Name: UK XFEL Townhall - Materials, Chemistry, and Biology at extreme conditions
Start: 2023-10-02T09:45:00+01:00
End: 2023-10-03T17:00:00+01:00
Location: University of Strathclyde

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

from Monday, 2 October 2023 (09:45) to Tuesday, 3 October 2023 (17:00)

Monday, 2 October 2023

10:30 Welcome Coffee
Welcome Coffee
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Welcome and Opening - Paul McKenna (University of Strathclyde)
Welcome and Opening
- Paul McKenna (University of Strathclyde)
11:00 - 11:10
11:10 UK XFEL Project Overview - David Dunning Paul Jon Paul Aden (STFC)
UK XFEL Project Overview
- David Dunning
- Paul Jon
- Paul Aden (STFC)
11:10 - 12:00
UK XFEL Design Team - Dave Dunning, Paul Aden - STFC UK XFEL Science Lead - Jon Marangos - Imperial College
12:00 Lunch and Posters
Lunch and Posters
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 AWE’s extreme environment experiments at the European XFEL and LCLS - David McGonegle (AWE)
AWE’s extreme environment experiments at the European XFEL and LCLS
- David McGonegle (AWE)
13:00 - 13:30
13:30 Results from Static and Dynamic Compression Experiments at European XFEL - Malcolm McMahon (The University of Edinburgh)
Results from Static and Dynamic Compression Experiments at European XFEL
- Malcolm McMahon (The University of Edinburgh)
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 -- - Emma McBride (Queens university Belfast)
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- Emma McBride (Queens university Belfast)
14:00 - 14:30
Putting the squeeze on molecular materials – high-pressure studies of fuels, lubricants, pharmaceuticals and explosives - Colin Pulham (The University of Edinburgh)
Putting the squeeze on molecular materials – high-pressure studies of fuels, lubricants, pharmaceuticals and explosives
- Colin Pulham (The University of Edinburgh)
14:00 - 14:30
14:30 XFEL probing of extreme conditions in ultrarelativistic laser-produced plasmas -- Status of HED/HIBEF at EuXFEL - Tom Cowan (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
XFEL probing of extreme conditions in ultrarelativistic laser-produced plasmas -- Status of HED/HIBEF at EuXFEL
- Tom Cowan (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 Combining a UK XFEL with spherical compression: Laser Fusion science possibilities - Robbie Scott (CLF, STFC)
Combining a UK XFEL with spherical compression: Laser Fusion science possibilities
- Robbie Scott (CLF, STFC)
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 Discovering and Investigating Soft Matter Phenomena with XFELs - Claudiu Stan (Rutgers University)
Discovering and Investigating Soft Matter Phenomena with XFELs
- Claudiu Stan (Rutgers University)
16:00 - 16:40
16:40 Day one discussion and close
Day one discussion and close
16:40 - 17:00

17:00 Drinks Reception
Drinks Reception
17:00 - 18:00
Tuesday, 3 October 2023

09:00 Coffee and Tea
Coffee and Tea
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 Exploring quantum matter at extreme conditions - low temperatures and high magnetic fields - Simon Gerber (SwissFEL, PSI)
Exploring quantum matter at extreme conditions - low temperatures and high magnetic fields
- Simon Gerber (SwissFEL, PSI)
09:30 - 10:00
10:00 The role of magnetic fields in turbulent high-energy-density plasmas. - Archie Bott (University of Oxford)
The role of magnetic fields in turbulent high-energy-density plasmas.
- Archie Bott (University of Oxford)
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00

11:00 Scientific Themes Updates
Scientific Themes Updates
11:00 - 12:00
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
12:00 Unravelling material properties with intense x-rays - Sam Vinko (University of Oxford)
Unravelling material properties with intense x-rays
- Sam Vinko (University of Oxford)
12:00 - 12:30
12:30 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 13:30

13:30 Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
13:30 - 14:00

14:00 Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
14:00 - 14:10