Committee Research with Synchrotron Radiation

The Committee Research with Synchrotron Radiation is elected by the synchrotron ratiation users in Germany to represent their interest and to foster research with synchrotron radiation.

Current television reports on structural research on the coronavirus

Interviews with Dr. Andrea Thorn (Hamburg University, KFS) in ZDF, Jan. 16, 2021

In the documentary "planet e. Corona - Ende in Sicht?", the work of Dr. Andrea Thorn (University of Hamburg) and her team is shown - it is about understanding the macromolecular structures of the coronavirus to enable the development of therapeutics and vaccines. Measurements at PETRA III at DESY in Hamburg are crucial for this. The documentary will be broadcast on Sunday, 17 January at 16:30 on ZDF and can be found in advance in the media library: https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/planet-e/planet-e-corona---ende-in-sicht-100.html (from minute 05:51). An excerpt of the documentary and an interview were shown on the breakfast TV programme "Volle Kanne": https://www.zdf.de/verbraucher/volle-kanne/corona-reise-in-die-mikro-welt-des-virus-100.html

Prof. Dr Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt is the new KFS chair and Prof. Sarah Köster is KFS vice chair

New KFS chairs, December 14, 2020

The new Committee Research with Synchrotron Radiation elected Prof. Dr. Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt (KIT) as chair and Prof. Dr. Sarah Köster (University of Göttingen) as vice chair at its constituent meeting. Together with the other elected members Prof. Dr. Taisia Gorkhover, Prof. Dr. Christian Gutt, Prof. Dr. Birgit Kanngießer, Prof. Dr. Dirk Lützenkirchen-Hecht, Dr. Bridget Murphy and Prof. Dr. Andrea Thorn, the two will represent the interests of synchrotron radiation users in Germany for the next three years. The dialogue is facilitated by the fact that representatives of other interest groups (research centres and funding agencies) are also involved in the committee. [more]

New strategy brochure of the KFS

Research with photons - light for the future, spring 2020

The KFS has published a strategy brochure on research with synchrotron radiation in Germany. It highlights the value of this research, and gives recommendations for future developments. So far, only the German brochure is available, but the English version will follow soon. [more]