Ultrafast X-ray Summer School

June 15 - 22, 2020

About The Event

About UXSS 2020

UXSS 2020 is a five day program organized by Stanford University's PULSE Institute in collaboration with the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science at DESY in Hamburg, Germany.

The goal of UXSS 2020 is to disseminate information and train students and post-docs on new opportunities in ultrafast science, particularly using X-ray Free Electron Lasers. Lectures will be presented by expert scientists in this exciting new field. The attendees will be expected to participate in the discussions and will prepare a mock beamtime proposal with input from the instrument scientist for the Linac Coherent Light Source.

Other than in previous years, we will hold UXSS 2020 completely remotely, due to the corona virus pandemic. Registration is free of charge. Registration for full participants is now closed. However, for access to the lectures, you can still register (see below).

Important Dates

April 6, 2020

Registration Opens

April 16, 2020

Registration for Full Participation Closed

June 8, 2020

Registration Closes

Lecturers

James Cryan

James Cryan
SLAC

Petra Fromme

Petra Fromme
Arizona State University

Giacomo Ghiringhelli

Giacomo Ghiringhelli
Politecnico di Milano

Tais Gorkhover

Tais Gorkhover
SLAC

Markus G&uumlhr

Markus Gühr
Universität Potsdam

Munira Khalil

Munira Khalil
University of Washington

Giorgio Margaritondo

Giorgio Margaritondo
EPFL Lausanne

Arianna Gleason

Arianna Gleason
SLAC

Sang-Kil Son

Sang-Kil Son
CFEL, Hamburg

Summer School Program

The program is preliminary and will be updated continuously. All times refer to U.S. westcoast time.

Welcome

Lecture 1

Giorgio Margaritondo: X-Ray Light Sources

Break

Introduction to Mock LCLS-II Proposals

LCLS-II Instruments and Virtual Tour I

Break

LCLS-II Instruments and Virtual Tour II

Meetings with Mentors

Lecture 2

Sang-Kil Son: Theory of X-Ray Matter Interactions

Break

Lecture 3

James Cryan: Attosecond Spectroscopy

Break

Lecturer Office Hours

Giorgio Margaritondo
Sang-Kil Son
James Cryan

Break

Proposal Mentor Office Hours

Lecture 4

Tais Gorkhover: Coherent Diffractive Imaging

Break

Lecture 5

Munira Khalil: Solution Phase Photochemistry

Break

Lecturer Office Hours

Tais Gorkhover
Munira Khalil

Break

Proposal Mentor Office Hours

Lecture 6

Petra Fromme: Structural Biology

Break

Lecture 7

Markus Gühr: Gas Phase Structural Dynamics

Break

Lecturer Office Hour

Markus Gühr

Lecturer Office Hour

Petra Fromme

Break

Proposal Mentor Office Hours

Lecture 8

Giacomo Ghiringhelli: Correlated Electron Materials

Break

Lecture 9

Arianna Gleason: Matter in Extreme Conditions

Break

Lecturer Office Hour

Giacomo Ghiringhelli

Submission Deadline for Proposals

Announcement of Proposal Award Winners and Closeout

Registration

Registration for UXSS 2020 is now closed.

Contact Us

Please contact Stanford PULSE Institute if you need assistance. Please include your name, email, institution, and question with your message and send it to UXSS.PULSE@gmail.com.