EXAFS Course: Theory, Experiment, and Advanced Applications

Agenda


Wednesday, September 28 (NSLS Seminar Room)
8:30 - 8:45 amAnatoly Frenkel: Welcoming Remarks
8:45 - 9:45 amEdward Stern: Development of XAFS: Science and History Perspective
9:45 - 10:45 amGrant Bunker: XAFS Experiment and Detectors
10:45 - 11:00 amCoffee Break
11:00 - 12:00 pmAnatoly Frenkel: Overview of Analysis Methods
12:00 - 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 - 6:00 pmBeamline Experiments (standard samples)
6:30 pmDinner at Berkner Cafeteria
Thursday, September 29 (NSLS Seminar Room)
8:30 - 9:15 amJosh Kas: Theory of XAFS: Recent Developments
9:15 - 9:45 amTrevor Tyson: Exploring Phase Transitions in Transition Metal Oxides
9:45 - 10:00 amCoffee Break
10:00 - 10:45 amDoug Hunter: EXAFS of Complex Environmental and Biological Samples
10:45 - 11:30 amJoe Woicik: XAFS and X-ray Diffraction
11:30 - 11:45 amCoffee Break
11:45 - 12:30 pmAnatoly Frenkel: Size and Geometry of Nanoparticles
12:30 - 1:30 pmLunch
1:30 - 6:30 pmBeamline Experiments (standard samples)
6:30 pmDinner at Berkner Cafeteria
Friday, September 30 (Medical Department, Bldg. 490, Large Conference Room)
8:30 - 9:30 amEdward Stern: Pitfalls in EXAFS Analysis and How to Avoid Them
9:30 - 10:15 amDouglas Pease: Special Methods for Overcoming Data Collection Problems in XAFS
10:15 - 10:30 amCoffee Break
10:30 - 11:30 amScott Calvin: Overview of Data Analysis Software
11:30 - 12:30 pmAll instructors and participants: Data Analysis Session
12:30 - 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 - 5:00 pmAll instructors and participants: Data Analysis Session
5:00 pmWorkshop Adjourns