HZDR Research Sites

In addition to its headquarters in Dresden, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf has three other research sites.

The Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, founded in August 2011, is being set up by scientists of HZDR and TU Bergakademie Freiberg.

Director: Prof. Jens Gutzmer

Scientists carry out research on new technologies for exploration, extraction and exploitation of mineral and metal-containing raw materials.

The Research Site Leipzig is operated by scientists working at the Institutes of Resource Ecology and Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research.

Contact: Prof. Dr. Peter Brust  |  Dr. Johanna Lippmann-Pipke

Research topics: Transport of (toxic) substances in geological systems and molecular probes for the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases

Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF
Synchrotron Radiation for Materials Research and Radiochemistry

Head: Dr. Andreas Scheinost

Operation of the Rossendorf Beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France. Two measurement facilities for materials research and for radiochemical experiments are available.