Thomas Feurer elected as LEAPS Vice-Chair

The LEAPS General Assembly, in its 31st meeting held at HFML-FELIX on October 25, 2024, elected Thomas Feurer, Chair of the Management Board of European XFEL, Germany, as the new LEAPS Vice Chair.

Thomas Feurer will start his term in January 2025 and will work together with the other two Chairs, Jakub Szlachetko, LEAPS Chair 2025 (SOLARIS) and Britta Redlich, LEAPS Outgoing Chair (HFML-FELIX).

“It is quite an honour for me to serve as the next LEAPS chair”, says Thomas Feurer. “Alongside the 16 members, I will focus on strengthening the network, supporting successful EU applications, and advancing FEL-oriented initiatives. I am excited to turn our shared vision of leveraging our 16 research infrastructures to address societal challenges into a reality.”

LEAPS wishes Thomas Feurer a successful and fruitful term as incoming LEAPS Vice Chair.

Press release from European XFEL: XFEL: Thomas Feurer elected as future Chairman of LEAPS

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