2020 NXS Program

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Week 1 - ORNL

Monday, June 15 EDT
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Bianca Haberl, Mike Manley, Matthias Frontzek, Uta Ruett, Stephan Rosenkranz

    Hans M. Christen - Director, Neutron Scattering Division - Recording
    Ken Herwig - Second Target Station Project Manager - Recording

  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Lecture
    Interaction of X-rays and Neutrons with Matter - Slides, Recording, Q&A (all three lectures)

    Roger Pynn - University of Indiana

  • 3:300 PM – 4:30 PM
    Break
     
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
    Lecture continued
    Interaction of X-rays and Neutrons with Matter - Slides, Recording

    Efrain Rodriguez University of Maryland

  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    Lecture continued
    Interaction of X-rays and Neutrons with Matter - Slides, Recording

    Rana Ashkar - Virginia Tech

  • 7:30 PM onward
    Icebreaker with lecturers and ORNL and ANL scientists
Tuesday, June 16 EDT
  • 12:15 - 12:30 PM
    Recap & QA Session
     
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Lecture continued
    Interaction of X-rays and Neutrons with Matter - Recording, Q&A

    Roger Pynn - University of Indiana - Slides
    Efrain Rodriguez - University of Maryland - Slides
    Rana Ashkar - Virginia Tech - Slides

  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Lecture
    Inelastic Neutron Scattering - Slides, Recording, Q&A

    Bruce Gaulin - McMaster University

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Break
     
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
    Lecture continued
    Inelastic Neutron Scattering - Recording

    Bruce Gaulin - McMaster University

  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    Lecture
    Magnetic Scattering - Slides, Recording

    Kate Ross - Colorado State University

Wednesday, June 17 EDT
  • 12:15 - 12:30 PM
    Recap & QA Session
     
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Lecture
    Neutron Generation and Detection/Neutron Optics and Instrumentation - Slides_1, Slides_2, Recording, Q&A

    Thomas Huegle - ORNL

  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Lecture
    Reflectivity

    Chuck F. Majkrzak - National Institute of Standards and Technology - Slides, Recording, Q&A

  • 3:300 PM – 4:30 PM
    Break
     
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
    Lecture
    Neutron Polarization

    Kathryn Krycka National Institute of Standards and Technology - Slides, Recording

  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    Lecture
    Small Angle Neutron Scattering

    Lisa DeBeer-Schmitt - ORNL - Slides, Recording

  • 7:30 PM onward
    Interaction room with lecturers and ORNL and ANL scientists
Thursday, June 18 EDT
Friday, June 19 EDT
  • 12:15 - 12:30 PM
    Recap & QA Session
     
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Lecture
    Imaging with Neutrons - Slides, Recording, Q&A

    Hassina Bilheux - ORNL 
    Yuxuan Zhang - ORNL

  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Lecture
    Neutron Vibrational Spectroscopy - Slides, Q&A, Recording

    Yongqiang Cheng - ORNL

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Break
     
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
    Lecture
    Quasi-elastic Neutron Scattering - Slides, Recording

    Niina Jalarvo - ORNL

  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    Lecture
    Neutron Spin Echo Spectroscopy - Slides, Recording

    Laura Stingaciu - ORNL

  • 7:30 PM onward

    Interaction room with lecturers and ORNL and ANL scientists 

 

Week 2 - ANL

Monday, June 22 CDT
  • 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
    Recap and Q&A session
     
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    Welcome to Argonne National Laboratory by Stephan Rosenkranz, Uta Ruett

    Lecture
    Welcome & Overview of the APS - Recording, Q&A, Slides

    Stephen Streiffer - APS Director

  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Lecture
    High Pressure Measurements with X-rays and Neutrons - Slides, Q&A, Recording

    Bianca Haberl - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Break
     
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Lecture
    X-ray Generation & Instrumentation - Slides_Optics, Slides_Sources, Q&A, Recording

    Dennis M. Mills - Argonne National Laboratory

  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Lecture continued
    X-ray Generation & Instrumentation - Recording

    Dennis M. Mills - Argonne National Laboratory

  • 6:30 PM onward
    Interaction room with lecturers and ORNL and ANL scientists
Tuesday, June 23 CDT
  • 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
    Recap and Q&A session - Recording
     
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    Lecture
    X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy - Slides, Recording, Q&A

    Grant Bunker - Illinois Institute of Technology

  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Lecture
    Inelastic X-ray Scattering - Recording, Q&A, Slides

    Jason Hancock - University of Connecticut

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Break
     
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Lecture
    Resonant elastic and inelastic scattering - Slides, Recording

    Stuart Wilkins - Brookhaven National Lab

  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Lecture
    Low Energy Resolution Inelastic X-ray scattering - Slides, Recording, Q&A

    Mahalingam Balasubramanian - Argonne National Laboratory

  • 6:30 PM onward
    Panel Discussion
    Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging - Recording_part1, Recording_part2, Q&A

    Working at User Facilities

Wednesday, June 24 CDT
  • 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
    Recap and Q&A session - Recording
     
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    Lecture
    X-ray Imaging - Slides, Recording, Q&A

    Chris Jacobsen - Argonne National Laboratory / Northwestern University

  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Lecture
    Coherence Based Imaging - Slides, Recording, Q&A

    Ross Harder - Argonne National Laboratory

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Break
     
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Lecture
    General introduction to FELs. - Slides, Recording

    Paul Fuoss - LCLS/Stanford Linear Accelerator

  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Lecture
    Probing ultrafast dynamics - Slides, Recording, Q&A

    Anne Marie March - Argonne National Laboratory

  • 6:30 PM onward
    Interaction room with lecturers and ORNL and ANL scientists
Thursday, June 25 CDT
  • 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
    Recap and Q&A session - Recording
     
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    Lecture
    In Situ and Operando Measurements - Slides, Q&A, Recording

    Karena Chapman - Stony Brook University

  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Lecture
    Small Angle X-ray Scattering - Slides, Recording

    Millie Firestone - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Break
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Lecture
    Surface/Interface Scattering - Slides, Recording

    John Freeland - Argonne National Laboratory

  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Lecture
    Diffuse Scattering - Slides, Recording

    Ray Osborn - Argonne National Laboratory

Friday, June 26 CDT
  • 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
    Recap and Q&A session - Recording
     
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    Lecture
    Fast x-ray imaging and diffraction for engineering materials science - Slides, Recording, Q&A

    Tao Sun - University of Virginia

  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Lecture
    X-ray Photon Correlation Slides_part1, Slides_part2, Slides_part3, Recording, Q&A

    Larry Lurio - Northern Illinois University

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Break
     
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Lecture
    X-ray Magnetic Dichroism - Slides, Recording, Q&A

    Elke Arenholz - Cornell University/CHESS

  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Lecture
    User facilities in North America & Writing a Beamtime Proposal - Slides, Recording, Q&A

    Suzanne te Velthuis - Argonne National Laboratory

    Closing of the school - Recording
    All NXS organizers

  • 6:30 PM onward
    Interaction room with lecturers and ORNL and ANL scientists