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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.

Successfully Concluding the 2nd RIANA Training School
The 2nd RIANA School has successfully concluded! Four days of learning, hands-on training, networking, and scientific exchange at HZDR brought together the next generation of researchers in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

RIANA proposal 39198 finishing at MAX IV
Collaborators from the Institute of Material Science of Madrid and Autonomous University of Madrid performed the last experiments at MAX IV synchrotron (LEAPS).
Latest Events

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.

RADIATE & Laserlab-Europe Users Meeting on Nanoscience
RADIATE & Laserlab-Europe Users Meeting on Nanoscience will take place in Seville, Spain from October 19–21, 2025.

International Workshop on Lasers for Green Energy
The registration for the International Workshop on Lasers for Green Energy, taking place on 13 May 2025 in Rutherford Appleton Laboratoy, UK, is open.

Mini-lunchtime Workshop at Microscopy Conference 2025
RIANA is hosting a mini-lunchtime workshop at the Microscopy Conference 2025 on September 2nd, 2025.