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WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EVENTS
Please refer back to this page later for more information on the workshops
being planned.
New technologies for high-throughput crystallography at SSRL, ALS and other
synchrotron facilities will be introduced focusing on the benefits and concerns
of general users.
For program information see:
We are planning to build a dedicated facility for sub-eV inelastic x-ray
scattering in the 5-15 keV range at SPEAR3. The techniques will include
non-resonant and resonant X-ray Raman scattering, selective X-ray absorption
and X-ray emission spectroscopy. In this workshop we will discuss scientific
problems that can be addressed at this facility and the resulting beamline and
x-ray optics parameters. The topics will include the study of low Z systems
under ambient and extreme conditions and the study of 3d transition metal
compounds.
For program information see:
Co-sponsored by SSRL, the DOE-NABIR program (Natural and Accelerated
Bioremediation Research) and the ALS. Environmental microbiology and
geomicrobiology have emerged as vibrant scientific fields with cross-cutting
research themes emphasizing the interplay and energy flow between microbial
communities, inorganic and organic contaminants, (bio)minerals, groundwater,
and other solutions. Synchrotron (SR)-based techniques are beginning to play
important roles in these research areas because of the utility of SR methods
for characterizing metal ion and organic molecule speciation under
in-situ conditions in complex environmental materials. The purpose of
this meeting is to bring together scientists from the environmental
microbiology, biogeochemistry, and synchrotron communities to share ideas.
Introductory talks regarding the core techniques will be mixed with scientific
talks (not limited to SR-based techniques) to foster interactions between
attendees. Topics to be discussed include mechanisms of metal binding by
bacteria, microbially mediated redox cycling of metals in the environment and
their application to bioremediation, biomineral structures, compositions, and
formation mechanisms, and competitive sequestration of metals by inorganic
sinks (oxide, sulfide surfaces, solids) and bacteria.
For program information see:
This workshop will involve
scientists interested in investigating mechanical properties of materials via
synchrotrons. Sessions would discuss salient issues in mechanical deformation
and failures, such as crystal plasticity models, fatigue, crack propagation,
etc. A brief survey of relevant synchrotron methods - parallel beam geometry
for mesodiffraction, microdiffraction, and phase contrast imaging, and talks on
actual experiments done at synchrotrons would also be included. At the end of
the day, we plan to brain storm future projects and developments.
For program information see:
This is a joint ALS-SSRL workshop held at the ALS. Please register via
the ALS Users' Meeting page.
In recent years there have been many advances in scanning and full field x-ray
imaging techniques such as improved spatial resolution, more stable instruments
for spectromicroscopy and time resolved microscopy, phase contrast imaging
techniques as well as high resolution tomographic capabilities in absorption
and phase contrast. These techniques enable novel nanoscale research in various
fields of materials science, environmental science and biology. This workshop,
hosted jointly by the ALS and SSRL, is to discuss these new capabilities and to
identify the scientific direction for soft- and hard x-ray microscopy at both
light sources. Time will be given for open discussion with feedback on possible
future directions from workshop attendees.
Note: This is a 1˝-day workshop beginning the afternoon of Tuesday, October 7.
Thursday, October 9
Special Session: PERSPECTIVES ON THE UTEP-SSRL GATEWAY PROGRAM
In tribute to the late Iran Thomas of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of
Science, a special session has been organized to honor Thomas' interest in
education and diversity. Thomas, who passed away on February 28, was a
long-time director in the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) who supported
and enabled the development of new and innovative research programs, including
the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) and SSRL Gateway program. This special
will be held as part of the users' meeting on Thursday, October 9th from
10-11:45 am. Overview remarks will be presented by Russ Chianelli, UTEP and
Artie Bienenstock, Stanford University (Session Co-Chairs) as well as by
Patricia Dehmer, Associate Director of Science for Basic Energy Sciences, DOE.
Student presentations will include: Synchrotron Radiation Study of Pb and As in
Air Filter Particulate Matter (Xiomara Kretschmer, UTEP); Cadmium Uptake and
Translocation in Tumbleweed (Salsola kali), a Potential Cd-Hyperaccumalator
Desert Plant Species: ICP/OES and XAS Studies (Guadalupe de la Rosa, UTEP);
HRTEM, Synchrotron, and Simulation Techniques Applied to Activity and
Selectivity Correlation in Hydrosulfurization Catalysts (Myriam Perez De la
Rosa, UTEP).
Contact Cathy Knotts at
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