20 years of Gentner Programme Celebration 2026

Monday 27 Apr 2026, 08:50 → 22:00 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

Dominik Dannheim (CERN)

Celebration of 20 years of the Gentner Programme. 

 

09:00 → 09:05 Welcome from the CERN directorate

Speaker: Ursula Bassler (CERN)

09:05 → 09:20 Introduction and welcoming of external guests

Speaker: Manfred Fleischer (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))

20J German Doctoral Student Programme at CERN-final.pdf

20J German Doctoral Student Programme at CERN-final.pptx

09:20 → 09:35 A Short History...

Speaker: Michael Hauschild (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))

GentnerProgramme_2007-2026.pdf

GentnerProgramme_2007-2026.pptx

09:35 → 09:55 Current status and outlook on the new programme

Speaker: Dominik Dannheim (CERN)

GentnerStatusOutlook_GentnerDay-27-Apr-2026.pdf

GentnerStatusOutlook_GentnerDay-27-Apr-2026.pptx

09:55 → 10:05 CERN outreach activities of the Studienstiftung

Speakers: Marco Cristalli, Stefanie Richters

Präsentation_SdV_CERN_Besuch.pdf

Präsentation_SdV_CERN_Besuch.pptx

10:10 → 10:25 Gentner-student presentation: Characterizing Timepix detectors for applications in hadron beam therapy

Speaker: Maike Saphorster (Heidelberg University (DE))

27_04_26_genter_day_presentation.pdf

27_04_26_genter_day_presentation.pptx

10:25 → 10:55 Coffee break

10:55 → 11:10 Gentner-student presentation: Scalable Algorithms for Data Aggregation in High Energy Physics Applications

Speaker: Jonas Hahnfeld (CERN & Goethe University Frankfurt)

20260427_Hahnfeld_Gentner.pdf

11:10 → 11:25 Experience of a former-Gentner CERN Staff

Speaker: Stefan Biereigel (CERN)

Gentner_StefanBiereigel.pdf

11:25 → 11:40 Experience of a former-Gentner Research-Institute Staff

Speaker: Ruth Pottgen (Lund University (SE))

GentnerDay_2026.pdf

11:40 → 11:55 Experience of a former-Gentner Industry Staff

Speaker: Jens Kroeger (Heidelberg University (DE))

2026-04-27_20YearsGentner_JensKroeger.pdf

11:55 → 12:00 Concluding remarks

Speaker: Manfred Fleischer (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:45 → 16:00 Lab and experiment visits - all places are filled

• ATLAS ITk upgrade (bldg. 2175)
• ALICE ITS3 (bldg. 167)
• ELISA particle accelerator (Science Gateway)

Speakers: Benedikt Vormwald (CERN), Hans Ludwig Joos (CERN), Hermann Pommerenke (CERN), Magnus Mager (CERN), Nicolas Tiltmann (CERN, Universität Münster (DE))

16:30 → 17:30 CERN introduction (in German)

Speaker: Michael Hauschild (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))

CERN-Introduction-GentnerDay.pdf

CERN-Introduction-GentnerDay.pptx

20:00 → 22:00 Dinner at Brasserie Restaurant de l'Hôtel-de-Ville