User Meeting 2021

The annual event dedicated to the ESRF user community: learn about, discuss and experience the science and cutting-edge research made with ESRF synchrotron light

Programme

The annual ESRF User Meeting will take place in early February 2021, six months into user operation with the ESRF-EBS, the world's first and brightest 4th generation high energy source. All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up major challenges for continuing activities and large user research facilities are no exception. The ESRF has taken up these challenges and will open its doors to the first users of the EBS source on 25^th August, as planned. User operation will begin via remote experiments on all ESRF beamlines, to minimise any risk to the health of both users and staff. This is possible thanks to the support and action of many ESRF colleagues, but also thanks to the confidence and adaptability of the user community. Users are expected to gradually come back on-site over the following months, if this is commensurate with the health situation and guidelines in force. This pandemic has taught all of us about resilience, adapting to teleworking and remote professional interactions, all of which will be used by both users and staff to carry out the best science with our brand new source..

The ESRF User Meeting will be an excellent opportunity to hear the latest research and technical news, including the latest news on COVID-19 research at the ESRF, but more importantly to interact again face-to-face with beamline scientists and fellow researchers, to talk about your science and to share experiences and exchange ideas. This time together will be the perfect breeding ground for new research ideas, which can be exploited for the March 2021 proposal submission deadline.

EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS

Monday 8 February 2021
 

13 tutorials of direct interest for ESRF Users will cover a large variety of topics from sample preparation, beamline control tools to data analysis and will be completed by a transversal tutorial on communication of scientific results. They will include a tutorial on “BLISS”, the new beamline control system, and other new tutorials.

Opening of the Plenary Session, on Monday 8 February, with a presentation by Edith Heard, Director General of EMBL, Heidelberg (Germany), on the role of women in science, followed by the Welcome buffet.

Tuesday 9 February 2021
 

• Four Keynote Speakers
   

  Pablo Beato	Haldor TopsØe, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
  Irene Margiolaki	University of Patras, Greece
  Letizia Monico	CNR-SCITEC, Perugia, Italy
  Maximilien Ackermann & Danny Jonigk	Mainz University, Germany / Hannover Medical School, Germany

• Young Scientist Award !! Call is open !!
• Facility report on the restart of the "Extremely Brilliant Source" project
• Poster session: clips and prize
• Welcome and Awards banquet
• Commercial exhibition of synchrotron-related equipment

Wednesday 10 February 2021
 

• UDM1. "Emerging viral diseases: how can structural studies help to seek remedies?"

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  UOC Organiser	M. Mapelli
  ESRF Organisers	E. Kandiah C. Mueller-Dieckmann N. Theyencheri

• UDM2. "Understanding biomineralisation: the inputs of micro- and nano-X-ray analysis"

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  UOC Organiser	M. Brunelli G. Requena
  ESRF Organisers	P.K. Cook J. Villanova B. Hesse M. Burghammer

• UDM3. "Physics and Chemistry of Actinides seen by X-rays"

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  UOC Organiser	K. Küpper
  ESRF Organisers	F. Wilhelm K. Kvashnina

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Further information on the programme, registration procedure, abstract and poster submission will be provided in October
 

IMPORTANT DATES