Symposium Program

Program correct as of 11 September 2009. Any further updates or changes will be advised at the symposium.

Sunday 20 September

Time Plenary Session
1700 Open for Registration, Law Building Mezzanine
1800 Welcome Reception, Law Building Mezzanine
1900 Close

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Monday 21 September

Time Plenary Session
900 Assoc. Professor Christopher Chantler, University of Melbourne
Welcome to ISRP-11
904 Professor Dudley Creagh, President, IRPS
Welcome to the IRPS
909 Professor Peter Rathjen, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Melbourne, Australia
Welcome to the University
915 Mr Tony Lupton, Cabinet Secretary and MP for Prahran
Official Opening of the Symposium
930 Professor Gordon Drake, University of Windsor, Canada
Advances in Few-Electron QED
1015 Morning Tea
  A. Processes in radiation physics in Honour of John Hubbell
1045 Professor Andris Stelbovics, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Ionisation of Atoms by Electron Impact
1130 Professor Marek Pajek, Jan Kochanowski University, Poland
X-ray emission from radiative recombination into the K- and L-shells of bare uranium ions with cooling electrons
1215 Professor Richard Pratt, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Quadrupole photoeffect matrix element zeros and their effect on asymmetric angular distributions
1235 Professor Zoran Kaliman, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Electron correlations in high energy double ionization of helium by Compton scattering
1255 Lunch
  B. Quantitative X-ray and particle analytical techniques [Condensed Matter]
1400 Professor John Rehr, University of Washington, USA
Parameter-free calculations of x-ray and electron spectra with FEFF9
1445 Professor Yves Joly, Neels Institute, France
X-ray absorption near edge structure and resonant X-ray diffraction simulations: theory and application to charge ordering study in oxides
1530 Professor Feng Wang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
A comparative study of aliphatic and aromatic amino acids using inner shell spectra
1550 Professor Eiichi Sato, Iwate Medical University, Japan
Embossed radiography utilizing an image-shifting subtraction software
1610 Afternoon Tea
  Parallel Sessions
  A. Processes in radiation physics B. Quantitative X-ray and particle analytical techniques
1640 Dr Lawrence Hudson, National institute for Standards and Metrology, Gaitersburg, USA
Metrology for Extreme X-Ray Light Sources		 Dr Anna Wolska, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Structural and magnetic properties of the Mn based inclusions in the GaSb matrix
1700 Dr Chanh Tran, La Trobe University, Australia
Absolute determination of the angular distributions of scattering and fluorescence for silicon		 Nicholas Rae, University of Melbourne, Australia
Measurements of X-ray mass attenuation coeffcients and determination of the imaginary components of the atomic form-factor of zinc over the energy range of 7.2 keV-15.2 keV
1720 Aravindhan Ganesan, Swinburne University, Australia
Influence of the functional groups on the C1-Ca-Cb chain of L-phenylalanine and its derivatives		 Dr Chris Ryan, CSIRO, Australia
Elemental X-ray imaging using large detector arrays: The benefits and challenges of large solid-angle
1740 Poster Session: Sections A-C
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Tuesday 22 September

Time Plenary Session
  C. Absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy (XAFS, XANES, Raman …) and D. Sources
900 Professor Martin Feiters, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Two- and three-dimensional geometry of metal coordination in organometallic and bioinorganic catalysts probed by X-ray absorption spectroscopy
945 Professor Pieter Glatzel, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, France
Hard X-ray photon-in photon-out spectroscopy
1030 Morning Tea
  D. Sources and detectors and simulation of radiation transport
1100 Professor Michael Haumann, Freie University Berlin, Germany
X-ray absorption and emission experiments on photosystem II and hydrogenases: towards light driven hydrogen production
1145 Dr John Seely, Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Laser-Produced Plasmas and X-Ray Spectroscopic Diagnostics
1230 Dr Stan Mao, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
The Linac Coherent Light Source and Radiological Issues during the Commissioning
1310 Lunch
  F. Medical applications and biology
1410 Professor Isabella Ascone, Synchrotron-Soleil, France
Antitumoral metallodrug candidates probed by X-ray absorption
1455 Professor Don McNaughton, Monash University, Australia
Synchrotron infrared micro-spectroscopy of cells and tissues- applications to oocyte development and multiple sclerosis animal models.
1540 Anoja Arachchilage, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
A comparative spectroscopic study of small aromatic biomolecules: 2-phenylethanol and p-hydroxyphenylethanol
1610 Afternoon Tea
  Parallel Sessions
  C. Absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy (XAFS, XANES, Raman…) D. Sources and detectors and simulation of radiation transport
1630 Dr Stephen Best, University of Melbourne, Australia
Characterization of Short-lived Electrogenerated Products by X-Ray Spectroscopy		 Professor Isabel Lopes, LIP-Coimbra & University of Coimbra, Portugal
Results from the first science run of ZEPLIN-III dark matter experiment
1650 Dr Kai Zhang, Institute of High Energy Physics, China
Study of OSEM with Different Subsets in Grating-Based X-Ray Differential Phase-Contrast Imaging		 Professor Jose Rodenas, University Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Validation of the Monte Carlo model developed to assess the activity generated in control rods of a BWR
  SE-12 - Hot topics in XAS SE-13 - Synchrotron and Source Developments
1710 Meijuan Yu, Institute of High Energy Physics, China
XAFS study of the configuration of L-histidine with transition metal ions at pH6.0		 Dr David Paterson, Australian Synchrotron, Australia
Ultrafast scanning x-ray fluorescence enabling high definition elemental mapping and micro-XANES imaging
1725 Xianqing Liang, University of Science and Technology of Chinas, China
Interaction between iodine and treated carbon nanotubes investigated by X-ray absorption spectroscopy		 1730 Professor Odair Goncalves, Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission, Brazil
Nuclear Renaissance; The Brazilian Case
1740 Yu Wang, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Effect of metal ion in Li PDF: the study of the fine structure around the metal site using XANES combined with ab initio calculation. 		1750 Trung Tran, University of Science, Vietnam
The effects of hydrogen dilution on Si:H thin film structure
1755 Jie Cheng, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Potassium doping effect on the local lattice distortion of BaFe probed by EXAFS		 1810 - Close
1810 Zhili Wang, Institute of High Energy Physics, China
Influence of partial coherence on X-ray differential phase-contrast imaging		  
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Wednesday 23 September

Time Plenary Session
  JARI Award. Medical Frontiers and Scources [C,D,F]
900 JARI Award Presentation and Lecture
945 Professor Ronald Frahm, University Wuppertal, Germany
New opportunities for time dependent in situ X-ray absorption studies at synchrotron radiation sources
1030 Morning Tea
  Frontiers in new radiation regimes, PIXE, Detectors [D, E, G, I]
1100 Professor Ian Gentle, Australian Synchrotron, Australia TBA
Soft Energy Developments
1145 Professor Tibor Papp, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
Collective excitations in radiation transfer in semiconductor and scintillation detectors, and in biological matter
1230 Bus Lunch, Synchrotron, Yarra Valley Tour & Healesville Sanctuary tours
1800 Return, depending upon tour options

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Thursday 24 September

Time Plenary Session
  F. Medical applications and biology
900 Professor Peter Lay, University of Sydney, Australia
Complementary Hard X-ray Mapping and Other Spectroscopic Mapping and Imaging of Individual Mammalian Cells
945 Professor Soichi Wakatsuki, Photon Factory, Japan
Exploration of protein life cycle with synchrotron radiation X-ray crystallography
1030 Morning Tea
  Parallel Sessions
  E. Materials Science and applications to minerals, mining and processing F. Medical applications and biology
1100 Dr David Garrity, University of Surrey, UK
Development of X-ray techniques to materials science challenges in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program		 Dr Richard Hugtenburg, Swansea University, UK
X-ray microbeam radiation therapy calculations, including polarisation, with Monte Carlo techniques
1120 Entesar Dalah, University of Surrey, UK
Simulation of tissue activity curve of 64Cu-ATSM using reaction diffusion model for the purpose of sub-target volume delineation in radiotherapy 		Dr Matteo Altissimo, Monash University, Australia
Tracing exogenous Gd and its effects in single Change cells
1140 Dr Zhiyun Pan, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, China
In-situ XAFS Studies on the growth of ZnSe quantom dotes		 Dr Elaine Ryan, University of Sydney, Australia
Differentiation of malignant and non-malignant kidney tissues using Compton scattering
1200 Lunch
  G. Applications to space, earth and environmental sciences
1300 Professor Paul Dumas, Centre National Recherche Scientifique, France
Space , Earth and Environmental studies: why using synchrotron infrared?
1345 Dr Jasmina Obhodas, Institute Ruder Boskovic, Croatia
Environmental security of the coastal sea floor in the sea ports and waterways of the mediterranean region
1430 Dr Young Jin Kim, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea
Tagged Neutron Inspection System for Detection of Explosive Materials in Air-passenger Luggage
1450 Dr Ines Bronic, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Croatia
Radiocarbon application in environmental science and cultural heritage studies
1510 Afternoon Tea
  Parallel Sessions
  C: XAFS & XANES Hot Topics
1540 Professor Mladen Petravic, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Direct observation of defects in hexagonal boron nitride by NEXAFS		 Professor ZiYu Wu, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, China
A theoretical development of quantitative XANES calculation for multi-absorbers systems
1600 Dr Rosalie Hocking, Monash University, Australia
Mn K-edge XAS study of a cubane complex capable of light-driven electro-oxidation of water at 1.2V		 Jack Glover, University of Melbourne, Australia
Nano-roughness in gold revealed from X-ray signature
1620 Rong Fran, Applied Centre for Structural and Synchrotron Studies, Australia
Synchrotron Microprobe Analysis of Nickel Laterites
 Saleh Alashrah, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
The Characterization of a 2D ionization chamber array for IMRT plan verification
1640 Poster Session: Sections G-I
1740 Close
1900 Conference Dinner - Melbourne Museum

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Friday 25 September

Time Plenary Session
  H. Cultural heritage and art
900 Announcement of New IRPS Council and Next Symposium
910 Professor Eric Dooryhee, Neel Institute, France
Cultural heritage and recent breakthroughs
955 Professor Annemie Adriaens, Ghent University, Belgium
In-situ Electrochemical and SR-XRD Time-resolved Study of Lead Carboxylate Coating for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Artefacts
1030 Morning Tea
  Parallel Sessions
  I. New technologies and industrial applications H. Cultural heritage and art
1100 Dr Ken Williams, Renishaw, UK
Developing Raman spectroscopy to provide combined technologies with synchrotron and neutron sources		 Professor Mark Dowsett, University of Warwick, UK
Towards X-ray excited optical microscopy (XEOM) for cultural heritage, spectroelectrochemistry and wider applications
1120 Dr Mohamed Ahmed Gomaa, Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt
Natural Radiation dose to Airline Passengers
1140 Dr William Dunn, Kansas State University, USA
Radiation Physics tools for remote detection of improvised explosive devices		 Dr Petronella Nel, University of Melbourne, Australia
Elemental and mineralogical study of ochre-earth pigments based on particle induced X-ray emission and X-ray micro-diffraction
1200 Professor Sultan Dabagov, INFN LNF, Italy
Advances in Capillary Optics used for mXRF and X-ray imaging		 Dr Josh Bowden, CSIRO, Australia
Detecting hidden layers: a principle components analysis approach to synchrotron X-ray micro-diffraction data of a renaissance painting
1220   Saleh Alashrah, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
The Characterization of a 2D ionization chamber array for IMRT plan verification
1240 Lunch
  F. Medical applications and biology
1340 Professor Anatoly Rozanfeld, University of Wollongong, Australia Advanced semiconductor dosimetry in radiotherapy: Present and future
1425 Professor Liming Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
High contrast femtosecond laser driven ultraintense K-shell keV x-ray source for imaging application
1510 Afternoon Tea
  Parallel Sessions
  TBA D: Sources and Detectors
1540 Norman Huber
Precision Instrumentation		 Dr Cedric Carasco, Commissariat a l"Energie Atomique, France
Design of the UNCOSS neutron sensor by Monte Carlo simulation
1600 Hesdras Santana, Universidad Politecnica De Valencia, Germany
Diametral Compression Test; Analysing the H/D ratio influence on the mechanical Resistance of UO2-green Pellets		 Dr Yorck Ramachers, University of Warwick, UK
Optical Readout tracking detector concept for future large volume liquid argon detectors
1620
Dr Mohamed Ahmed Gomaa
Natural Radiation dose to Airline Passengers
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