EDITORIAL
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December 2023 ESRFnews
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Today, after more than three years of successful operation, the ESRF–EBS is a research
powerhouse, producing impressive scientific results and attracting intense interest from
the scientific community. Over 1,070 scientific proposals have been received for the
2023-II submission period, and the first results using the EBS continue to be published,
advancing knowledge in important domains that address the global challenges facing
our society.
Many examples attest to the ESRF–EBS’s scientific excellence, including the
awarding of a new ERC grant to an ESRF scientist for a project to exploit the
X-ray diffraction microscope currently being commissioned on ID03 (p12), and
the progress made on the Human Organ Atlas programme, which provides a new
standard in the clinical analysis of human organs, with unprecedented medical
insights and new potential therapeutic applications. This issue of the ESRFnews will
give you an illustration of some of the myriad new scientific opportunities offered by
the EBS.
In this context, ESRF management and staff have continued in their effort to
optimise the operation of the EBS and the beamline portfolio, taking into account
the resources available, the complex geopolitical context and its impact in Europe,
and the new fourth-generation sources to follow the EBS – such as the SLS at PSI
in Switzerland and the APS at Argonne National Lab, US. Our constant goal is to
bring X-ray science into new research domains and applications for the benefit of a
sustainable society.
I would also like to take advantage of this editorial to thank Helmut Dosch, on
behalf of all of us at the ESRF, for his time and energy as chair of the ESRF Council
and for all the actions he has undertaken to support and aid ESRF activities during
the very complex period through which we are living. Thank you, Helmut! Let me
also take this opportunity to welcome Elias Vlieg, who will helm the ESRF Council
as Chair from 1 January 2024 – from all of us at the ESRF, welcome!
A research powerhouse
Francesco Sette
ESRF director-general