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
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Student Support Applications Close: Friday, 3 April 2026, 11:59 PM CA Time |
Student Support Application Notifications: Friday, 17 April, 2026 |
Summer School Registration Closes: Monday, 1 June, 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 25 Feb 2026!
Registration closes 1 June 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.