GGSB Meeting @HZDR - QUALI-Start-Up Lectures

Europe/Berlin
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)

Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
Description



Background: The Georgian-German Science Bridge (GGSB) was initiated to act as an umbrella encompassing the multitude of activities between a consortium of Georgian univesities (AUG, GTU, ISU, KIU and TSU) and institutes of Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ). The objective of the GGSB is to connect scientists from both countries via common research projects and students through education and exchange programs, thus fostering mutual Georgian-German scientific and cultural relations. After the COVID-19 pandemic, a successful restart of GGSB has been achieved with two more German Helmholtz Centres -- the GSI Helmholtz Zentrum for Heavy Ion Research and the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) -- joining GGSB.

Education: As part of the GGSB concept, in 2013 and 2015 educational programmes for Georgian students have been conducted in the so-called “Autumn Lectures” (http://fz-juelich.gtu.ge/autumn-lectures) at the Georgian Technical University as well as “Workshops and Summer Schools” at different locations in Georgia in every even year, which started in 2004 and continues until today. Recently (September 2024), we had a GGSBScience Fest” event, which was also 10th Workshop (GGSWBS), commemorating the 20th anniversary of GGSB (https://events.hifis.net/event/1339/). The event highlighted the progress and achievements made in research, education and exchanges personnel and culture during the first two decades.

In 2017, a new longer-term initiative has been started, which we call qualified and qualification lecture course (“QUALI-Start-Up”). It was conducted a second time in 2019, again at FZJ. The content of this training courses were in the fields of basic science and included lectures in experimental and theoretical physics, chemistry, mathematics, life sciences and health, engineering science with emphasis on the application of technologies. The course was conducted by leading scientists of six FZJ institutes (IEK, IKP, INM, PGI, ZEA, IAS) and included theoretical as well as practical trainings at forefront experimental and technological facilities of FZJ.

QUALI-Start-Up Lectures #3: As a continuation, we organize a third lecture course in Summer 2025 at HZDR (Rossendorf/Dresden, Germany). Besides the motivation to provide access to a wide range of modern infrastructure at HZDR, students will certainly be impressed by the advanced techniques and by being able to do hands-on training in different scientific disciplines in a very concise and effective manner. At the same time the students should become acquainted with the requirements needed to be successful in possible subsequent studies at HZDR, at the nearby OncoRay (National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology) facility at Dresden or at other Helmholtz centres.

The course will be conducted by leading scientists of the institutes of HZDR, FZJ, GSI and will include theoretical as well as practical training's at outstanding experimental and technological facilities of HZDR. This event is in line with the intention of Helmholtz centres and Georgian universities participating in GGSB to continue their scientific and  technological cooperation in the fields of: 

(i) fundamental particle, nuclear and astro-physics

(ii) medical imaging -- physics and biomedical applications

(iii) atmospheric sciences and environment

(iv) engineering and technology

(v) new fields (e.g. AI/machine learning, agricultural science)

The targeted group of Georgian students – about 20 students in total – will be pre-selected with regard to their qualifications by the Georgian universities first. The final selection of the students for the QUALI-Start-Up training course will be done in close assistance with a selection panel consisting of supervisors from the corresponding Georgian universities and leading scientists/directors of Helmholtz centres (FZJ, GSI, HZDR).

For Accommodation in Dresden we recommend the following hotels in the city center:

Best Western Plus Hotel:   https://www.bestwestern-hotel-dresden.de/

Apart Hotel Mitte:  https://www.aparthotel-mitte.de/home.html

Meininger Hotel Dresden Zentrum: https://www.meininger-hotels.com/en/hotels/dresden/

Ibis Hotel Dresden:  https://www.ibis-dresden.de/

Accommodation for students is foreseen in the HZDR Guest House (https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pOid=60937&pNid=3068&pLang=en),  which will be provided free of charge

George Mamatsashvili Andro Kacharava
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    • 09:00 10:30
      Session 4: Presentations of HZDR topics — Liquid Metal Technologies and Material Science Room C231, Building 801 (HZDR)

      Room C231, Building 801

      HZDR

      Convener: George Mamatsashvili (HZDR)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 11:00 12:30
      Session 4: Presentations of HZDR topics — Liquid Metal Technologies and Material Science (continuation)
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch break 1h HZDR Canteen

      HZDR Canteen

    • 14:00 15:30
      Visit to different HZDR Labs
      • 14:00
        Liquid Metal Lab (Building 253) 1h 30m Building 253 (HZDR)

        Building 253

        HZDR

        Magnetohydrodynamic processes in liquid metals, measurement techniques and applications

        Speaker: Sven Eckert (HZDR)
      • 14:00
        Semiconductor Materials Lab (Building 613) 1h 30m Building 613 (HZDR)

        Building 613

        HZDR

        Doping and defect engineering by ions

        Speaker: Shengqiang Zhou (HZDR)
    • 16:30 18:30
      Parallel Session A: Physics topics & Interviews Room C231, Building 801 (HZDR)

      Room C231, Building 801

      HZDR

      led by Andro Kacharava, Hans Ströher, Irakli Keshelashvili, David Mchedlishvili, Sven Eckert, Max Sieger, Tom Weier, Thomas Wondrak, Shengqiang Zhou, Helmut Schultheiss, Rico Friedrich, Frank Stefani, Daniel Bemmerer, Rong Xiang, Thomas Herrmannsdörfer, Giorgi Dalakishvili, George Mamatsashvili

    • 16:30 18:30
      Parallel Session B: Chemistry topics & Interviews Room 151, Building 805 (HZDR)

      Room 151, Building 805

      HZDR

      led by Martin Kreller, Swen Humpert, Bezhan Chankvetadze, Santiago Brühlmann

    • 16:30 18:30
      Parallel Session C: Engineering/Medical application topics & Interviews Room 021, Building 620 (HZDR)

      Room 021, Building 620

      HZDR

      led by Harald Glückler, Stefan van Waasen, Ilja Bekman, Giorgi Kakabadze, Maia Batsatsashvili, Zaheer Abbas, David Arutinov

    • 18:30 20:00
      Dinner 1h 30m HZDR Canteen

      HZDR Canteen

    • 10:00 12:30
      Visit to OncoRay: Talks Seminar room 1, OncoRay

      Seminar room 1, OncoRay

      Händelallee 26, 01307 Dresden
      Convener: Christian Richter
      • 10:00
        Translational Medical Physics Research at OncoRay 1h
        Speaker: Christian Richter (OncoRay)
      • 11:00
        The next frontier in image guided proton therapy — developments towards in-beam magnetic resonance imaging 20m
        Speaker: Sergej Schneider (OncoRay)
      • 11:20
        Prompt gamma-based treatment verification 20m
        Speaker: Aaron Kieslich (OncoRay)
      • 11:40
        Preclinical in-vivo radiobiology experiments towards proton FLASH therapy 20m
        Speaker: Manuel Bernabei (OncoRay)
      • 12:00
        Exploring the relative biological effectiveness of proton therapy in brain tumor patients 20m
        Speaker: Aaron Kieslich (OncoRay)
    • 12:30 13:45
      Lunch break 1h 15m Canteen of the Medical Faculty

      Canteen of the Medical Faculty

    • 14:00 14:45
      Tours through the OncoRay facility
      Convener: Christian Richter
    • 15:00 18:00
      Excursion in Dresden
    • 18:00 21:00
      Dinner at Brauhaus im Waldschlösschen 3h Am Brauhaus 8B, 01099 Dresden

      Am Brauhaus 8B, 01099 Dresden

      Am Brauhaus 8B, 01099 Dresden
    • 09:00 10:00
      Session 5: Presentations of HZDR topics — Radiopharmacy and Astrophysics Room C231, Building 801 (HZDR)

      Room C231, Building 801

      HZDR

      Convener: George Mamatsashvili
    • 10:00 10:30
      Coffee break 30m
    • 10:30 11:30
      Session 5: Presentations of HZDR topics — Radiopharmacy and Astrophysics (continuation)
      • 10:30
        Introduction into nuclear astrophysics — Felsenkeller Lab 30m
        Speaker: Daniel Bemmerer (HZDR)
      • 11:00
        New results in ionospheric research at ISU on the formation and prediction of Es layer and possible collaboration with HZDR 30m

        Theoretically and by corresponding numerical simulations it is shown that the formation and localization of sporadic E (Es) layer at its mainly observable mid-latitude lower thermosphere heights can be determined by homogeneous horizontal wind velocity direction and value. In the suggested theory, differently from 'windshear' theory, the wind direction and value, in addition to geomagnetic field and vertically changing ion-neutral collision frequency, determine the minimal negative value of the divergence of heavy metallic ions drift velocity, which in turn causes ion convergence into Es type horizontal thin layer. Here, in the upper heights of the lower thermosphere, the Es layer peak density and thickness are also controlled by ion ambipolar diffusion.

        The important contributions of the directions and magnitudes of the meridional and zonal wind (using the HWM14 data), its shear and electric field (using four different polarizations) to the vertical drift velocity of ions and, accordingly, the maximal total ion vertical convergence rate- MTotIVCR (about 10−3–10−4 s−1) are shown during the formation of Es layers in typical equatorial (with magnetic inclination I = 0 and 0.5°  N; 195° E), between equatorial and mid-latitude (BEML) (I = 30°; 16° N; 195°E) and mid-latitudes (I = 60°; 45° N, 195° E) regions. For the considered zonal wind data and zonal and vertical components of electric field the important role of electric field in the increase of TotIVCR and correspondingly in formation and localization of the Es.

        ISU and HZDR could efficiently collaborate in MHD numerical simulations and developing theoretical and numerical model of ion ionospheric global distribution under influence of arbitrary winds and electromagnetic fields.

        We thank Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia for supporting our research via Grant FR-21-22825

        Speaker: Giorgi Dalakishvili (ISU)
    • 12:00 13:30
      Lunch break 1h 30m HZDR Canteen

      HZDR Canteen

    • 14:00 15:30
      Visit to different HZDR Labs
      • 14:00
        DRESDYN Lab (Building 410) 1h 30m Building 410, HZDR

        Building 410, HZDR

        The DREsden Sodium facility for DYNamo studies is an infrastructure project devoted to large-scale liquid sodium experiments with geo- and astrophysical background

        Speaker: Frank Stefani (HZDR)
      • 14:00
        Radiopharmacy Lab (Building 805) 1h 30m Building 805, HZDR

        Building 805, HZDR

        Targetry, Target Chemistry and Radiopharmacy, Radionuclide production

        Speaker: Santiago Brühlmann (HZDR)
    • 15:30 17:00
      Parallel Session A: Physics topics & Interviews Room C231, Building 801 (HZDR)

      Room C231, Building 801

      HZDR

      led by Andro Kacharava, Hans Ströher, Irakli Keshelashvili, David Mchedlishvili, Sven Eckert, Max Sieger, Tom Weier, Thomas Wondrak, Shengqiang Zhou, Helmut Schultheiss, Rico Friedrich, Frank Stefani, Daniel Bemmerer, Rong Xiang, Thomas Herrmannsdörfer, Giorgi Dalakishvili, George Mamatsashvili

    • 15:30 17:00
      Parallel Session B: Chemistry topics & Interviews Room 151, Building 805 (HZDR)

      Room 151, Building 805

      HZDR

      led by Martin Kreller, Swen Humpert, Bezhan Chankvetadze, Santiago Brühlmann

    • 15:30 17:00
      Parallel Session C: Engineering/Medical application topics & Interviews Room 102, Building 270 (HZDR)

      Room 102, Building 270

      HZDR

      led by Harald Glückler, Stefan van Waasen, Ilja Bekman, Giorgi Kakabadze, Maia Batsatsashvili, Zaheer Abbas, David Arutinov

      • 15:30
        Implementation of a Digital Clock on an AVR 8-Bit microcontroller with external quartz oscillator 20m Parallel session C

        Parallel session C

        Speaker: Nikoloz Kalichava (AUG)
      • 15:50
        Evaluating viability of zeolite as a methane capture device in enclosed/semi-enclosed cattle farms 20m Paralle session C

        Paralle session C

        Speaker: Nika Kikvadze (FUT)
      • 16:10
        High precision, managed thermostatic chamber 20m Parallel session C

        Parallel session C

        Thermostatic chambers are frequently used to examine how different device characteristics are affected by changes in temperature. This report describes the development of such a chamber using primarily locally available components. The system provides both heating and cooling for the internal space. It utilizes digital temperature sensors to ensure precise temperature control. A voltage-controlled converter was designed to regulate the power supplied to the heating and cooling elements. The entire system is managed by a Raspberry Pi single-board computer. A slow-control system, implemented in Python and based on a PID algorithm, enables rapid adjustments to the internal temperature according to the desired setpoint and maintains thermal stability over time. To improve usability, a web-based interface has been created for remote temperature monitoring and PID parameter configuration.

        Speaker: Mikheil Kalantarovi (AUG)
      • 16:30
        Developing an air quality and ecological monitoring network in Georgia 20m Parallel session C

        Parallel session C

        Speaker: Kato Melikidze (ISU)
    • 17:00 17:30
      Closed Session/GGSB Board Meeting Room C231, Building 801 (HZDR)

      Room C231, Building 801

      HZDR

      General discussion on the projects with participation of the supervisors from the consortium universities and the renewed management of GGSB

    • 17:30 20:00
      Social program: BBQ 2h 30m HZDR Canteen

      HZDR Canteen

    • 09:00 11:00
      Continuation of the lab visits
      • 09:00
        ELBE facility and other labs of Radiation Physics Institute (Building 540) 1h Building 540 (HZDR)

        Building 540

        HZDR

        versatile research with radiation

        Speaker: Rong Xiang (HZDR)
      • 10:00
        High Magnetic Field Lab (Building 550) 1h Building 550 (HZDR)

        Building 550

        HZDR

        Modern materials research in the presence of high magnetic fields

        Speaker: Thomas Herrmannsdörfer (HZDR)
    • 11:00 12:30
      Concluding session: Outcome of the board meeting / awarding ceremony / outlook beyond GGSB 2025 Room 231C, Building 801 (HZDR)

      Room 231C, Building 801

      HZDR

      Conveners: Andro Kacharava, George Mamatsashvili, Harald Glückler, Sandra Hamann
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch break 1h HZDR Canteen

      HZDR Canteen