13th School of Synchrotron Radiation: Fundamentals, Methods, and Applications

14 Sept 2015, 08:00 → 25 Sept 2015, 18:00 Europe/Berlin

Grado (Italy)

The Italian Synchrotron Radiation Society (SILS) (www.synchrotron-radiation.it) is proud to announce the 13th edition of the
School of Synchrotron Radiation: Fundamentals, Methods and Applications
organized in collaboration with Elettra, Sincrotrone Trieste. This edition of the school will be held in Grado (Italy) a pleasant seaside resort town close to Trieste, from the 14th to the 25th of September, 2015.

This edition of the school is partially supported by
The International Union of Crystallography (www.iucr.org)
SIMDALEE2 (www.simdalee2.net) a Marie Sklodowska - Curie Initial Training Network - Grant number 606988 funded under FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN
COST Action MP1306 EUSpec (euspec.eu)
Consorzio per la Fisica Trieste (www.consorzio-fisica-trieste.it).

Aims of the School
To give a general overview of the characteristics of Synchrotron Radiation to graduate students and young researchers. The emission of Synchrotron Radiation both from storage rings and free electron lasers, its properties, most of the experimental methods used, their fundamentals and applications in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science, Material Science and Medicine will be illustrated. Hands-on experiments and data analysis sessions on some of the Elettra beamlines are included.
The lectures will be given in English by well-known scientists with long standing experience in the use of synchrotron radiation in each specific field.

Main Topics
Production and properties of Synchrotron Radiation
Free electron lasers
Basics of the interaction between matter and Radiation
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (EXAFS and XANES)
X-ray Diffraction (single crystal and powder diffraction, anomalous scattering
Small angle X-ray scattering
X-ray Microscopy
Photoemission (from valence and from core levels; angular, time and spin resolved)
IR spectroscopy and microscopy
Imaging
Resonant spectroscopy and diffraction
Inelastic X-ray scattering

Applications in the fields of materials, nanoscience, magnetism, catalysis, earth science, environmental science, cultural heritage, biology and medicine will be presented.

All participants will receive a copy of the book Synchrotron Radiation: Basics, Methods and Applications, S. Mobilio, F. Boscherini and C. Meneghini editors, Springer (2015).

Participants are encouraged to present a poster on their research activity and interest in synchrotron radiation in order to foster exchange of ideas and collaborations among participants. The detailed programme will be available on line at WEB site: http://www.elettra.eu/XIIISILS/ The programme of the previous editions and other relevant material can be found at www.synchrotron-radiation.it.

Applications
Participants will be limited to 50. To apply, please submit the application form (shortly available at http://www.elettra.eu/XIIISILS/) by May 31st, 2015 and upload a short one page curriculum. Participants will be selected on the basis on their curriculum; priority will be given to Ph.D. students and to young researchers.

The registration fee of 250,00 € includes the attendance to the lectures, a copy of the book containing the lecture notes (see above) and transportation to Elettra for the practical sessions. Details on the payment procedures will be provided shortly.

Deadlines
31/5/2015: Submission of application forms.
30/6/2015: Notification of acceptance.
31/7/2015: Payment of registration fees and confirmation of accommodation.

Carla Cauletti Fellowships
As in the previous editions, SILS will grant some fellowships to facilitate participation to the School. Fellowships are entitled to Carla Cauletti, an Italian chemist who pioneered the use of synchrotron radiation. Fellowships will cover the registration fee and, in exceptional cases, part of the accommodation costs. Fellowships will be assigned to PhD students on the basis of their curriculum. If you wish to apply for the ?Cauletti? fellowships please mention it in the application form.

IUCr Fellowships
The International Union of Crystallography has allocated some funds to cover travel and subsistence costs for young scientists (graduate students, post-graduate students or post-doctoral fellows with a maximum age of 30) from developing countries. If you wish to apply for the IUCr fellowships please mention it in the application form.