Synchrotron Radiation Based Science

Program description

MAX-lab offers the unique opportunity to study science at a Swedish synchrotron radiation facility in a cross-disciplinary and highly international setting. Student participation in discussions is actively encouraged and an atmosphere of informality enables easy contact with leading experts. A study program is developed for each student with the guidance of the program directors. General introductory courses such as introduction to Synchrotron Radiation Science, introduction to Accelerators and Free Electron Lasers (FEL) form the base for more advanced and specialized study in areas such as Spectroscopy, Accelerators and FEL and X-ray Based Basic Research.

Theory and practice at MAX-lab

Study is tailored to both the scientific interest of the student and future plans in the industrial or academic arenas. Since the students studies are at the same site as the laboratory a unique combination of theoretical studies and practical work and demonstrations will be on hand.

Thesis project

The presence of a large number of research groups at MAX-lab facilitates the choice of suitable thesis project. Students will find teams working in a very wide range of subjects from medicine and biology to industrial applied research.

Prospects after graduation

Graduates are able to work with research in academia and industry, to develop and expand the use of synchrotron radiation based methods and to use accelerators in different areas.

MAX-lab

MAX-lab is a national facility operated jointly by the Swedish Research Council, and Lund University. We are the only laboratory of its kind in Sweden, but it belongs to a family of a dozen synchrotron radiation sources located world wide. The laboratory is a highly international forum. Nearly half of the scientists working at the laboratory are from foreign countries. The common language at the laboratory is English, and scientific discussion takes place in the laboratory, over a cup of coffee and in the accelerator control room. Younger scientists are exposed to the international scientific environment from day one.