| established: | 1992 | |
| Scientific director: | Roland Sauerbrey | |
| Administrative director: | Peter Joehnk | |
| staff: | ca. 800 (2010) | |
| budget: | ca. 85 Mio. Euro (2010) | |
| location: | Dresden, Germany | |
| official website: | www.hzdr.de | |
The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) is a German research laboratory in Dresden and member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. While the research center was formerly known as Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (since 1992) the research site dates back as far as 1956, when the "Zentralinstitut für Kernforschung" (national institute for nuclear research) in Eastern Germany was founded.
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From Matter to Materials With the help of large-scale research equipment, HZDR scientists seek to improve conventional materials and develop new ones. This includes research on novel superconducting and semiconducting materials with the help of extremely high magnetic fields, simulation and optimization of steel casting using magnetic fields, and the development of energy efficient materials for new information and communication technologies.
Cancer research Cancer research at the HZDR focuses on three major fields: research on new radioactive pharmaceuticals for the diagnosis of cancer, development of imaging methods used in oncology and advancement of the acceleration of particles with laser technologies.
Energy research HZDR scientists focus on processes in the chemical and metal processing industries, nuclear safety, new technologies for the exploration, extraction and use of raw materials and biocomposite materials.
Founded in 1956 the former research center in Rossendorf became part of the German Academy of Sciences. The German-born British physicist Klaus Fuchs, who took part in the Manhattan Project, was deputy director until 1974.
After the German reunification the "Forschungszentrum Rossendorf" (FZR) was founded. In 2006 the name changed to "Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf", to emphasize the connection to the research infrastructure in the city of Dresden. In 2011 the center became a member of Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres[1].
The HZDR has a staff of about 800 persons, working on four different research sites, the headquarters being in Dresden.