Elettra

Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. is associated with IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency (founded in 1957 under the auspices of the United Nations for the peaceful use of nuclear technology) and is part of the primary network for science and technology of the CEI, the Central European Initiative. It is also the coordinator of the network of all the synchrotron and free electron lasers facilities of Europe, promoting transnational access to the laboratories and joint research activities in their field. Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste is in close relationship with the National Laboratory TASC (IOM-CNR), a research centre active in solid state physics, nano and materials sciences, micromanufacturing and synchrotron radiation, which operates on the same site, and has established enduring working relationships with important Italian and foreign partner institutions, including various CNR (National Research Council) bodies, the Academies of Science of Austria and the Czech Republic, UNESCO's International Centre of Theoretical Physics (ICTP), the International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA), the Indian Institute of Science and several Universities in Italy and Europe. All partners are actively contributing to the construction and operation of beamlines and support laboratories.