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This conference aims for global community building, international cooperation and scientific discussions across continents around large-scale research infrastructures. Scientifically it emphasizes on energy research (e.g. photovoltaics, chemical energy conversion, energy storage) representing one of the most pressing global problems. We will cover scientific infrastructures and possibilities offered at synchrotrons which can act as crystallization seeds for global collaboration - the second focus of the conference. Access to large-scale infrastructures, remote experiments and modern opportunities by digitalization, AI and automated experiments will be discussed before the conference is rounded up by hands-on remote experiments. Topics: Sustainable Energy Supply / Chemical Energy Conversion / Energy Storage / Synchrotron Radiation Sources and Methods / The Role of Large-Scale Research Infrastructures and Global Collaboration / Digitalization and Open Science / Access and Remote Access / Hands-on Training

The team of the Infrared beamline IRIS at BESSY II is hosting a colloquium focused on the development and future directions of infrared (IR) spectroscopy at synchrotron radiation facilities, in anticipation of the currently planned 4th generation facility BESSY III at HZB.Leading experts in the field will offer insights into the historical development of IR radiation, the application of far-IR and THz synchrotron radiation in material science, advances in life science spectroscopy, and novel near-field methods providing nanometer spatial resolution IR spectroscopy. The colloquium will also cover the current state-of-the-art of infrared spectroscopy at 4th generation synchrotron radiation facilities.Following this event, which will also honor Dr. Ulrich Schade for his numerous contributions to synchrotron radiation based IR spectroscopy on the occasion of his retirement, a reception will be held in the foyer of the BESSY auditorium.

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Learn how to use SciFlow Authoring: Make academic writing effortless and save time with automatic formattingJoin us for an informative webinar exploring how SciFlow, the online writing and publishing software, makes your academic writing process more manageable, saving time and simplifying complex formatting tasks.

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Learn how to start writing with SciFlow in this webinarIn this webinar, we will cover the following topics:

An introduction to SciFlow and its writing process

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An interactive Q&A session to address your questions.

We will send out the webinar recording afterward.

Dates: 23.05. / 04.07. / 05.09. / 24.10. / 10.12.Begin: 2 p.m. (Berlin time)

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.

Deadline for registration and poster submission: November 05, 2024 (23:59 CET).

We proudly announce the next “International Winter School on Analytics for Photovoltaics and Photoelectrochemistry 2025 (Quantsol)" which will take place February 8-14, 2025 in Hirschegg, Kleinwalsertal, Austria.

Be part of this thrilling and very informative event and apply through the Quantsol winter school’s homepage, which will be open for application until Friday 13th of December 2024, 23.59h CET.

The school primarily addresses young postdocs, PhD students, and master students in their final year at university with an interest and background in photovoltaics and solar energy conversion.

Invited speakers, all recognised scientists from leading world institutions, will give lectures covering a wide range of topics on the fundamental principles of advanced characterisation techniques as well as the physical and technical challenges.

The winter school will be very interactive, and the participants and speakers are requested to present themselves in a short speaking presentation on the first day of the school.

Please note that all previous Quantsol Winter Schools have been highly overbooked and therefore we only allow applicants that have not participated before. We would also like to point out that Quantsol unfortunately is not capable of giving any financial support.

Details of the winter school and about the application can be found through Quantsol Winter school’s homepage and Quantsol Winter School 2025 Flyer.

We are very much looking forward to receiving your application and to welcoming you in Hirschegg, Austria in February 2025.

Welcome to the HZB Photon School 2025 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 on-line from March 31st - April 4th, 2025 and trainings will be conducted on-site (*) from April 11th - 17th, 2025.