About the team

Building better X-ray workflows with scientists, engineers, and operators in one team.

Momentum Transfer brings together research experience, software engineering, and hands-on operations to make radically better x-ray data feel accessible and dependable.

11 people on board

Scientists and engineers who combine deep X-ray expertise with a passion for making data accessible.

Built by researchers

Founded by synchrotron veterans who experienced the gap between lab equipment and beamline-quality data.

Momentum Transfer team

Momentum Transfer

A multidisciplinary team designing faster, clearer paths from sample to insight.

11+

people building Momentum Transfer

A compact team of scientists, engineers, and operators working on better X-ray workflows.

2

scientific advisors

Senior researchers helping us stay rigorous as we turn expertise into reliable services.

Our story

We are building the kind of team we always wished existed.

Momentum Transfer started from a simple observation: getting excellent X-ray data still depends on too much coordination, specialist knowledge, and manual effort.

So we are combining scientific rigor, software, and service operations in one company. The goal is not just better measurements, but a better experience for the people who rely on them.

How we work

Scientific depth

Our team blends synchrotron, diffraction, and applied materials experience so decisions are grounded in real experimental work.

Product thinking

We turn specialist workflows into repeatable services and software, making advanced characterization easier to access.

Operational focus

From sample intake to delivery, we care about speed, clarity, and consistency so customers can keep moving.

Team

Meet the team

Founders, scientists, engineers, and operators helping customers move from samples to decisions with less friction.

Katharina Schumacher

Katharina Schumacher

Operations Manager

Scientific advisory board

External perspective from leading researchers

We stay close to the scientific frontier through advisors who bring deep experience in diffraction, total scattering, and structure analysis.

Prof. Simon Billinge

Prof. Simon Billinge

Scientific Advisor

Columbia University & Brookhaven National Laboratory

Prof. Robert Dinnebier

Prof. Robert Dinnebier

Scientific Advisor

Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research

Explore

More ways to work with us

Explore our services, see what we are building, or find the right way to join the company.

Let's work together

If you care about better characterization workflows, we should talk.

Whether you want data, analysis, or a better process around both, our team would love to hear what you are working on.