About UXSS 2026
UXSS 2026 is a week long program organized by Stanford University's PULSE Institute in collaboration with the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science at DESY in Hamburg, Germany, and Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Switzerland. The goal of UXSS is to disseminate information and train students and post-docs for the new opportunities in ultrafast science using X-ray Free Electron Lasers. Expert scientists will lecture on exciting scientific fields where XFEL sources are making impacts.
The core lectures cover the foundational principles and current state-of-the-art in ultrafast X-ray applications across a broad spectrum of scientific domains:
- Fundamentals of X-ray free-electron lasers
- Theory of x-ray matter interaction
- Atomic and molecular physics
- Ultrafast chemical dynamics
- Condensed matter physics
- Structural biology
- Matter in extreme conditions
Beyond the core lectures, participants will have the opportunity to bring research posters for a poster session with a welcome reception, work on a guided hands-on project to develop a mock proposal, visit the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) beamlines, and bond with colleaguies on an excursion in San Francisco.
Important Dates
Registration opens: Monday, 23 February, 2026, 9 AM CA Time |
Student Support Applications Close: Friday, 3 April 2026, 11:59 PM CA Time |
Student Support Application Notifications: Friday, 17 April, 2026 |
School begins: Monday, 15 June, 2026 |
School ends: Thursday, 18 June, 2026 |
Organizers
Benjamin Ofori-Okai, SLAC, Chair (email: benofori@slac.stanford.edu) |
Sponsors
Thank you for your generous support!
Registration opens 23 Feb 2026!
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.