APPA R&D meeting

The third APPA R&D meeting of German University groups brought together about 100 scientists from 15 German universities and research institutions involved in the APPA research pillar at FAIR. The APPA umbrella comprises the international research collaborations BIOMAT (biophysics and materials research), FLAIR (low-energy antiproton and ion research), HED@FAIR (plasma and laser physics), and SPARC (atomic physics with stored highly charged ions). The research of this community covers investigations of matter under extreme conditions including strong fields, high densities, high pressures, and high temperatures.
During the two-day workshop (January 11 - 12, 2018), the present status of the different APPA activities, the progress of the APPA-related BMBF research projects funded by the Verbundforschung as well as upcoming activities (beam time, new BMBF proposals) were discussed. Particular emphasis was put on the FAIR phase-0 research program. The presentations and discussions made clear that APPA with its versatile state-of-the-art instrumentation is well prepared for making excellent contributions to the FAIR research right from the start.

S. Schippers (Univ. Gießen), Christina Trautmann (GSI)

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Aikido - New course

In February a new course for Aikido will be launched. It's a perfect opportunity for everybody interested in Aikido. You will get an introduction in basic concepts, aspects and elements of Aikido. In addition there is also Taiso (gymnastics), Rolls and Meditation. For more information or registration please ask me.

Best regards,
Christian Wolbert (c.wolbert@gsi.de)

Begin: 1st February 2018. Then every Thursday until 8th of March. Participation at a later point of time is possible.

Time: 16:30 - 17:46

Location: TT-Hall on the old GSI premise (B1), Messeler-Park-Straße (Wixhausen)

C. Wolbert, Basis-IT, Tel. 2223

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