Elettra Highlights 2024–2025 187 William M. Fawley appointed as Elettra Fellow (Trieste, 23 January 2025) Dr. William 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 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. Elettra Fellows Events 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. 2023 Peter Kuske | Richard P. Walker | Kevin Prince 2021 Amor Nadji | Karsten Horn | Maria Novella Piancastelli 2020 Maya Kiskinova 2019 Fulvio Parmigiani 2014 Sergio Tazzari 2012 Ernst Bauer | Helga Nowotny | Robert-Jan Smits 2011 Hans Chang | Charles S. Fadley | Dietrich Menzel 2010 John Wood 2009 Katepalli R. Sreenivasan Fonda Fasella Award The Elettra Award in Memory of Luciano Fonda and Paolo Maria Fasella is awarded to young scientists performing outstanding experiments using Elettra synchrotron light and obtaining interesting and innovative results at Elettra. Matteo Pancaldi awarded the Fonda-Fasella prize 2024 (Trieste, 3 December 2024) 2024 winner is Matteo Pancaldi, from Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, who gave a presentation on "Advancing imaging and magnetization dynamics studies at the FERMI DiProI beamline using OAM beams and THz pulses". Discover more
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