XDL2011 Workshop 4 Agenda
High-pressure Science at the Edge of Feasibility
Thursday, June 23rd - Friday, June 24th, 2011
Organizers: Russell J. Hemley (Carnegie Institute of Washington), Neil Ashcroft (Cornell University), Roald Hoffmann (Cornell University), John Parise (SUNY Stony Brook), Zhongwu Wang (Cornell University) Workshop Agenda (html)
Workshop Poster (pdf)
| DAY 1: Thursday - June 23rd | |
| 8:00AM | Registration |
| Welcome and Introduction Chair: Neil Ashcroft | |
| 8:20 | Welcome, Announcements, Workshop Format & Goals |
| 8:30 | Don Bilderback (Cornell University) - "Energy Recovery Linac (ERL) and Ultimate Storage Ring (USR) Properties" Presentation: PDF |
| 8:45 | Discussion |
| 8:50 | Sol Gruner (Cornell University) - "X-ray Detectors: State-of-the-are & Future Possibilities" Presentation: PDF |
| 9:10 | Discussion |
| 9:20 | John Parise (Stony Brook University) - "Addressing Emergent Issues in High Pressure Research" Presentation: PDF |
| 9:40 | Discussion |
| 9:50 | BREAK |
| Session 1 Chair: William Bassett | |
| 10:00 | Yusheng Zhao (University of Nevada at Las Vegas) - "Energy Materials Research in Conversion, Storage, and Efficiency" Presentation: PDF |
| 10:20 | Discussion |
| 10:30 | Yogendra Gupta (Washington State University) - "Dynamic Compression of Condensed Matter: Need for Time-Resolved Measurements" |
| 10:50 | Discussion |
| 11:00 | Wenge Yang (Advanced Photon Source) - "Synchrotron Techniques, X-ray Tomography and Imaging Through DAC" Presentation: PDF |
| 11:20 | Discussion |
| 11:30 | Question / Answering Discussion (QAD) |
| 11:50 | Group photo |
| 12:05 | LUNCH and informal discussions |
| Session 2 Chair: William Bassett | |
| 1:35 | Roundup Discussion |
| 1:45 | Roald Hoffmann (Cornell University) - "Solid Hydrogen Under Pressure" Presentation: PDF |
| 2:05 | Discussion |
| 2:15 | Choong-Shik Yoo (Washington State University) - "Time- and Angle-resolved X-ray Diffraction to Probe Structural and Chemical Evolutions of Single-Event Phenomena" |
| 2:35 | Discussion |
| 2:45 | Question / Answering Discussion (QAD), Day One Wrap Up |
| 3:15 | BREAK - posters, informal discussion |
| 6:30 | BBQ dinner at Treman Gorge Park |
| DAY 2: Friday - June 24th | |
| 8:00AM | WELCOME |
| Session 3 Chair: Roald Hoffmann | |
| 8:20 | Roundup Discussion: Day 1 summary, highlights, and announcements |
| 8:40 | Reinhard Boehler (Carnegie Institute of Washington) - "Static and Dynamic Heating of Materials" |
| 9:00 | Discussion |
| 9:10 | Stanimir Bonev (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) - "Structure and Stability of Low-Z Materials at Extreme Pressure and Temperature" |
| 9:30 | Discussion |
| 9:40 | Question / Answering Discussion (QAD) |
| 10:00 | BREAK |
| Session 4 Chair: John Parise | |
| 10:40 | Isaac Silvera (Harvard University) - "Hydrogen under Extreme Pressure" Presentation: PDF |
| 11:00 | Discussion |
| 11:10 | Alexander Goncharov (Carnegie Institution of Washington) - "Time-domain Measurements in Diamond Anvil Cells" Presentation: PDF |
| 11:30 | Discussion |
| 11:40 | Vitali Prakapenka (Advanced Photon Source) - "Dynamics of Crystallization and Melting under Pressure" Presentation: PDF |
| 12:00 | Discussion |
| 12:10 | Question / Answering Discussion (QAD) |
| 12:30 | LUNCH and informal discussions |
| Session 5 Chair: Ken Finkelstein | |
| 2:00 | Roundup Discussion |
| 2:10 | Malcolm McMahon (University of Edinburgh) - "Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction and IXS of Elements under Extreme Pressure" Presentation: PDF |
| 2:30 | Discussion |
| 2:40 | Jennifer Jackson (California Institute of Technology) - "Illuminating Earth's Core-mantle Boundary with Ultrabrilliant X-rays" |
| 3:00 | Discussion |
| 3:10 | Question / Answering Discussion (QAD) |
| Paragraph writing session | |
| 3:40 | BREAK |
| 4:00 | Roundup workshop discussion and summary reports |
| 5:30 | BREAK |
| 6:30 | BBQ dinner |