The aims of this workshop are to introduce Diamond-II, to discuss its potential benefits for the existing facilities, and to develop the science case for the machine upgrade.
Registration is now closed.
Please email events@diamond.ac.uk if you have any queries.
| Tuesday 18th September | |
| 13:00 - 13:10 | Laurent Chapon Welcome |
| 13:10 - 13:30 | Riccardo Bartolini Machine upgrade |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Sofia Diaz-Moreno Diamond II: Opportunities for Spectroscopy |
| Session I - Bioscience | |
| 14:00 - 14:25 | Paul Walton, The University of York Multi-spectroscopic characterisation of Cu active sites in oxygenase enzymes |
| 14:25 - 14:50 | Joanna Collingwood, The University of Warwick Understanding the metallomics of neurodegeneration through spectro-microscopy |
| 14:50 - 15:15 | David Leys, The University of Manchester Unravelling enzyme mechanism guides biotechnological application |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Coffee |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Discussion Discussion Leader: Allen Orville |
| Session II - Energy Materials and Systems Session Chair: Giannantonio Cibin | |
| 16:15 - 16:40 | Stephen Skinner, Imperial College London Probing solid oxide electrode interfaces – towards in-operando understanding of cell lifetime |
| 16:40 - 17:00 | Andrea Russell, University of Southampton X-ray Emission Spectroscopy studies of electrocatalysts |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Discussion Discussion leader: Alan Chadwick |
| 18:30 - 20:30 | Dinner |
| Wednesday 19th September | |
| Session III - Chemistry and Materials Discovery Session Chair: Sofia Diaz-Moreno | |
| 09:00 - 09:25 | Chris Hardacre, The University of Manchester Current state of the art X-ray spectroscopy and new challenges |
| 09:25 - 09:50 | James Anderson, University of Aberdeen Advances and opportunities for real time monitoring of catalysts and surfaces |
| 09:50 - 10:15 | Andy Beale, UCL Real-time operando studies of supported catalysts |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45 - 11:10 | Matthias Bauer, Universitat Paderborn X-ray emission and high energy resolution absorption spectroscopy: New developments in inorganic chemistry and catalysis |
| 11:10 - 11:35 | Sven Schroeder, University of Leeds Perspectives for Core-Level Spectroscopy: Beyond Absorption Measurements |
| 11:35 - 12:15 | Discussion Discussion leader: John Evans |
| 12:15 - 13:15 | Lunch |
| Session IV Earth and Environment Session Chair: Fred Mosselmans | |
| 13:15 - 13:40 | Sam Shaw, The University of Manchester Further directions for X-ray spectroscopy in Earth and Environmental Science |
| 13:40 - 14:05 | Neil Hyatt, University of Sheffield Underpinning UK radioactive waste management with X-ray spectroscopy |
| 14:05 - 14:35 | Discussion Discussion leader: Bhoopesh Mishra |
| 14:35 - 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Summary and wrap up |
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