The MAC shall, in particular, regularly provide recommendations on scientific and technical issues, such as:
- Is the operation of the European XFEL accelerator complex sound and efficient?
- Are the various FELs operated efficiently and is their performance satisfactory?
- Is the research and development programme for the accelerator complex and the FELs state of the art and does it correspond to the need of the European XFEL facility?
- Are the scientific and technical targets of the proposed technical improvements and upgrades as well as their planning and milestones appropriate and realistic?
Members
- Luca Giannessi (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy) Chairman
- Deepa Angal-Kalinin (Accelerator Science and Technology Centre, STFC, UK)
- Zheqiao Geng (Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland)
- Verena Kain (Conseil européen pour la recherche nucléaire, CERN, Switzerland)
- Alberto Lutman (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA)
- Catherine Madec (Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, CEA, France)
- Atoosa Meseck (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Germany)
- Paolo Pierini (European Spallation Source ERIC, ESS, Sweden)
- Fernando Sannibale (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA )
- Sara Thorin (MAX IV Laboratory, Sweden)
Meetings Schedule
Next MAC Meeting | May 6th - 7th, 2025 | Tuesday / Wednesday | in-person |
Nov. 11th - 12th, 2025 | Tuesday / Wednesday | special in-person because of Long Installation and Maintenance Period | |
May 5th - 6th, 2026 | Tuesday / Wednesday | in-person | |
Nov. 10th - 11th, 2026 | Tuesday / Wednesday | remote |