MAX IV Workshop on STXM

10 Dec 2013, 11:00 → 11 Dec 2013, 15:30 Europe/Stockholm

Aspen (Swedish Agricultural University)

 

The aim of this workshop is to discuss the possibilities of Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy (STXM) for all kinds of research topics. As a primary focus we want to establish a dialogue between experienced users of STXM and interested newcomers to the technique, as input for their own research. Simultaneously, we want to collect user’s wishes and expectations for a STXM branchline at MAX IV in terms of the science; experimental setup and sample environment; further specifications (fields, cooling, etc.); and off-line facilities such a beamline should ideally offer. As part of the Phase IIa process, a combined STXM - Coherent Imaging beamline (‘Softi-MAX’) was included in the VR application this year.
 
In this workshop we therefore wish to offer users an opportunity to influence the design of such a branchline at an early stage. The outcome of the workshop should serve as essential input, either when a successful result of the Phase IIa application awards funding for the SoftiMAX beamline, or towards the Phase IIb application that will be submitted in March 2014.
The workshop is open to our entire user community, but registration in advance is required. The number of attendees is limited to 50, and participation will be on a first come first serve basis. 

In order to promote discussion we invite possible present and future STXM users to submit an abstract for a presentation of their own research, to form a starting point for real experiments and wishes for the STXM end-station and branchline at MAX IV. From the entrees 5-10 presentations can be selected.

A list of hotels/B&Bs in Umeå can be found on the useful information  page. A dinner, two lunches and coffee breaks are included in the workshop, for which there is no registration fee. We will update information regarding the program/workshop’s facilities on this page regularly.

DATE: 10-11 December, 2013
VENUE: “Aspen” lecture room at SLU, Umeå
ORGANISERS: Karina Thånell (Schulte) – karina.thanell@maxlab.lu.se

This workshop receives funding from a STINT initiation grant

Tuesday 10 December

Registration opens

12:00 Lunch

A: Welcome and Introduction.

A: Adam Hitchcock: A comprehensive introduction to STXM

A: Linda Sandblad: Visualization of Bacterial Cytoskeleton

A: Mikael Thyrell: STXM study of C and Ca in thermotreated reed canary grass – an approach to use hyperspectral image mosaics for global analyses

14:50 Coffee Break

B: Frank de Groot: In-situ X-ray spectroscopy and microscopy of catalysts

B: Jurate Kumpiene: The use of XAS techniques in residual risk assessment of remediated soils.

B: Ellen Moons: STXM studies of the morphology in spin-coated polymer : fullerene films

16:45 Leg Stretch

C: Alessandra Gianoncelli: Possibilities of the TwinMic, Full Field Microscopy and STXM at Elettra

C: Mark Smits: The study of fungal interactions with soil organic matter: present and future

C: Round up for the day

18:00 Sauna!

19:00 Dinner

Wednesday 11 December

D: Trudy Bolin: Intermediate Energy Research at the APS Beamline 9-BM

D: Sepehr Shakeri Yekta: Chemical Speciation of Sulfur and Metals in the Biogas Process

D: Jussi Rahomäki: Zone plates for high resolution X-ray focusing

10:10 Coffee Break

E: Martin Obst: Chemical Nanotomography using STXM - Applications in biogeo- and environmental sciences

E: Changxun Yu: Speciation of trace elements and mineralogy of Mn/Fe oxides in natural materials.

E: Wei Cao: Progress and bottlenecks in nano-to-micro sized functional material researches: Solutions via STXM?

12:05 Leg Stretch

F: Karina Thånell (Schulte): Presentation of the SoftiMAX beamline and discussion.

F: Closing remarks

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Informal Q&A with Adam