 Robert F. Fischetti
> Education:
- Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry 1987 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- B.S. in Physics 1979 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
> Professional Experience:
- 4/2001-present Project Manager for Operations and Beamline Development, National Inst. of General Medical Science / National Cancer Inst. Collaborative Access Team, Biosciences, Argonne National Laboratory
- 2000-4/2001 Associate Director for Operations and Beamline Development, Biophysical Collaborative Access Team, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
- 1998-2000 Senior Managing Beamline Scientist, Biophysical Collaborative Access Team, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
- 1998-1999 Lecturer, Department of Biological, Physical and Chemical Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology
- 1996-1998 Senior Beamline Scientist, Biophysical Collaborative Access Team, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
- 1994-1995 Associate Director, Regional Center for Time Resolved X-ray Spectroscopy, National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- 1993-1994 Assistant Director, Biostructures Institute, University City Science Center and Biostructures Participating Research Team, National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- 1987-1992 Staff Scientist, Biostructures Institute, University City Science Center and Biostructures Participating Research Team, National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- 1987-1989 Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Pennsylvania
- 1982-1983 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
- X-Ray Techniques:
Over 24 years experience using synchrotron radiation. Time-resolved resonance and time-averaged nonresonance X-ray diffraction of partially ordered systems including Self Assembled Monolayers, Langmuir-Blodgett films, and protein multilayer films and vectorially oriented protein monolayers. Fiber diffraction. X-ray holography/interferometry. Grazing incidence X-ray scattering from monolayer and multilayer films on solid and liquid substrates (Langmuir monolayers). Time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy of photolabial systems. Determination of rocking curves width, crystallographic orientation of Si ingots and wafers, and x-ray topography for monochromator crystals.
X-Ray Sensitive Detectors:
CCD, SIT, FUJI Imaging plates, X-ray film, 1- and 2-dimensional gas filled, proportional wire counters, transmission and fluorescence ion chambers, energy resolving Ge-detector arrays, PIN photodiodes, scintillation based detectors. Integrating and single photon counting electronics.
X-Ray Optics:
Over 20 years experience in the design of x-ray optics for high brilliance x-ray generators, 2nd and 3rd generation synchrotron radiation sources. Constant exit height, cryogenically cooled, double crystal monochromators, sagittally focusing monochromators. X-ray mirrors for harmonic rejection and focusing. Fresnel Zone Plates. Bragg and Laue analyzers. Laser LTP metrology of x-ray optical components.
Computing and instrumentation Control:
Extensive experience in interfacing X-ray detectors and motion control for time-resolved X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy experiments via CAMAC and VME hardware.
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