Environmental Synchrotron Science
This workshop will cover the use of a range of synchrotron techniques in Environmental Science Research in the broad sense. Speakers will demonstrate how XAS, XRD, SR FT-IR, X-ray Scattering and STXM can all be used in investigating pressing environmental problems. The session will also highlight the availability of a new radionuclide laboratory at Diamond, where work can be undertaken on low level activity samples before they are taken to the beamline.
Workshop contacts: Fred Mosselmans and Chiu Tang
Workshop Programme
7th September
| 10:30 | Registration & coffee |
| 11:00 | Welcome & facility update |
| 11:45 | Diamond Beamlines and Environmental Science, Chiu Tang, Fred Mosselmans (DLS) |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Poster session 1 |
| 14:00 | Authigenic minerals from near-freezing marine environmental settings, Hilary Kennedy (Bangor) |
| 14:45 | Quantitative determination of oxidation state ratios, Andrew Berry (Imperial College) |
| 15:30 | Tea and coffee |
| | Multiferroics |
| 16:00 | XAFS study of the sorption of Np and Pu on natural clay, Tobias Reich (Mainz) |
| 16:45 | Scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM): a powerful imaging tool for the environmental sciences, Vicky Coker (Manchester) |
| 17:30 | User meeting joint session - Keynote speaker, Prof Venki Ramakrishnan |
| 18:30 | Workshop drinks and dinner |
8th September
| 09:00 | Observation of micro-crack formation in frozen soil, Catherine O'Sullivan (Imperial College) |
| 09:45 | How infrared microspectroscopy is helping to preserve our soils, María Romero-Gonzalez (Sheffield) |
| 10:30 | Poster session 2 & coffee |
| 11:30 | |
| 12:15 | Open Discussion session: Possible Beamline visits |
| 13:00 | Lunch with poster prizes |