- 1996 Dr. rer. nat. (Chemistry) University of Göttingen
- 1997-1999 Postdoc (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble)
- 2000 Postdoc (Scripps Research Laboratory, San Diego, California)
- 2001-2004 Independent Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
- 2005 Venia Legendi in Physical Chemistry, University of Göttingen
- 2005- W2-position for the promotion of outstanding scientists in the Max Planck Society

Major Research Interests
Structural dynamics of (bio)chemical systems. Structure-function-relationship of light-activated micro- and macromolecular assemblies and complexes. Nanoconfined chemistry. Determination of structural mechanistical features of chemical / light-triggered processes applying time-resolved x-ray crystallography and scattering techniques.

Homepage Department/Research Group
http://www.mpibpc.mpg.de/english/research/ags/techert/homepage/index.html

Selected Recent Publications
- S. Techert, F. Schotte, M. Wulff (2001), Picosecond X-ray Diffraction Probed Transient Structural Changes in Organic Solids, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 2030-2034.
- R. Neutze, R. Wouts, S. Techert, A. Kirrander, J. Davidson, M. Kocsis, F. Schotte, M. Wulff (2001), Visualising Photo-Chemical Dynamics in Solution through Picosecond X-ray Scattering, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 195508-195512.
- E. Collet, M.-H. Lemée-Cailleau, M. Buron-Le Cointe, H. Cailleau, M. Wulff, T. Luty, S.-Y. Koshihara, M. Meyer, L. Toupet, P. Rabiller, S. Techert (2003), Light-induced Ferroelectric Structural Order in an Organic Charge-Transfer Crystal, Science 300, 612-614.
- A. M. Lindenberg, (8 authors), S. Techert, (5 authors), J. B. Hastings (2005), Atomic-scale Visualization of Inertial Dynamics, Science 308, 392–394.
- C. Blome, Th. Tschentscher, J. Davaasambuu, P. Durand, S. Techert (2005), Femtosecond Time-resolved Quasi-Powder Diffraction Experiments using Hard X-ray Free-Electron Lasers, J. Synchrotron Rad. 12, 812–819.