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Research Prizes 2022 / 2023
Ernst Eckhard Koch Prize
Dr. Xiujie Deng (center) at the award ceremony of the Ernst Eckhard Koch Prize in Berlin-Adlershof on 22 June 2023 by the Chairman of the Friends of HZB, Prof. Dr. Mathias Richter (left), and Prof. Dr. Andreas Jankowiak from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, who had submitted the proposal (Photo: Michael Setzpfandt).
The Ernst Eckhard Koch Prize 2022/23 was awarded to Dr. Xiujie Deng from Tsinghua University in Beijing. The work entitled "Theoretical and Experimental Studies on Steady-State Microbunching" was carried out as part of a cooperation between Tsinghua University, HZB and Stanford University at PTB's Metrology Light Source (MLS) in Berlin-Adlershof. According to the prize committee, this was a breakthrough in the generation of coherent synchrotron radiation by microbunching the stored electron beam via interaction with intense laser radiation. The aim of the project is to develop new, powerful EUV radiation sources for applications in research and industry.
Innovation Award on Synchrotron Radiation
Prof. Dr. Florian Grüner (center) at the award ceremony of the Innovation Award on Synchrotron Radiation in Berlin-Adlershof on 22 June 2023 by the Chairman of the Friends of HZB, Prof. Dr. Mathias Richter (left), and Dr. Arik Willner of DESY, who gave the laudatory speech (Photo: Michael Setzpfandt).
The Innovation Award on Synchrotron Radiation 2022/23 was given to Prof. Dr. Florian Grüner from CFEL, DESY and the University of Hamburg. He received the prize for his achievements in the further development of in-situ and in-vivo tracking using X-ray fluorescence imaging (XFI). This pioneering work paves the way for the precise tracking of immune cells, biomolecules such as active substances, but also antibodies and drug carriers in order to measure their distribution in living organisms in real time. Dr. Arik Willner, Director of Technology at DESY, gave the laudatory speech at the award ceremony on 22 June 2023 in Berlin-Adlershof.
Friends of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin e.V.
The Friends of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin e. V. is dedicated to the promotion of science and research with synchrotron radiation and in particular of young scientists. It aims to be a link between the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and the public and to foster co-operation between the HZB, its friends and sponsors and other institutions in Germany and abroad. The association's main activities include the annual awarding of the Ernst Eckhard Koch Dissertation Prize and the Innovation Award on Synchrotron Radiation.
In memory of the former scientific director of BESSY, Prof. Dr Ernst-Eckhard Koch, who died in September 1988, the association has awarded the Ernst-Eckhard Koch Prize annually since 1990 to honour outstanding doctoral theses in the field of synchrotron radiation. The doctoral theses should have been carried out at HZB or DESY in Hamburg, the main places where E.-E. Koch worked.
Since 2001, the association has also awarded the Europe-wide Innovation Award on Synchrotron Radiation, which is awarded for an outstanding achievement that contributes significantly to the further development of the technology, methodology or utilisation of synchrotron radiation.
Members of the association can be natural or legal persons. The minimum annual membership fee is determined by the General Assembly and amounts to € 10 for students and doctoral candidates, € 40 for other natural persons and generally € 150 for legal entities. Otherwise, the amount of the contribution is at the discretion of the members. Contributions and donations are tax privileged.
In its work, the association relies on membership fees and the acquisition of donations and sponsorship. Donations can also be sent to the association with an explicit purpose, e.g. ‘Ernst Eckhard Koch Prize’ (account no.: 414 44 40 at Deutsche Bank AG, Berlin branch, sort code 100 700 00, IBAN: DE48 1007 0000 0414 4440 00, BIC: DEUTDEBBXXX).
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