Dr. Martin Vears Appleby

Martin Appleby is a Beamline Scientist working in the MX Data Group at the Swiss Light Source, PSI. He studied Chemical Physics at the University of Sheffield, UK with a year of employment experience at Diamond Light Source, Harwell UK. Following this he completed his PhD in Chemistry in Professor Julia Weinstein's group at the University of Sheffield in 2023. Martin attained a PSI COFUND Fellowship at PSI for 2 years, working with the MX group on the Cristallina endstation at SwissFEL, PSI, before joining the Data group for his current position in 2025. Martin's current responsibilities involve beamline operation and software development. His research focus is on light-activated time-resolved studies.