Programme
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1 June – 5 June 2026
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Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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HK$4,000 (Includes accommodation)
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Apply by 18 April 2026
1st Day
09:00 – 09:30
Registration & refreshment
09:30 – 09:45
Course opening
09:45 – 10:45
Lecture 1: Synchrotron radiation (SR) & 4th generation SR machine
10:45 – 11:45
Lecture 2: SR instrumentation and beamline designs
11:45 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:30
Lecture 3: Crystallography and fundamentals of X-ray scattering and diffraction i
14:30 – 15:30
Lecture 4: Crystallography and fundamentals of X-ray scattering and diffraction ii
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 17:00
Lecture 5: Synchrotron powder and single crystal X-ray diffraction
17:00 – 18:00
Tutorial 1: Data treatments for the Rietveld refinement method and Monte-Carlo simulation
18:00 – 20:00
Dinner (buffet)
2nd Day
09:30 – 10:50
Lecture 6: X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS)
10:50 – 11:50
Tutorial 2: Data processing and analysis of XAS data
11:50 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:30
Lecture 7: PXRD & electron crystallography for structure determination
14:30 – 15:30
Lecture 8: Hard X-ray nanoprobe
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 17:00
Lecture 9: Industrial applications using SR
17:00 – 18:00
Poster session
18:00 – 20:00
Dinner + night tour in HK
3rd Day
09:30 – 10:30
Lecture 10: X-ray imaging
10:30 – 11:30
Lecture 11: Introduction to neutron scattering and methods
11:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:30
Lecture 12: Advanced materials research i (energy materials)
14:30 – 15:30
Tutorial 3: How to access SR facilities; choice of beamlines and do’s and don’ts in beamtime application
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 17:00
Lecture 13: SR X-ray pair distribution function (XPDF)
17:00 – 18:00
Tutorial 4: XPDF measurements and data analysis
18:00 – 20:00
Dinner with guests
4th Day
09:00 – 10:00
Lecture 14: Advanced materials research ii (mofs)
10:00 – 11:00
Lecture 15: Advanced materials research iii (catalysis)
11:00 – 13:00
Light lunch
13:00 – 19:30
Travelling together to Beijing
19:30 – 21:30
Dinner with guests
5th Day
09:00 – 12:00
Facility visit: Introduction of SR facility (Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility) and guided tour of the 4th generation SR site and beamlines
12:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 16:00
Closing remarks and end of school
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