On 9 April 2019, the JU National Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS hosted a meeting of its newly established Scientific Advisory Committee, consisting of five distinguished researchers working at foreign synchrotron centres: Nils Mårtensson from Uppsala University, Petra Rudolf from the University of Groningen, Paweł Grochulski from the Canadian Light Source, Maya Kiskinova from Elettra Synchrotron Trieste and Paul Dumas z from SOLEIL Synchrotron.
The members of the committee were welcomed in the SOLARIS Centre by its director Prof. Marek Stankiewicz, who thanked them for their willingness to assist the further development of the Kraków synchrotron. On behalf of the Jagiellonian University authorities, the participants were addressed by the JU Vice-Rector for Research and Structural Funds Prof. Stanisław Kistryn, who stressed the role of scientific advisory boards in guiding the development of research institutions, providing the International Advisory Board of the Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology as an example of such fruitful cooperation. The creation of the committee was also applauded by the President of the Polish Synchrotron Radiation Society Prof. Wojciech Kwiatek, who expressed his conviction that its activity will effectively foster the further development of the Kraków facility.
The SOLARIS Scientific Advisory Committee has been modeled after similar solutions introduced at foreign synchrotron centres. Its main goal is to create recommendations regarding visions for further development of the research infrastructure and assess the functioning of the facility.
The first meeting of the committee is held on 9-10 April. The presentations and discussions focus on the functioning of the Kraków synchrotron and the plans for the further development of the facility.
The Scientific Advisory Committee at the SOLARIS Centre will meet twice a year. More information about the JU Synchrotron is available on its website.
