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

Europe/London
University of Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde

Paul Aden (STFC)
Description

The UK XFEL CDOA team are hosting a townhall meeting in collaboration with University of Strathclyde on the 2nd and 3rd of October. This will be an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in the possible technologies and applications of a UK XFEL to come and hear and discuss topics surrounding 'Materials, Chemistry, and Biology, at Extreme Conditions.

The event will take place over two days with a multiple of speakers (see timetable) and breakout sessions for informal discussions.

For those who would like to join in online, here is the zoom link: https://ukri.zoom.us/j/93443161168

Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uk-xfel-townhall-materials-chemistry-and-biology-at-extreme-conditions-tickets-660981933757

 

  • Monday, October 2
    • 10:30 AM 11:00 AM
      Welcome Coffee 30m
    • 11:00 AM 11:10 AM
      Welcome and Opening 10m
      Speaker: Paul McKenna (University of Strathclyde)
    • 11:10 AM 12:00 PM
      UK XFEL Project Overview 50m

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

      Speakers: Dr David Dunning, Paul Aden (STFC), Prof. Paul Jon
    • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM
      Lunch and Posters 1h
    • 1:00 PM 1:30 PM
      AWE’s extreme environment experiments at the European XFEL and LCLS 30m
      Speaker: David McGonegle (AWE)
    • 1:30 PM 2:00 PM
      Results from Static and Dynamic Compression Experiments at European XFEL 30m
      Speaker: Malcolm McMahon (The University of Edinburgh)
    • 2:00 PM 2:30 PM
      -- 30m
      Speaker: 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 30m
      Speaker: Colin Pulham (The University of Edinburgh)
    • 2:30 PM 3:00 PM
      XFEL probing of extreme conditions in ultrarelativistic laser-produced plasmas -- Status of HED/HIBEF at EuXFEL 30m
      Speaker: Tom Cowan (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
    • 3:00 PM 3:30 PM
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 3:30 PM 4:00 PM
      Combining a UK XFEL with spherical compression: Laser Fusion science possibilities 30m
      Speaker: Robbie Scott (CLF, STFC)
    • 4:00 PM 4:40 PM
      Discovering and Investigating Soft Matter Phenomena with XFELs 40m
      Speaker: Claudiu Stan (Rutgers University)
    • 4:40 PM 5:00 PM
      Day one discussion and close 20m
    • 5:00 PM 6:00 PM
      Drinks Reception 1h
  • Tuesday, October 3
    • 9:00 AM 9:30 AM
      Coffee and Tea 30m
    • 9:30 AM 10:00 AM
      Exploring quantum matter at extreme conditions - low temperatures and high magnetic fields 30m
      Speaker: Simon Gerber (SwissFEL, PSI)
    • 10:00 AM 10:30 AM
      The role of magnetic fields in turbulent high-energy-density plasmas. 30m
      Speaker: Archie Bott (University of Oxford)
    • 10:30 AM 11:00 AM
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 11:00 AM 12:00 PM
      Scientific Themes Updates 1h

      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 12:30 PM
      Unravelling material properties with intense x-rays 30m
      Speaker: Sam Vinko (University of Oxford)
    • 12:30 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch Break 1h
    • 1:30 PM 2:00 PM
      Panel Discussion 30m
    • 2:00 PM 2:10 PM
      Closing Remarks 10m