He studied the properties of new x-ray sources, particularly their ability to generate interference patterns, similar to lasers in optics. Singer’s group applies coherent x-ray scattering techniques to study a wider range of materials, spanning from fundamental correlated electron materials and applied "real" materials in operando devices to photonic crystals, in particular those present in nature.

Teaching Interests
Structure of materials, mechanical properties, advanced x-ray characterization, and kinetics of materials

Selected Awards and Honors
NSF Career Award, 2019
VFFD award at DESY, Hamburg 2013
Scholarship from Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes 2007