AOFSRR School 2025

Oct 19, 2025, 9:00 AM → Oct 25, 2025, 12:00 PM Asia/Tokyo

Photon Factory, KEK

※ THIS EVENT IS BY INVITATION ONLY.
The 6th Asia-Oceania Forum for Synchrotron Radiation Research (AOFSRR) School will be hosted by the Photon Factory, KEK, Japan from October 19 - 25th 2025. It is aimed at science and engineering graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and early career researchers from across the Asia-Oceania region who are interested in pursuing a career in synchrotron radiation related fields. This school will present a range of lectures and practical sessions relating to the theory and applications of synchrotron radiation to a wide range of science and technology research.

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Sunday, October 19

3:30 PM → 6:00 PM Registration

6:00 PM → 8:00 PM Welcome Party (Lounge)

Monday, October 20

8:00 AM → 9:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 AM → 9:15 AM Opening Remarks

9:15 AM → 10:15 AM Welcome and Introduction to IMSS

10:15 AM → 10:30 AM Group Photo

10:30 AM → 10:45 AM Break

10:45 AM → 11:15 AM Guidance

11:15 AM → 12:15 PM Participant Self-Introductions

12:15 PM → 1:15 PM Lunch

1:15 PM → 2:15 PM Lecture: Basics of Storage Ring Light Source

2:15 PM → 2:30 PM Break

2:30 PM → 3:30 PM Lecture: Beamline and Optical Systems for Synchrotron Radiation Light Sources

3:30 PM → 3:45 PM Transfer

3:45 PM → 5:45 PM PF/SPF Facility Tour

5:45 PM → 6:05 PM Transfer

6:05 PM → 8:05 PM Welcome Dinner

Tuesday, October 21

8:00 AM → 9:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Lecture: X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

10:00 AM → 10:05 AM Break

10:05 AM → 10:50 AM Lecture: Soft X-ray Microscopy

10:50 AM → 11:05 AM Break

11:05 AM → 12:05 PM Lecture: X-ray Imaging

12:05 PM → 1:05 PM Lunch

1:05 PM → 2:05 PM Lecture: X-ray Diffraction and Scattering

2:05 PM → 2:10 PM Break

2:10 PM → 2:55 PM Lecture: Structural Biology

2:55 PM → 3:00 PM Break

3:00 PM → 3:45 PM Lecture: High Pressure Science

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Break

4:00 PM → 5:00 PM Lecture: Photoelectron Spectroscopy

5:00 PM → 5:05 PM Break

5:05 PM → 6:05 PM Lecture: X-ray Free Electron Laser

6:05 PM → 7:05 PM Dinner

Wednesday, October 22

8:00 AM → 9:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 AM → 12:15 PM Practical Session

12:15 PM → 1:15 PM Lunch

1:15 PM → 6:15 PM Practical Session

6:15 PM → 7:15 PM Dinner

Thursday, October 23

8:00 AM → 9:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Preparation for presentation: Data Analysis, Presentation write up

10:30 AM → 10:45 AM Break

10:45 AM → 12:15 PM Preparation for presentation: Presentation write up

12:15 PM → 1:15 PM Lunch

1:15 PM → 2:45 PM Preparation for presentation: Practice for Presentations

2:45 PM → 3:00 PM Break

3:00 PM → 5:30 PM Student Presentations

5:30 PM → 5:45 PM Break

5:45 PM → 6:15 PM Graduation Ceremony

6:15 PM → 7:15 PM Dinner

Friday, October 24

7:00 AM → 8:00 AM Breakfast

8:00 AM → 9:30 AM Transfer

9:30 AM → 11:30 AM Visit to MLF

11:30 AM → 12:00 PM Transfer

12:00 PM → 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM → 4:45 PM Excursion

4:45 PM → 6:30 PM Transfer

6:30 PM → 8:30 PM Banquet

8:30 PM → 9:00 PM Transfer

Saturday, October 25

7:00 AM → 9:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Departure