Thomas Feurer appointed Head of European XFEL Management Board

Professor Thomas Feurer, the Director of the University of Bern's Institute of Applied Physics, was appointed Head of the European XFEL Management Board. He takes up his new position on 1 January 2024. This international facility began operations in Schenefeld bei Hamburg in 2017. It generates ultrashort X-ray flashes that enable advanced research to be conducted in a wide range of different fields. Starting 1 January 2024, Professor Thomas Feurer will take over as Head of the European XFEL Management Board for an initial five-year term. He replaces Danish Professor Robert Feidenhans'l, who has successfully led the organisation since 2017 and will retire in 2024. Thomas Feurer was appointed as Professor of Physics at the University of Bern in 2004 and currently heads the Institute of Applied Physics.