Colloquium “Light & Matter”

Europe/Berlin
Max Born Hall (Max Born Institute)

Max Born Hall

Max Born Institute

Max-Born-Str. 2A 12489 Berlin-Adlershof
Description

Colloquium on light–matter interaction investigated with soft-X-ray spectroscopy and coherent scattering, organized on the occasion of Prof. Stefan Eisebitt’s scientific contributions

This symposium brings together researchers working at the forefront of soft X-ray spectroscopy and coherent scattering to discuss recent advances and future directions in the field. Topics will span X-ray holography and lensless imaging, ultrafast magnetization dynamics, nonlinear X-ray physics, and laboratory-scale soft X-ray sources — a landscape of methods and discoveries closely intertwined with the scientific work of Stefan Eisebitt. The program reflects the breadth of a research field that has grown enormously over the past three decades, shaped by contributions from many of the scientists gathered here.

The symposium takes place on Friday, 3 July 2026, at the Max Born Institute in Berlin-Adlershof. Information on travel and hotels can be found on the dedicated pages in the menu.

Important note: S-Bahn service to Adlershof will be interrupted from June 12 to July 6, 2026. The S-Bahn provides replacement bus services. Check current conditions shortly before departure via the BVG or S-Bahn apps or the journey planner at BVG or S-Bahn Berlin

All MBI colleagues are warmly invited to join the talks throughout the day. External guests are also welcome to arrive a day early: on Thursday, 2 July, starting at 3:00 pm, we offer lab tours, snacks, and plenty of time for good conversations.

    • 9:00 AM
      Arrival and Coffee
    • 1
      Welcome: Prof. Dr. Jan Lüning (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, HU Berlin)
    • 2
      Where the journey begins: IFF at Forschungszentrum Jülich
      Speaker: Prof. Wolfgang Eberhardt (4Pi-Solutions)
    • 3
      Hidden Information: Inferring Rotational Speed from Heat
      Speaker: Prof. Marcus Lörgen (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin)
    • 4
      Lifetime, dynamical properties and switching of magnetic skyrmions
      Speaker: Prof. Stefan Blügel (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
    • 11:15 AM
      Coffee Break
    • 5
      GaAs/Si Tandem Cells and the Future of Solar Electricity

      GaAs/Si Tandem Cells and the Future of Solar Electricity

      Speaker: Prof. Thomas Tiedje (University of Victoria)
    • 6
      About a beautiful hard-disk-drive-industry/synchrotron-academia collaboration and a great, long-lasting friendship …
      Speaker: Prof. Olav Hellwig (TU Chemnitz)
    • 7
      History and future of time-resolved coherent X-ray imaging
      Speaker: Prof. Felix Büttner (Uni Augsburg)
    • 1:15 PM
      Lunch Break
    • 8
      Bringing theory closer to experiments: response functions
      Speaker: Prof. Sangeeta Sharma (FU Berlin)
    • 9
      Controlling and Steering Complex Spin Textures
      Speaker: Dr Lisa-Marie Kern (MIT Boston)
    • 10
      Electro-Optical Systems in the Defense Industry - insights from a Industrial Practice in Canada
      Speaker: Dr Jan Geilhufe
    • 3:45 PM
      Coffee Break
    • 11
      Talk: Prof. Dr. Jan-Erik Rubensson (Uppsala University)
    • 12
      Conclusions: Prof. Dr. Jan Lüning (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, HU Berlin)
    • 5:15 PM
      Get together