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, October 2, 2023 (9:45 AM) to Tuesday, October 3, 2023 (5:00 PM)

Monday, October 2, 2023

10:30 AM Welcome Coffee
Welcome Coffee
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Welcome and Opening - Paul McKenna (University of Strathclyde)
Welcome and Opening
- Paul McKenna (University of Strathclyde)
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM UK XFEL Project Overview - Paul Aden (STFC) Paul Jon David Dunning
UK XFEL Project Overview
- Paul Aden (STFC)
- Paul Jon
- David Dunning
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
UK XFEL Design Team - Dave Dunning, Paul Aden - STFC UK XFEL Science Lead - Jon Marangos - Imperial College
12:00 PM Lunch and Posters
Lunch and Posters
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM 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)
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM 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)
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM -- - Emma McBride (Queens university Belfast)
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- Emma McBride (Queens university Belfast)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM 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)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM 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)
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Discovering and Investigating Soft Matter Phenomena with XFELs - Claudiu Stan (Rutgers University)
Discovering and Investigating Soft Matter Phenomena with XFELs
- Claudiu Stan (Rutgers University)
4:00 PM - 4:40 PM
4:40 PM Day one discussion and close
Day one discussion and close
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM Drinks Reception
Drinks Reception
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 3, 2023

9:00 AM Coffee and Tea
Coffee and Tea
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM 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)
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM 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 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM Scientific Themes Updates
Scientific Themes Updates
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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 PM 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 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM