2nd International Workshop on Probing Matter with Advanced Light Sources

Information

2nd International Workshop on Probing Matter with Advanced Light Sources will bring together international experts and materials researchers to discuss how advanced light–source techniques can reveal the electronic, chemical, and structural properties of matter.
The workshop will cover resonant inelastic X–ray scattering, photoelectron spectroscopy, quantum chemical calculations, and related approaches, with a focus on their applications to nanomaterials and future materials science. By connecting spectroscopy, theory, and materials research, the workshop aims to identify new research opportunities and promote international collaborations centered on NanoTerasu and other advanced light–source facilities.

Date

Thursday, July 30, 2026 – Saturday, August 1, 2026 (JST)

Venue

July 30, 2026
Main Symposium: SRIS Building, Entrepreneur Hall, Aobayama New Campus, Tohoku University [Access]
Please take the subway to Aobayama Station and exit through South Exit 1.
From there, walk approximately 15 minutes, or take the NanoTerasu Bus for about 9 minutes and get off at the “Science Park” bus stop.
*Recommended Bus Departure Times from Aobayama Station: 9:10 a.m. or 9:30 a.m.

Welcome Reception: Midori Dining Hall, Aobayama Commons [Access]

July 31, 2026
Main Symposium: ESPACE (Seminar Space), Katahira Campus, Tohoku University [Access]
Banquet: Restaurant “Hagi” [Access]

Capacity

Onsite: 60 (First–come–first–serve basis, registration required)

Invited Speakers

Hendrik Bluhm (Fritz Haber Institute)
James Cryan (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
Davide Faccialà (Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies of the Italian National Research Council (IFN–CNR))
Heide Ibrahim (Institut national de la recherche scientifique)
Ryuhei Kohno (Tohoku University)
François Légaré (Institut national de la recherche scientifique)
Zheyuan Liang (Tohoku University)
Tobias Lojewski (The University of Tokyo)
Jun Miyawaki (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST))
Daniel Rolles (Kansas State University)
Daniela Rupp (ETH Zürich)
Bruno E. Schmidt (Few–Cycle Inc.)
Thorsten Schmitt (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Stephan Thürmer (Kyoto University)
Ralph Ugalino (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST))
Ryu Yukawa (Tohoku University)
Akira Yoko (Tohoku University)

Registration

Registration deadline: ~~Friday, July 3, 2026, 17:00 (JST)~~ → Monday, July 13, 2026, 17:00 (JST)
*Registration deadline has been extended.
To participate in the event, please register via the form below:
– Closed

Time Schedule

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at SRIS Building, Entrepreneur Hall, Aobayama Campus
09:50 – 10:00: Opening Remarks

Session 1: Laser Science
Chair: Zhong Yin (Tohoku University)
10:00 – 10:45: IL1: François Légaré (Institut national de la recherche scientifique); High-power laser science at the Advanced Laser Light Source

10:45 – 11:30: IL2: Heide Ibrahim (Institut national de la recherche scientifique); Exploring molecular dynamics using molecular dynamics at ALLS

11:30 – 11:55: IL3: Ralph Ugalino (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)); Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering of Blue Copper Proteins

11:55 – 13:30: Group Photo and Lunch

13:30 – 14:15: IL4: Bruno E. Schmidt (Few–Cycle Inc.); The Hyper Spectral Ultrafast Source - HYPUS

14:15 – 15:00: IL5: Davide Faccialà (IFN–CNR); Probing femtosecond-to-attosecond dynamics in matter with high-harmonic generation and free-electron laser sources

15:00 – 15:20: IL6: Zheyuan Liang (Tohoku University); Element-Specific Chemical Short-Range Order and Local Atomic Displacements in Cu–Al–Mn Alloys Probed by XAS

15:20 – 15:45: Break

Session 2: X–ray Spectroscopy
Chair: Ralph Ugalino (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST))
15:45 – 16:30: IL7: Thorsten Schmitt (Paul Scherrer Institute); Spin-orbital excitations encoding the magnetic phase transition in the van der Waals antiferromagnet FePS3

16:30 – 17:00: IL8: Ryuhei Kohno (Tohoku University); In-situ scanning XMCD imaging of hysteretic domain evolution in piezo-actuated perpendicularly magnetized Co/Ni multilayers

17:00 – 17:45: IL9: Stephan Thürmer (Kyoto University); Liquids from the Perspective of Photoelectrons: Scattering and Interfacial Properties

18:15 – 20:15: Reception Party @ Aobayama Commons

Friday, July 31, 2026 at ESPACE (Seminar Space), Katahira Campus
Session 3: Ultrafast Science
Chair: Thorsten Schmitt (Paul Scherrer Institute)
10:00 – 10:45: IL10: James Cryan (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory); Probing Ultrafast Electron Motion with Attosecond XFELs

10:45 – 11:30: IL11: Daniel Rolles (Kansas State University); Imaging Ultrafast Electronic and Nuclear Dynamics in Gas-Phase Molecules

11:30 – 13:00: Lunch

13:00 – 13:45: IL12: Daniela Rupp (ETH Zürich); Tracking ultrafast electron dynamics in individual nano-samples with Coherent Diffractive Imaging

13:45 – 14:05: IL13: Tobias Lojewski (The University of Tokyo); Establishing time-resolved magnetization-induced soft X-ray second-harmonic generation at SACLA BL1

14:05 – 14:30: Coffee break

Chair: Kakeru Ninomiya (Tohoku University)
14:30 – 15:15: IL14: Hendrik Bluhm (Fritz Haber Institute); Uptake and Release of Trace Gases at Liquid-Vapor Interfaces Investigated by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

15:15 – 16:00: IL15: Ryu Yukawa (Tohoku University); Elucidating Photoresponses at Oxide Crystal Surfaces Using Synchrotron Photoelectron Spectroscopy

16:00 – 16:25: Break

16:25 – 17:10: IL16: Akira Yoko (Tohoku University); Continuous flow hydrothermal synthesis of ultrasmall metal oxide particles

17:10 – 17:40: Special Discussion Session; IL17: Jun Miyawaki (QST); Ultrahigh-Resolution 2D-RIXS and RIXS Microcopy at NanoTerasu

17:40 – 17:55: Discussion and Closing Remarks

18:00 – 20:00: Banquet @ Restaurant Hagi

Saturday, August 1, 2026
09:00 – 15:00: Excursion to Matsushima
*Please note that the end time and other details are subject to change.

Poster

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Co–hosted by

International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart, Tohoku University

Contact

Email: tfc_pg*grp.tohoku.ac.jp (change * to @)

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