MAX IV would like to thank our staff, attendees, and vendors for an inspiring time during the 2024 MAX IV User Meeting, which brought together 370 participants.
XRM 2024 Conference — Call for Abstracts now open!
The 16th international conference on X-Ray Microscopy, XRM, will take place 12-16 August in Lund, Sweden. Conference host MAX IV Laboratory warmly welcomes participants to an engaging programme, featuring plenary and parallel sessions, poster presentations, and inspiring keynotes, including from special guests speakers Stefan Hell, Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 2014 and Anne L’Hullier, Nobel Prize laureate in Physics 2023.
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Dear Users and Friends of MAX IV MAX IV extends our warmest wishes to each of you. This year has been filled with challenges and significant achievements, and none of it would have been possible without your support and engagement. Despite our financial difficulties, we have committed to remain open for business 2024. Looking forward
Conceptual design for three potential new beamlines developed with WISE
After successfully bringing the first 16 funded beamlines into operation, we now look into the future. In collaboration with the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE), funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and together with the scientific community, MAX IV will develop the conceptual designs for three potential new materials science beamlines.
MAX IV’s role in the Government’s Research Bill
By the end of October, Lund University submitted its input to the Government’s proposed research and innovation politics. The contribution included input from MAX IV. In general, various actors mention MAX IV in their proposals to the Government’s research bill, emphasising the role of large-scale research infrastructures in reaching the research policy goals.
MAX IV Open Day — An enlightening exploration of science
MAX IV Laboratory welcomed nearly 1000 visitors on Open Day, the facility’s first major public event in five years. A fantastic lineup of interactive science stations with enthusiastic staff engaged guests inside the experimental hall of the large ring. In the mix, exhibitor booths, Vattenhallen, the Lund Robotics group with Buster the dog, Tetrapak, ESS, Kraftringen, Nano Lund, Medicon Village, and the Uppåkra archaeological group, drew interesting discussion.
40 million SEK in extra funding for MAX IV proposed by the Government
On September 20, the Swedish Minister for Education, Mats Persson, presented the proposed Budget Bill for 2024 at MAX IV in Lund – proposing 40 million SEK in extra funding to MAX IV to ensure that the important research can continue in the coming year.
In memory of professor Per-Olof Nilsson
Professor Per-Olof Nilsson, a colleague and friend to us at MAX IV, passed away at age 84. As a PhD and later professor at Chalmers with a great interest in synchrotron-based research, Per-Olof Nilsson played a major role as initiator and facilitator of MAX-lab, which became MAX IV, as a national facility. He sent in
EU Conference week highlights at MAX IV: research infrastructures and data for societal advancement
A week of visits by European representatives took place in Lund from June 19–22, prominently reflecting the knowledge development and innovation drive priorities of Sweden’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. A range of governmental representatives including Swedish Minister of Education Mats Persson, Ebba Busch, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden and Minister for Energy, Business and Industry, EU ministers and delegates, scientific speakers, and guests attended the conference, The Potential of Research Data: How Research Infrastructures Provide New Opportunities and Benefits for Society hosted by Sweden, the Swedish Research Council VR and Vinnova.
Report: MAX IV and the Industry 2022
In addition to the annual Highlights report, MAX IV releases a new report focusing on the industrial utilisation of the facility.