Q2XAFS 2023

Aug 17. till Aug 18.

International Workshop on Improving Data Quality and Quantity in XAFS Spectroscopy

Diamond Light Source proudly supports Q2XAFS 2023, organised by the Australian Synchrotron, ANSTO, as a satellite of the IUCr Congress 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. Q2XAFS 2023.

The event will provide a forum for discussions with the goal of reviewing international standards and protocols and developing revised recommendations for best practices when performing XAFS experiments. The workshop will be attended by scientists working at international facilities as well as academics.

Date
17/08/20232023-08-17 - 18/08/20232023-08-18
Location
ANSTO Australian Synchrotron 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton VIC 3168
Link
Q2XAFS 2023 website

Topics

Session 1: Sharing and re-using XAS data

  • Data formats (plain text, XDI, xasCIF, NeXus/HDF5, CIF)
  • Metadata (Essential meta data, ontology of XAFS related terminology)
  • XAFS databases
  • Comparability of XAFS data (Round Robin)

Session 2: Improving the interpretation of XAS data

  • Quantification of uncertainties during EXAFS data evaluation and propagation of uncertainties
  • Quantification and correction of experimental uncertainties (dark currents, dead time etc.)
  • Quantifying uncertainties in XANES evaluation methods (PCA etc.)
  • Novel methods (Machine Learning, AI…)

Session 3: Improving the quality of XAS measurements

  • Bio and other fragile samples (beam damage)
  • Extreme conditions (ultrafast, high-pressure, in-operando)
  • Fast measurements (Q-XAFS, dispersive XAFS)

Session 4: Improving the reporting of XAS results

  • General reporting guidelines for XAS publications
  • IUCr and CXAFS reports
  • Assessing experimental data quality
  • Including uncertainties in pre-processed data and reported results
  • Specific challenges and reporting for photon in/photon out spectroscopies
  • Specific challenges and reporting for lab-based XAFS

Invited Speakers

  • A/Prof Hitoshi Abe - High Energy Accelerator Research Organisation, KEK (Japan)
  • Dr Giuliana Aquilanti - Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste (Italy)
  • Dr Simon Bare - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (USA)
  • Dr Valérie Briois - SOLEIL (France)
  • Prof Christopher Chantler - University of Melbourne (Australia)
  • Dr Giannantonio Cibin - Diamond Light Source (United Kingdom)
  • Dr Martin de Jonge - Australian Synchrotron - ANSTO (Australia)
  • Dr Ruwini Ekanayake - University of Melbourne (Australia)
  • Dr Abhijeet Gaur - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany)
  • Dr Diego Gianolio - Diamond Light Source (United Kingdom)
  • Dr Bernt Johannessen - Australian Synchrotron – ANSTO (Australia)
  • Dr Shelly Kelly - Advanced Photon Source (USA)
  • Dr Wantana Klysubun - Synchrotron Light Research Institute (Thailand)
  • Dr Sofia Diaz-Moreno - Diamond Light Source (United Kingdom)
  • Dr Matthew Newville - Advanced Photon Source (USA)
  • Dr Ritimukta Sarangi - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (USA)
  • Prof Gerald Seidler - University of Washington (USA)
  • Dr Janis Timoshenko - Fritz Haber Institute Berlin (Germany)
  • Dr Chanh Tran - La Trobe University (Australia)
  • Dr Edmund Welter - DESY (Germany)

Registrations & Abstracts

Please click here to register for Q2XAFS 2023.

The workshop will include a poster session. Please click here to submit a poster abstract. by the 19th June 2023.

IUCr Young and Early Career Scientists Awards

Thank you to the generous support of the International Union of Crystallography, the Q2XAFS 2023 organising committee is committed to support students and early career scientists attendance to the workshop.

Application for the IUCr Young and Early Career Scientists Awards are open to graduate students, post-graduate students or post-doctoral fellows with a maximum age of 30 (exceptionally 35). Participants outside this age group may be considered. Early Career scientists are eligible to receive awards provided they are graduate students, post-graduate students, post-doctoral fellows or within five (5) years of receiving a graduate degree.

APPLY HERE FOR THE AWARD

Key Dates:

  • Applications will be open until the end of Monday 3rd July 2023 (BST).
  • Applicants will be informed on the outcome of their submission on the week commencing Monday 10th July 2023.

Find out more:

Kindly sponsored by:

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Early Career Poster Award

Q2XAFS2023 will include a poster session with a focus on early career scientists, including students and post-docs. Please present your achievements and your own problems concerning XAFS data quality including, experimental and theoretical efforts. To promote your participation, the IXAS has created poster awards based on the kind donation from Dr. Matthew Newville and Dr. Bruce Ravel, who received the Edward Stern Prize in XAFS2022 in Sydney. We need all young powers to blow in a new wind.  Please join Q2XAFS and get the prize!

Sponsors

Q2XAFS sponsors

Contact the organisers

If you have any queries for:

  • The Q2XAFS 2023 workshop: please contact the Q2XFS organisers at ANSTO.
  • The Q2XAFS 2023 IUCr Young and Early Career Scientists Awards: please contact the Q2XAFS organising committee via Diamond Events.

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