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Workshop on STXM and X-ray Nanoprobe Capabilities and |
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July 9-10, 2007 |
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Monday, July 9 |
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Bechtel International Center |
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| 8:00 - 8:15 | Registration and morning refreshments |
| 8:15 - 8:20 | Welcome (Jo Stöhr) and introduction (John Bargar) |
| 8:20 - 9:00 | Keynote Talk: A primer on Synchrotron spectromicroscopy (Harald Ade, NCSU) |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Sulfur K-edge spectroscopy in environmental sciences (Satish Myneni, Princeton University) |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | X-ray based imaging of cells (Carolyn Larabell, UCSF) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Impact of microbes of Fe redox cycle in the environment (Karim Benzerara, CNRS and Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Future of zone plates for spectromicroscopy (Wenbing Yun, Xradia inc.) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Beam line design considerations for spectromicroscopy beam stations (Tony Warwick, ALS) |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch break (attendees will find numerous lunch options at the nearby student union) |
Bechtel International Center |
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| 1:00 - 1:30 | Sulfur- and iron-microXANES studies on soil colloides (Juergen Thieme, University of Goettingen) |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Elemental Imaging of Dynamic Events in Cell Biology: the Unique Vision of XRF (Lydia Finney, ANL) |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Actinide environmental science at the nanoscale (Thorsten Schäfer, INE Karlsruhe) |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Bioinorganic chemistry at the nanoscale (Peter Lay, University of Sydney) |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Break |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Imaging techniques in archeometry (Giacomo Chiari, Getty Conservation Institute) |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Biosensing and imaging with nanoparticles (Jianghong Rao, Stanford School of Medicine) |
Bechtel International Center |
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| 4:30 - 5:30 | Breakout session: Attendees are asked to contribute ideas for the following forward-looking topics in their subject areas: important scientific drivers, instrument needs in bio/medicine, geo/enviro/atmospheric, instrument design needs, important technological challenges, possible technological solutions. |
| 5:30 | Adjourn |
Tuesday July 10 |
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Bechtel International Center |
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| 8:00 - 8:30 | Morning refreshments |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Overview of X1A STXM program at NSLS (Chris Jacobsen, SUNY Stony Brook) |
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Overview of BL 11 STXM program at ALS (Tolek Tyliszczak, ALS) |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Overview of X-ray microscopy program at ESRF ID-21 (Jean Susini, ESRF) |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Outline of the X-ray microscopy program at BESSY II (Juergen Thieme, University of Göttingen) |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Break |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Overview of Hard x-ray nanoprobe at APS (Barry Lai, APS) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Overview of Soft x-ray SXM at APS 2-ID-B (Ian McNulty, APS) |
| 10:45 - 11:00 |
Overview of STXM program at CLS (Martin Obst, CLS) |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Overview of the PolLux STXM program at SLS (Rainer Fink, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg) |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Spectromicroscopy capabilities at SSRL (Hendrik Ohldag, SSRL) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Round table discussion: overarching facility trends, and needs, related issues. |
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Charge and instructions to working groups |
| 12:10 - 1:00 | Working Lunch (provided for attendees) |
Bechtel International Center |
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| 1:00 - 3:30 | Working group sessions to write workshop report: Environmental/Geochemistry/Atmospheric/Archeometry (David Shuh) Biological/medical working group (Bob Scott) Instrumental (Michael Rowen) |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Break |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Reports from working groups |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |