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Education on research using the large new facilities in Northern Europe for neutron scattering, synchrotrons, free electron lasers Education and training for optimum use of large scale research facilities Jesper Andersen Physical Sciences Director MAX IV Laboratory
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Education on research using the large new facilities in Northern Europe for neutron scattering,
synchrotrons, free electron lasers
Education and training for
optimum use oflarge scale research facilities
Jesper AndersenPhysical Sciences Director
MAX IV Laboratory
Starts user operations in summer 201613 beamlines before 2018~26 beamlines when fully equipped in ~2026
The brightest synchrotronlight in the World
Funding from
Science Village Scandinavia
MAX-labIdeonMedicon VillageLU
MAX IV
Northeast Lund, Sweden 2016 and onwards
Beamline/experiments
Users
Synchrotron radiation facility as example of a large scale research infrastructure
Storage ring
USER FACILITY• Many beamlines each with advanced and
specific method(s)• Provides outside users with experimental
time• Access granted after peer review. Free of
charge• Typically only a small fraction of proposals
gets beamtime• Beamtime typically days not months
SUPPORTS DIVERSE SCIENCESX-rays used in many different areas of scienceMany universities, very diverse clientelePhysics, chemistry, geology, biology, life-sciences, energy-sciences, archeology, paleontology, cultural heritage, food-science,………Many scientific cultures (and educational systems)
MAX-lab Users – Science areas
Diverse areas• Physics• Chemistry• Life Sciences• Biotechnology• Materials Science• Catalysis• Energy materials• Nano-science and technology• Environmental Sciences• Geology• Cultural Heritage• …
Diversity of users and areas: An example
MAX-lab Users - Overall statistics
● User statistics:
– ca. 2/3 < age 40– Career starters– Many PhD students
Industry Academia International
– Experienced senior users – ca. 25% female
20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 >700
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Age distribution
Diversity of users and areas: An example
MAX-lab Users - Nationalities
44,3%
19,7%
3,5%5,2%
1,2%
26,2%
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Finland
Baltic countries
Other (25 countries)
Diversity of users and areas: An example
Opportunities
• Large facility for many outside users
• Access to advanced and specific method(s)
• Free access to beamtime via review
• Potential in all areas of science
Challenges
• Typically far away from university
• No general knowledge of methods
• Hard to get beamtime
• Diversification (Universities, science, nationalities…)
Several problems, no single solutionTraining and education is essential
OPPORTUNITIES - CHALLENGES
Challenge• Typically far away from university• Hard to get beamtime
Solutions• Earmarked funding for travelling to
facilities
• Dedicated beamtime for education and training
• For some methods lab-sources can be used for training
Solutions• Overview courses
• Summer schools• University courses
• Include synchrotron methods in university curricula
• Directed hands-on courses• Summer schools• University courses
• Academic credits in university programs
Challenge• No general knowledge of methods• Diversification (Universities, science,
nationalities…)
Fully recognized education/training programs
~Biannually. Started 2007UCPH + MAX IV + EMBL HamburgLectures followed by experiments at MAX-labInternational attendance, Scandinavian majority20-30 students for full course, typically 50 attend lectures
Long standing tradition for broad topic summer schools at MAXLectures followed by demonstrations at MAXFocus on Nordic/Baltic students, ~30 per courseFunding Nordforsk/VR/Others
3 examples of existing training efforts
Annual course. Started 1996 at SLULectures at SLU, experiments at MAX , data analysis at SLU. 3 weeksFocus on Nordic/Baltic students, ~25 per occasion(2nd occasion 2014 was full after 1 day)
EXAFS for Beginners February 10 – April 3 2014
SLU and MAX IV
Large scale research facilities
National and international
education and training
programs
UniversitiesUniversity educations
Current solutions of education for large scale facilities
Large scale research facilities
National and international
education and training
programs
UniversitiesUniversity educations
Improved solutions of education for large scale facilities
Large scale research facilities
National and international
education and training
programs
UniversitiesUniversity educations
Optimum solutions of education for large scale facilities
Fully recognized
education & training
programs
National &international
MAX IV InaugurationTuesday, 21 June 2016, noon
MAX IV Laboratory is a national research infrastructure hosted by Lund UniversityMajor funding from:
