Nora Berrah

Nora Berrah's research work focus on the interaction of atoms, molecules, clusters and their ions with weak and strong electromagnetic fields produced by table-top lasers, synchrotron radiation facilities and Free Electron Lasers (FELs). She is a pioneer in the areas of non-linear physics and time resolved studies of atoms and molecules with femtosecond short wavelength radiation using x-ray FELs in the US, Germany, Italy and Japan. Her work has influenced how to probe atoms and molecules' physical and chemical processes that happen on ultrafast time scales, using x-ray element and site specificity. She has built advanced instrumentation for ALS-LBNL and LCLS-SLAC National Laboratories available for use by any scientist.