Archive of Seminars

LRC Seminar Program 2024

19 February, ODRA-11

  • 13:00–14:00 Guest Speaker – Prof. Dr. Xiaolin Hou (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, CN) 
     "Analysis of ultra-low level anthropogenic radionuclides for tracing environmental processes" 
  • 14:00-14:15 Break 
  • 14:15–15:15 Guest Speaker – Dr. Maya Jäggi (PSI, Villigen PSI, CH) 
    "Decommissioning at PSI – Radioanalytics Laboratory"
  • 15:15–16:15 Paul Dutheil 
    "Flow-electrolytic approach for separation and analysis of radionuclides"

 

5 April, ODRA-11

  • 14:00–15:00 Guest Speaker – Dr. Andreas Knecht (PSI, Villigen PSI, CH) 
    "Muon research at PSI today and in the future"
  • 15:00-15:15 Break 
  • 15:15–16:15 Dr. Ðorde Cvjetinovic 
    "Green radiochemistry for sustainable development"
  • 16:15–17:15 Noemi Cerboni 
    "Different source preparation techniques for Auger electron spectroscopy"

 

3 May, ODRA-11

  • 14:00–15:00 Guest Speaker – Prof. Dr. Jonathan W. Engle (University of Wisconsin, Madison, US) 
    "Small cyclotron theranostics" 
  • 15:00-15:15 Break 
  • 15:15–16:15 Xiaohan Pan 
    "Removal of radionuclides from nuclear wastewater by radiation-induced graft polymeric adsorbents" 
  • 16:15–17:15 Edoardo Renaldin 
    "Holmium Radioisotopes for Nuclear Medicine: Recent Progress and Future Steps"

 

14 June, OSGA/EG06

  • 13:00–14:00 Guest Speaker – Prof. Dr. Anna L. Smith (TU Delft, Delft, NL) 
    "Nuclear Materials Research at TU Delf" 
  • 14:00-14:15 Break 
  • 14:15–15:15 Ivan Zivadinovic 
    "Release behavior of Po and Te from LBE-cooled reactors"
  • 15:15–16:15 Georg Tiebel 
    "Development and commissioning of a buffer gas cell for in vacuo chemistry experiments"

 

LRC Seminar Program 2021

11 June, OSGA/EG06

  • 13:30-14:30  Ivan Zivadinovic (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    ‘‘Radionuclide release of refractory metals from LBE"
  • 14:45-15:45  Guilhem de Bodin de Galembert (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    ‘‘Preparation and characterization of Ho-163 cathodes for the HOLMES experiment’’
  • 15:45-16:45 Prof. Saverio Braccini (Bern University)
    ‘‘Multi-disciplinary Research Activities at the Bern medical Cyclotron’’

 

28 May, OSGA/EG06

  • 14:30-15:30  Paul Louis Dutheil (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Electrochemical approaches for radioanalytics and transactinide research"

 

27 May, OSGA/EG06

  • Dr. Malgorzata Makowska (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Enlighten your project: Synchrotron techniques available for radioactive materials"

 

16 April, zoom

  • 14:00-15:00 Dr. Nick van der Meulen (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    ‘‘TATTOOS (Targeted Alpha Therapy using Terbium and Other Oncological Solutions): A New Strategic Project Proposal’’

Zoom link: https://psich.zoom.us/j/2569249708

 

12 March, zoom 

  • 13:30-14:30  Dr. Frederic Juget (Institut de Radiophysique, Lausanne)
    "Isotopes standardisation and decay properties measurements to realise the Becquerel"
  • 14:45-15:45  Dr. Ionut Mihalcea (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "SINCHRON: from idea to implementation"
  • 15:45-16:45  Chiara Favaretto (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "The Development of terbium radionuclides towards clinical applications"

Zoom link: https://psich.zoom.us/j/2569249708

NES Seminar Program 2021

16 April, zoom

  • 10:30- 12:00  Prof. Roger Alberto (University of Zurich)
    "Aspects of Technetium and Rhenium Chemistry; from pi-aromatic ligands to N2"

Zoom link: https://psich.zoom.us/u/aqoVkOixb

 

26 March, zoom

  • 10:30-12:00 Prof. Gerda Neyens (KU Leuven, Belgium. ISOLDE Physics Group Leader, CERN, Switzerland).
    ‘Laser spectroscopy on exotic atoms and molecules at ISOLDE’’

Zoom link: https://psich.zoom.us/j/2569249708

LRC Seminar Program: Autumn 2020

4 December

  • Prof. Dr. Thomas Cocolios (KU Leuven, Department of Physics & Astronomy)
    "Combining radioisotopes with muons: unraveling the mysteries of the atom and its nucleus with the muX experimental setup at PSI"
  • Paul Ionescu (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Trace Gas Effects on Chromatographic Yield of Hg and At"
  • Dr. Nadine Marie Chiera 
    "Chemistry with Exotic Radionuclides"

 

20 November

  • Mario Veicht  (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Determination of the Excitation Function for the Production of 44Ti in Proton-Irradiated Vanadium Discs"

 

23 October

  • Dr. Elisabeth Müller (PSI, Laboratory for Nanoscale Biology)
    "Electron Microscopy Facility at PSI, how it works and what opportunities it offers"
  • Jennifer Wilson (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Separation of Titanium and Calcium from Irradiated Vanadium using Exchange Column Chromatography"
  • Dr. Ivan Kajan (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Challenges in half-life determinations by gamma spectroscopy"   

 

11 September

  • Djorde Cvjetinovic (University of Belgrade)
    "Bioevaluation of glucose modified liposomes"           

NES Seminar Program: Spring 2020 

13 March

  • Dr. Ulli Köster (Institut Laue Langevin & Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble)
    "Life, the Universe and Everything"
  • Dr. Ivan Kajan (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Diluent effects in solvent extraction of Europium and Americium"                                  
  • Dr. Ionut Mihalcea (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "SINCHRON Method development challenges"

LRC Seminar Program: Autumn 2019

29 November, OFLA/209

  • 14:30-16:00 Mario Aaron Veicht (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "SINCHRONized: Project Summary"

 

8 November, OSGA/EG06

  • 13:30-14:30 Prof. Dr. Klaus Wendt (Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz)
    "Laser Isotope Separation Revisited – Radioisotope spectroscopy and purification by
    laser mass spectrometry at Mainz University"
  • 15:00-16:00 Dr. Ivan Kajan (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Diluent effects in solvent extraction of Europium and Americium"
  • 16:00-17:00 Jiri Ulrich (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Determination of astrophysical relevant properties of Mn-53"

 

25 October, OFLA/209

  • 14:30-16:00 Erik Karlsson
    Fission product chemistry in an LBE reactor

 

11 October, ODRA/111

  • 13:30-14:30 Prof. Dr. Maarten Jacobus Schippers (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "The generation of a particle beam in a Cyclotron"
  • 15:00-16:00 Paul Ionescu (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Chemistry of Copernicium – Past Results Guiding the Future"
  • 16:00-17:00 Ivan Danilov (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Determination of thermochemical data of iodine, caesium and polonium in dilute
    liquid lead bismuth solutions"

LRC Seminar Program: Spring 2019

14 June

  • Hui-Zhang (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "IP2 Beam Line, Daily Operation and Further Development"
  • Mario Aaron Veicht (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Implementing new isotopes for environmental research: Redetermination of the 32Si half-life"
  • Mu Lin (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Selective removal of Cs from highly acidic spent nuclear fuel solutions"

 

22 March

  • Martin Heule (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Presenting the Radioanalytics Group: Range from Services to Research Contributions"
  • Anja Pregler
    Increased uranium concentrations in ground and surface waters of the Swiss Plateau: A result of leaching and accumulation in the Molasse Basin and (ancient) wetlands?
  • Erik Karlsson (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    "Polonium deposition behaviour in the event of a beam guide window puncture in an accelerator driven system"