27.03.2026
School on High-Pressure Techniques
We had a great time at the ESRF! Some of the lecturers with the organisers (from left to right): Nakoi Ishimatsu (Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan), Yangbin Wang (Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University Chicago, USA), Angelika Rosa (ESRF, Organiser), Gaston Garbarino (ESRF, Organiser), Jochen Geck.
It was my great pleasure to take part in the School on High-Pressure Techniques at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, where I contributed a lecture on high-pressure studies of layered quantum materials –a major focus of the research activities in our labs at IFMP.
This school was an outstanding event, combining hands-on tutorials with lectures that covered cutting-edge research conducted at pressures reaching several hundreds of GPa and across an extraordinary large range of temperatures — from just a few Kelvin, near absolute zero, all the way up to 6000 K. The program provided an excellent introduction to high-pressure research at synchrotron radiation facilities and showcased the unique opportunities enabled by the ESRF Extremely Brilliant Source (EBS) upgrade.
I was truly amazed by the latest developments in this vibrant field and by what is now possible experimentally. It was particularly exciting to see how high-pressure techniques are being applied not only in quantum materials research but also in geophysics and planetary sciences.
There is so much possible today! High-pressure research in fact offers a wealth of new and important research opportunities — especially for young scientists entering this exciting area!