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Florian Schmidt

My research concerns the development of optical techniques based on laser spectroscopy for applications in combustion diagnostics, medical diagnostics and chemical imaging.

Research qualifications: Docent
Educational qualifications: Recognised university teacher

Works at

Affiliation
Location
KBC-huset, KB.G7, TEK.B.430, KB 7.07.17 Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

Short CV

  • 1996-1999, BSc Engineering Physics, TU Vienna, Austria
  • 1999-2002, MSc Physics, Umeå University, Sweden
  • 2002-2007, PhD Physics, Umeå University, Sweden
  • 2009-2012, Postdoc, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • 2012-2016, Researcher, Umeå University, Sweden
  • 2016-2019, Assistant professor, Umeå University
  • 2019- , Associate professor, Umeå University
  • 2020-, Docent, Umeå University
  • 2022-, Recognized teacher, Umeå University

Research areas

I work at the interface between fundamental development of laser-based spectroscopic techniques and their application in areas such as combustion, energy technology, medical diagnostics and chemical imaging.

In the Applied Optics Group we develop optical methods and sensors for real-time in situ measurements of atoms and molecules in gaseous, liquid and solid samples. Sensitivity, selectivity and accurate quantification capability are important parameters. Techniques include laser absorption, photofragmentation and photothermal spectroscopy using light sources in a wide spectral range, from the ultraviolet to the mid-infrared.

There is an increasing interest in biomass as renewable, CO2-neutral energy source. Rapid in situ diagnostics is needed to better understand, optimize and control processes related to thermochemical conversion (combustion and gasification) of biomass. The focus lies on detection of major species, gas temperature, soot and inorganic compounds, such as potassium.

Breath gas analysis has the potential to revolutionize non-invasive point-of-care and personalized medical diagnostics. Further research is needed to better understand the origin of biomarker molecules and how to reliably quantify them in exhaled breath. The current focus is on small gasotransmitter molecules, such as carbon monoxide, and their role in respiratory diseases.

Chemical imaging is an important tool in life science. We use high brilliance light sources, such as quantum cascade lasers, to improve the imaging speed, while retaining high spectral and spatial resolution. The aim is to decrease sample analysis time and to enable capturing fast biological processes and reactions.

More information

Advanced chemical microscopy for life science and translational medicine 2023
Maia Paiva, Eduardo; Schmidt, Florian
Energy & Fuels, Vol. 37, (2) : 1116-1130
Mousavi, Seyed Morteza; Thorin, Emil; Schmidt, Florian; et al.
Analytical Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2023, Vol. 95, (2) : 1140-1148
Thorin, Emil; Maia Paiva, Eduardo; Schmidt, Florian
Analytical Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2022, Vol. 94, (41) : 14242-14250
Maia Paiva, Eduardo; Schmidt, Florian
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
Thorin, Emil; Sepman, Alexey; Ögren, Yngve; et al.
Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on the Impact of Fuel Quality on Power Production and the Environment
Thorin, Emil; Maia Paiva, Eduardo; Broström, Markus; et al.
Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on the Impact of Fuel Quality on Power Production and the Environment
Thorin, Emil; Alexey, Sepman; Broström, Markus; et al.
Combustion and Flame, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 237
Sepman, Alexey; Thorin, Emil; Ögren, Yngve; et al.
Optics Express, The Optical Society 2021, Vol. 29, (26)
Thorin, Emil; Zhang, Kun; Valiev, Damir; et al.
Applied Sciences, MDPI 2021, Vol. 11, (19)
Qu, Zhechao; Fatehi, Hesameddin; Schmidt, Florian
Journal of Breath Research, Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) 2020, Vol. 14, (4)
Ghorbani, Ramin; Blomberg, Anders; Schmidt, Florian M.
Breathborne biomarkers and the human volatilome, Elsevier 2020 : 43-62
King, Julian; Mochalski, Pawel; Teschl, Gerald; et al.
Breathborne biomarkers and the human volatilome, Elsevier 2020 : 221-238
Schmidt, Florian M.; Metsälä, Markus; Apolonski, Alexander; et al.
Optics Letters, Optical Society of America 2020, Vol. 45, (18) : 5230-5233
Thorin, Emil; Schmidt, Florian M.
2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference
Vieira, Francisco Senna; Lu, Chuang; Schmidt, Florian; et al.
2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC)
Vieira, Francisco Senna; Lu, Chuang; Schmidt, Florian M.; et al.
Energy & Fuels, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2019, Vol. 33, (11) : 11795-11803
Sepman, Alexey; Ögren, Yngve; Qu, Zhechao; et al.
Optics Express, Optical Society of America 2019, Vol. 27, (21) : 29521-29533
Lu, Chuang; Vieira, Francisco Senna; Schmidt, Florian M.; et al.
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
Lu, Chuang; Vieira, Francisco Senna; Schmidt, Florian M.; et al.
Optics Express, Optical Society of America 2019, Vol. 27, (13) : 17940-17953
Zhao, Gang; Hausmaninger, Thomas; Schmidt, Florian M.; et al.
Journal of Breath Research, Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) 2019, Vol. 13, (2)
Ghorbani, Ramin; Schmidt, Florian M.
Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
Rutkowski, Lucile; Johansson, Alexandra C.; Khodabakhsh, Amir; et al.
Combustion and Flame, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 196 : 351-363
Fatehi, Hesameddin; Schmidt, Florian M.; Bai, Xue-Song
Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (Print), Springer Berlin/Heidelberg 2018, Vol. 124, (8)
Henderson, Ben; Khodabakhsh, Amir; Metsälä, Markus; et al.
Frontiers in Physiology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2018, Vol. 9
Ghorbani, Ramin; Blomberg, Anders; Schmidt, Florian M.
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Vol. 205 : 213-219
Rutkowski, Lucile; Foltynowicz, Aleksandra; Schmidt, Florian M.; et al.
Combustion and Flame, New York: Elsevier 2018, Vol. 188 : 488-497
Qu, Zhechao; Holmgren, Per; Skoglund, Nils; et al.
2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
Rutkowski, Lucile; Johansson, Alexandra C.; Khodabakhsh, Amir; et al.
Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 254
Boman, Christoffer; Öhman, Marcus; Broström, Markus; et al.
Nordic Flame Days 2017, 10-11 October, Stockholm
Qu, Zhechao; Holmgren, Per; Skoglund, Nils; et al.
8th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE2016), Elsevier 2017 : 4648-4654
Fatehi, Hesameddin; Qu, Zhechao; Schmidt, Florian M.; et al.
Energy & Fuels, Washington: American Chemical Society (ACS) 2017, Vol. 31, (10) : 11328-11336
Ögren, Yngve; Sepman, Alexey; Qu, Zhechao; et al.
Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (Print), Springer 2017, Vol. 123, (5)
Ghorbani, Ramin; Schmidt, Florian M.
Optics Express, Optical Society of America 2017, Vol. 25, (11) : 12743-12752
Ghorbani, Ramin; Schmidt, Florian M.
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Elsevier 2017, Vol. 36, (3) : 4541-4548
Sepman, Alexey; Ögren, Yngve; Qu, Zhechao; et al.
Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
Rutkowski, Lucile; Khodabakhsh, Amir; Johansson, Alexandra C.; et al.
Proceedings Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
Rutkowski, Lucile; Khodabakhsh, Amir; Johansson, Alexandra C.; et al.
Photonics Letters of Poland, Vol. 8, (4) : 110-112
Rutkowski, Lucile; Johansson, Alexandra C.; Valiev, Damir; et al.
22nd International Conference of Impacts of Fuel Quality on Power Production, Prague, Czech Republic, September 19-23, 2016
Qu, Zhechao; Holmgren, Per; Skoglund, Nils; et al.
36th International Symposium on Combustion, Seoul, Korea, July 31 - August 5, 2016
Valiev, Damir; Qu, Zhechao; Steinvall, Erik; et al.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 23, (8) : 8141-8159
Weidemann, Eva; Andersson, Patrik L.; Bidleman, Terry; et al.
Analytical Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2016, Vol. 88, (7) : 3754-3760
Qu, Zhechao; Steinvall, Erik; Ghorbani, Ramin; et al.
2015 CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS (CLEO)
Khodabakhsh, Amir; Qu, Zhechao; Abd Alrahman, Chadi; et al.
Optics Express, Vol. 23, (12) : 16492-16499
Qu, Zhechao; Ghorbani, Ramin; Valiev, Damir; et al.
Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (Print), Vol. 119, (1) : 45-53
Qu, Zhechao; Schmidt, Florian M.
Fourier Transform Spectroscopy, OSA - The Optical Society 2014 : 3-
Khodabakhsh, Amir; Rutkowski, Lucile; Johansson, Alexandra C.; et al.
Field Laser Applications in Industry and Research, May 5-9, 2014, Florence, Italy
Qu, Zhechao; Schmidt, Florian M.
Field Laser Applications in Industry and Research, Florence, Italy, May 5-9, 2014
Qu, Zhechao; Schmidt, Florian M.
OSA Meeting: Light, Energy and the Environment Congress, December 1-6, 2014, Canberra, Australia
Qu, Zhechao; Schmidt, Florian M.
Impacts of Fuel Quality on Power Production October 26 –31, 2014, Snowbird, Utah, USA : 1-14
Qu, Zhechao; Fagerström, Jonathan; Steinvall, Erik; et al.

Programme director for Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Thesis supervision

I am happy to supervise both bachelor's and master's theses in applied laser spectroscopy. A wide selection of topics is available. Feel free to contact me by email or phone, if interested.  

Teaching at undergraduate level includes the following courses: