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Patrick Kluth is a professor at the Research School of Physics at the Australian National University, where he leads a group focused on swift heavy ion modified materials. He earned his PhD in Physics from RWTH University Aachen, Germany, in July 2002, graduating with the highest honors. Patrick has received several prestigious fellowships, including the Feodor-Lynen Research Fellowship from the Humboldt Foundation and various fellowships from the Australian Research Council. He headed the Department of Electronic Materials Engineering from 2018 to 2020 and served as Associate Director of HDR Research at the Research School of Physics from 2020 to 2023. His research interests lie in the formation, characterization, and application of materials modified using high energy ion beams, with strong expertise in synchrotron-based characterization methods, particularly small angle x-ray scattering and x-ray absorption spectroscopy. Key research areas include ion track technology for the fabrication of solid-state nanopores and the development of in situ x-ray scattering techniques for high-pressure corrosive environments.
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