The combined building of the HFML and the FELIX Laboratory has been officially opened on July 8, 2019. Ingrid van Engelshoven, Minister of Education, Culture and Science, officiated the opening. From left to right: Prof. Han van Krieken (Rector, RU), Dr. Britta Redlich (Director FELIX Laboratory), Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven (OCW), Prof. Peter Christianen (Director HFML), Prof. Lutgarde Buydens (Dean FNWI, RU), Prof. Niek Lopes Cardozo (NWO), Dr. Wilma de Koning (University Board, RU), Dr. Iwan Holleman (Management Director, RU), Prof. Daniël Wigboldus (President of the University Board, RU).  The very powerful magnets and free-electron lasers of the [...]

EMFL Prize 2019 is presented to Ashish Arora (postdoctorate researcher, University of Münster, Germany)  for his outstanding achievements in science in high magnetic fields.

The eleventh EMFL User Meeting was held at the University of Warsaw on 25th of June 2019. This was the second time that the User Meeting took place outside one of the EMFL high-field facilities. With over 50 participants, it was very well attended. Warsaw was chosen as venue to particularly promote the exchange of ideas and wishes with our (future) Polish users. Since this year, Poland is the newest member of the EMFL. This was possible through a grant from the Polish ministry of Education to a consortium of Polish high-magnetic-field users, that is being coordinated by [...]