Iron deposits (red) in brain tissue: Using X-ray fluorescence measurements at DESY's X-ray light source PETRA III, researchers were able to map the iron concentrations in nerve cells of the substantia nigra (region in the brain stem). The cell bodies (yellow) of the dopamine-producing nerve cells have a very high iron concentration. (Image Credit: E. Kirilina, Department of Neurophysics, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany)
Simone Techert has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), a professional society based in the United Kingdom with over 50,000 members worldwide.
Each year, the Fellows of the Royal Society elect up to 85 new Fellows. The designation of Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) is given to scientists who have made 'a substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science'. Until 2006, the names of Fellows were even published each year in the newspaper ‘The Times’ (London).
Simone Techert is Leading Scientist in the group “Chemical Structural Dynamics” at DESY and professor for ultra-short pulsed X-rays physics at the University of Göttingen within the network of the “Göttingen Research Campus”. She develops methods for time-resolved X-ray experiments and their applications and optimisation for analysis of chemical molecular processes and of structural dynamic and relations in chemical reactions (“filming” chemical reactions in real time). Her research group performs experiments at PETRA III and FLASH at DESY and at others light sources and is preparing to fully exploit the potential of PETRA IV, the next generation of ultra-low emittance synchrotron radiation sources.
Founded in 1841, the RSC is the largest organization in Europe for advancing the chemical sciences. In 1980, the four major British chemistry societies merged to form The Royal Society of Chemistry, which was granted a new Royal Charter. It is the UK’s professional body for chemical scientists, supporting and representing its members and bringing together chemical scientists from all over the world. RSC partners with industry and academia, advises governments on policy and promotes the talent, collaboration, innovation, information, and ideas that lead to great scientific advances.
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