Monday May 5: Michelangelo Ballroom, Radisson Hotel |
7:45 |
Registration and continental breakfast |
Introduction |
8:20 |
Welcome and framework for meeting |
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Session I: Perspectives on How the Canadian Light Source fits into the broader Canadian Environmental Landscape |
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Current and future environmental/earth science interactions between the CLS and industry |
8:30-9:00 |
Graeme Spiers – MIRARCO |
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Current and future environmental/earth science interactions between the CLS and government agencies |
9:00-9:20 |
John Lawrence – Environment Canada |
9:20-9:40 |
Michael Parsons – Natural Resources Canada |
9:40-10:00 |
US and EnviroSync Perspectives - Rich Reeder – Stony Brook (SUNY) |
10:00-10:05 |
Discussion and Questions |
10:05-10:20 |
Break and Refreshments |
Session II: Benefits of Integrating Synchrotron Research into Environmental Solutions |
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Scaling up: Utilizing micro-scale research to address field scale environmental problems |
10:20-10:50 |
Matthew Ginger-Vogel – University of Delaware |
10:50-11:20 |
Heather Jamieson – Queen’s University |
11:20-11:50 |
Grant Henderson – University of Toronto |
11:50-12:00 |
Final questions and discussion |
12:00-12:45 |
Lunch |
Session III: Current and Future Instrumentation at the CLS, and its Potential for Earth and Environmental Science Research |
12:45-1:00 |
CLS Beam lines and Facility Planning – Jeff Warner CLSI |
1:00-2:30 |
Panel Discussion on Bulk Spectroscopic Methods
- Panel members:
- Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy - Satish Myneni (Princeton Univ.)
- Hard X-Ray Spectroscopy – John Bargar (SSRL)
- Scattering (bulk and surface) – Tom Trainor (Univ. of Alaska)
- Powder diffraction- TBA
- Each member gets 15 minutes to speak followed by 30 minute discussion with all panel members
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2:30-2:45 |
Break and Refreshments |
2:45-4:15 |
Panel Discussion on Imaging and Spatially Resolved Methods
- Panel members:
- X-Ray Microprobe - TBA
- STXM/PEEM – Jeff Fitts (NSLS)
- FTIR Spectromicroscopy – Michael Martin - ALS
- Microtomography - Tom Kotzer - Cameco
- Each member gets 15 minutes to speak followed by 30 minute discussion with all panel members
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Tying it All Together: The importance of combining bulk spectroscopy and imaging to answer earth and environmental questions |
4:15-4:45 |
Dave Shuh - LBNL |
4:45-5:00 |
Questions, closing comments |
5:15 |
Poster session and reception |
6:30 |
Dinner |
