Gosia Korbas

Synchrotron-based techniques are invaluable tools for characterizing complex biological, earth, and environmental systems. X-ray fluorescence microscopy provides critical spatial information on various elements simultaneously and without sample pre-processing, while X-ray absorption spectroscopy reveals the local speciation of elements of interest. These complementary techniques are indispensable for understanding biological and environmental processes at various spatial scales. Throughout my career, I have developed and utilized X-ray fluorescence microscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy, to study organisms ranging from small zebrafish larvae to large pilot whales.

At Argonne, my role is to advance the applications of synchrotron X-ray microscopy techniques in biological and environmental sciences through the eBERlight program, a new initiative at the Advanced Photon Source funded by the DOE/BER.

Before joining Argonne, I was a senior scientist at the Canadian Light Source, where I led the construction and commissioning of the BioXAS sector – a suite of three beamlines dedicated to biological applications of X-ray absorption spectroscopy and X-ray fluorescence microscopy.

Education

• Ph.D. in Physics, 2003, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
• M. Sc. in Medical Physics, 1999, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

Work Experience

• 2024-present, beamline scientist – Microscopy, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
• 2012-2024, senior scientist, Canadian Light Source, Canada
• 2009-2012, research associate, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
• 2005-2009, postdoctoral fellow, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
• 2003-2005, postdoctoral fellow, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany