David Reis

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, 2001-present.

Background

B.A., Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1993.
Ph.D., Physics, University of Rochester, 1999.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, 1999-2001.

Activities

Member, MHATT-CAT 1999-present. Active PUP and GUP programs.
Co-chair, Time Domain Science Using X-ray Techniques, Future Direction for the Advanced Photon Source (2004).
Organizer, Workshop on the Future of Ultrafast X-ray Science at the Advanced Photon Source (2003).
Organizer, Workshop on Ultrafast X-ray Science (2002).
Member, Subpicosecond Pulse Source (SPPS) Collaboration at SLAC.
Co-team leader, laser-pump x-ray-probe thrust area, Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS).

Interests

Nonequilibrium dynamics in condensed matter, atomic, molecular and optical physics.
Scientific opportunities in the combination of short pulse lasers and synchrotron-based x rays.
Physics of ultrafast x-ray scattering and dynamical diffraction.
Development of few picosecond, high repetition rate x-ray source at APS.