RDM Workshop
From May 12 to 13, the 4th Workshop on FAIR Data in Plasma Science (FDPS-IV) took place online and in-person at the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP) in Greifswald, Germany. This workshop was a continuation of annual events on research data management in the low-temperature plasma community. Ranging from general presentations on frameworks for research data management and the creation of suitable ontologies towards hands-on examples on the use of electronic lab books during student’s practical exercises, recent developments within the field have been discussed. This workshop provided a valuable platform to exchange experiences and ideas on future implementations, .as research data management following the FAIR-principle (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) becomes more and more important within the community. In particular the use of an electronic lab book has been topic of several contributions. Thanks to the organizers Marina Prenzel (RUB), Andreas Schramm (RUB), Markus Becker (INP) and Kerstin Sgonina (CAU Kiel) for this valuable opportunity to exchange expertise.
Congratulations to Prof. Julia Tjus!
We are happy to announce that our spokesperson Julia Tjus has been officially named an Honorary Doctor of the Chalmers University of Technology as of May 24, 2025.
This prestigious recognition was awarded during the university’s annual academic celebration in the Gothenburg Concert Hall.
Julia has been honored for her groundbreaking contributions to astroparticle physics. Her pioneering work in neutrino astronomy and cosmic ray research, especially her collaboration with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, has significantly advanced our understanding of the high-energy universe. Since her postdoctoral stay in Gothenburg, she has maintained a close connection with Chalmers University. As a Jubilee Professor in 2023 and now as an Associate Professor, she continues to strengthen the strong partnership with Nordic radio and neutrino astronomy.
We also extend our congratulations to the new doctors of Chalmers University, the honorary doctors Babak Hassibi (CalTech), Herre van der Zant (TU Delft), and Marcus Wandt (Saab/Esa), and Chalmers Supervisor of the Year Yinan Yu.
Please also have look at the news articles of Chalmers
and RUB News
Picture: All honorary doctorates: front: Herre van der Zant, Martin Nilsson Jacobi (President of Chalmers University), back: Marcus Wandt, Julia Tjus, Babak Hassibi, Eva Olsson (Chair of the Faculty Council)
IDEA-2025 Science Slam winner: Sruthi Ravikularaman!
Congratulations to the new CRC associate and DARK100 postdoc Sruthiranjani Ravikularaman!
Sruthi won the Science Slam at IDEA.2025 — the first Entrepreneurship Day hosted by the Worldfactory Start-up Center (WSC) of Ruhr University Bochum!.
In her winning talk Afraid of the dark? she brilliantly explained the concept of dark matter using the analogy of ghosts. She also discussed the unique dark matter detection experiment of the Dark100 project with PANOSETI telescopes.
The judges praised her ability to address complex challenges in her field with a blend of humor and insight, making her presentation both informative and entertaining.
This award gives Sruthi the unique opportunity to attend the Falling Walls Summit in November in Berlin:
Read more about the IDEA.2025 event here
IceCube Impact Award 2025
Congratulations to the SFB1491 members Giacomo Sommani and Niclas Krieger for receiving the IceCube Impact Award 2025!
The IceCube Impact Awards recognize significant contributions to IceCube - the neutrino observatory at the South Pole.
Giacomo received the Individual Impact Award for his outstanding work on the performance and robustness of the reconstruction of IceCube real-time alerts.
Niclas is part of the team that was honoured with the Group Impact Award for the development of the next-generation online and offline filtering and event selection for all IceCube data.
More information on the awards can be found
here.
Picture: Niclas (left) and Giacomo (right) with collaborators.