Full Day Workshops:

• Advancing Informational Gain from Synchrotron Techniques in Subsurface Science   (Trinity Conference Room)
• Defects and Interfaces in Batteries Probed by Synchrotron X-ray Techniques (Panofsky Auditorium)
• Sample Delivery Workshop (Kavli Auditorium)

Morning Workshops:

• Computational Workflows for X-ray Science (Redwood Conference Rooms C/D)
• Gas Phase Chemistry from Femto- to Attosecond Physics (Berryessa Conference Room)
• Ultrafast Electron Diffraction (UED) (Redwood Conference Room A/B)

Afternoon Workshops:

• Dynamic Phenomena Revealed by Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy: from IR to X-ray (Redwood Conference Rooms C/D)
• User-Focused Beam Line Control and Monitoring for X-ray Science (Berryessa Conference Room)
• LCLS-II Data Reduction and Data Systems (Redwood Conference Rooms A/B)

Advancing Informational Gain from Synchrotron Techniques in Subsurface Science
Location: Trinity Conference Room

• As technical developments have enabled improvements in the spatial and temporal resolution, contrast, and detection capabilities of synchrotron techniques, the complexity of the scientific questions and systems that can be targeted has also increased. Advancements in recent years have opened the opportunity for interrogating the surface structure and chemical composition of nanoparticles and microbial-/organo-mineral interactions (HRFD-XAS, STXM, nanoSIMS), as well as for obtaining time-resolved 3D-images of intact rock/soil cores, biological samples (CT, TXM, SAXS), and high-resolution 2D chemical maps (micro/nano-XRF) at large scale and with sophisticated image analysis methods. Significant advancements also have been made in statistical and computational approaches for analyzing and abstracting information from complex data sets, such as images. In some cases, these methods are relatively new to the field.  One such example is application of machine learning to 2D and 3D x-ray imaging data acquisition and analysis. With more in-depth, efficient and less labor-intensive image analyses, informational gain and throughput could increase dramatically.  This symposium aims to:
  • bring light to the advancements to synchrotron techniques and computational analyses that impact subsurface science
  • Stimulate innovative discussions about the opportunities these advancements bring to subsurface research
  • identify future opportunities and steps to increase the informational gain from existing techniques

• ​Organizers:  Kristin Boye and John Bargar/SLAC SSRL

• We invite scientists, post-doctoral researchers, and graduate students to contact workshop organizers (Kristin Boye, John Bargar) to contribute ideas to this symposium in these and related areas. We are looking forward to a scientifically exciting session!

• Program:

9-11.30 am	Imaging & spectroscopic interrogation of rhizosphere and sediment processes
9-9:30 am	Arjen van Veelen, LANL/Univ Southampton:   Multimodal correlative imaging of plant-mycorrhizae interaction for phosphorus uptake from soil
9:30-10 am	Therese Suren LaRue, Carnegie Inst., Stanford:  Uncovering natural variation in root system dynamics using luminescence
10-10:30 am	Nancy Hess, PNNL:  Advanced mass spectroscopy approaches for chemical imaging in the rhizosphere
10-10:30 am	Break
10:30-11 am	Macon Abernathy, UC Riverside:  Characterizing the interactions of vanadium with manganese oxide: kinetics, adsorption and products
11-11:30 am	Sharon Bone, SSRL:  Integrating imaging techniques for elucidating coupled nutrient and contaminant biogeochemical cycles
11:30-1 pm	Lunch Break
1-2:30 pm	New methodology, data science, and modeling
1-1:30 pm	Jonathan Ajo Franklin, LBNL:  Advances in 4D synchrotron microtomography as applied to questions in energy and the environment
1:30-2 pm	Peter Nico, LBNL:  Cross-scale molecular analysis of chemical heterogeneity in shale rocks
2-2:30 pm	Ilenia Battiato, Stanford:  Modeling as driver of x-ray imaging methods in subsurface science
2:30-3:30 pm	Round table
3:30 PM	Adjourn

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Sample Delivery Workshop - Recent developments in sample delivery and demonstrations of common techniques
Location: Kavli Auditorium

• Organizers: Bill Bauer (HWI), Mark Hunter (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), Bruce Doak (Max Planck Institute)

• Program:

  8:30 am	3D Printed Nozzles
  9:00 am	Flexible sample delivery by combining droplet on demand with fixed target systems Franklin Fuller, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  9:30 am	Roadrunner III & IV: High speed fixed-target sample delivery Alke Meents, DESY
  10:00 am	Sample Delivery: High-Viscosity Liquid Injector and Its Applications Sahba Zaare, Arizona State University
  10:20 am	Break
  10:40 am	Mixing injector for serial femtosecond crystallography: principles, fabrication, and experimental design George Calvey, Cornell University
  11:10 am	Sheet Jet Development and Applications Jake Koralek, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  11:40 am	Mesh and Co-Mesh Development and Applications Raymond Sierra, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  12:00 pm	Lunch Break
  1:15 pm	Gas Dynamic Virtual Nozzle (GDVN) - Demonstration of the use of GDVN delivery systems Sahba Zaare, Arizona State University
  2:30 pm	Break
  3:00 pm	Lipidic Cubic Phase (LCP) Delivery Systems Demonstration of the use of LCP injectors Uwe Weierstall, Hao Hu, Arizona State University
  4:00 pm	Mixing injector demonstration and practical training Andrea Katz, George Calvey, Cornell University

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Computational Workflows for X-ray Science
Location: Redwood Conference Rooms C/D

• This workshop highlights novel beam line computational workflows that are used in practice or are being developed in order to more efficiently process data at X-ray science user facilities including LCLS, LCLS-II and SSRL.  Workflows of interest include data manipulation, analysis and visualization, computational tools for collaboration between experimenters, and high-performance computing at a user facility or at a computing facility across a network.

• Organizers:  Christine Sweeney LANL, Harinarayan Krishnan LBNL, James Sethian UC Berkely and LBNL, Chuck Yoon SLAC/LCLS

• Program:
   

  8:30-9:20 am	Streamlining the user experience of the macromolecular crystallography beamlines at Diamond Light Source David Hall, Diamond Light Source
  9:20-9:50 am	Machine Learning for Autonomous X-ray Scattering Experiments Kevin Yager, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  9:50-10:20 am	Towards real-time monitoring, optimization, navigation and analysis for synchrotron-based tomography experiments Doga Gursoy, APS, Argonne National Laboratory
  10:20-10:40 am	Break
  10:50-11:20 am	Streaming Realtime Workflows at the Light Sources Harinarayan Krishnan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  11:20-11:50 am	Emulation Tools to Accelerate Material Model Optimization David Walters, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  11:50-12:00 pm	Wrap-up Discussion Christine Sweeney, Hari Krishnan, James Sethian, Chuck Yoon

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Defects and Interfaces in Batteries Probed by Synchrotron X-ray Techniques
Location: Panofsky Auditorium

• Rechargeable battery technologies have ignited significant breakthroughs in contemporary society, including but not limited to revolutions in transportation, electronics, and grid energy storage. The remarkable development of rechargeable batteries can be largely attributed to in-depth efforts to understand and improve defects and interfaces in batteries. There are, however, still intimidating challenges of lower cost, longer cycle and calendar life, higher energy density, and better safety for large-scale energy storage and vehicular applications. Further progress with rechargeable batteries may require new chemistries (lithium-ion batteries and beyond) and a better understanding of materials electrochemistry in the various battery technologies. In the past decade, advancement of battery materials has been complemented by new analytical techniques that are capable of probing battery chemistries at various length and time scales. Synchrotron X-ray techniques stand out as one of the most effective methods that allows for nearly nondestructive probing of materials characteristics such as electronic and geometric structures with various depth sensitivities through spectroscopy, scattering, and imaging capabilities. This workshop will cover synchrotron X-ray based analytical tools (scattering, spectroscopy and imaging) and their successful applications (ex situ, in situ, and in operando) in gaining fundamental insights into these scientific questions. The workshop will also highlight current progress of advanced experimental and computational methodologies, such as high-throughput data acquisition, data mining and machine learning, which have emerged as effective and efficient methods for converting the experimental data into scientific findings.

• Organizers:  Feng Lin/Virginia Tech, Andrej Singer/Cornell, Yijin Liu/SLAC SSRL

• Tentative Program:
   

  8:00-8:15 am	Opening remarks (Feng Lin, Andrej Singer, Yijin Liu)
  8:15-8:45 am	Oleg Shpyrko, UCSD
  8:45-9:15 am	Judith Alvarado, LBNL
  9:15-9:45 am	Huolin Xin, UC Irvine/BNL
  9:45-10:15 am	Break (Group Photo)
  10:15-10:45 am	Bryan McCloskey, UC Berkeley/LBNL
  10:45-11:15 am	Seung-Ho Yu, Cornell
  11:15-11:45 am	Chuancheng Duan, Colorado School of Mines
  11:45-1:30	Lunch Break
  1:30-2:00 pm	Wanli Yang, LBNL/ALS
  2:00-2:30 pm	Wei Tong, LBNL
  2:30-3:00 pm	Jin Suntivich, Cornell
  3:00-3:30 pm	Break
  3:30-4:00 pm	Yang Yang, ESRF
  4:00-4:30 pm	Kejie Zhao, Purdue
  4:30-5:00 pm	Ming Tang, Rice
  5:00-5:30 pm	William Gent, Stanford
  5:30-5:45 pm	Closing remarks (Feng Lin, Andrej Singer, Yijin Liu)

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Dynamic Phenomena Revealed by Non-Linear Optical Spectroscopy - from IR to X-ray
Location: Redwood Conference Rooms C/D

• This symposium aims at to unite nonlinear optical spectroscopy communities from IR to X-ray to have a comprehensive view on the potentials of these nonlinear spectroscopic methods in measuring and understanding dynamics phenomena on different temporal and spatial scales.  This workshop focuses on the newest results in ultrafast dynamics studies at the LCLS as well as ongoing studies using other nonlinear optical spectroscopic methods in the spectral range from infrared to X-ray.  Specific areas of focus are the interplay between electronic and geometric structure at the forefront of chemical and materials dynamics. The workshop will further address possibilities and challenges for the field as new sources such as LCLS-II become operational within the next few years.

• Organizers: Lin Chen Argonne National Lab/Northwestern University, David Reis SLAC

• Program:
   

  1:00-1:30 pm	TBA David Reis / Mariano Trigo, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  1:30-2:00 pm	Multidimensional ultrafast X -ray spectroscopy; a novel window into elementary molecular events and conical intersections Shaul Mukamel, UC Irvine
  2:00-2:30 pm	Investigations of Water Systems – Ultrafast Two Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy Michael Fayer, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University
  2:30-3:00 pm	Multidimensional Spectroscopic Studies of Charge Separation – Current Status and Challenges Jennifer Ogilvie, University of Michigan
  3:00-3:30 pm	Break
  3:30-4:00 pm	Insights into Photosynthetic Light Harvesting from 2D Femtosecond Spectroscopy David Jonas, Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado
  4:00-4:30 pm	TBA Johann Haber, Stanford University
  4:30-5:00 pm	TBA TBA
  5:00pm	Round-table discussions

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Gas Phase Chemistry, from Femto to Attosecond Physics
Location: Berryessa Conference Room

• Organizers: Peter Weber, Jame Cryan LCLS, Christoph Bostedt EPFL/PSI

• Program:

  8:30 am	Theoretical Approaches for Attosecond Charge Motion Antonio Picon, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
  9:00 am	Time-Resolved X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Thomas Wolf, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  9:30 am	Diffractive Imaging for Chemical Dynamics Brian Stankus, Brown University
  10:00 am	Attosecond Soft X-ray Pulses - XLEAP Update Ago Marinelli, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  10:20 am	Break
  10:40 am	Attosecond Streaking Experiments at FELs Wolfram Helml, Technische Universität München & Gregor Hartmann, University of Kassel
  11:15 am	Multi-Color Operations for Chemical Dynamics Alberto Lutmann, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  11:35 am	Simulating X-ray Observables Robert Parrish, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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UED Workshop
Location: Redwood Conference Rooms A/B

• Organizers: Siegfried Glenzer (SLAC), Aaron Lindenberg(SLAC), Thomas Wolf (SLAC), Xijie Wang (SLAC)

• Program:

  8:30 am	Visualizing Localized Structural Dynamics with Femtosecond Electron Imaging David Flannigan, University of Minnesota
  9:00 am	Mapping momentum-dependent electron-phonon coupling and phonon dynamics in two-dimensional materials using ultrafast electron diffuse scattering Laurent René de Cotret, McGill University
  9:30 am	MeV Ultra-fast Electron Diffraction for Photo-Excited Hot Electron Dynamics of Nanoporous Gold Mingwei Chen, Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
  10:00 am	Breakout Session Introduction: Chemical Dynamics, Material Science & Materials Under Extreme Conditions Siegfried Glenzer, Aaron M Lindenberg, Thomas Wolf, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  10:20 am	Break
  10:40 am	Breakout session I: Chemical Dynamics Thomas Wolf, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  	Breakout session II: Material Science Aaron Lindenberg, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  	Breakout session III: Materials Under Extreme Conditions Siegfried Glenzer, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  11:30 am	Breakout session I report: Chemical Dynamics Thomas Wolf, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  11:40 am	Breakout session II report: Material Science Aaron Lindenberg, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  11:50 am	Breakout session III report: Materials Under Extreme Conditions Siegfried Glenzer, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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User-Focused Beam Line Control and Monitoring for X-ray Science
Location: Berryessa Conference Room

• This workshop addresses how users use the control and monitoring systems and how they involve them in their experimental workflow.  How are custom experimental tools used in conjunction with the control and monitoring systems?  It will cover how human-computer interaction considerations are incorporated in designing these systems.  There will be a preview of what is to come in LCLS-II control systems, and a discussion of what users would like to see in these systems.

• Organizers: Christine Sweeney (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Paul Fuoss, Dan Flath (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

• Program:

  1:00 pm	LCLS and LCLS-II Beam Line controls Dan Flath, Alex Wallace, Teddy Rendahl, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  1:45 pm	LCLS User Experience Studies Devangi Vivrekar, Symbolic Systems Dept., Stanford University
  2:15 pm	Beam Line Control Use Cases Eric Galtier, Bill Schlotter, Mengning Liang, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  3:00 pm	Break
  3:30 pm	EPICS and Beamline Controls at the Advanced Photon Source Joseph Sullivan, APS, Argonne National Laboratory
  4:00 pm	The Scientist as User Jeff Shrager, Cancer Commons and Symbolic Systems Dept., Stanford University
  4:30 pm	Discussion of user needs

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LCLS-II Data Reduction and Data Systems
Location: Redwood Conference Rooms A/B

• Organizers: Chris O'Grady, SLAC LCLS, Jana Thayer, SLAC LCLS, Amedeo Perazzo, SLAC LCLS

• Program:

  1:00 pm	Data Systems Overview Jana Thayer, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  1:25 pm	Data Reduction: Algorithm Review Christopher O'Grady, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  1:45 pm	Data Reduction: Teststand Status and Performance Clemens Weninger, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  2:05 pm	Data Reduction: SZ Compression and Crystallography Chuck Yoon, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  2:25 pm	Data Reduction: FPGA Methods Sioan Zohar, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  2:45 pm	Break
  3:15 pm	Data Systems: psana Mona Uervirojnangkoorn, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  3:35 pm	Data Systems: Real-time Monitoring With AMI Dan Damiani, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  3:55 pm	Data Systems: Data Formats Christopher O'Grady, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  4:15 pm	Data Systems: Calibration Mikhail Dubrovin, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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