16th International Conference on Astronomical X-Ray Optics

1-5 December 2025 | Prague, Czech Republic

The primary objective of the conference is to showcase and exchange ideas regarding the latest and forthcoming technologies for missions in X-ray astronomy. These missions demand the creation of inventive technologies, and we aim to discuss the opportunities, the progress made until now, and novel concepts in depth.

Registration Deadline

1st November 2025

Abstract Deadline

8th November 2025

Payment Deadline

Will be stated on the invoice

List of participants in 2025

Christoph Braig Institut für angewandte Photonik e.V., Germany
Vadim Burwitz Max-Planck-Institut for Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany
Riccardo Campana INAF/OAS, Italy
Yong Chen Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Joseph Colosimo NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, United States
Weiwei Cui Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Konrad Dennerl Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Germany
Kirtankumar Pravin Dixit NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, United States
Thorsten Döhring TH Aschaffenburg, Germany
Peter Friedrich Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Germany
Susanne Friedrich Max-Planck-Institut f. extraterrestrische Physik, Germany
David Girou cosine, Netherlands
Fabien Grisé The Pennsylvania State University, United States
Rene Hudec Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Adolf Inneman Rigaku Innovative Technologies Europe s.r.o., Czech Republic
Vladimir Karas Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Wei Li Institute of High Energy Physics, China
Zhixing Ling National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Niels Lund DTU Space, Denmark
Veronika Maršíková Rigaku Innovative Technologies Europe s.r.o., Czech Republic
Randall McEntaffer the Pennsylvania State University, United States
Lenka Mikuličková TTS, s.r.o., Czech Republic
Ondrej Nentvich Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Richard Pavlica 5M s.r.o., Czech Republic
Peter Predehl Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Germany
Ladislav Pína Rigaku Innovative Technologies Europe s.r.o., Czech Republic
Vojtech Simon Astronomical Institute, the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Vladimír Tichý Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Republic
Joan Torras Sincrotró ALBA, Spain
James Tutt Penn State University, United States
Martin Urban Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Qinyu Wu National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences , China
Yanji Yang Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Vratislav Šálený Vysoké Učení Technické v Brně, Czech Republic