Daniel Santiago Penagos Molina doing lab works.

Ultrafast light, maximum precision: Jena researcher receives award at UFO XIV

At the 14th Ultrafast Optics Conference (UFO XIV), held from 5 to 10 October 2025 in Furnas on São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal), Daniel Santiago Penagos Molina from the research group X-ray Spectroscopy and Microscopy at the Institute of Applied Physics (IAP) of the University of Jena received second place in the Student Talk Award competition.

Daniel Santiago Penagos Molina doing lab works.

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