MAX IV Laboratory is a Swedish national laboratory providing scientists with the most brilliant X-rays for research with Lund University as the host university. The facility is funded primarily by Swedish and international research funders, consortia, and 14 Swedish research universities. MAX IV delivers high-quality X-ray light for research in materials and life sciences. The facility was inaugurated 21 June 2016.
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Electrochemistry researcher Alfred Larsson receives MAX IV PhD prize plaque
Alfred Larsson, presently working as a Postdoc at Leiden University, received the MAX IV PhD prize for his thesis “The Formation and Breakdown of Passive Film on Ni Alloys in situ synchrotron studies” at the User Meeting in January 2026. During his recent visit to MAX IV as a user, he was presented with the
