Conferences and Meetings on X-rays, Synchrotron Radiation and Crystallography

The Computing School will cover aspects that are relevant to all fields of crystallographic computing. As the main topic we will focus on the determination and the use of eigenvectors and eigenvalues and their applications in the different fields of crystallography. Applications range from the well known principal component analysis and other statistical and machine learning techniques to modelling using Markov processes, or optimization of functions. Fields such as image processing, information theory, and crystallography make use of these in many of its most fundamental methods. It impacts directly macromolecular crystallography in both phasing and refinement aspects. In small molecule crystallography and materials science research, it allows the understanding of very fundamental physical properties of matter. In this school, our aim is to learn and teach about this general topic from the computing aspect of the fundamentals, but also the computing tools and the data.

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

The school is intended to provide participants with brief theoretical background of small-angle scattering theory, followed by introduction to application of SAXS (and SANS) in Biological field (protein SAXS/SANS) and materials SAXS/SANS fields. Majority of the time will be in parallel sessions where lecturers will demonstrate examples of analysis of typical cases using standard commonly used software packages. Participants will be encouraged to follow instructors on their own computers. This course is intended for students and young scientists attending IUCr meeting.

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

School on 3D electron diffraction/MicroED techniques and how to apply them for structure determination of nano/microcrystals too small for X-ray diffraction. The topics will cover inorganic compounds, pharmaceutics and proteins. It includes both lectures and practical sessions.

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

We are pleased to announce a TOPAS Intensive Course with hands-on training. The primary topic of this course is to teach participants the operation of TOPAS in Lauch Mode operation (scripting mode) for structure determination and refinement using both Bragg diffraction as well as PDF data. The course is open to all applicants interested into the structure analysis capabilities of TOPAS.

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)

The 17th International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics, CGS17 is the seventeenth in the CGS conference series. It takes place at Minatec in Grenoble. The symposium will continue the general themes of the series with special emphasis on gamma-ray spectroscopy.

Nuclear Structure, Nuclear Reactions, Nuclear Astrophysics, Fundamental Interactions and Symmetries, Nuclear Data, Experimental Techniques and Facilities, Interdisciplinary Studies and Applications

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)

This workshop will bring together researchers studying quantum materials, magnetism, electronic order and excitations using advanced resonant x-ray scattering methods and related theoretical techniques. Materials of interest include transition metal oxides, cuprates, iron-based superconductors, rare-earth systems, strong spin-orbit coupled systems and heterostructures.

After nearly 40 years, the SRI will return to Hamburg where the first meeting was held in 1982. At that time DORIS was the only operating synchrotron source in Hamburg. The metropolitan area now hosts three unique research facilities: the European XFEL, PETRA III and FLASH at DESY. These three facilities complement each other and open up new research opportunities for scientists and industrial users of the international synchrotron radiation and free-electron laser community. Hamburg is once again ideally suited to be the venue of the next SRI conference. Rotating between Europe, America and the Asian-Pacific region, SRI conferences are hosted by countries with the most advanced light source facilities. They are organised by the international synchrotron radiation and free-electron laser community. The conference 2021 in Germany is expected to attract more than 1,000 participants.

Metrology and Instrumentation,    Particle Accelerators

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    Neutron Scattering

Atomicus OOO, Minsk, Belarus | Institute of Nuclear Problems, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus | International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)

XTOP 2020 – the 15th Biennial Conference on High-Resolution X-Ray Diffraction and Imaging – will take place in Minsk, Belarus, from 12th to 17th September 2021. XTOP is focused on various aspects of X-ray research, covering such fields as X-ray diffractometry, reflectometry, small angle X-ray scattering, stress and strain analysis, and different imaging techniques. The conference provides a scientific platform for researchers and engineers that helps to discover new developments in X-ray instrumentation, measurement techniques, analysis, and applications. Special attention is paid to the presentation of such up-to-date research area as experiments at synchrotrons and XFELs. Besides, XTOP demonstrates introduction of state-of-the-art approaches to analysis like artificial intelligence to solve the most challenging problems. For this purpose, the conference gathers outstanding experts worldwide for giving presentations.

The International Conference on Phase Retrieval and Coherent Scattering is the top meeting on coherent scattering methodology. It focuses on the latest developments and prospects of coherent scattering methods and phase retrieval algorithms for X-ray, EUV, electron, laser and beyond, aiming at high-resolution structure determination and dynamic analysis of matters. The conference first took place at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in 2001 and traditionally held in a waterside location every two years.

Metrology and Instrumentation,    Optics and Lasers

The Italian Society of Synchrotron Radiation (SILS) in collaboration with ELETTRA-Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA organizes in September 2021 the first on-line edition of the School on Synchrotron Radiation “Gilberto Vlaic”: Fundamentals, Methods and Applications

The school will provide an overview of the production and characteristics of synchrotron light, its interaction with the matter and will illustrate the main experimental methods used at synchrotron facilities starting from basics. Dedicated lectures will illustrate the combined use of several experimental techniques to study specific topics. Afternoon sessions will be dedicated to the data analysis on X-ray Absorption, Powder Diffraction and Core Level Photoemission Spectroscopy experiments. The programme foresees also a virtual visit of the ELETTRA and FERMI facilities and will give the opportunity to follow an experiment on one beamline of ELETTRA. The lectures will be at the level of Phd courses. The School will provide students with a certificate reporting details on the number of hours and the kind of activities performed.

By 2021, the construction of the Brazilian 4th generation synchrotron light source, SIRIUS, will be concluded and the renewed small-angle scattering capabilities will be in their first years of operation. The XVIII International Small Angle Scattering Conference in 2021 will thus offer a timely opportunity to promote opportune and strong scientific interactions with worldwide researchers, expert in small-angle scattering.

With a long tradition of being the international scientific meeting, the PIXE conference is a biennial event to discuss recent outcomes and exchange new ideas with future prospects in particle induced X-ray spectrometry. The conference will cover from advancements in fundamental understanding of X-ray spectrometry to new applications in different research area including biology, medicine, environmental and geological sciences, cultural heritage, materials research, toxicological and forensics, as well as new horizon in interdisciplinary area.

The PIXE2021 theme “Ion Beam Application and Technique 5.0” aims to emphasize expanding potential of PIXE to be combined with other ion beam analysis techniques to open new era.

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie

With the series of annual user meetings we bring together our user community to intensify scientific exchange and stimulating new collaborations. The meetings will provide an overview of the many exciting and inspiring research results obtained at our facility in the past year. A keynote lecture, plenary talks, discussions, a public lecture and a poster session will provide vast possibilities of information and discussion.

The aim of the Conference is to promote the meeting of researchers coming from public centers and industries to discuss problems related to the nucleation and growth of crystalline materials in natural, laboratory and industry environment. The Conference is open to subjects working in both experimental and theoretical fields concerning the crystal growth.

Fundamentals of nucleation and crystal growth: theory, modeling and experiments Epitaxy of inorganic materials: fundamentals and applications Organic based materials Crystallization for the industry Crystal growth in biology Crystal growth for environment and health

Condensed Matter Physics and Materials,    Atomic and Molecular Physics

FLS 2022 is hosted by the Paul Scherrer Institute.

In the spirit of the FLS workshop series, FLS 2022 will bring together worldwide scientists to exchange ideas and best practices about accelerator based light sources, their new development trends and related key technologies. The workshop program will consist of plenary talks and working group sessions. The working groups will include linac-based light sources, ring-based light sources, compact light sources and key technologies.

After nearly 40 years, the SRI will return to Hamburg where the first meeting was held in 1982. At that time DORIS was the only operating synchrotron source in Hamburg. The metropolitan area now hosts three unique research facilities: the European XFEL, PETRA III and FLASH at DESY. These three facilities complement each other and open up new research opportunities for scientists and industrial users of the international synchrotron radiation and free-electron laser community. Hamburg is once again ideally suited to be the venue of the next SRI conference.

National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC)

The 15th International Conference on X-ray Microscopy (XRM) 2020 will be hosted by the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) in Hsinchu in 19 - 24, June 2022. A 6-day program will feature the invited and contributed oral presentations in plenary and parallel sessions, poster and exhibition sessions, and a tour to the recently opened 3-GeV facility, Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) at NSRRC.

European Microbeam Analysis Society (EMAS)

The University of Antwerp (AXES group), together with Ghent University (XMI group) and Liege University (CEA) have the pleasure of inviting you to the 2022 edition of the European X-ray Spectrometry conference. This edition of the EXRS conference, organised in collaboration with the European Microbeam Analysis Society (EMAS), will take place in the historic city centre of Bruges (Belgium), which is listed as UNESCO world heritage.

The European Conference on X-ray Spectrometry (EXRS) is a biennial conference series that started in 1984 in Gothenburg, Sweden. This conference has become a traditional meeting for scientists from around the world working in X-ray spectrometry or using one of its several techniques: X-ray fluorescence (conventional, micro-fluorescence, synchrotron-based and total-reflection), electron microprobe, PIXE, XRD, etc. It represents an exciting discussion forum for basic research and applications of X-ray spectrometry in a rich variety of fields like materials science, chemistry (analysis of materials, quantification), radiation physics, medicine (medical physics, medical imaging), biology, environment, cultural heritage, technology and industry. EXRS is an opportunity to learn more about the latest in theoretical, experimental and applied XRS, to discuss with people from all over the world, to share your own work and to learn from others. The last three conferences were held in Ljubljana, Slovenia 2018; Gothenburg, Sweden 2016 and Bologna, Italy 2014.

Interactions of X-rays with matter and fundamental parameters; - Quantification, simulation and modelling; - XRS instrumentation (sources, optics and ED/WD detectors, including mobile devices); - TXRF and related techniques; - PIXE and electron induced XRS; - Synchrotron radiation; - Microbeams and scanning imaging techniques; - Full field X-ray imaging and tomography; - X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; - XRS applications in biology/health, environment, industrial production, cultural heritage, nanotechnology, energy,

American Crystallographic Association, Inc. (ACA)

We are very enthusiastic to present the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) as the new host of the XVIII International Small-Angle Scattering Conference, scheduled to take place in-person at the Royal Palm Plaza, in Campinas, between September 11 and 16, 2022. It is the second time that Brazil has been chosen to host the event, through the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS) � the first time happened in 1996, shortly before Brazil�s first synchrotron light source come into operation.. In 2022, Brazil acquires new prominence in the field with the development of Sirius, one of the first fourth generation synchrotron light sources in the world. The XVIII International Small Angle Scattering Conference in 2022 will thus offer a timely opportunity to promote opportune and strong scientific interactions with worldwide researchers, expert in small-angle scattering. The brazilian edition will allow a greater participation of the brazilian cientific community, in continuous growth, strengthening the interaction between researchers and the industry.

Structural biology, Colloids Polymers, Hybrid materials and biomaterials, Soft matter, Self-assembly, Catalysis, Dynamics, Kinetics, In situ and time-resolved, Interfaces and surfaces, Coherent small angle scattering, Combined techniques, Modelling and data analysis , Instrumentation