We are pleased to announce that, as of October 2024, Lode Vanhecke has joined École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) as a doctoral researcher within the Innovate for Sustainable Accelerating Systems (iSAS) program. Lode’s research is centered on Work Package 5: Development of a Parametric Design for an Optimally Sustainable LINAC Cryomodule. His responsibilities include performing beam dynamics simulations for the ESS cryomodule design, providing critical feedback for optimization, and evaluating design performance across various collider and Free Electron Laser (FEL) applications. His research also contributes to the development of a versatile, energy-efficient cryomodule that can be adapted to multiple accelerator systems, serving both industrial and research infrastructure applications.

Lode Vanhecke holds both a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). He has further honed his expertise through an internship at PERLE at IJCLab, where he specialized in beam dynamics with a focus on beam loss and halo formation in Energy Recovery Linac (ERL) accelerator technology.