Dr. Sebastian Busch

Dr. Sebastian Busch
Neutron Scattering, Hereon Outstation at FRM II in Garching near Munich
Head of DepartmentPhone: +49 (0) 89 158860-764
Working Areas
- Scattering methods to determine atomic structure and dynamics of materials
- Hydrogen storage materials
- Hydration water
- Sassena
- MD simulations (LAMMPS) and MC simulations (EPSR)
- High-performance computing
- Machine learning
Curriculum Vitae
Sebastian Busch is a physicist specializing in the use of scattering methods to explore molecular structure and dynamics of materials, with contributions to understanding hydration water and hydrogen storage systems. He integrates high-performance computing and machine learning techniques in his research to enhance the analytical capabilities in this field.
Professional Experience
2001-2007: Studies in Physics at Technische Universität München (TUM) and ETH Zürich
2005: Intern, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland
2007: Intern, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), France
2007-2012: Ph.D. in Physics, Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II), Technische Universität München (TUM) 2012-2015: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2015-2020: Instrument Scientist, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
2020-present: Co-operative Head of Department, Department of Neutron Scattering, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Key Publications
A. Majumdar, M. Müller, and S. Busch. “Computation of X-ray and Neutron Scattering Patterns to Benchmark Atomistic Simulations against Experiments”. In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25.3, 1547 (2024). doi: 10.3390/ijms25031547
N. Aslan, G. Gizer, C. Pistidda, M. Dornheim, M. Müller, S. Busch, and W. Lohstroh. “High Hydrogen Mobility in an Amide–Borohydride Compound Studied by Quasielastic Neutron Scattering”. In: Advanced Engineering Materials 23.11, 2100620 (2021). doi: 10.1002/adem.202100620
N. Zec, G. Mangiapia, A.C. Hendry, R. Barker, A. Koutsioubas, H. Frielinghaus, M. Campana, J.L. Ortega-Roldan, S. Busch, and J.-F. Moulin. “Mutually beneficial combination of molecular dynamics computer simulations and scattering experiments”. In: Membranes 11.7, 507 (2021). doi: 10.3390/Membranes11070507
L. Karge, R. Gilles, and S. Busch. “Calibrating SANS data for instrument geometry and pixel sensitivity effects: access to an extended 𝑄 range”. In: Journal of Applied Crystallography 50.5 (2017), pp. 1382–1394. doi: 10.1107/S1600576717011463
S. Busch, C. D. Bruce, C. Redfield, C. D. Lorenz, and S. E. McLain. “Water Mediation Is Essential to Nucleation of 𝛽-Turn Formation in Peptide Folding Motifs”. In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition 52.49 (2013), pp. 13091–13095. doi: 10.1002/anie.201307657
S. Busch, C. Smuda, L. C. Pardo, and T. Unruh. “Molecular Mechanism of Long-Range Diffusion in Phospholipid Membranes Studied by Quasielastic Neutron Scattering”. In: Journal of the American Chemical Society 132.10 (2010), pp. 3232–3233. doi: 10.1021/ja907581s
W. Doster, S. Busch, A. M. Gaspar, M.-S. Appavou, J. Wuttke, and H. Scheer. “Dynamical Transition of Protein-Hydration Water”. In: Physical Review Letters 104.9, 098101 (2010). doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.104.098101
S. Busch, T. H. Jensen, Y. Chushkin, and A. Fluerasu. “Dynamics in Shear Flow Studied by X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy”. In: European Physical Journal E 26 (2008), pp. 55–62. doi: 10.1140/epje/i2007-10305-2