Stephenson Distinguished Visitor Programme

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor in 2024

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2024): Prof. Majed Chergui (Lausanne Centre for Ultrafast Science (LACUS), Switzerland) together with the Host Prof. Francesca Calegari (FS-ATTO) (right).

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2024): Prof. Tomče Runčevski (Southern Methodist University, Dallas, USA) (right)) together with the Host Dr. Martin Etter (FS-PETRA-D) (left)).

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2024): Prof. Andreas Knorr (Technische Universität Berlin) (Photo: Einstein Stiftung Berlin). The hosts are: Prof. Nina Rohringer (FS-TUX) and Prof. Markus Gühr (FS-FLASH).

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor in 2023

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2023): Prof. Fitnat H. Yildiz (University of California Santa Cruz, USA (right)) together with the Host Prof. Holger Sondermann (CSSB-DESY (left)).

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2023): Dr. Ayman Said (Argonne National Laboratory, USA (2nd from left)) together with the Hosts Dr. Hlynur Gretarsson (FS-PETRA-S, left) and Manfred Spiwek (2nd from right), as well as Marcel Bischoff (both from FS-BT at DESY).

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2023): Prof. Erez N. Ribak (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, middle) together with the Hosts Dr. Mabel Ruiz-Lopez (left) and Dr. Elke Plönjes (right, both from FS-FLASH at DESY).

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor in 2022

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2022 (and 2023)): Dr. Sorin Chiuzbaian (Sorbonne Université Paris, 2nd from right) together with the Hosts Dr. Martin Beye (2nd from left, FS-FLASH at DESY), Dr. Siarhei Dziarzhytski (left) and Dr. Günter Brenner (right, both from FS-FLASH-B).

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor in 2021

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2021): Prof. Beate Klösgen (University of Southern Denmark, middle) together with the Host Dr. Chen Shen (right) and Dr. Florian Bertram (left, both from the FS-PETRA-D group at DESY).

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor in 2020

All visits were postponed to the next year/s due to the Corona pandemic.

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor in 2019

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2019): Dr. Emil Božin (Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, USA; middle) together with the Hosts Dr. Ann-Christin Dippel (right) and Dr. Martin v. Zimmermann (left, both from the FS-PETRA-D group at DESY).

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2019): Prof. Byron Freelon (University of Louisville, USA; left) together with the Host Dr. Timm Rohwer (right) from the 'Ultrafast Optics and X-Rays' group of Prof. Franz Kärtner, who was also Host.

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor in 2018

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2018): Dr. Juan Rodríguez Carvajal (ILL, Grenoble, France). Host from the P09 beamline team at PETRA III was Dr. Sonia Francoual.

Stephenson Distinguished Visitors in 2017

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2017): Dr. Andrea Perucchi (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy; left), together with the Hosts from the THz team: Ekaterina Zapolnova (in the back) and Dr. Nikola Stojanovic (in the front) and Dr. Pan Rui (right) (all from FS-FLASH/-B group at DESY) .

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2017): Prof. David A. Reis (Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC, USA). Host: Dr. Daria Gorelova (FS-CFEL-3 group at DESY). (see also: article in DESYinForm 2/2018).

Stephenson Distinguished Visitors in 2016

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2016): Dr. Jovana Petrovic (right) (Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia), Mark Temme (left), Thorsten Golz (third from left), and Host: Dr. Nikola Stojanovic (second from left) (FS-FL group at DESY).

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2016): Dr. Luca Poletto (National Council for Research Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies, Padova, Italy). Hosts: Dr. Elke Plönjes, Dr. Günter Brenner and Dr. Marion Kuhlmann (FS-FL group at DESY).

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2016): Dr. Piotr Maslowski (Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University,Torun, Poland) (in the middle), Vinicius Silva de Oliveira (left) with Hosts: Dr. Ingmar Hartl (right) and Dr. Axel Ruehl (not on the picture) (FS-LA group at DESY).

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor

Stephenson Distinguished Visitor (Visit in 2016): Dr. Gaetano Campi (CNR - Institute of Crystallography, Monterotondo Roma, Italy)(right) with Host: Dr. Alessandro Ricci (FS-PE group at DESY).

All photos on this webpage: (Credit: DESY)

The Stephenson Distinguished Visitor Programme, supported by the James D. Stephenson Fund, provides support to allow renowned scientists to visit DESY, to work and to collaborate with DESY scientists in the field of photon science research.

The objective of the programme is to strengthen this research, especially the work of young academics at the light sources PETRA III and FLASH through innovative, advanced projects. Initiating and expanding new connections with scientists at home and abroad is a long term aim.

Application
The James D. Stephenson Fund provides funds for a stay at DESY. The proposal for a visit of a guest scientist shall be written together with the host scientist(s) at DESY and be submitted to the DESY Photon Science Research Director via the Director's Office.

The max. length of the proposal is 2 pages (pdf file), including the following information: participating scientists, affiliation, short CV incl. 5 important publications, reasons for the collaboration, programme for the stay. Please use this proposal template (docx file | preview: pdf file).

Deadline
1 October 2024 (for a visit in 2025)

Selection of guest scientists
The selection committee consists of leading and senior scientists from external institutions as well as from DESY. Selection criteria are: scientific expertise, impact of the proposed programme on DESY research and/or developments, future perspectives, etc.

Duration of stay
The stay at DESY in Hamburg (Germany) is expected to last up to 4 weeks. The financing of the stay will be roughly similar to that of the Humboldt Foundation (by prior arrangement) and the visitors will receive the payments directly. (For proposals from 2022 onwards:) The stay at DESY should take place within 2 years after approval. On request, this period can be extended up to max. 5 years for special reasons.

DESY host
The inviting DESY scientists will organise the stay and provide an efficient cooperation with the guest scientist and the involvement of other DESY groups and on-site. DESY can help to find an accommodation in Hamburg.

After the stay at DESY
All research results achieved during the stay at DESY should be published. Appropriate reference should be made to the funding provided by the James D. Stephenson Fund, e.g. in the acknowledgement "One of the authors (N.N.) was supported by the 'Stephenson Distinguished Visitor Programme' at DESY in Hamburg (Germany)."