Post by Armin Lühr

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗳𝘂𝗹 –  𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀! This journey has been anything but a sprint — more like a long, rewarding (half) marathon that took almost 25 years, filled with learning, growth, and inspiring encounters 🏃‍➡️   Along this path I’ve met so many brilliant, kind-hearted people (👇can hardly name them all) who have supported, inspired, and motivated me — also in difficult times — I am deeply indebted to them🙏 The journey started with physics studies at the universities in Braunschweig and Heidelberg followed by my PhD in theoretical physics at Humboldt University Berlin under Prof. Alejandro Saenz — where curiosity turned into passion for accuracy. My first steps into medical physics led me to Aarhus University, where we founded the Aarhus Particle Therapy Group led by Prof. Niels Bassler — a place where collaboration truly meant innovation.  Later came OncoRay, Dresden: contributing to clinical and preclinical proton therapy research within the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) under Profs. Michael Baumann and Mechthild Krause, and continuing at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) with Profs. Wolfgang Enghardt and Aswin Hoffmann — experiences that shaped both my scientific direction and my perspective on teamwork and leadership.  At TU Dortmund University, I had the chance to build something of my own — an independent research group in medical physics as Junior Professor — surrounded by dedicated colleagues who embraced every new challenge 💪 Now the second half of the marathon lies ahead. I look forward to shaping the next chapter together with colleagues, students, collaborators, and friends — building bridges between physics and medicine to make an impact that lasts 🚀 🫵 Hope to see you all one day in Dortmund 🌍 👇 Some of the remarkable people I’ve had the privilege to work with:  Jan-Oliver Kliemann, Sascha Zöllner, Timm Krüger, Brita Singers Sørensen, Niels Bassler, Anne Vestergaard, Cläre von Neubeck, Stephan Helmbrecht, 𝗝ö𝗿𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗸𝗲, Elke Beyreuther, 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗷𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵, Theresa Suckert, Johannes Soltwedel, Benjamin Lutz, Jan Eulitz, 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻 𝗟ö𝗰𝗸, Mechthild Krause, Christian Richter, Wolfgang Enghardt, Aswin Hoffmann, Prof. Dr. Sonja Schellhammer, Sindi Nexhipi, Benjamin G., Esther Troost, Jens Weingarten, 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗿ö𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, Christian Hahn, Lena Heuchel, Liheng Tian, Abdelkhalek, Robin Hegering, Matthias F. Schneider, Jens Kleesiek, 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗕ä𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿, Beate Timmermann, Doris Reiter, Kilian Baumann, Oliver Jäkel, Daniela Thorwarth, Marco Durante Heidelberg University Aarhus University OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) TU Dortmund University #MedicalPhysics #ProtonTherapy #Research #Academia #Gratitude #CareerJourney #AMTECPRO