“Kick-Off” Meeting of the APPA R&D Verbundforschung

The “kick-off” meeting of the APPA R&D Verbundforschung (http://appa-rd.fair-center.eu) of German University groups brought together almost 80 scientists from about 20 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 research), HEDgeHOB/WDM (plasma physics), and SPARC (atomic physics with highly charged ions) with a research focus on investigations of matter under extreme conditions including strong fields, high densities, high pressures, and high temperatures.

In 2015 the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) announced its support of 22 university projects related to the SPARC and HEDgeHOB/WDM collaborations for the funding period July 2015 until June 2018 within the framework of “BMBF-Verbundforschung: Physik der kleinsten Teilchen”. The evaluation of materials research (BIOMAT) applications within the section “Kondensierte Materie” of the Verbundforschung is currently ongoing.

During the workshop from 14. to 15.1.2016, the present status of the different APPA facilities, the various R&D projects, and the most recent developments were discussed. The overall atmosphere and discussions benefitted from the broad variety and interdisciplinarity of the different APPA fields.

Quelle: Christina Trautmann