May 7

Wednesday

Time

Name

Title of Presentation

Session 5 (Chair: Kim Baines)

8:00-8:25

Lou Terminello

Structural Evolution of Energy Storage and Conversion Materials

8:25-8:50

Qiao Zhang

Core-Shell Nanostructured Materials for Catalysis

8:50-9:15

John Tse

Band Gap, Electron Concentration and Mobility from Infrared Spectroscopy

9:15-9:40

Chao-Hung Du

Charge, Spin Ordering and Magnetoresistance in Oxygen-defective Ferrite SrFeO_3-δ

9:40-10:00

Break

Session 6 (Chair: Robert Gordon)

10:00-10:25

Kim Baines

Low Valent Heavy Group 14 Complexes: Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization

10:25-10:50

Lichen Yin

Helical Poly(arginine) Mimics Exhibit Superior Cell-penetrating Properties

10:50-11:15

Hong Ling

X-ray Crystallography and DNA Damage Response

11:15-11:40

Lyudmila Goncharova

Ion Beam Modification and Characterization of Nano-scale Materials

12:00-13:30

Break

Session 7 (Chair: John Tse)

13:30-13:55

Ning Chen

Study Cases of X-Ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) Spectroscopy Guided by Theoretical XANES Modeling

13:55 -14:20

Way-Faung Pong

Studying of Graphene-related Nanomaterials by X-ray Spectroscopic and Microscopic Techniques

14:20-14:45

Paul Charpentier

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide- A Unique Methodology for Preparing Advanced Materials

14:45-15:10

Gang Chen

Synchrotron X-ray Techniques in Advanced Functional Material Researches

15:10-15:30

Break

Session 8 (Chair: Weiqiang Han)

15:30-15:55

Sean Shieh

Electronic Structure of Carbon-bearing Materials at High Pressure

15:55-16:20

Steffen Duhm

Organic-Metal Interfaces:Energetics and Vertical Adsorption Distances

16:20-16:45

Yang Song

Development and Characterization of Novel Functional Materials at High Pressures using Spectroscopy and Synchrotron Radiation

16:45-17:10

Youyong Li

Multi-scale Simulation of Functional Materials

May 6

Tuesday

Time

Name

Title of Presentation

8:00-8:10

Shuit-Tong Lee

Welcome Speech

8:10-8:25

T. K. Sham

Opening Remarks

Session 1 (Chair: Xinyi Zhang)

8:25-8:55

Ziyu Wu

Multiscale Characterization Techniques Based on Synchrotron Radiation

8:55-9:25

Renzhong Tai

Followup Beamline Programs in SSRF

9:25-9:50

Robert Gordon

The PNCSRF: Science and Innovation for Canadians

9:50-10:05

Men Pu

The Status of Synchrotron Radiation Research Supported by NSFC

10:05-10:25

Break

Session 2 (Chair: Zhenhong Mai)

10:25-10:50

Zhi Liu

Probing Electrolyte-Electrode Interface Using Ambient Pressure Photoelectron Spectroscopy

10:50-11:15

Xuhui Sun

Synchrotron Radiation Techniques for Nanomaterials Study

11:15-11:40

Andy Sun

Nanostructured Materials and Synchrotron Techniques for Energy Conversion and Storage

11:40-12:05

Weiqiang Han

Using Synchrotron Based X-ray Techniques to Study Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries

12:05-13:30

Break

Session 3 (Chair: Lou Terminello)

13:30-13:55

Meyya Meyyappan

Nanomaterials for Energy, Sensing and Electronics Applications

13:55 -14:20

Zhifeng Ding

Photoelectrochemistry of Nanocrystals and Nanoclusters for Solar Energy and ElectrochemiluminescenceApplications

14:20-14:45

Yanguang Li

Hybrid Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

14:45-15:10

Giovanni Fanchini

Transparent and Conducting Graphene Thin Films for Energy Applications

15:10-15:30

Break

Session 4 (Chair: Meyya Meyyappan)

15:30-15:55

Jinghua Guo

Enabling Soft X-ray Spectroscopy for In-situ/In-operando Study of Photocatalytic and Electrochemical Reactions

15:55-16:20

Lizhen Huang

Highly Ordered Organic Semiconductor Thin Films for Organic Electronics

16:20-16:45

Zhenhui Kang

Luminescent Carbon Dots Promise Catalytic Applications

16:45-17:10

Qingxi Yuan

X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging at Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility

17:10-17:40

Lab Tour