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Gretchen Cisco
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Workshop on Frontiers in Synchrotron X-Ray Microbeam Diffraction

Agenda


8:30Coffee and Bagels
9:00Welcome and Introduction - E. DiMasi (BNL Physics)
9:10BNL Basic Energy Sciences Perspective - D. Gibbs (Associate Director for Basic Energy Sciences)
9:20BNL Center For Functional Nanomaterials - R. Pindak (NSLS)
9:40Materials Research for Si CMOS Technology using Microbeam X-Ray Sources - P.M. Mooney (IBM)
Current Capabilities
10:00Microbeam Facilities (APS, ALS, CHESS, ESRF, SPring8) - I.C. Noyan (IBM/Columbia)
10:30Coffee Break
10:50Detailed NSLS Microdiffracton Capabilities: X16 - K. Evans-Lutterodt (Agere)
11:10Detailed NSLS Microdiffraction Capabilities: X20 - J.L. Jordan-Sweet (IBM)
Proposed Microdiffraction Instrument
11:10Source and Optics - J.M. Ablett (NSLS)
11:30Source and Optics - J.M. Ablett (NSLS)
11:50 Diffractometer - K. Evans-Lutterodt (Agere)
12:20Lunch - Berkner Hall, Room A
Scientific Opportunities
13:20Structural Biomimetics - M. Sarikaya (Univ. of Washington, Seattle)
13:40Applications in Biomaterials - J. Aizenberg (Lucent)
14:00Applications in Magnetic Materials - Valery Kiryukhin (Rutgers)
14:20Applications in Mechanics - J.W. Kysar (Columbia)
14:40Coffee Break
15:00Discussion Panel - Chair - To be announced
16:00Close