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A workshop was held at SSRL on October 23, 1996 on "Approaches to Modern and Advanced Analysis of XAS Data". It consisted of four lectures followed by discussions. Robert Scott (Univ. of Georgia) introduced the topic and the questions with a talk "Extracting the Most Structural Information from EXAFS. Defining the Problem", which defined where the field has come, where it is heading, and what will be needed in the future. Matthew Newville (LLNL) then gave a lecture on how to use FEFF (a code base on ab initio theoretical calculations of EXAFS functions) for advanced data analysis with very recent examples from complicated data. John Rehr (Univ. of Washington), the physicist behind the extensive development effort of FEFF, continued the workshop with an overview of new improved theoretical simulations of the latest version of FEFF, FEFF7 and his own vision of planned and projected developments in the future. Graham George (SSRL) concluded the sessions with a description of his SSRL-available analysis software package EXAFSPAK - its current capabilities and future plans. The workshop received a most enthusiastic response by the 70 participants from all over the US who took part in often-lively discussions.
A mini-symposium was held at SSRL on the same day in conjunction with the dedication of the OHER-funded Beam Line 9. It consisted of four invited lectures focussing on protein crystallographic research that has utilized SSRL as its main synchrotron radiation data collection facility. Speakers were William Weis, Stanford University ("Structural Studies of Cell Recognition and Adhesion"), Robert Stroud, UC San Francisco ("The Mighty Javelin Approach of Antibacterial Channel Forming Proteins"), John Johnson, Scripps Research Clinic ("The Structural Basis for Viral Infection") and Doug Rees, California Institute of Technology ("Electron Transfer Reactions in Nitrogen Fixation and Photosynthesis: A Structural Perspective"). The symposium was attended by approximately 50 participants from all over the US. It was followed by the dedication of Beam Line 9 which was held at the extension of building 120 (specifically build to house the new beam line). Brief remarks were given by Artie Bienenstock, Keith Hodgson and by Roland Hirsch from the DOE Office of Health and Environmental Research. A reception followed, which was attended by the symposium and dedication speakers, workshop and mini-symposium participants and SSRL staff.
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