Luleå University of Technology and Big Science Sweden invite you to a seminar exploring opportunities for collaboration with Big Science facilities. The seminar is aimed at researchers, postdoctoral researchers, doctoral students and final-year students in relevant fields.

Big Science Sweden connects Swedish industry, academia and research institutes with the international research facilities that Sweden helps fund. These span materials research, particle physics, fusion and ground-based space research, including facilities such as ESS, MAX IV, CERN, ITER, DESY and European XFEL.

Programme

09:00 Welcome
Pär Weihed, Pro Vice-Chancellor at Luleå University of Technology

09:10 Introduction to Big Science Sweden
Catarina Sahlberg, Programme Director, Big Science Sweden

09:40 How Big Science facilities work and the opportunities they offer
Adam Wikström, Business Developer, Big Science Sweden

10:15 Coffee break

10:30 A successful feasibility study: project presentation
Farid Akhtar

11:00 LTU experiments at PETRA III at DESY and at MAX IV
Johanne Muzon and Fredrik Forsberg

11:30 Career opportunities for senior researchers and students at Big Science facilities
Adam Wikström

11:45 Questions and answers

Adam Wikström, Big Science Sweden

Daria Sas, Luleå University of Technology