, Physical Review Letters, 129, 075001, 2022.
 
Schoelmerich M.O., Mendez A.S.J., et al“In situ x-ray diffraction study of dynamically compressed alpha-cristobalite using a dynamic diamond anvil cell”, Physical Review B, 105, 064109, 2022.
 
Schoelmerich M.O., Doeppner T., et al., “Principle Hugoniot measurements of CH using Refraction Enhanced Radiography on the Gbar platform at the National Ignition Facility”, APS Division of Plasma Physics, GO03, 008, 2021.
 
Zastrau U., … Schoelmerich M.O., et al., “The High Energy Density Science Instrument at the European XFEL”, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 28, 2021.
 
Schoelmerich M.O., Tschentscher T., et al“Evidence of shock-compressed stishovite above 300 GPa”, Scientific Reports, 10, 1-8, 2020.
 
Schoelmerich M.O., Appel K., et al. “Femtosecond diffraction studies of shock-compressed silicate melts at the LCLS-XFEL”, EPSC Abstracts, 13, EPSC-DPS2019-531, 2019.
 
Schoelmerich M.O., Appel K., et al., “Structure of SiOmelts at megabar pressures”, EHPRG, 100, 2019.     
 
Schoelmerich M.O., Seitz H.-M., Klimm K. “Evaporational loss of lithium during high temperature experiments: Implications for chondrule formation”. Lunar Planetary and Science Conference, Houston, 1461, 2016.