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Dr. William Fawley appointed as Elettra Fellow

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On Thursday 23 January the Board of Directors and President and CEO Prof. Alfonso Franciosi conferred the title of Elettra Fellow on William Fawley.
 
The Board of Directors of Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste appoints as "Elettra Fellows" distinguished scientists and administrators who have greatly helped Elettra to pursue its mission and achieve its institutional goals. By appointing an Elettra Fellow, Elettra expresses its gratitude for his/her contributions and looks forward to maintaining a long-term scientific relation in the future.

Dr. Fawley  has made pioneering contributions to the field of Free Electron Lasers (FELs), particularly in the development of computational tools and in the advancement of FEL design. His career has been defined by groundbreaking achievements, which have significantly shaped the FEL community and have had a profound impact on major FEL facilities worldwide. Dr. Fawley's early contributions include the development of the GINGER code, one of the main computational tools for modeling the time-dependent performance of FELs, which has become a cornerstone in FEL simulations.
Dr. Fawley’s achivements extend well beyond the development of computational tools. Together with Dr. A. Zholents, he proposed innovative schemes such as the Seeded Attosecond X-ray Radiation (SAXR) and the Enhanced Self-Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ESASE) architectures. These advancements have addressed critical challenges in FEL performance and have opened new avenues for time-resolved atomic and molecular studies.
During his tenure at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Dr. Fawley played a central role in the design study for the FERMI FEL project at Elettra SincrotroneTrieste. Dr. Fawley’s expertise has been instrumental in the successful commissioning of both FEL-1 and FEL-2 at FERMI, where the implementation of advanced techniques such as fresh-bunch injection has enabled the production of high-quality soft X-ray radiation. His work has been pivotal in addressing complex beam physics issues, as documented in high-impact publications in journals such as Nature Photonics, Nature Communications, and Physical Review Letters. In 2014, Dr. Fawley was awarded the prestigious FEL Prize by the international FEL community, recognizing his extraordinary contributions to the field.
Dr. Fawley's extensive involvement in the design, commissioning and operation of the FERMI FEL has been invaluable, and contributed to establishing FERMI as the global leader in seeded FEL technology. His guidance and hands-on approach have ensured that FERMI continues to deliver groundbreaking results for the scientific community, greatly contributing to the success of our organisation
 
Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 February 2025 09:53