2022 NXS Program

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Week 1 - ORNL

Sunday, July 10 ORNL
Oak Ridge SCHOOL OPENING - SUNDAY, July 10, 2022
Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Building 8600, Iran Thomas Auditorium, Room A103
  • 7:45 AM
    Picked up at hotel (Breakfast on own at hotel each morning before 7:45)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
    Badging and Safety Training
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
    Welcome to ORNL
    Opening Remarks
    ORNL NXS Team: Bianca Haberl, Mike Manley, Adam Aczel, Keith Taddei
    Hans Christen, Division Director, Neutron Scattering Division ORNL
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Lecture: Neutron Generation and Detection/Neutron Optics and Instrumentation Slides
    Gabriele Sala - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Lunch
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Lecture: Interaction of X-rays and Neutrons with Matter
    Recording 1 | Slides 1  Recording 2 | Slides 2  Recording 3 | Slides 3  Recording 4 | Slides 4  Recording 5 | Slides 5
    Roger Pynn - University of Indiana
  • 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
    Break
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
    Lecure: Interaction of X-rays and Neutrons with Matter Recording 1  Recording 2  Slides
    Rana Ashkar - Virginia Tech
  • 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
    Break
  • 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
    Tours - SNS, HFIR Graphite Reactor
  • 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
    Dinner and Discussions
  • 7:15 PM
    Buses depart ORNL for hotel
Monday, July 11 ORNL
  • 7:45 AM
    Bus departs hotel
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
    Lecture: Interaction of X-rays and Neutrons with Matter Slides 1 | Recording 1  Slides 2 | Recording 2  Slides 3 | Recording 3
    Efrain Rodriguez - University of Maryland
  • 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
    Break
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
    Lecture: Powder Diffraction Slides  Exercises
    Cora Lind-Kovacs - University of Toledo
  • 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
    Break
  • 11:00 AM  - 12:00 PM
    Lecture: Single Crystal Diffraction Slides
    Christine Beavers - Diamond Light Source
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Lunch
  • 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    HFIR/SNS Experiment 1 (16 instruments)
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    Dinner and Discussion
Tuesday, July 12 ORNL
  • 7:45 AM
    Bus departs hotel
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
    Lecture: PDF Analysis Slides
    Katharine Page - UTK/ORNL
  • 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
    Break/Group Photo
  • 9:45 AM- 10:45 AM
    Lecture: Inelastic Neutron Scattering Slides
    Bruce Gaulin - McMaster University
  • 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
    Break
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Lecture continued: Inelastic Neutron Scattering
    Bruce Gaulin - McMaster University
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Lunch
  • 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    HFIR/SNS Experiment 2 (17 instruments)
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    Dinner and Discussion
Wednesday, July 13 ORNL
  • 7:45 AM
    Bus departs hotel
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
    Lecture: Magnetic Scattering Slides
    Pat Clancy - McMaster University
  • 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
    Break
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
    Lecture: Reflectivity  Slides 1 Slides 2
    Chuck F. Majkrzak - NIST
  • 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
    Break
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Lecture: Neutron Polarization Slides 1 Slides 2
    Chuck F. Majkrzak - NIST
  • 12:00  PM - 1:00 PM
    Lunch
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    D&I Event Flyer
  • 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
    Break
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
    Lecture: AI for Scattering Experiments Slides
    Thomas Proffen - ORNL
  • 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
    Break
  • 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
    Lecture: Neutron User Facilities Slides
    Mark Lumsden - ORNL
  • 4:30 PM
    Bus departure
  • 5:30 PM- 7:30 PM
    Melton Hill Lake Picnic
Thursday, July 14 ORNL
  • 7:45 AM
    Bus departs hotel
  • 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
    Lecture: Small Angle Neutron Scattering Slides
    Lisa DeBeer-Schmitt - ORNL
  • 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
    Break
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
    Lecture: Quasi-elastic Neutron Scattering Slides
    Niina Jalarvo - ORNL
  • 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
    Break
  • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
    Lecture: Neutron Vibrational Spectroscopy Slides
    Yongqiang Cheng - ORNL
  • 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
    Break
  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
    Lecture: Neutron Spin Echo Spectroscopy Slides
    Laura Stingaciu - ORNL
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
    Lunch
  • 1:15 PM - 5:45 PM
    HFIR/SNS Experiment 3 (16 Instruments)
  • 5:45 PM - 7:15 PM
    Dinner and Discussion
Friday, July 15 ORNL
  • 7:45 AM
    Bus departs hotel
  • 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    HFIR/SNS Experiment 4 (17 Instruments)
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    Lunch
  • 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
    Lecture: Imaging with Neutrons Slides
    Yuxuan Zhang and  Hassina Bilheux -  ORNL
  • 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
    Break
  • 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
    Lecture: Engineering Diffraction
    Thomas Gnaeupel-Herold - NIST
  • 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
    Break
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    Lecture: Experiments with TOF & steady-state neutrons Slides Slides
    Stuart Calder and Garrett Granroth - ORNL
  • 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
    Dinner/Social at SNS
    Hosts: Everette/Moody
Saturday, July 16 ORNL
  • 8:00 AM
    Bus departs hotel
    Bus travel to Argonne
    A box lunch will be provided

    School participants arrive at Argonne and register at the Argonne Guest House, Building 460.
    Registration will be from 5-6:00 pm with dinner from 6:00-8:00 pm, both at the Argonne Guest House.

Week 2 - ANL

Sunday, June 17 ANL

ARGONNE SCHOOL OPENING - SUNDAY, July 17, 2022
Lower-Level Gallery, APS Building 402

  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
    Pick up Breakfast
    Argonne Guest House Restaurant
  • 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
    Opening Remarks
    Stephan Rosenkranz, Materials Science Division - Argonne National Laboratory
    Uta Ruett, X-ray Science Division Advanced Photon Source - Argonne National Laboratory
    Yong Choi, Magnetic Materials Group - Argonne National Laboratory
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
    Welcome & Overview of the APS Slides
    Laurent Chapon
    APS Director, Argonne National Laboratory
  • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
    APS Tour/Group Picture
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
    Lecture: X-ray Generation & Instrumentation Slides
    Dennis M. Mills APS - Argonne National Laboratory
  • 12:15 PM- 1:00 PM
    Lunchboxes
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Lectured Continued: X-ray Generation & Instrumentation Slides
    Dennis M. Mills APS - Argonne National Laboratory
  • 2:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    Outing to Chicago
    Bus leaves from Guest House
Monday, July 18 - ANL

Daily Continental Breakfast at Guesthouse

  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
    Lecture: Inelastic X-ray Scattering Slides
    Jason Hancock - University of Connecticut
  • 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
    Break
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
    Lecture: Resonant elastic and inelastic scattering Slides
    Mark Dean - Brookhaven National Lab
  • 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
    Break
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Lecture: X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and linear dichroism Slides
    Jian Liu - University of Tennessee
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Lunchboxes in Lower Gallery
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Social Gathering
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Lecture: X-ray spectroscopy Slides
    Shelly Kelly APS - Argonne National Laboratory
  • 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
    Lecture: X-ray User facilities in. North America Slides
    Jonathan Lang APS - Argonne National Laboratory
  • 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
    Break
  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
    Lecture: High Pressure Measurements Slides
    Bianca Haberl - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
    Dinner in Cafeteria in 213, shuttle bus will be available
Tuesday, July 19 - ANL

Daily Continental Breakfast at Guesthouse

  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
    Lecture: X-ray Imaging Slides
    Chris Jacobsen - Argonne National Laboratory/Northwestern University
  • 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
    Break
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
    Lecture: Fast x-ray imaging and diffraction for engineering materials science Slides
    Tao Sun - University of Virginia
  • 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
    Break
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Lecture: Coherence Based Imaging Slides
    Ross Harder - Argonne National Laboratory
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Lunchboxes in Lower Gallery
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Experiments I - APS
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
    Dinner in Cafeteria in 213, shuttle bus wil be available
Wednesday July 20 - ANL

Daily Continental Breakfast at Guesthouse

  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    Experiments II - APS
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Lunchboxes in Lower Gallery
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Lecture: X-ray Photon Correlation Slides
    Larry Lurio - Northern Illinois University
  • 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
    Break
  • 2:15 - 3:15 PM
    Lecture: General introduction to FELs Slides
    Paul Fuoss - LCLS/Stanford Linear Accelerator
  • 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
    Break
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    Lecture: Probing ultrafast dynamics Slides
    Linda Young - Argonne National Laboratory
  • 4:45 PM 
    Transfer to Cafeteria in 213
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Dinner and Career Path at National Labs
Thursday July 21 - ANL

Daily Continental Breakfast at Guesthouse

  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
    Lecture: Diffuse Scattering/Beyond the Bragg peaks Slides
    Ray Osborn - Argonne National Laboratory
  • 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
    Break
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
    Lecture: Surface and Interface Scattering Slides
    Peter Eng - GSECARS
  • 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
    Break
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Lecture: SAXS Slides
    Tao Li - Northern Illinois University
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Lunchboxes in Lower Gallery
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Experiments III - APS
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
    Dinner in Cafeteria in 213, shuttle bus will be available
Friday, July 22 - ANL

Daily Continental Breakfast at Guesthouse

  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    X-ray Experiments IV - APS
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Lunchboxes in Lower Gallery
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Lecture: In situ & operando experiments Slides
    Karena Chapman - Stony Brook
  • 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
    Break
  • 2:15 - 3:15 PM
    Lecture: AI impacting experiments and analysis Slides
    Mathew Cherukara - Argonne National Laboratory
  • 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
    Break
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    Lecture: Proposal writing Slides
    Brian Toby - Argonne National Laboratory
  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    Farewell dinner in Cafeteria in 213, shuttle bus will be available
Saturday, July 23 - ANL
  • Return travel