Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
	Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie Logo
Purpose	research institute
Location	Berlin-Wannsee and Berlin-Adlershof;
Board of directors	Bernd Rech (scientific manager), Thomas Frederking (administrative manager)
Website	www.helmholtz-berlin.de

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Energy, HZB) is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. The institute studies the structure and dynamics of materials and investigates solar cell technology.^[2] It also runs the third-generation BESSY II synchrotron in Adlershof.^[3] Until the end of 2019 it ran the 10 megawatt BER II nuclear research reactor at the Lise Meitner campus in Wannsee.^[4]

^ "Restructuring in HZB management". Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
^ HZB: Research highlights
^ Overview of HZB on the official website
^ Energie, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin. "Research at the Neutron Source BER II, The end of an era". HZB Website. Retrieved 2021-01-14.