Oliver Bunk

Head of Laboratory at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)

Zürich Metropolitan Area

About

Analytical leader with extensive experience managing large research units and a proven track record in R&D at major scientific facilities serving both academic and industrial partners. Skilled in advancing cross-disciplinary research by integrating method and instrumentation development -- particularly in X-ray imaging and diffraction -- with software engineering and experimental control. Adept at building collaborations across life sciences and materials science to deliver innovative solutions to complex research challenges. See also https://www.psi.ch/en/lsb/people/oliver-bunk

Experience

  • Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) (17 yrs 6 mos)
    • Head of Laboratory (Department)
      2011 - Present · 15 yrs 6 mos

      The lab comprises the groups X-ray Tomography, Macromolecular Crystallography, Coherent X-ray Scattering, and Computational X-ray Imaging. See http://www.psi.ch/lsb https://www.psi.ch/en/lsb/people/oliver-bunk http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-7602-2013 https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=8219591600 Our mission: We are at the forefront of method and instrumentation developments to render otherwise inaccessible information accessible via X-ray based techniques. In collaborations with Swiss and international scientists we employ these strengths for state-of-the-art research with focus on life and materials science. We are competent partners for academic and industrial users.

    • Group leader Coherent X-ray Scattering
      2009 - 2011 · 2 yrs

      The Coherent X-ray Scattering (CXS) group develops techniques in scanning- and time-resolved SAXS and high-resolution scanning X-ray microscopy at the cSAXS beamline. In collaboration with research groups, within PSI and international universities and research institutes, we apply these techniques to a wide range of problems in the fields of biology, biomedical research and materials science.

  • Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Beamline scientist, cSAXS beamline at the Swiss Light Source
      2005 - 2008 · 3 yrs

    • Postdoctoral Researcher
      2004 - 2005 · 1 yr

      Investigating ordering phenomena of confined colloidal solutions and other liquid model systems

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy
    2001 - 2004 · 3 yrs

    Studying structure-property relationships of conducting organic films and silicon wafer-bonding technologies

  • Software Engineer at Techniker Krankenkasse
    2000 - 2001 · 1 yr

  • PhD student at DESY
    1996 - 1999 · 3 yrs

    PhD in physics at the University of Hamburg and HASYLAB/DESY, graduate college `Physics of nano-structured solids'