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Hans Weise
Superconducting accelerators
Hans Weise is Lead Scientist at DESY. His main area of work is the operation and further development of superconducting accelerators. The DESY team he leads has been instrumental in the construction of the accelerators of the FLASH and European XFEL free-electron lasers. His current work focuses on the potential expansion of these facilities and their sustainable operation. The transfer of technology to other major research institutions worldwide highlights the significance of DESY’s contributions to superconducting accelerator technology.
Academic career
| Since 2018 | Group Leader Superconducting Accelerator Technology (MSL) at DESY |
| 2010-2017 | DESY Project Leader European XFEL, Coordinator European XFEL Accelerator Complex |
| Since 2010 | Lead Scientist at DESY |
| 2007-2010 | Deputy Project Leader European XFEL Accelerator Complex, Coordinator European XFEL Cold Linear Accelerator at DESY |
| 1998-2007 | Coordinator TESLA Test Facility Linear Accelerator / VUV-FEL Accelerator at DESY |
| 1998-2010 | Group Leader at DESY |
| 1995-1998 | Coordinator TESLA Test Facility Linear Accelerator at DESY |
| 1993-1995 | Postdoc at DESY |
| 1987-1993 | PhD, Technical University of Darmstadt |
| 1983-1987 | Study of Physics, Technical University of Darmstadt |
