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Eli Stavitski

Project Management Section, National Synchrotron Light Source II

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 743, Room 3L128
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-8641
istavitski@bnl.gov

Eli Stavitski serves as a Project Manager in the NEXT-III project, where he oversees the design and construction of three new beamlines. Previously, he was as the lead beamline scientist for the Inner Shell Spectroscopy (ISS) beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II). Eli earned his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2007, focusing on electron paramagnetic resonance in artificial photosynthesis systems. He then joined Prof. Bert Weckhuysen’s group at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, where he developed multi-technique characterization methods to study heterogeneous catalysts under in situ and operando conditions. In 2017, he received the prestigious VENI award from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to investigate catalytic processes at single catalytic sites using advanced optical microscopy.

Eli joined the NSLS in 2010 as part of the infrared micro-spectroscopy team, supporting user operations at the U2B and U10B beamlines and developing an innovative multi-beam full-field infrared microscope. After a brief tenure at the Canadian Light Source as an industrial staff scientist, he returned to NSLS-II, where he played a central role in the design, construction, and commissioning of the ISS beamline. Under his leadership, several high-energy-resolution X-ray spectrometers were successfully deployed, advancing the beamline’s capabilities and user program.

His research interests center on synchrotron-based operando characterization methods and instrumentation development, with emphasis on heterogeneous catalysis, nanoporous materials, and data-driven materials discovery.

Education | Appointments | Publications | Highlights

Education

Ph.D., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Physical Chemistry, 2006

M.Sc. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Physical Chemistry, 2001

B. Sc. Novosibirsk State University, Russia, Chemistry, 1998

Professional Appointments

2018/12-present, Lead Beamline Scientist, NSLS-II, Brookhaven National Laboratory

2016/10-2018/11 Physicist, NSLS-II, Brookhaven National Laboratory

2013/11-2016/9 Associate physicist, NSLS-II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA

2012/10-2013/10 Industrial staff scientist, Canadian Light Source, Canada

2010/09-2012/09 Research assistant/beamline scientist, National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory,

2008/08-2010/08 Netherlands Science Foundation fellow, Utrecht University, Netherlands.

Selected Publications

Stavitski E, de Groot FMF (2010) The CTM4XAS program for EELS and XAS spectral shape analysis of transition metal L edges. Micron 41:687–694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2010.06.005
Jiang K, Siahrostami S, Zheng T, et al (2018) Isolated Ni single atoms in graphene nanosheets for high-performance CO2 reduction. Energy & Environmental Science 11:893–903. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ee03245e
Chu C, Zhu Q, Pan Z, et al (2020) Spatially separating redox centers on 2D carbon nitride with cobalt single atom for photocatalytic H2O2 production. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117:6376–6382. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1913403117
Stavitski E, Pidko EA, Couck S, et al (2011) Complexity behind CO2 Capture on NH2-MIL-53(Al). Langmuir 27:3970–3976. https://doi.org/10.1021/la1045207
Wu X, Nazemi M, Gupta S, et al (2023) Contrasting Capability of Single Atom Palladium for Thermocatalytic versus Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction Reaction. ACS Catalysis 13:6804–6812. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.3c01285
Tayal A, Coburn DS, Abel D, et al (2024) Five-analyzer Johann spectrometer for hard X-ray photon-in/photon-out spectroscopy at the Inner Shell Spectroscopy beamline at NSLS-II: design, alignment and data acquisition. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 31:1609–1621. https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600577524009342
Leshchev D, Rakitin M, Luvizotto B, et al (2022) The Inner Shell Spectroscopy beamline at NSLS-II: a facility for in situ and operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy for materials research. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 29:1095–1106. https://doi.org/10.1107/s160057752200460x