New Light Source Project
aiming for unique studies of microscopic motions in matter of all kinds
NLS Chemical Sciences Workshop
22nd - 23rd May 2008 - Merrison Lecture Theatre, Daresbury Laboratory
This workshop will bring together researchers in several fields: gas phase molecular dynamics, surface science and catalysis, quantum chemical control, and condensed phase photo-chemistry and -biology. A key unifying theme of these topics is understanding reaction pathways from dynamic measurements, and a major role of the NLS will be the probing and control of such dynamics.
Programme
Thursday 22nd May
- 10:15Arrive, coffee
- 10:30Introduction
- Jonathan Underwood & Wendy Flavell
- 10:45
Photofragmentation Event Imaging With Energetic Light Sources - Prof Andreas Wolf (Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kernphysik)
- 11:15?
- Prof Ivan Powis (University of Nottingham)
- 11:45Discussion / FEL Overview
- Prof Elaine Seddon (STFC)
- 12:15Lunch
- 13:15Chemical Sciences activities in the Ashfold
and Orr-Ewing groups at Bristol
- Prof Mike Ashfold (University of Bristol)
- 13:45New Directions in
Molecular Catalysis
- Prof Richard Catlow (University College London)
- 14:15Coffee
- 14:45Probing Metal Catalysts
- Prof John Evans (University of Southampton)
- 15:15Photon Science:
Building New Understanding in
Radiation Sciences
- Prof Simon Pimblott (University of Manchester)
- 15:45Discussion
- 16:45End
Friday 23rd May
- 10:15Arrive, coffee
- 10:30Introduction
- (Jonathan Underwood & Wendy Flavell)
- 10:45Picosecond and Femtosecond
X-Ray Spectroscopy
of Condensed Phase Chemical Systems
- Prof Christian Bressler (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)
- 11:15Prof Sven Shroeder (University of Manchester)
- 11:45Discussion
Artemis Synchronised laser and XUV beamlines for
time-resolved science - Emma Springate
- 12:15Lunch
- 13:15Observation & Control of
Molecular Dynamics
- Dr David Townsend (Heriot Watt University)
- 13:45Prof Helen Fielding (University College London)
- 14:15Coffee
- 14:45Laboratory Astrophysics and Astrochemistry
- Prof Martin McCoustra (Heriot Watt University)
- 15:15TBA
- 15:45Discussion
- 16:45End
In addition, there are several discussion sessions planned for the workshop, and attendees are welcome to prepare a slide or two to contribute to the discussion.
The objective for this workshop is to determine the key long term objectives for research in chemical science and to define the light source capability required to meet those objectives. We hope to capture the current activities in this area and to examine the future prospects for both FEL based and conventional laser based work in the field, since we anticipate that the NLS will combine FEL and convention laser based light sources. We would also like the workshop to examine the balance between objectives which can be achieved by exploiting the existing array of international next generation light sources and those which will require a new UK capability.
Following this workshop a working group will be established to capture the outcomes of the workshop which will form part of the broad facility specification to be presented to the STFC Physical and Life Sciences Committee in October 2008.
This meeting is being convened by Dr Jonathan G. Underwood (University College London) and Prof Wendy Flavell (University of Manchester).
Please contact Marie White: m.a.white@dl.ac.uk or +44(0)1925 603346 if you have any questions.
To register for the workshop please use our online system.
