Scientific Strategic Planning Workshops

Joint Workshop for:

The NSLS-II Powder Diffraction Project Beamline

Materials Science Engineering Strategic Planning for NSLS and NSLS-II

Agenda - Breakout I: Materials Diffraction at NSLS-II (John B Parise, john.parise@sunysb.edu)

A. PING project beamline
11:15 am - 11:45 am Experience with powder beamline at APS - Brian Toby (APS)
11:45 am - 12:00 pm Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PDF and extreme conditions of time/pressure/temperature - Chupas (ANL)
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm Discussion
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm Working LUNCH: PING BAT and LOI discussion; choice of BAT
Open microphone for 1 - 2 slide presentations of users ideas
Extreme sample environments (10 min talks with 5 min discussion)
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm Studies of amorphous and nanocrystalline materials - Chris Benmore (APS)
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm Ultra-high T furnaces - Trudy Krivin (UI)
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm Levitation of melts - Richard Weber (APS)
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Science with a novel gas pressure (CO2) apparatus - Pam Whitfield (NRC, Ottawa)
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Powder diffraction and Catalysis at NSLS and NSLS-II - Jon Hanson
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Discussion
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm BREAK
Single crystal and powder needs to the materials communities
4:00 pm - 4:10 pm Industrial needs for powder and single crystal diffraction - Jim Kaduk
4:10 pm - 4:15 pm Discussion
4:15 pm - 4:25 pm Setting up and running a service facility - S. Teat (LBNL)
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm Discussion
4:30 pm - 4:40 pm Powder and single crystal diffraction: solid state synthetic chemists - P. Woodward
4:40 pm - 4:45 pm Discussion