UK XFEL Townhall - Materials, Chemistry, and Biology at extreme conditions

Contribution List

2. Welcome and Opening

Paul McKenna (University of Strathclyde)

02/10/2023, 11:00

3. UK XFEL Project Overview

Dr David Dunning, Paul Aden (STFC), Prof. Paul Jon

02/10/2023, 11:10

UK XFEL Design Team - Dave Dunning, Paul Aden - STFC
UK XFEL Science Lead - Jon Marangos - Imperial College

12. AWE’s extreme environment experiments at the European XFEL and LCLS

David McGonegle (AWE)

02/10/2023, 13:00

4. Results from Static and Dynamic Compression Experiments at European XFEL

Malcolm McMahon (The University of Edinburgh)

02/10/2023, 13:30

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Emma McBride (Queens university Belfast)

02/10/2023, 14:00

5. Putting the squeeze on molecular materials – high-pressure studies of fuels, lubricants, pharmaceuticals and explosives

Colin Pulham (The University of Edinburgh)

02/10/2023, 14:00

6. XFEL probing of extreme conditions in ultrarelativistic laser-produced plasmas -- Status of HED/HIBEF at EuXFEL

Tom Cowan (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)

02/10/2023, 14:30

7. Combining a UK XFEL with spherical compression: Laser Fusion science possibilities

Robbie Scott (CLF, STFC)

02/10/2023, 15:30

8. Discovering and Investigating Soft Matter Phenomena with XFELs

Claudiu Stan (Rutgers University)

02/10/2023, 16:00

18. Day one discussion and close

02/10/2023, 16:40

9. Exploring quantum matter at extreme conditions - low temperatures and high magnetic fields

Simon Gerber (SwissFEL, PSI)

03/10/2023, 09:30

14. The role of magnetic fields in turbulent high-energy-density plasmas.

Archie Bott (University of Oxford)

03/10/2023, 10:00

16. Scientific Themes Updates

03/10/2023, 11:00

Tom Penfold, Anna Regoutz, Sven Schroeder, Sam Vinko, Jasper Van Thor and Jon Marangos will review the other main science areas for the UK XFEL Science Case

15. Unravelling material properties with intense x-rays

Sam Vinko (University of Oxford)

03/10/2023, 12:00

13. Panel Discussion

03/10/2023, 13:30

17. Closing Remarks

03/10/2023, 14:00

1. Coffee and Tea

11. TBC

Nigel Woolsey (University of York)