Invitation to press meeting - "Science & Scientists at ESS", 20 April, Berlin
In connection with the "Science & Scientists at ESS" conference, held on 19-20 April in Berlin, media is invited to a press meeting on 20 April, 11.00.
Press accreditation for the conference is also available.
17 European countries are currently planning to build one of Europe’s largest science facilities. When operational, the European Spallation Source will be the world’s brightest facility for materials research and life science with neutrons.
The science that will be done at the ESS will be decided over the coming years. In the “Science & Scientists at ESS” conference in Berlin, European scientists gather to define this science of the future. The conference is organized by ESS, with Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin as local organizer.
Press meeting:
In connection with the "Science & Scientists at ESS" conference, media is welcome to a press meeting with:
Prof. Colin Carlile, ESS Director-General & CEO
Dr. Dimitri Argyriou, ESS Science Director
Prof. Dr. Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Scientific Director of Helmholtz-Zentrum für Materialen und Energie, Berlin
Time: Friday 20 April 11.00
Address: Deutsche Telekom AG
Berlin Representative Office
Französische Straße 33 a-c
10117 Berlin
If possible, please register your participation in advance, to Marianne Ekdahl, see contact details below. Registration at the venue is also possible.
For more information, please contact:
Marianne Ekdahl, Communications Officer – Press & Politics, ESS
Tel: +46 46 888 30 66
E-mail: Marianne.ekdahl@esss.se
Press accreditation:
Participation in the “Science & Scientists” conference is free of charge for media. Please get accreditation at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin website:
http://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/events/ess/registration-journalists/index_de.html
ESS IN SHORT:
The European Spallation Source – the next generation facility for materials research and life science
The European Spallation Source (ESS) will be a multi-disciplinary research laboratory based on the world’s most powerful neutron source, and it will be built in Lund in southern Scandinavia. ESS can be likened to a large microscope or an X-ray machine for molecules, where neutrons are used instead of light to study materials – ranging from polymers and pharmaceuticals to membranes and molecules – to gain knowledge about their structure and function. ESS will be 30 better than existing facilities, opening up new possibilities for researchers in for example health, environment, climate, energy, transport sciences and cultural heritage.
Currently, 17 European countries take part in the project planning, and will be the future owners of the ESS facility. The project planning is done in collaboration with a large number of international research institutes, universities and laboratories.
Germany is an engaged partner country in ESS, and several German research institutes, universities and laboratories are taking active part in the design and construction of ESS. Germany also has a large and dynamic neutron science community, which will largely benefit from the unique experimental facilities at ESS.
Construction is expected to start in 2013, the first neutrons to be produced in 2019 and the facility to be fully operational around 2025. ESS is expected to support a user community of at least 5000 European researchers. Near by there will be complementary laboratories, such as the synchrotron MAX IV in Lund and XFEL and PETRAIII in Hamburg. The realisation of ESS will serve to further establish and strengthen Europe’s role as leader in the field of neutron-based research.
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