Dr. Caterina Vozzi visits LUXEM
Truly delighted with hosting at LUXEM Dr. Caterina Vozzi, leader of the Ultrafast Dynamics in Matter group and Director at CNR-IFN. An excellent opportunity to foster ideas echanges and onset collaborations.
Carmelo Grova obtains his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Pavia
Congratulations to Dr. Carmelo Grova for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation entitled “Design, implementation and commissioning of an ultrafast XUV ptychography beamline”!
Dr. Jacopo Fregoni visits LUXEM
We are grateful to Dr. Jacopo Fregoni, Editor of Nature Photonics, for visiting LUXEM on 29.06.2026, and for giving the talk “Trends in Publishing from the Nature Portfolio”. An excellent opportunity to gather insights on the publishing process and landscape, examining the challenges and opportunities arising from new technologies.
Invited keynote talk at the European Powder Diffraction Conference – EPDIC19
Prof. Mancini gratefully acknowledges the organizers for the invited keynote talk “Quantifying photoinduced polaronic distortions in transition metal oxides and halide perovskites with ultrafast X-ray and state-selective spectroscopy methods” at EPDIC19 – MS03: Short-range order using total scattering and XAS.
Short Term Scientific Mission fostered by COST Action NEXT CA22148
Raghav Mishra, M.SC. student at the University College London under the supervision of Prof. Silvia Cipiccia, was hosted at LUXEM on 15-19 June 2026 as part of a collaborative exchange between institutions, promoted by the Action NEXT “An international network for Non-linear Extreme ultraviolet to hard X-ray Techniques”. We are very grateful to COST for this opportunity!
NICE 2026 – Nonlinear Imaging and Coherent Effects organized by the COST Action CA22148
The international workshop “NICE 2026 – Nonlinear Imaging and Coherent Effects”, organized by the Action NEXT “An international network for Non-linear Extreme ultraviolet to hard X-ray Techniques” and Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste took place on 20–21 May in Latisana, Italy. The meeting brought together 58 participants from 16 countries, creating an interdisciplinary forum dedicated to the latest developments in coherent imaging and nonlinear spectroscopy with advanced light sources. Prof. Mancini, member of the organizing committee, is grateful to all the participants for the interactions and professional exchanges.
LM week Lab Showcase
LUXEM opens its facilities to showcase laboratory & research to prospective students in Physics in occasion of the M.SC. degree week at the University of Pavia. A wonderful opportunity to disseminate our research to young prospective students in Physics and Photonics.
LUXEM Research Article featured in the Cover Page of the Journal of American Chemical Society
Our article “Ultrafast Formation of Jahn–Teller Polarons Revealed by State-Selective Excitation in Correlated Spinel Co3O4” is published in the Journal of American Chemical Society (JACS) and featured on the journal cover. In this work, we unravel the ultrafast formation of Jahn–Teller polarons in spinel Co3O4 with microscopic detail. Observing the individual steps of this process enables the engineering of local properties in transition metal oxides using tailored light pulses that activate site-specific Jahn–Teller distortions.
Antonio Mazzarone invited speaker at SPIE Photonics Europe – Nanophotonics XI
Antonio Mazzarone presented his current PhD thesis work with a talk entitled: “Structured beams and focusing delivery schemes: a comparative analysis for extreme ultraviolet ultrafast tabletop ptychography”. We thank the organizers of the Conference for this wonderful opportunity.
Beamtime 20254077 at DiProI – FERMI Free Electron Laser
Truly delighted with our beamtime on new ultrafast imaging methods at FERMI @DiProI. LUXEM is grateful to Prof. Daniel Adams and his Team from the Colorado School of Mines for the collaborative, and to the European Research Council for the continued support.
Dr. Claudia Schrama invited speaker at MATSUS26
Claudia Schrama presented the talk “Imaging Functionality of Nanomaterials with Ultrafast EUV/soft X-Ray Microscopy” at the Materials for Sustainable Development Conference – Structural Foundations of Nanomaterials Properties which took place in Barcelon, Spain, 23-27 March 2026. We are very grateful to the organizing committee for the opportunity of communicating our results to the materials science community.
Federico Bertelli obtains his M.Sc. in Physics from the University of Pavia
Congratulations to Federico Bertelli for successfully defending his M.Sc. dissertation entitled “Harnessing nonlinear optics with ultrafast lasers in material processing and ultrafast electron diffraction”!
LUXEM featured in the SESO Thales brochure
LUXEM is grateful to SESO Thales for the support and the collaboration in our ERC projects and for featuring ERC funded research in their company brochure. Tailored figure error optics mark a disruptive advance in illumination function quality and stability, improving throughput in EUV ultrafast nanometrology.
Gordon Research Conference – Ultrafast Phenomena in Cooperative Systems
Prof. Mancini invited speaker to the Spin Dynamics session at the 2026 GRC on Ultrafast Phenomena in Cooperative Systems, which took place in Pomona CA (USA) on February 8-13, 2026. We thank the organizers for the opportunity to consolidate our collaboration network and to present our work on “Selective Tailoring of Transient States in Photodoped Spinel Co3O4“, which was recently accepted for publication in J. Am. Chem. Soc (2026).
“Women in Science Leadership” Round Table
To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11th, our COST Action NEXT “An international network for Non-linear Extreme ultraviolet to hard X-ray Techniques” organized a special event that explores the journey from scientific excellence to institutional leadership, discussing the roles of women who are shaping the strategic future of European science.
15th Ringberg workshop on Science with FELs
We are grateful to the organizers for the invitation to the 15th Ringberg workshop on Science with FELs which took place on 1-4 February 2026 at the Ringberg Castle (D). At the workshop, Antonio presented a talk on “OAM Ptychography at the FERMI seeded Free Electron Laser”.
ERC Proof of Concept STUNNED awarded to Prof. Giulia Fulvia Mancini and to LUXEM
Prof. Giulia Fulvia Mancini has won the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant with the project: “Ultrafast, High-resolution, X-ray Microscopy for Nanometrology: Single-shot Hyperspectral Ptychography in a Compact and Cost-effective Device (STUNNED)“.
The ERC PoC recognizes business ideas with high potential for scientific and technological innovation that can have a significant impact on the European economic and social system.
STUNNED is the second ERC PoC awarded to LUXEM, following HYPER, expanding purpose and impact of the ERC StG ULTRAIMAGE project directed by Prof. Mancini at LUXEM. It was selected among the many proposals received by the ERC to promote the development of innovative technologies capable of providing real-time measurements of nanoscale materials, directly under operating conditions, accelerating their understanding and control.
Prof. Edoardo Baldini visiting LUXEM
Edoardo Baldini, Assistant Professor in Physics at the University of Texas at Austin, gave a seminar entitled “Nonlinear Coupled Magnonics” and visited LUXEM facilities. We thank him for the exciting discussions and for our fruitful collaboration!
ERCEA visit at LUXEM
We thank Dr. Daniele Mammoli, Scientific Officer at the ERC Executive Agency assigned to pur projects ERC-StG ULTRAIMAGE and ERC-PoC HYPER, for the excitement expressed toward our activities at LUXEM, for the visit to our Laboratories, and for productive discussions with the LUXEM Team on December 18, 2025.
Prof. Giulia Fulvia Mancini nominated Associate Editor of Chemical Physics (Elsevier) and member of the Editorial Board
Prof. Mancini is grateful to Elsevier for the invitation and excited to contribute to the organization of a rapid and efficient editorial process, and in maintaining the high standards of Chemical Physics.
