Rob Shalloo
A former member of the Laser-Plasma Accelerator Group, Rob Shalloo, has been selected by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the prestigious Emmy Noether Programme. An alternative track to traditional habilitation in Germany, the Emmy Noether Programme enables outstanding early career researchers to qualify for university professorship by leading an independent research group for a period of 6 years.
The DFG has awarded Rob 1.8 million euros to set up the new Emmy Noether group in the accelerator division at DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron) and to work towards his ambitious research project SPLICE: Structured Plasmas for Laser Driven Control of Electron Beams.
The project focuses on developing advanced plasma sources combining laser guiding and controlled injection for the generation of high-quality multi-GeV electron beams. Such beams could be used in the future to power ultra-compact X-Ray Free Electron Lasers or used as injectors for next generation light sources.