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Laboratory of Molecular Nanodynamics

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The Laboratory of Molecular Nanodynamics (LND) at EPFL specializes in using time-resolved electron microscopy to study dynamics at the nanoscale, particularly focusing on systems with molecular origins. Their research includes investigating the dynamics of nanoscale systems, such as helium nanodroplets, and studying phenomena like the fast dynamics of plant viruses using microsecond time-resolved cryo-EM. The group is known for their work on in situ observation of nanoparticle dynamics, including the fragmentation mechanism of gold nanoparticles under femtosecond laser irradiation. LND's research contributes to the understanding of nanoscale dynamics and has been published in prestigious journals like Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

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Marcel Drabbels

Dr. Marcel Drabbels studied experimental physics at the University of Nijmegen (the Netherlands) and in 1993 obtained his Ph.D. at that same university. He then moved to the University of California at Santa Barbara where he studied the dynamics of highly vibrationally excited molecules and developed a new detection technique to investigate the photodissociation of molecules. When he returned to the Netherlands in 1996 he joined the FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics in Amsterdam where he worked on the development of new types of infrared imaging and streak cameras. In 1997 Dr. Drabbels was awarded a fellowship of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences and he moved to the Free University of Amsterdam where he studied the collision dynamics of molecules and initiated photodissociation experiments using ultrafast lasers. In October 1998 he was appointed as senior scientist at the EPFL where he studies the spectroscopy and dynamics of nanoscale systems. In March 2021 he was promoted to titular professor.

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