Zain returns from a successful campaign at SACLA
During her month-long stay in Japan at SACLA, Zain participated in three experiments, all of which were highly successful. Welcome back, Zain, and congratulations!
June 20, 2025Bergmann group and SLAC scientists develop the first attosecond atomic X-ray laser
“Once only a part of science fiction, lasers are now everyday objects used in research, healthcare and even just for fun. Previously available only in low-energy light, lasers are now available in wavelengths from microwaves …
June 19, 2025Welcome, summer undergraduate student Alice Israngkun Na Ayuthia!
Alice, a rising sophomore in the Chemistry department, will be working with graduate student Sophie Vogelsang for the summer. Welcome, Alice!
June 2, 2025Welcome, graduate student Aakankshya Mishra!
Aakankshya is a third year graduate student in the UWM physics department, and will join the XFAST project starting in May. Welcome, Aakankshya!
April 24, 2025Congratulations, Tom, on the new role!
Tom Linker has been promoted to Associate Scientist at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory! Tom will be a computational beamline scientist at LCLS. Congratulations Tom!
April 24, 2025Sophie gives a talk at the School of Geography, Earth, and Atmospheric Science seminar series at the University of Melbourne!
Sophie was invited to speak at the 2025 SGEAS Archaeological Science Cluster Seminar Series at the University of Melbourne where she presented her work on ‘Unravelling the Chemistry and Aging of Culturally Important Australian Plant …
March 31, 2025Welcome our new summer undergraduate student, Yuchen Chen!
Yuchen will join our group in Summer 2025. He is majoring in Physics and Computer Science. He is excited to begin research and learn about X-ray science!
March 14, 2025Welcome our new undergraduate student, Zoe Ramstack!
Zoe joined the group in Spring 2025. She is majoring in Physics and Chemistry. She is excited to be introduced to the research process and learn more about lasers!
March 10, 2025Minhal Gardezi and Sophie Vogelsang pass their preliminary exams!
Congratulations to Minhal and Sophie for passing their preliminary exams! They have been awarded their MS, as well as achieved dissertator status!
January 2, 2025Mikaela applies to graduate school!
Congratulations to Mikaela for submitting her graduate school applications! We wish you all the best in the next chapter!
December 12, 2024Farewell to Mace
Mace spent the Summer and Fall semesters working with post doc, Varun, on the XFAST instrument. Thank you so much for your contributions and good luck with the next steps, Mace!
December 12, 2024Zain Abhari passes her preliminary exam!
Congratulations to Zain for passing her preliminary exam! She has been awarded her MS, as well as achieved dissertator status!
September 25, 2024Another group retreat in the books!
This year the Bergmann Group went to UW Trout Lake Station for the group retreat. Each day was filled with scientific talks with some fun outdoor exploration sprinkled in between!
September 18, 2024UXSS 2024: Congratulations Sophie!
Sophie attended the Ultrafast X-ray Summer School at SLAC. Her group won first prize in the mock proposal poster competition. Congrats! Additionally, Sophie was interviewed about the summer school in the following article: https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2024-06-28-training-next-generation-ultrafast-x-ray-scientists
July 15, 2024Beam Time Dinner Break
BBQ dinner break during the XRF imaging beam time on early prints at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource with Susan Bates Schlotterbeck (right) from the Marriott Library, Utah.
June 12, 2024Welcome new summer graduate student, Mace Bishop!
Mace is a first-year physics graduate student, and they graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2022 with a degree in physics. Here in Bergmann group, they will be working on the X-FAST project. …
May 9, 2024Undergraduate Research Symposium: Muneeza Munawar presents on her contributions the the LCLSII upgrade
Muneeza gives her final presentation as an undergraduate at UW – Madison before she heads off to the University of Chicago for graduate school. Congratulations Muneeza!
April 25, 2024Sophie Vogelsang passes the Thesis Background Exam!
Congratulations to Sophie for passing her thesis background exam! She now has been awarded her MS in Chemistry!
April 25, 2024Final Group Outing of Spring 2024
As the semester comes to a close, we take one more group outing before everyone goes off for the summer! Thank you all again for another wonderful academic year!
April 20, 2024SACLA’s User Meeting 2024: Zain Abhari gives invited talk
Zain Abhari was invited to give a talk at the SACLA’s 2024 User Meeting in March. Her talk was a part of the Introduction to High Intensity X-ray Science session. Congratulations, Zain!
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