Contact
Dr. Kristina Kvashnina
ERC Group Head at BM20-ROBL (ESRF)
Molecular Structures
k.kvashnina@hzdr.de
Phone: +33 476 88 2367
Towards the bottom of the periodic table
Kristina Kvashnina leads the project TOP (Towards the bottom of the periodic table) funded by the European Research Council (ERC). The project has received 1.5 million euros and will take place over the next 5 years from 1st of January 2018.
Welcome!
TOP group, funded by the European Research Council, is a part of the Rossendorf Beamline at The European Synchrotron (ESRF) in France, operated by the Institute of Resource Ecology at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) in Germany. Most of the team members are based at ESRF, Grenoble, France.
We study fundamental physical and chemical properties of the f-electron systems (actinides and lanthanides) through the revelation of the electronic structure and we investigate the applications in which these systems play an important role. Our research is strongly oriented towards the new developments in the field of advanced X-ray spectroscopy methods.
On our website, you can read the latest news, info about our research activities and group members, and view a list of our publications.
People
Dr. Habil. Kristina Kvashnina
Scientific background: Physicist
Special interests: Experimental and theoretical investigations of lanthanides and actinides by XANES, HERFD, XES and RIXS techniques.
Current status: ERC Group Head
After earning a MA degree in theoretical physics at Ural State University (Ekaterinburg, Russia) and a PhD degree in experimental physics at Uppsala University (Uppsala, Sweden) Kristina moved to Grenoble France, where she conducted pioneering research on actinide systems using advanced high energy resolution X-ray spectroscopy methods. Kristina is a main editor of IUCr's - Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
Profile on Research gate and GoogleScholarDr. Lucia Amidani
Scientific background: Physicist
Special interests: the use of XAS, XES and RIXS coupled with theoretical simulations to understand the elect4ronic structure of solid state materials
Current status: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
After her MA degree in solid state physics, Lucia joined the group of X-ray and Synchrotron radiation of Bologna University for her PhD and a first post-doctoral fellowship. After this experience focused on the use of XAS and XES to semiconductor systems, she moved to Grenoble and joined the ID26 beamline at ESRF to study lanthanides based luminescent materials with high energy resolution spectroscopy. From 2018 Lucia is involved in the theoretical understanding of actinide/lanthanide nanomaterials.
Profile on Research gateDr. Elena Bazarkina
Scientific background: Geochemist
Special interests: Speciation of metals in aqueous fluids and host minerals
Current status: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Elena is a specialist in experimental geochemistry. She is studying the behavior of metals and elaborate in-situ spectroscopy cells. She obtained her Ph.D. in Toulouse (France) and Moscow (Russia). Since 2021, she joined the ROBL beamline group at ESRF in Grenoble.
Profile on Google ScholarPast Group Members
Dr. Evgeny Gerber
Status: Shared PhD student between LMSU and HZDR (2018-2021)
Profile on Research gateJurij Galanzew
Status: Shared PhD student between KIT and HZDR (2018-2021)
Irina Sinenko
Status: Trainee (01/03/2018 - 01/09/2018)
Dr. Ivan Pidchenko
Status: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (01/01/2018 - 01/09/2019)
Profile on Research gateAnna Volkova
Status: Trainee (01/07/2019 - 01/11/2019)
Tatiana Poliakova
Status: PhD student/Trainee (10/01/2021 - 08/05/2019)
Dr. Stephen Bauters
Status: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (01/05/2018 - 01/05/2021)
Profile on Research gateDr. Paul Estevenon
Status: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (01/09/2019 - 01/05/2021)
Profile on Research gateAnastasia Smirnova
Status: PhD student/ Trainee (10/01/2021 - 16/07/2021)
