Media Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 14, 2005
Canadian Light Source 8th Annual Users' Meeting Media Tip Sheet
Close to 300 researchers from across Canada and around the world will be meeting on the University of Saskatchewan campus for the Canadian Light Source Eighth Annual Users’ Meeting Nov. 18 and 19.
Current and prospective synchrotron researchers from North America, Britain, Australia and France will participate in workshops, plenary sessions and meetings, sharing information regarding the latest applications in synchrotron research from a variety of scientific fields, from plant sciences and medical imaging to metallurgy and archaeology.
Media representatives are welcome to attend the whole meeting as well as individual sessions. Four workshops take place Friday, Nov 18 in the College of Commerce Building, 25 Campus Drive:
- Applications of Micro-Tomography in Science (8:00 a.m.
to 11:45 a.m.):
X-ray computed tomography—better known as CT scanning—was developed for medical imaging with millimetre-scale resolution. Synchrotron-derived X-rays allow CT imaging with resolution a thousand times greater. It has been applied to fields including metallurgy, the geosciences, palaeontology and life sciences.
www.lightsource.ca/uac/meeting2005/workshop1.php - Pioneering Research in Plant Sciences Using Synchrotron Light (1:30 – 4:15
p.m.)
Synchrotron light is a powerful new tool for the study of plants, so new in fact that most studies are producing fundamental pioneering papers in new fields of research. Analysis of plants with synchrotron light is improving knowledge of plant biochemistry, genetics, physiology and anatomy.
www.lightsource.ca/uac/meeting2005/workshop2.php - Synchrotron Applications in Palaeontology and Archaeology (1:20 – 5:00
p.m.)
Synchrotron techniques are being used to answer a variety of questions in archaeology and palaeontology, from preserving the Tudor warship Mary Rose to learning more about mummies from their teeth, to developing new ways to look at fossils and artifacts.
www.lightsource.ca/uac/meeting2005/workshop3.php - Building Time Resolved Experimental Programs at the Canadian
Light Source (Full day)
This workshop will look at developing ‘time-resolved’ experiments—observing phenomena that occur in fractions of a second – at the CLS. Experts in accelerator operation and time resolved experiments will discuss the challenges and opportunities of this kind of cutting-edge research.
www.lightsource.ca/uac/meeting2005/workshop4.php
The Annual Users’ Meeting takes place Saturday, Nov, 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m CST in the Geology and Biology Buildings, including plenary seminars and poster presentations.
Note to Editors: A tip sheet featuring a condensed schedule with speakers and topics of interest is posted at www.lightsource.ca/media/media_release_20051109.php. Media planning to attend are asked to contact Matthew Dalzell at the numbers or e-mail address below to ensure access.
For more information contact:
Matthew Dalzell
Communications Coordinator
Canadian Light Source Inc
Ph: (306) 657-3739 Fax: (306) 657-3535
Cell: 227-0978
matthew.dalzell@lightsource.ca
www.lightsource.ca
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