\tit{ STATUS OF THE FREIBURG ELECTRON BEAM ION TRAP FreEBIT:\\ A NEW SOURCE FOR HIGH-Z HYDROGENIC IONS } \auth{ J. R. Crespo L\'opez-Urrutia, B. Bapat, A. Dorn, R. Moshammer, and J.= Ullrich } \inst{ Fakult\"{a}t f\"{u}r Physik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universit\"{a}t Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany } \abst{ An electron beam ion trap (EBIT) is under construction at the University of Freiburg. It will be operated both as an ion trap and as an ion source, and its design specifications will allow production of hydrogenic ions from even the heaviest elements, and their extraction and acceleration to=20 energies up to 350 keV/q. }