Dr hab. Michał Kowal, head of the Theoretical Physics Division at the NCBJ’s Department of Fundamental Research, has been elected chairman of the Scientific Council of GANIL (Grand Accélérateur National d’Ions Lourds – Grand National Accelerator of Heavy Ions). GANIL is the largest nuclear physics centre in France and one of the leading research centres in this field in the world.

The GANIL centre, located in Cean, Normandy, has a whole complex of accelerators, including five cyclotrons and the superconducting SPIRAL2 LINAC linear accelerator. With their help, a wide range of experimental research on nuclear physics and related fields can be conducted. NCBJ scientists are also involved in the research. The Scientific Council, headed by Michał Kowal, assesses the condtion of the accelerator complex, plans for its modernisation and expansion, and selects the experimental programmes carried out at GANIL.

Congratulations!