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
      Welcome Coffee
    • 1
      Welcome and Opening
      Speaker: Paul McKenna (University of Strathclyde)
    • 2
      UK XFEL Project Overview

      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
      Lunch and Posters
    • 3
      AWE’s extreme environment experiments at the European XFEL and LCLS
      Speaker: David McGonegle (AWE)
    • 4
      Results from Static and Dynamic Compression Experiments at European XFEL
      Speaker: Malcolm McMahon (The University of Edinburgh)
    • 5
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      Speaker: Emma McBride (Queens university Belfast)
    • 6
      Putting the squeeze on molecular materials – high-pressure studies of fuels, lubricants, pharmaceuticals and explosives
      Speaker: Colin Pulham (The University of Edinburgh)
    • 7
      XFEL probing of extreme conditions in ultrarelativistic laser-produced plasmas -- Status of HED/HIBEF at EuXFEL
      Speaker: Tom Cowan (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
    • 3:00 PM
      Coffee Break
    • 8
      Combining a UK XFEL with spherical compression: Laser Fusion science possibilities
      Speaker: Robbie Scott (CLF, STFC)
    • 9
      Discovering and Investigating Soft Matter Phenomena with XFELs
      Speaker: Claudiu Stan (Rutgers University)
    • 10
      Day one discussion and close
    • 5:00 PM
      Drinks Reception
  • Tuesday, October 3
    • 9:00 AM
      Coffee and Tea
    • 11
      Exploring quantum matter at extreme conditions - low temperatures and high magnetic fields
      Speaker: Simon Gerber (SwissFEL, PSI)
    • 12
      The role of magnetic fields in turbulent high-energy-density plasmas.
      Speaker: Archie Bott (University of Oxford)
    • 10:30 AM
      Coffee Break
    • 13
      Scientific Themes Updates

      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

    • 14
      Unravelling material properties with intense x-rays
      Speaker: Sam Vinko (University of Oxford)
    • 12:30 PM
      Lunch Break
    • 15
      Panel Discussion
    • 16
      Closing Remarks