“Science for All” series by GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research and FAIR
The lecture series “Science for All” by GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research and FAIR will continue on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. The event will take place at 2 p.m. in a hybrid format and will offer insights into current research on nanostructures.
Insights into the world of nanostructures
Under the title "Success in the Nanoscale – How Heavy Ions Create and Change Nanoworlds," physicist Ina Schubert presents her research. The focus is on so-called nanostructures, which, due to their small size, exhibit special physical properties and play an important role in numerous fields such as energy conversion, sensors, and catalysis.
The presentation demonstrates how such structures can be created in a targeted manner. In materials research at GSI/FAIR, individual heavy ions are used to create customized networks of nanostructures within thin plastic films. The properties of these nanostructures can then be precisely controlled and optimized.
Research under extreme conditions
Another focus is on how nanomaterials change under radiation. Such conditions are relevant in fields such as space exploration. The GSI/FAIR accelerator facilities make it possible to investigate these processes under controlled conditions.
The presentation thus spans a range from natural models to innovative manufacturing processes and applications in future-oriented technologies.
About the speaker
Ina Schubert studied physics at the Technical University of Darmstadt and completed a research stay at EPFL Lausanne. She received her doctorate from the GSI Helmholtz Centre and defended her dissertation at the University of Heidelberg in 2012. Since then, she has worked as a scientist in materials research, focusing in particular on the interaction of heavy ions with materials and on experimental methods for material characterization.
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Featured image: Materials research experimental setup. Photo: J. Hosan, GSI-FAIR
