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Particle Physics 2021
Highlights and Annual Reports
German Nobel Laureates in physics and chemistry in 2020
and 2021 and the rapid development of a COVID-19 vaccine
through the outstanding research and development work in
the BioNTech company: These are spectacular scientific
breakthroughs that impressively show the strong German
role in worldwide fundamental and applied research.
To open up completely new possibilities of knowledge
generation, DESY has a highly ambitious future plan at its
two sites to shape the research campus of the 21st century.
Here, applied research that leverages the potential of
cutting-edge research infrastructures and rapid transfer
to industry and society will be promoted and shaped in a
smart “ecosystem”.
To implement this plan in a highly competitive environment,
we need to get important construction projects under way
quickly in the current funding period so as not to fall behind
internationally. This applies to the various construction
projects in the areas of research, transfer and knowledge
communication on the DESY sites in Hamburg and Zeuthen,
but especially to the PETRA IV project, the world-leading
lighthouse in research with synchrotron radiation. With the
newly developed revolutionary storage ring technology,
the hybrid six-bend achromat (H6BA) lattice, we are
pushing the performance of German and European light
sources ahead of those in the USA and China.
The lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic and
the acute climate crisis are forcing us to leave our comfort
zones. For us at DESY, this means that we are questioning
the daily life we have become used to. How will we work
and conduct research at DESY in the future? How and how
much will we travel in the future? How will we organise a
sustainable research campus in the future? How do we
coordinate climate-friendly operation for users at our largescale
research facilities without any compromises in quality?
Will it then still be possible to be appealing to new user
groups from academia and industry? If we find the right
answers and smart solutions, I am convinced that DESY will
remain a future-oriented research centre, perhaps even more
diverse and even more climate- and family-friendly, and
continue to attract the best talents from all over the world.
In October 2021, we were privileged to host the award
ceremony for this year’s Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize at DESY.
The Karl Heinz Beckurts foundation, which confers the
prize, was established by the Helmholtz Association
together with Siemens AG. Alongside the prize winner
Vasilis Ntziachristos (Helmholtz Zentrum München and TU
München), Ingmar Hoerr (formerly CureVac), Uğur Şahin
and Özlem Türeci (BioNTech) were also honoured with a
special prize. The guests included Roland Busch, CEO of
Siemens, who was very impressed by the tour of the DESY
site. Personally, I was touched by the first names of the
award winners: Vasilis, Ingmar, Uğur, Özlem. There is no
shorter or better way to show where our future lies –
DESY has lived this diversity since its foundation.
This year, DESY signed the Diversity Charter (“Charta der
Vielfalt”), thus becoming part of Germany’s largest
diversity network. DESY is actively committed to a diverse
and prejudice-free working environment and to the
appreciation of all employees regardless of their gender
and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or
belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. Here
at DESY, we attach great importance to an appreciative
working atmosphere, the equality of all employees and a
better work–life balance.
Since September 2021, the Start-up Labs Bahrenfeld, a
project jointly managed by DESY, Universität Hamburg and
the City of Hamburg, has been the new place for science
entrepreneurship on DESY’s research campus. The variety
of fields covered by our young entrepreneurs is huge,
ranging from synchronisation systems to individualised
tests for diagnosing cancer.
DESY and the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
(HAW Hamburg) agreed on a new strategic Cooperation for
Application and Innovation (KAI) with a focus on joint
research and development programmes, dual education as
well as innovation and technology transfer. KAI will help
shape Hamburg’s structural transformation into a science
and innovation metropolis in northern Germany.
Finally, I would like to mention our public outreach format
“Wissen vom Fass” (Science on tap), in which scientists from
Universität Hamburg and DESY explain science topics to
the public and answer exciting questions from the world of
research. This year, the event was purely digital, but it was
just as entertaining and enjoyable for everyone as before.
In these challenging times, I would like to thank our staff
and all our national and international users and partners
for their valuable contribution to DESY. Please remain very
careful in this tricky winter period and beyond. I wish you
all the best!
and 2021 and the rapid development of a COVID-19 vaccine
through the outstanding research and development work in
the BioNTech company: These are spectacular scientific
breakthroughs that impressively show the strong German
role in worldwide fundamental and applied research.
To open up completely new possibilities of knowledge
generation, DESY has a highly ambitious future plan at its
two sites to shape the research campus of the 21st century.
Here, applied research that leverages the potential of
cutting-edge research infrastructures and rapid transfer
to industry and society will be promoted and shaped in a
smart “ecosystem”.
To implement this plan in a highly competitive environment,
we need to get important construction projects under way
quickly in the current funding period so as not to fall behind
internationally. This applies to the various construction
projects in the areas of research, transfer and knowledge
communication on the DESY sites in Hamburg and Zeuthen,
but especially to the PETRA IV project, the world-leading
lighthouse in research with synchrotron radiation. With the
newly developed revolutionary storage ring technology,
the hybrid six-bend achromat (H6BA) lattice, we are
pushing the performance of German and European light
sources ahead of those in the USA and China.
The lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic and
the acute climate crisis are forcing us to leave our comfort
zones. For us at DESY, this means that we are questioning
the daily life we have become used to. How will we work
and conduct research at DESY in the future? How and how
much will we travel in the future? How will we organise a
sustainable research campus in the future? How do we
coordinate climate-friendly operation for users at our largescale
research facilities without any compromises in quality?
Will it then still be possible to be appealing to new user
groups from academia and industry? If we find the right
answers and smart solutions, I am convinced that DESY will
remain a future-oriented research centre, perhaps even more
diverse and even more climate- and family-friendly, and
continue to attract the best talents from all over the world.
In October 2021, we were privileged to host the award
ceremony for this year’s Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize at DESY.
The Karl Heinz Beckurts foundation, which confers the
prize, was established by the Helmholtz Association
together with Siemens AG. Alongside the prize winner
Vasilis Ntziachristos (Helmholtz Zentrum München and TU
München), Ingmar Hoerr (formerly CureVac), Uğur Şahin
and Özlem Türeci (BioNTech) were also honoured with a
special prize. The guests included Roland Busch, CEO of
Siemens, who was very impressed by the tour of the DESY
site. Personally, I was touched by the first names of the
award winners: Vasilis, Ingmar, Uğur, Özlem. There is no
shorter or better way to show where our future lies –
DESY has lived this diversity since its foundation.
This year, DESY signed the Diversity Charter (“Charta der
Vielfalt”), thus becoming part of Germany’s largest
diversity network. DESY is actively committed to a diverse
and prejudice-free working environment and to the
appreciation of all employees regardless of their gender
and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or
belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. Here
at DESY, we attach great importance to an appreciative
working atmosphere, the equality of all employees and a
better work–life balance.
Since September 2021, the Start-up Labs Bahrenfeld, a
project jointly managed by DESY, Universität Hamburg and
the City of Hamburg, has been the new place for science
entrepreneurship on DESY’s research campus. The variety
of fields covered by our young entrepreneurs is huge,
ranging from synchronisation systems to individualised
tests for diagnosing cancer.
DESY and the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
(HAW Hamburg) agreed on a new strategic Cooperation for
Application and Innovation (KAI) with a focus on joint
research and development programmes, dual education as
well as innovation and technology transfer. KAI will help
shape Hamburg’s structural transformation into a science
and innovation metropolis in northern Germany.
Finally, I would like to mention our public outreach format
“Wissen vom Fass” (Science on tap), in which scientists from
Universität Hamburg and DESY explain science topics to
the public and answer exciting questions from the world of
research. This year, the event was purely digital, but it was
just as entertaining and enjoyable for everyone as before.
In these challenging times, I would like to thank our staff
and all our national and international users and partners
for their valuable contribution to DESY. Please remain very
careful in this tricky winter period and beyond. I wish you
all the best!