Team


Alessandra

Alessandra LOMBARDI
Senior Accelerator Physicist

Working on Particle Sources and Linear Accelerators for Hadron and Heavy Ion Therapy.


Andris

Andris RATKUS
Senior Researcher at RTU

Engineering coordinating of NIMMS, I.FAST and HITRIplus projects in RTU


Aristeidis

Aristeidis MAMARAS
PhD Student

Working on particle sources and linear accelerators for medical applications


Aurelija

Aurelija VINKE
Undergraduate Student

Current focus on advancing proton radiography research, refining imaging techniques and ultimately improving diagnostic processes and patient care.


Elena_Benedetto

Elena BENEDETTO
Technical Director of TeraCare Foundation

Coordinator and Leader of Synchrotron Studies


Gerrit

Gerrit FLIER
Grad Intern

Worked on the development of magnet designs for the compact helium ion synchrotron. Specific focus on creating a single combined-function magnet, keeping the synchrotron compact.


Heili

Heli HUTTUNEN
PhD Student

Working on the design and simulations of HeLICS - Helium Synchrotron.


Kristaps

Kristaps PALSKIS
PhD Student

Primarily investigates biophysical basis of FLASH effect and possible FLASH treatment options with ion beams, while also considering more general medical physics aspects on helium ion therapy and particle imaging.


Lazar

Lazar NIKITOVIC
PhD Student

Working on LINAC design for injection into therapy synchrotrons and parallel production of radioisotopes.


Luca_GAROLFI

Luca GAROLFI
Accelerator Physicist

Accelerator design and beam dynamics study.


Luca_PIACENTINI

Luca PIACENTINI
PhD Student

Working on Mechanical design and integration of Gantry structure and superconducting magnets supports.


Maurizio_Vretenar

Maurizio VRETENAR
NIMMS Project Head

The spiritual leader of NIMMS, project coordinator of iFAST and Project Leader for the construction of Linac4.


Sandra-Elisabeth_Muhr

Sandra Elisabeth MUHR
Knowledge Transfer Officer

Supports the NIMMS project in areas of partnerships, funding and more.


Silke

Silke VAN DER SCHUEREN
PhD Student

Working on Efficient Representation and Symplectic Integration of Magnetic Fields on Curved Reference Frames for Improved Synchrotron Design


Toms_Torims

Toms TORIMS
Collaboration Associate

Contribution to the overall concept and mechanical engineering components. Coordination of CERN Baltic Group.


Valerie_brunner

Valérie BRUNNER
ATS-DO Administrator

Coordination of administration for NIMMS

Vincenzo Alberto Sansipersico

Vincenzo Alberto SANSIPERSICO
PhD Student

Optimization and Integration of a Compact Helium-Ion Synchrotron for Hadron Therapy: Intensity studies from injection to extraction.


Yiota_FOKA

Yiota FOKA
Research Physicist

Particle physics applications and outreach


 

Alumni


Gerard_Tranquile

Gerard Alain TRANQUILLE
Accelerator Physicist

Expertise in the design, construction and commissioning of low energy compact synchrotrons (e.g. LEAR/LEIR, AD and ELENA). Speciality in beam instrumentation of low energy, low intensity particle beam in synchrotrons and transfer lines which are relevant to the NIMMS project.


Giovanni

Giovanni BISOFFI
Chair of the INFN Machine Advisory Committee and Member of the CERN Extended LDG

Worked on the injector design and on energy assessment of the room temperature and superconducting options of the whole machine.


Mariusz

Mariusz SAPINSKI
NIMMS Coordinator

Worked on Beam instrumentation, transfer line beam optics, and ECR ion sources. Supervising two NIMMS master students and a summer student.


rebecca

Rebecca TAYLOR
PhD Student

Slow Extraction Design for the NIMMS Synchrotrons