LCN Science & Innovation SymposiumThe Brilliant Frontier – Nanometrology with X-Ray Lasers4pm, 3 December 2007
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) "Coherent diffraction pattern measured for a nanocrystal of Gold prepared by heating a gold film until it dewets. Courtesy of Prof Ian Robinson.") |
) "High resolution STEM image of a BaTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattice structure. Courtesy of Prof David McComb.") |
) "Si(111) 7x7 surface reconstruction - empty state (+2V). Courtesy of Dr Katsuya Iwaya.") |
Chair: Professor John Wood CBE FREng
Biography: John Wood recently joined Imperial as Principal of the Faculty of Engineering. He was previously Chief Executive of the Council for the Central Laboratories of the Research Councils. His research has been in the area of materials processing of non-equilibrium structures, in which field he has over 240 publications and has 14 patents. During his research career he has held a number of directorships and consultancies within industry and acted as an advisor on materials issues to governments. He is a director of M4 Technologies, the Industrial Trust and Maney Publishing, and chair of both the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures and the international steering committee for the European X-Ray Free Electron Laser. He was honoured in the New Year Honours List 2007 with a CBE.
Speaker: Professor Sir Peter Knight FRS
Biography: Professor Sir Peter Knight is Principal of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperial College London, member of the Imperial College Management Board and Council and Professor of Quantum Optics. He was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 2005 for his work in optical physics. The Faculty of Natural Sciences that he is responsible for has a budget of approximately one hundred million pounds per annum. He has been instrumental in setting up at Imperial College the new Grantham Institute for Climate Change. Professor Sir Peter Knight is the new Chair of DSAC at the Minsitry of Defence, Chair of the Science Board of the Science and Technology Facilities Council and is a member of the Science and Technology Advisory Commitee of AWE.
Speaker: Professor Jochen R. Schneider
Biography: Professor Jochen R. Schneider has been the Director of Hamburger Synchrotronstrahlungslabors HASYLAB at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY since 1993. His main scientific activities involve condensed matter physics and crystallography and instrumentation for synchrotron radiation experiments. He was awarded the European Crystallography Prize 2001 and is a member of national and international Advisory and Supervisory Boards.
Speaker: Professor David Delpy
Biography: Professor David Delpy is the Chief Executive of EPSRC. He joined the EPSRC from University College London, where he has been Vice-Provost for Research since 1999. He was Head of the Medical Physics and Bioengineering Department at UCL from 1992-1999. Professor Delpy's research interests have continues to lie in the field of physiological monitoring, and especially in the development of techniques for the non-invasive monitoring of tissue oxygenation and metabolism.