worked as a research associate at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, in Boston. Until 2021 he was a postdoctoral researcher at the German Cancer Research Center DKFZ, Department of Biomedical [...] since then he is a postdoctoral researcher at the GSI Biophysics Department, his focus is on Medical Physics. Between 2021 and 2023 he also held a position as visiting researcher at the University College London [...] Dr. Lennart Volz from the GSI Department of Biophysics has received the Otto Haxel Award for Physics. He received the prize for his dissertation on "Particle imaging for daily in-room image guidance in

María Eugenia Toimil-Molares, head of the GSI/FAIR Materials Research Department and Professor of Ion-Beam Modified Materials in the Department for Material- and Geosciences of the Technical University of [...] the field of nanostructured materials. With ion track technology, GSI/FAIR provides a unique method for creating nanopores. As part of their sub-project, the GSI/FAIR research team led by Professor Toim [...] pores of the etched ion track polymer membranes. In addition, her group is researching the fabrication of other porous materials such as three-dimensional nanowire networks, porous gold, and metal-organic

optimized personalized therapy will be possible. GSI/FAIR are involved in the project via the department Materials Research, headed by TU professor Maria Eugenia Toimil-Molares. Standard therapies often fall short [...] Frankfurt is researching an innovative sensor system that measures drug concentrations in body fluids in real time, thus enabling personalized treatment for young patients. The new LOEWE research cluster [...] personalized therapy directly at the bedside – fast, data-based and patient-centered. GSI/FAIR Materials Research, led by Professor Toimil-Molares, together with her working group at TU Darmstadt, is contributing

international accelerator center called FAIR – one of the largest research projects in the world – is being built adjacent to GSI. Research The research program of GSI covers the entire structure of matter: from [...] largest research projects in the world – is being built at GSI. Information for specialists For more detailed information, please also visit the websites of the specialist departments for research and a [...] Overview Research at FAIR The accelerator facility FAIR civil construction High tech for FAIR Facts and figures GSI research, experiments and collaborations Accelerator specialst departments Publikations

"Standardised Station for High-energy Heavy Ion Radiation on Electronics" project and GSI Materials Research's "Microprobe 2.0" project. Both initiatives mark significant progress in the field of radiation [...] on electronic devices, such as those on their way to space qualification. The current GSI’s material research project “Microprobe 2.0” will upgrade the hardware and software systems of the current microprobe [...] future opportunities on the GSI campus. The event brought together stakeholders from different departments, experts and perspectives from GSI as well as external institutions and users. The objective was

This year, these included research work in materials science, atomic physics, and biophysics, as well as various professions in the technical and infrastructure departments such as ion sources, beam [...] Relations department and by Sandra Müller, Head of Financial Performance & Sourcing Management. Subsequently, they took a campus tour to visit the Experimental Storage Ring (ESR), the medical research facility [...] year. Sixty-nine schoolgirls aged eleven to seventeen participated and explored the international research center, the accelerator facilities and experiments, as well as the technical infrastructure. Girls’Day

Research Topics GSI Materials Research investigates various aspects of the interaction of highly energetic heavy ions and solid state matter: Ion-track nanotechnology , including developing multi- and [...] modification of materials: from bulk to nano, with activities related to the characterization of radiation damage on a wide variety of bulk materials, ranging from polymers and carbon-based materials (including [...] structural changes, which are not produced by ions or high pressure alone. Our research is very interdisciplinary (materials science, physics, chemistry, engineering, and geosciences). We collaborate with

Summer School for radiation research was jointly established by the European Space Agency ESA and the international accelerator center FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research GmbH), currently being built [...] laboratory activities and to learn more about the research fields of radiation biology and simulation of cosmic radiation in accelerators. The young researchers have the possibility to continue developing and [...] constant and has attracted large attention from the international community. Currently 15 young researchers from ten countries are coming together for the “ESA-FAIR Radiation Summer School 2023” to deal

A piece of GSI/FAIR’s cutting-edge research is scheduled to be launched into space next year: the Biophysics department will be involved in one of the next scientific missions on the International Space [...] experience, for example with the suitability of the provided materials. Dr. Insa Schroeder and her team from the GSI Biophysics Department, headed by Professor Marco Durante, are leading the “HippoBox” [...] network? The research results could have a decisive influence on future strategies for maintaining the cognitive health of space travelers, but could also provide new insights for research into depression

Currently, 15 young researchers from ten countries have the unique opportunity in Darmstadt to focus intensively on the topic of cosmic radiation. The renowned summer school for radiation research is jointly organized [...] detection, monitoring and protection from space radiation. Research into cosmic radiation and its effects on humans, electronics and materials is crucial for future-oriented space travel, ensuring that [...] laboratory activities and learn more about the research fields of radiation biology and simulation of cosmic radiation in accelerators. The young researchers can further develop and expand their own experiment