Farewell Colloquium: Pushing Frontiers in Science, Institutions and in Collaboration

13 Oct 2025, 17:30 → 14 Oct 2025, 22:18 Europe/Berlin

A Colloquium in Honor of Helmut Dosch

We warmly invite you to a celebratory colloquium honoring Helmut Dosch, whose exceptional scientific achievements and visionary leadership at DESY from 2008-2025 have left a lasting mark on international science, on cooperation and on research infrastructures.

This special event will bring together esteemed colleagues, collaborators, and friends from across the global scientific community to reflect on his contributions, share personal tributes, and discuss the future of science shaped by his legacy.

Join us for inspiring talks, engaging discussion, and heartfelt appreciation as we bid farewell to Helmut Dosch and express our deep gratitude.

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Monday 13 October

1 Captain’s Welcome in the Starfleet Lounge

Join us for an informal pre-concert gathering with beverages and Pretzels before we embark on our musical journey through the Star Trek universe.

Location: Miralles-Saal, Mittelweg 42, 20148 Hamburg

2 Gesprächskonzert / Special Concert:

• “STAR TREK – Galaktische Musik mit etwas Physik”
• “STAR TREK - Galactic music with a touch of physics”

with the Symphony Orchestra of the Landesjugendorchester Hamburg and conductor Johannes Witt together with physicist Metin Tolan (TU Dortmund, talk pieces given in German)

Tuesday 14 October

3 Opening Session

Welcome Remarks by Beate Heinemann

Session 1: Pushing Science

Convener: Prof. Christian Stegmann (DESY)

4 Science on the edge - critical phenomena at surfaces and interfaces

Speaker: Prof. Elias Vlieg (Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM), Radboud University)

5 Organic Growth, Order, and a Personal Diffraction pattern

Speaker: Prof. Esther Barrena (Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC))

6 A (joint) ride through semi-infinity

Speaker: Dr Harald Reichert (DESY)

11:20 Coffee break I

Session 2: Looking into the European Dimension

Convener: Prof. Britta Redlich (DESY)

7 tentave title: From Surface Science to Large Scale Facilities

Speaker: Prof. Robert Feidenhans'l (European XFEL/U Copenhagen)

8 The Formation of LEAPS, from Vision to Policy

Speaker: Prof. Caterina Biscari (Alba)

9 The ESRF - a story of many, a story with Helmut

Speaker: Prof. Francesco Sette

10 Personal Tribute Ulf Karlsson - KTH (by video)

11 A view from Ukraine

Speaker: Prof. Anatoliy Zahorodniy (National Academy of Science of Ukraine)

13:15 Lunch break

Session 3: The Transatlantic Sphere

Convener: Prof. Wim Leemans (DESY)

12 Helmut's past, present and future contributions to SLAC

Speaker: Prof. John Sarrao (SLAC National Accelerator Center)

13 Navigating Stormy Seas

Speaker: Prof. Persis Drell (Stanford U)

14 Chartering New Frontiers: A Legacy of Vision Partnership

Speaker: Prof. Paul Kearns (ANL)

15 The Humboldt Years at CHESS

Speaker: Prof. Joel Brock (Cornell)

16 Personal Tribute Milan Sanyal - Saha Institute (by video)

15:43 Coffee Break II

Session 4: Boosting Regional and National cooperation

Convener: Dr Ties Behnke (DESY)

17 Personal Tribute (via zoom)

18 The Dosch wave function

Speaker: Prof. Jürgen Mlynek (Falling Walls Foundation)

19 Helmut Dosch: A life dedicated to the discovery of New Physics with X-Rays

Speaker: Prof. Metin Tolan (U Dortmund)

20 07-eleven calling: A brief journey through Helmut's work in Stuttgart

Speaker: Dr Navid Khorshidi (BRP RENAUD and formerly at MPI Stuttgart)

18:03 Get-Together (in Canteen Extension)

Personal Tributes, Cultural Moments and Socializing