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RIANA participation at the MSE 2026 in Darmstadt
As one of Europe’s premier biennial gatherings for materials innovation, it was the perfect place to showcase how RIANA is empowering the scientific community.

RIANA presented at the European FIB Network Workshop 2026
RIANA project was presented by our Junior Scientist, Dr. Ryan Yang in the European FIB Network Workshop, held at Aix-Marseille University from 8 to 11 September 2026.

Advancing Energy Materials: RIANA – project at IUCr2026, LLC
RIANA Junior Scientist Dr. Alexey Maximenko from National Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS represented our community at the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 2026 conference in Calgary, Canada

RIANA Presented at the Annual Workshop of Ion and Particle Beam 2026
RIANA was represented at the Annual Workshop of Ion and Particle Beam 2026 in Munich, where Junior Scientist Dr. Ryan Yang presented a poster showcasing the project and its opportunities to the ion and particle beam research community.

RIANA Junior Scientist Visits SOLARIS Centre to Strengthen User Support and Collaboration
During a working visit to the SOLARIS Centre, RIANA Junior Scientist Dr. Debasish Saha from LENS explored the capabilities of several beamlines, met with beamline scientists, and gained valuable insights that will support future RIANA users and foster new collaborations.

RIANA presented at XAFS2026 conference
RIANA was presented at XAFS 2026 in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 21-26 June 2026, where our Junior Scientist, Dr. Alexey Maximenko, showcased the project to the international X-ray absorption spectroscopy community.
Latest Events

2nd RIANA Training School on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Join the 2nd RIANA Training School at HZDR in Dresden (June 1–4, 2026) for an intensive program on ion beam–based techniques in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The school combines expert lectures with hands-on training and is open to PhD students and early-career researchers.

RIANA webinar – Probing Matter with X-rays: Synchrotron XAS in Action
RIANA webinar on the fundamentals and applications of synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) with a focus on modern materials research; 15 January 2026, 15:00 CET.

RIANA Talk: Additive–Subtractive Synergy in Ultrafast Digital Manufacturing
Additive-Subtractive Synergy in Ultrafast Digital Manufacturing: Tunable Femtosecond-to-Picosecond Laser Processing for Highly Selective Ablation and Printing in Thin-Film Electronics and Photovoltaic Applications to be presented by Catalin Constantinescu (LP3-Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, (LaserLab) on 17th December 2025, 15:00 CET

First RIANA Users Meeting and RIANA Annual Meeting
Registrations for the 1st RIANA Users Meeting (16-18 March 2026) and the RIANA Annual Meeting (18-20 March 2026), organized by RIANA WP5, is now open.

Course on “Materials Science Using Ions”
The course “Materials Science Using Ions” will be offered by HZDR scientists from the Ion Beam Center during the winter semester at TU Dresden, from October 31, 2025 to February 6, 2026.

RIANA Talk: Exploring Plasma and its Use in Nanofabrication: Etching
Andrei Avram from the National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies – IMT Bucharest will give a RIANA Talk on 08 October 2025.