Ministry funds university research at the European XFEL with 7.5 million Euro
From 2013 to 2016 the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will provide 7.5 million Euro to fund 14 projects at 11 universities and one Max Planck Institute.
From 2013 to 2016 the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will provide 7.5 million Euro to fund 14 projects at 11 universities and one Max Planck Institute. The projects focus on the development of instruments, devices, and technologies for unique experiments at the European XFEL. The funds are available as part of a larger investment in collaborative research projects studying condensed matter at large research facilities.
Thomas Tschentscher, scientific director at European XFEL, is pleased by the broad interest at the universities. “The close cooperation with the universities allows us to benefit from their excellent research and ideas and to integrate them into the further development of our facility”, he says. “In addition, the cooperation helps us to prepare the next generation of scientists for the research opportunities at free-electron lasers. Together with the universities, we would like to further enlarge the research possibilities at European XFEL and pave the way for new research at XFELs.”
The BMBF has made free-electron laser (FEL) research a funding priority, with the intent of further strengthening exceptional university research along with expertise in FEL development and use. The cooperation contributes to the optimal use and further development of large-scale scientific facilities such as European XFEL and strengthens science excellence in general.
