2023 NXS Program
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Week 1 - ORNL
- Saturday, August 5 ORNL
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- 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
School participants arrive at Oak Ridge Hotel via flights - 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Informal get-together at Oak Ridge Hotel. Buffet and beverages for all school participants
- 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- Sunday, August 6 ORNL
- Oak Ridge SCHOOL OPENING - SUNDAY, August 6, 2023
Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Building 8600, Iran Thomas Auditorium, Room A103- 7:45 AM
Bus departs hotel (Breakfast on own at hotel before departure each morning) - 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
Jon Taylor, NSD Director, ORNL - 10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Break - 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM
Lecture: Interaction of X-rays and Neutrons with Matter I
Recording 1 | Slides 1 Recording 2 | Slides 2 Recording 3 | Slides 3 Recording 4 | Slides 4 Recording 5 | Slides 5 | Recording 6
Roger Pynn - University of Indiana - 12:05 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lecture: Interaction of X-rays and Neutrons with Matter II Recording 1 | Recording 2 | Slides
Rana Ashkar - Virginia Tech - 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Break - 2:20 PM - 3:25 PM
Lecure: Interaction of X-rays and Neutrons with Matter III Slides 1 | Recording 1 Slides 2 | Recording 2 Slides 3 | Recording 3
Efrain Rodriguez - University of Maryland - 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Break - 3:40 PM - 6:40 PM
Tours - SNS, HFIR Graphite Reactor - 6:40 PM - 7:45 PM
Dinner and Discussions - 7:45 PM
Buses depart ORNL for hotel
- 7:45 AM
- Monday August 7 ORNL
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- 7:45 AM
Bus departs hotel - 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Lecture: Neutron Generation, Optics, Detection, and Instrumentation Slides 1 | Slides 2 | Video
Thomas Huegle - ORNL - 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Break - 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM
Lecture: Powder Diffraction Slides 1 | Slides 2
Cora Lind-Kovacs - University of Toledo - 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Break - 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM
Lecture: Single Crystal Diffraction Slides
William Ratcliff - NIST - 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
HFIR/SNS Experiment 1 (17 instruments) - See Experiments schedule - 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Dinner and Discussion - 6:45 PM
Buses departs for ORNL for hotel
- 7:45 AM
- Tuesday, August 8 ORNL
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- 7:45 AM
Bus departs hotel - 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Lecture: Neutron Spectroscopy Slides
Bruce Gaulin - University - 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Break - 9:50 AM- 10:50 AM
Lecture: Neutron Spectroscopy II
Bruce Gaulin - McMaster University - 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Break - 11:10 AM - 12:010 PM
Lecture: Magnetic Scattering Slides
Pat Clancy - McMaster University - 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
HFIR/SNS Experiment 2 (17 instruments) - See Experiments schedule - 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Dinner and Discussion - 6:45 PM
Buses departs for ORNL for hotel
- 7:45 AM
- Wednesday, August 9 ORNL
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- 7:45 AM
Bus departs hotel - 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Lecture: Small Angle Neutron Scattering Slides
Lisa Debeer-Schmitt - ORNL - 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Break - 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM
Lecture: Neutron Imaging Slides
Yuxuan Zhang, ORNL
Hassina Bilheux, ORNL
Jean Bilheux, ORNL - 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Break - 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM
Lecture: Neutron Polarization Slides
Barry Winn, ORNL
Dean Myles, ORNL
Josh Pierce, ORNL - 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
DEI Event - 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Break - 2:20 PM - 3:05 PM
Lecture: Machine Learning and AI for Scattering Experiments Slides
Thomas Proffen - ORNL - 3:05 PM - 3:25 PM
Break - 3:25 PM - 4:10 PM
Lecture: Neutron User Facilities Slides
Mark Lumsden - ORNL - 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Bus departure - 5:30 PM- 7:30 PM
Melton Lake Picnic - 7:30 PM
Buses depart picnic for hotel
- 7:45 AM
- Thursday, August 10 ORNL
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- 7:45 AM
Bus departs hotel - 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Lecture: Neutron Reflectivity Slides 1 | Slides 2
Chuck Majkrzak - NIST - 9:15 AM - 9:35 AM
Break - 9:35 AM - 10:20 AM
Lecture: Quasi-elastic Neutron Scattering Slides
Niina Jalarvo, ORNL - 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Break - 10:40 AM - 11:25 AM
Lecture: PDF Analysis Slides
Katharine Page - UTK/ORNL - 11:25 AM - 11:45 AM
Break - 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Lecture: Neutron Spin Echo Slides
Laura Stingaciu - ORNL - 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch - 1:15 PM - 5:45 PM
HFIR/SNS Experiment 3 (17 Instruments) - See Experiments schedule - 5:45 PM - 7:00 PM
Dinner and Discussion - 7:00 PM
Buses departs for ORNL for hotel
- 7:45 AM
- Friday, Friday August 11 ORNL
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- 7:45 AM
Bus departs hotel - 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
HFIR/SNS Experiment 4 (15 Instruments) - 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Lecture: Vibrational Spectroscopy Slides
Yongqiang Cheng - ORNL - 2:15 PM – 2:35 PM
Break - 2:35 PM - 3:20 PM
Lecture: Engineering Diffraction Slides
Donald Brown - LANL - 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Break - 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM
Lecture: Diffraction and Spectroscopy at TOF vs Continuous Sources Slides
Stuart Calder, ORNL
Garrett Granroth, ORNL - 4:40 PM - 7:30 PM
Dinner/Social at SNS
Hosts: Hans Christen, Mary Odom, Michelle Everett - 7:30 PM
Bus departs for ORNL for hotel
- 7:45 AM
- Saturday, August 12 ORNL
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- 8:00 AM
Bus departs hotel
Bus travel to Argonne
A box lunch will be providedSchool 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.
- 8:00 AM
Week 2 - ANL
- Sunday, August 13 ANL
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ARGONNE SCHOOL OPENING - SUNDAY, August 13, 2023
Lower-Level Gallery, APS Building 402- 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Breakfast Buffet
Argonne Guest House - 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome to ANL Opening Remarks
ANL NXS Team: Jessica McChesney, Stephan Rosenkranz. Chengjun Sun - 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome & Overview of the APS Slides
Laurent Chapon
APS Director, Argonne National Laboratory - 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Group Photo & APS Tour - 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
Lunch - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lectured Continued: X-ray Generation & Instrumentation Slides
Dennis M. Mills APS - Argonne National Laboratory - 2:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Outing to Chicago
- 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
- Monday, August 14 ANL
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- 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: X-ray spectroscopy Slides
Shelly Kelly - Argonne National Laboratory - 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Break - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lecture: X-ray dichroism Slides
Jian Liu - University of Tennessee - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Extended Break / Ice Cream - 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Lecture: High Pressure Measurements Slides
Stella Chariton - University of Chicago - 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Break - 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Lecture: Introduction to X-ray Free Electron Lasers
Paul Fuoss - Stanford National Laboratory - 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Break - 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Lecture: Proposal Writing Slides
Jessica McChesney - Argonne National Laboratory - 6:00 PM
Dinner, Guesthouse
- 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
- Tuesday, August 15 ANL
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- 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Lecture: X-ray Imaging
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 Slides
Lianyi Chen - University of Wisconsin - 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Break - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lecture: Coherence Based Imaging Slides
Stephan Hruszkewycz - Argonne National Laboratory - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
APS Tutorials I - 6:00 PM
Dinner, Guesthouse
- 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
- Wednesday August 16 ANL
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- 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
APS Tutorials II - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lecture: X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy Slides
Larry Lurio - Northern Illinois University - 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Break - 2:15 - 3:15 PM
Lecture: Probing ultrafast dynamics with X-rays Slides
Anne Marie March - Argonne National Laboratory - 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Break - 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Lecture: X-ray User Facilities in North America Slides
Jonathan Lang - Argonne National Laboratory - 5:15 PM
Panel & Dinner: Career paths at National Laboratories Guesthouse
- 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Thursday August 17 ANL
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- 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Lecture: Single crystal diffuse scattering Slides
Raymond Osborn - Argonne National Laboratory - 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Break - 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Lecture: Surface and Interface Scattering Slides
Dillon Fong - Argonne National Laboratory - 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Break - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lecture: Multi-Modal Experiments Slides
Yu-Chen Karen Chen-Wiegart - Stony Brook University - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
APS Tutorials III - 6:00 PM
Dinner, Guesthouse
- 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
- Friday, Friday August 18 - ANL
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- 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
APS Tutorials IV - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lecture: Small Angle X-ray Scattering
Tao Li - Argonne National Laboratory - 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Break - 2:15 - 3:15 PM
Lecture: AI for experiment and analysis
Mathew Cherukara - Argonne National Laboratory - 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Break - 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Lecture: Networking Roundtable discussions with Beamline Scientists - 5:30 PM
Farewell and Dinner, Guesthouse
- 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Saturday, August 19 ANL
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- Return travel