Programme

MORNING SESSION
9:00-9:05 Opening and welcome by the User Organisation
9:05-9:50

Keynote Lecture 1
Nanoscale Strain Analysis in Functional Materials using SAXS, WAXS, CSnanoXRD and DFXM

Dr. Jozef Keckes, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria 

 Chair:
Stefan Kowarik (UOC)
9:50-10:35

Keynote Lecture 2
From Unicorn to Man: Hierarchical Structures of Bones and Tusks by Multiscale and Multimodal X-ray Imaging

Prof. Henrik Birkedal, Department of Chemistry & iNANO, Aarhus, Denmark

 Chair:
Tilman Grunewald (UOC)
10:35  - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:10

ESRF-EBS Facility and Directors' Report:
J. Daillant, M. Krisch, G. Martinez Criado, M. Mezouar, M. Cotte, T. Schülli, M. Soler Lopez, Q. Qin, A. Sole Jover, C. Nevo, C. Dargent

 Chair:
Tilman Grunewald (UOC)
12:10 - 12:40 Round table discussion with the ESRF Directors

Chair:
Tilman Grunewald (UOC)
12:40 - 14:00 LUNCH break
 
AFTERNOON SESSION
14:00 - 14:45

Keynote Lecture 3
New Research Capabilities at the Upgraded APS

Dr. F. Stefan Vogt, Associate Director, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Lab, Lemont, USA

Chair:
Marco Moretti (UOC)
14:45 - 15:30

Keynote Lecture 4
Synchrotron-Based Characterization Methods in Power Semiconductor Research: Industry Insights and Use Cases

DI Dr. Peter Imrich, KAI Kompetenzzentrum Automobil und Industrieelektronic GmbH, Villach, Austria 

Chair:
Barbara Fayard (UOC)
15:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 16:10

Women in High Pressure  

Silvia Boccato, Research Engineer, CNRS, Sorbonne University, France
Zena Younes, Research PhD Student, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

 Chair:
Guillaume Morard  (UOC)
16:10 - 17:10 Poster Clips Chair:
Guillaume Morard  (UOC)
17:10 - 18:00 Young Scientist Award 2026
President: Prof. Christian Gutt, University of Siegen, Department of Physics, Germany

Chair:
Célia Romão (UOC)
18:00 - 18:10

Conclusion
18:10 - 22:00 Poster Session, Poster Prize & Cocktail Reception