Dr. Yan-Jie Schnellbach
Dr. Yan-Jie Schnellbach is an Associate Fellow in the Research Group Science for Nuclear Diplomacy within the International Security Research Department. He also heads the nuSENTRY junior research group at TU Darmstadt. Their research focusses on nuclear non-proliferation and safeguards, especially detection and measurement techniques for nuclear facilities and advanced reactors.
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| since 2025
Researcher at PRIF
| 2025–2026
Co-Projectlead of the JOSHUA project
| 2024–2025
Associate Fellow, PRIF
| since 2024
Junior Research Group Leader, TU Darmstadt
| 2022–2024
Postdoctoral Researcher, RWTH Aachen
| 2015–2022
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Liverpool
| 2010–2015
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physics, University of Liverpool
| 2006–2010
Master of Physics (MPhys), University of Manchester
Publications
- Supernova model discrimination with a kilotonne-scale Gd-H2O Cherenkov detector
| 2024
Schnellbach, Y.; Migenda, J.; Carroll, A.; Coleman, J.; Kneale, L.; Malek, M.; Metelko, C.; Tarrant, A. (2024): Supernova model discrimination with a kilotonne-scale Gd-H2O Cherenkov detector, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics: 01(2024)004. DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2024/01/004 - Antineutrino detection concepts for safeguarding spent nuclear fuel
| 2023
Schnellbach, Yan-Jie; Radermacher, Thomas; Niemeyer, Irmgard; Roth, Stefan; Göttsche, Malte (2023): Antineutrino detection concepts for safeguarding spent nuclear fuel, Safety of Nuclear Waste Disposal, 2. DOI: 10.5194/sand-2-203-2023 - Cosmic muon tomography at the Wylfa reactor site utilising an anti-neutrino detector
| 2023
Bridges, K.; Coleman, J.; Collins, R.; Dasari, J.; Holt, G.; Metelko, C.; Morgan, A.; Murdoch, M.; Schnellbach, Y.; Tsurin, I.; Mills, R.W.; Ryan, M.; Edwards, G.; Roberts, A. (2023): Cosmic muon tomography at the Wylfa reactor site utilising an anti-neutrino detector, Journal of Instrumentation: 18 P02024. DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/18/02/P02024 - VIDARR: monitoring reactor anti-neutrinos using a plastic scintillator detector in a mobile laboratory
| 2022
Bridges, K.; Carroll, J.; Coleman, J.; Collins, R.; Dasari, J.; Holt, G.; Lockwood, M.; Metelko, C.; Morgan, A.; Murdoch, M.; Schnellbach, Y.; Tsurin, I.; Touramanis, C.; Mills, R.; Davies, G.; Roberts, A. (2022): VIDARR: monitoring reactor anti-neutrinos using a plastic scintillator detector in a mobile laboratory, Journal of Instrumentation: 17 P10009. DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/17/10/P10009
- Anti-Neutrino Detector Concepts for Safeguarding Spent Nuclear Fuel Repositories
| 2023
Göttsche, Malte; Schnellbach, Yan-Jie; Radermacher, Thomas; Niemeyer, Irmgard; Roth, Stefan (2023): Anti-Neutrino Detector Concepts for Safeguarding Spent Nuclear Fuel Repositories, INMM/ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, Vienna.
Publication
- Advanced Reactors and International Security
| 2025
Schnellbach, Yan-Jie (2025): Advanced Reactors and International Security, in: Daase, Christopher; Reis, Kadri; Göttsche, Malte (eds), New Realities of AI in Global Security. CNTR Monitor – Technology and Arms Control 2025.
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