Kenneth Beyerlein
Assistant Professor at Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolKenneth Beyerlein is an assistant professor and materials research scientist based in Montreal with 12 years of experience probing structure and dynamics at the atomic scale. He develops and applies advanced imaging and ultrafast X-ray techniques—ranging from coherent diffraction and serial femtosecond crystallography to custom femtosecond IR reflectivity—to reveal phase transformations and synthesis pathways in oxides and nanomaterials. His work spans leading experiments at synchrotrons and X-ray free-electron lasers, building bespoke sample delivery, cryostat, and microfluidic systems, and contributing to open analysis tools used by large international teams. Trained with a dual-PhD from Georgia Tech and the University of Trento, he combines extensive hands-on microscopy and molecular dynamics simulation experience with software development for diffraction analysis. Kenneth routinely bridges academic and industry collaborations, translating instrument design into reproducible experimental platforms. Colleagues value his ability to coordinate large multidisciplinary campaigns while still diving deep into experimental and computational detail.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Physics, Mathematical Sciences, Bachelor of Science, Physics, Mathematical Sciences at University of MichiganPhD, Material Science and Engineering, PhD, Material Science and Engineering at Georgia Institute of TechnologyPhD, Materials Science, PhD, Materials Science at Università degli Studi di Trento
Github Skills (5)
crystallography6
science5
simulation4
python3
data-processing3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
kbeyerlein/pyPhase
Sep 2013 - Jan 2017
Contributions:2 commits, 2 pushes in 3 years 5 months
kbeyerlein/BayesPhase
Oct 2020 - Nov 2020
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 19 days
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