Elettra Highlights 2024–2025 176 Institutional Visits and Events Events Between September 2024 and September 2025, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste welcomed numerous institutional and scientific delegations, confirming the laboratory’s role as a hub of exchange among research, diplomacy, and the local community. These visits offered opportunities to strengthen collaborations, illustrate ongoing projects, and explore shared paths toward innovation and sustainability. Local and Regional Institutions The relationship with local authorities and regional institutions continued to grow through a series of visits that reinforced Elettra’s connection with its surrounding territory. In September 2024, Colonel Gianluca Migliozzi, Provincial Commander of the Carabinieri of Trieste, accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel Nicola Guercia and Captain Manuel Curreri, was introduced to the activities of the research center, highlighting the importance of cooperation between science and civil institutions. A few weeks later, Dr. Michele Babuder, Councillor for Territorial Policies of the Municipality of Trieste, visited Elettra and FERMI, with particular attention to the TwinMic beamline and to the project to develop a photovoltaic park at the nearby Scoria quarry to strenghten energy sustainability. In January 2025, General Gabriele Vitagliano, Commander of the Carabinieri Legion of Friuli Venezia Giulia, returned to Elettra together with Colonel Migliozzi, followed later that month by Mr. Mario Anzil, Vice President of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and Regional Minister for Culture and Sport. Their visits emphasized the value of research infrastructures in supporting regional development and cultural identity. In May, Dr. Lilia Fredella, Chief of Police of Trieste, explored the Elettra and FERMI facilities, reaffirming the link between scientific institutions and local communities, united by a shared commitment to public service and knowledge dissemination. International Relations and Diplomacy Elettra also hosted many international delegations, highlighting its function as a platform for global scientific cooperation. In October, a delegation from Uzbekistan led by Sarvarkhon Buzrukkhonov, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation (1), visited the centre to discuss future cooperation in synchrotron science and researcher training. These and other visits contributed to establishing new channels of dialogue between Elettra and international institutions, particularly in the fields of materials research and advanced instrumentation. In January 2025, Mr. Siddhartha Chakrabarti, Deputy Ambassador of Australia to Rome (2), visited the laboratory, accompanied by researchers and officials who contributed to strengthening bilateral ties between Italy and Australia in the field of advanced photon science. In February, Dr. Adina Lovin, Consul General of Romania in Trieste (3), met Romanian scientists working at Elettra and visited visited SuperESCA, a beamline operated in collaboration between Elettra and Romania. The same month, H.E. Martin Briens, Ambassador of France to Italy, explored the SYRMEP beamline dedicated to advanced 3 1 4 2
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