Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, 2012-02-11
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Program

In the seminar the topics Nanomaterials, Structural Materials, Magnetism and Superconductivity, Soft Matter and Biomaterials are introduced by an overview presentation by renowned experts in their respective field. In addition the current status and future of photon and neutron sources as well as new and emerging experimental techniques are addressed by key researchers. All lectures will be at least 40 min. long with 10 min discussion time between them, to ensure enough time for scientific discourse.

In selecting the lecturers care has been taken to include both very experienced and promising younger scientists. The attendees of the seminar, mainly PhD students and postdocs, are expected to contribute to the scientific discussion by presenting their work in a short 3 minute presentation and by contributing a poster to one of the thematic poster sessions.

Dissemination of the results of the seminar will be by a short article in the journal “Physik Journal”. In addition publishing selected contributions of the seminar in a feature issue of a journal with an interdisciplinary scope such as “Journal of Applied Crystallography” or “Journal of Synchrotron Radiation” is envisaged and will be discussed with the invited lecturers and the respective editorial boards.

 
Sunday, 13 December 2009

17:00 – 21:00    Registration

18:00 – 21:00    Buffet Supper / Informal get together


Monday, 14 December 2009

07:30                 BREAKFAST

08:15 – 08:30    Opening Address
                          A. Kaysser-Pyzalla/ A. Schreyer

                          About the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation
                          E. Dreisigacker

08:30 – 09:20    Free-Electron Lasers in the UV and X-ray range
                          M. Altarelli, XFEL GmbH, Hamburg, Germany

09:20 – 10:10    The current situation and future perspectives for neutrons in Europe and beyond
                          C. Carlile, ESS, Lund, Sweden

10:10 – 10:40    COFFEE BREAK

10:40 – 12:20    Session: Bio and Soft Materials, Part I

                          Probing interfaces of biomaterials with photons and  neutrons
                          T. Salditt, University of Göttingen, Germany

                          Session: Nanomaterials Part I

                          Challenges in nanomaterials characterisation
                          M. Tolan, University of Dortmund, Germany


12:30 – 14:00    LUNCH

14:00 – 14:50    Session: Nanomaterials, Part II

                          Neutrons probing motion in nano-cage
                          H. Schober, ILL, FRANCE

14:50 – 15:40    Session: Structural Materials, Part I
                          Engineering materials investigated with neutron and X-ray scattering
                          techniques

                          M Müller, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Geesthacht, Germany

15:40 – 16:10    COFFEE BREAK

16:10 – 17:00    Understanding the mechanical behaviour of materials using photons and
                          neutrons

                          H. van Swygenhoven-Moens, PSI and EPFL, Villigen, Switzerland

17:00 – 18:00    Short presentation of posters of young scientists
                          (Nanomaterials, Structural Materials)

18:00 – 19:30    Poster presentation

19:30                DINNER

                          Followed by a social evening at the invitation of the Wilhelm und Else
                          Heraeus-Stiftung in the "Bürgerstube” at the Physikzentrum

 
Tuesday, 15 December 2009

07:30                BREAKFAST

08:30 – 09:20    Short presentation of posters of young scientiest
                          (Magnetism/Superconductivity, Bio/Soft Materials)

09:20 – 10:10    Session: Magnetism/Superconductivity, Part I

                          Insights into magnetism and superconductivity with photons and
                          neutrons

                          H. von Löhneysen, KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany

10:10 – 10:40    COFFEE BREAK

10:40 – 12:20    Session: Magnetism/Superconductivity, Part II

                          Time-resolved X-ray microscopy of magnetic nanostructures
                          G. Meier, University of Hamburg, Germany

                          Magnetic excitations of spin ladders
                          B. Lake, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Materialien und Energie, Berlin, Germany

12:30                LUNCH

14:00 – 14:50    Session: Magnetism/Superconductivity, Part III

                          Photons and neutrons: A key to magnetic nanostructures
                          H. Zabel, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany

14:50 – 15:40    Session: New and Emerging Techniques, Part I

                          Soft X-ray holography
                          S. Eisebitt, TU Berlin, Germany

15:40 – 16:10    COFFEE BREAK

16:10 – 17:00    Session: Bio/Soft Materials, Part II
 

                          Progress in the application of photons and neutrons in biology and soft
                          matter research

                          S. Larsen, ESRF and University of Kopenhagen, Denmark

17:00 – 18:00    Short presentation of posters of young scientists
                          (New and emerging techniques)

18:00                DINNER with poster presentation


Wednesday, 16 December 2009

07:30                BREAKFAST

08:30 – 09:20    Session: Bio/Soft Materials, Part III

                          The role of photons and neutrons in polymer science
                          M. Ballauff, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Berlin, Germany

09:20 – 10:10    Session: New and Emerging Techniques, Part II

                          Ultrafast dynamics studied with FEL radiation
                          W. Wurth, University of Hamburg, Germany

10:10 – 10:40    COFFEE BREAK

10:40 – 12:30    Session: New and Emerging Techniques, Part III

                          New concepts in neutron instrumentation
                          M. Monkenbusch, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany

                          First results from the SNS liquids reflectometer
                          J. F. Ankner, SNS, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

12:30 – 13:30    Summarizing Discussions
 

                          Best Poster Award

13:30                LUNCH


End of the Seminar / departure



Version: 09.12.2009