Dr. Klaus Attenkoffer (Experiments Division, ALBA Synchrotron)

Scientific Director

Klaus Attenkoffer has been the scientific director of the ALBA Synchrotron since 2019. He has 30 years of experience using synchrotron light for materials and chemical sciences. He was responsible for building three beamlines in the US and Europe, going from beamline scientist to various management positions. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and four patents and is involved in industrial collaborations targeting photon detection, semiconductors, and energy applications.