Alle Termine und Veranstaltungen

With the series of annual user meetings we bring together our user community to intensify scientific exchange and stimulating new collaborations. The meetings will provide an overview of the many exciting and inspiring research results obtained at our facility in the past year. Plenary talks, discussions, a public lecture and a poster session will provide vast possibilities of information and discussion. The bestowals of the 'Prizes for Young Scientists' donated by the Freundeskreis Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin e.V. (FHZB) are traditional highlights of the user meetings.

Join us for a public lecture with ESA experts Frédéric Safa and Marcos Bavdaž. They will take you behind the scenes of one of Europe’s most ambitious space missions. The European Space Agency’s NewAthena mission, planned for launch in the late 2030s, will be the most advanced X-ray observatory ever built. By observing the universe in the X-ray range, it will reveal how black holes grow, how galaxies evolve, and how matter behaves under extreme conditions.Building on the pioneering success of missions like XMM-Newton and Chandra, NewAthena also benefits from important research in the PTB laboratory at BESSY II in Berlin. There, scientists are assembling and testing the telescope's precision mirror modules with a total mirror surface of 300 m² to achieve a large collecting area.In this talk, both experts will share the scientific goals of the mission, the latest technical progress, and a behind-the-scenes look at how this ambitious project is being prepared for launch.

In today’s rapidly evolving research landscape, building strong and sustainable partnerships with industry has become an essential component of successful academic careers. In this talk, Dr. Dave Giltner, founder of TurningScience, will share practical insights on how researchers can successfully collaborate with industry, communicate their value beyond academia, and develop long-term, mutually beneficial relationships.

Jede zweite Woche am Freitag laden wir zu einem Gespräch bei einer Tasse Kaffee außerhalb des Kontrollraums ein. Lernen Sie das Team der Nutzerkoordination kennen, treffen Sie Ihren Beamline Scientist und tanken Sie Koffein für die letzte Etappe der Woche.

Welcome to the HZB Photon School 2026 to be held in a hybrid format at the BESSY II Synchrotron Light Source at the Wilhelm-Conrad-Röntgen-Campus, Berlin-Adlershof. Lectures will take place online and on-site from 23 to 27 March 2026, while the practical training sessions will be conducted on-site only from 30 March to 2 April 2026 (*). 

(*) subject to BESSY II being operated at a level that allows access of external users.

About the School and Participation

The school is primarily aimed at master´s students and early-career researchers in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, life, or environmental sciences. Participants will be introduced to synchrotron and laboratory-based characterisation methods that probe the molecular structure, function, and dynamics of complex material systems.

Application Deadline: 16 November 2025 (CET, 23:59).