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small_flyer6July.jpg4GLS: New Science with Next Generation Light »

An information and interaction meeting for potential users - Daresbury Laboratory, Friday 6th July 2007.

The purpose of the meeting is to inform, and consult with, potential users on the evolving science programme and design of 4GLS, as work on the technical design of 4GLS progresses.

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frontpage_flyer_smallx114.jpg4GLS: Delivery of Industrial Solutions »

A one day interactive conference to understand the progress made with 4GLS technology and explore the significant industrial applications that could be exploited with it.
Thursday May 10th 2007
Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus

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Future Prospects for Macromolecular Dynamics on 4th Generation Light Sources Flyer4GLS:dynamics »

Future Prospects for Macromolecular Dynamics
on 4th Generation Light Sources

26th-27th January 2007
Park Royal Hotel, Stretton, Cheshire

Meeting Report
It is anticipated that macromolecular dynamics will be a major area of research on 4GLS, and the object of the meeting was to enable the potential UK user community to hear about the latest developments in the field. Around 50 delegates gathered to hear talks from international speakers on this exciting and growing area of science. The speakers presented the current state-of –the-art research on macromolecular dynamics using a number of techniques, including polarization methods, resonance raman, infrared, optical absorption, and 2D spectroscopy.  Delegates were interested to hear about what is achievable with existing sources, and excited to learn of the new opportunities that will be opened up when 4GLS becomes available. The meeting ended with a lively and wide-ranging discussion on the opportunities and challenges that 4GLS will offer for macromolecular dynamics experiments. It is hoped that many of the delegates will be returning to Daresbury to do exciting science on ERLP and 4GLS in the future. As a follow up to the meeting, delegates were asked to comment about where they expect the science to develop over the next few years, and give their requirements for 4GLS sources and associated facilities. These comments will be available on the 4GLS website soon.

Talks (pdf and ppt):
Sanford Asher (University of Pittsburgh, USA) »
UV Resonance Raman Elucidation of the Energy Landscape for Protein Folding
Wojciech Gawelda (EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland) »
Structural Dynamics Research with Ultrashort X-rays
Francois Haché (École Polytechnique, France) »
Time-resolved circular dichroism : application to the study of conformational changes in proteins
Kevin Kubarych (University of Michigan, USA) »
Towards real-time reaction dynamics in the condensed phase using triggered multidimensional infrared spectroscopy
Martin Volk (University of Liverpool, UK) »
Fast Processes of α-Helix Folding
Jon Waltho (University of Sheffield) »
Exploring photolytic triggers of protein folding
Peter Weightman (Liverpool University) »
Introduction to 4GLS
Luuk van Wilderen (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) »
Ultrafast infrared spectroscopy of Photoactive Proteins

Future Prospects for Macromolecular Dynamics Group PhotographClick on group photograph for larger version


4GLS User Meeting 2006 »

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8 September 2006
Daresbury Laboratory
An information and interaction meeting for potential users following publication of the Conceptual Design Report.
Meeting Programme »

Breakout Sessions Reports (doc):
Atomic and Molecular breakout group »
Laurent Nahon, Eugene Kennedy, Leszek Frasinski
Reaction Pathways and Catalysis »
Stacey Sorensen (University of Lund)
John Evans (University of Southampton)
Electron Charge and Spin Dynamic »
M Asensio, A Evans, M. Bowler
Dynamic Imaging for Early Diagnosis »
 
Function of Biomolecules »
Prof. Nigel Scrutton (Manchester)
Prof. Gwyn Williams (Jefferson Lab)
Talks (pdf):
Wendy Flavell (University of Manchester & CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory) »
Introduction and Current Status of 4GLS
Gwyn Williams (Jefferson Laboratory) »
The Scientific Programme at the Jefferson Lab 4th Generation Light Source
Markus Drescher (Universität Hamburg & DESY) »
Probing Ultrafast Dynamics with Synchronized VUV/laser Pulses
Cheuk-Yiu Ng (University of California, Davis) »
Vacuum Ultraviolet Probes: From Fundamental Chemical Dynamics to Reaction Mechanisms of Combustion, Catalysis, and Interstellar Chemistry
Norman Tolk (Vanderbilt University) »
Studies of Ultra-Fast Carrier/Spin Transport and Non-Thermal IR Resonant Surface Bond-Scission
Antonio Cricenti (ISM-CNR Roma) »
Infrared Free Electron Laser Nanospectroscopy Studies of Material Science and Biological Samples
John Sutherland (East Carolina University) »
How Can Next Generation Light Sources Impact Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics?

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ESF FALS Network Meeting
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The third meeting of the European Science Foundation Network on Future Advanced Light Sources (FALS) will take place March 30th/31st 2006 at Daresbury Laboratory, UK.

This is an interdisciplinary meeting aimed at researchers from the synchrotron, the FEL and the laser communities. It aims to foster the cross-fertilisation of ideas and techniques between disciplines and to highlight future scientific advances that may arise from developments in instrumentation and photon sources. Further information on the FALS network and aims can be found at www.esf.org/fals


USER CONSULTATION ON 4GLS TECHNICAL DESIGN
(report from meeting 4th July 2005)

Following the release of funding for 4GLS technical design studies in Spring 2005, a number of user consultations concerning the design parameters of 4GLS have taken place including a major user consultation meeting held at Daresbury Laboratory on the 4th July 2005. An audience of around 190 scientists and research council representatives enjoyed presentations from four international speakers (Professors Zhi-Xun Shen (Stanford University, USA), Kioshi Ueda (Tohoku University, Japan), Anders Nilsson (Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, USA), Majed Chergui (EPFL, Lausanne Switzerland) who gave their visions of the type of science to be enabled by 4GLS.

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Presentations:

In addition to the presentations, the community were actively engaged in presenting their views in a series of informal discussion group sessions that encompassed broad science areas, technical requirements and possible additional capabilities.
Discussion group reports:

Developments in the layout of the 4GLS facility were presented and feedback is currently being gathered to inform the design studies.
Parameter questionnaire:

Any comments and input will be very welcome and should be forwarded to the 4GLS Team.


20 April 2005
Focussed Workshop on Membrane Research on the 4GLS
Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, Cheshire.

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7-8 February 2005
Pump probe, Biology and 4GLS Workshop
Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, Cheshire.

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23 September 2004
‘4GLS Industrial Applications’ Meeting
Radisson SAS Edwardian Hotel, Manchester

This lively meeting attracted over 70 delegates representing firms interested both in the advanced technology required for 4GLS and the scientific exploitation of 4GLS. Application areas represented were particularly diverse spanning pharmaceuticals, through skin care products to nano materials and catalysis.


14 - 15 September 2004
‘4GLS:Spintronics’
Satellite sessions of the Annual SR User Meeting
Milton Hill House Conference Centre, Chilton, Oxfordshire

9 September 2003
4GLS workshop discussion: Imaging and Spectroscopy of Biological Interfaces (Daresbury Laboratory) details »
7 November 2001
Atomic & Molecular Science using Synchrotron and Laser Radiation
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6 September 2001
4GLS for the Life Sciences (Thistle Euston Hotel, London)
Programme » Meeting Notes » (Word)
PRESENTATIONS
Introduction to 4GLS »
W Flavell
US Prospects »
J Sutherland
Time Domain Analysis and Functional Imaging »
C Lloyd
Free Electron Lasers »
M McCoustra
IR Microscopy on Diamond and 4GLS »
M Chesters

26 July 2001
4GLS Industrial Workshop (Daresbury Laboratory)
17 July 2001
4GLS Information Meeting Flyer » Programme»
25 April 2001
25th 4GLThis is CASIM... Programme »
14 September 2000
Future Applications of Bright and Ultra-Bright Accelerator Based Infrared Sources Meeting report » (Word, 2Mbytes)