Prof. Yoshiharu Sakurai [Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, SPring-8]

Title: High-energy X-ray Techniques and Their Applications in SPring-8

Time: 9:00 - 10:00 AM, Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Place: Conference room C206, HPSTAR (Beijing)

Host: Yang Ding

Polycom: 02120001

Abstract:

SPring-8 provides low-emittance, high-energy synchrotron x-rays for worldwide users. Utilizing the characteristics, a variety of synchrotron methods are developed for physics, materials science and industrial applications. These methods are used for understanding various phenomena, which take place in a multiscale range, from nanoscale in quantum physics to palm-scale in product engineering, through mesoscale in materials science. The upgraded SPring-8 under planning will reduce the emittance by orders of magnitude, leading to large advances in x-ray beam size control and coherent utilization. This advances will shift the multiscale synchrotron methods to next stage.

This seminar gives an introduction to current and future capabilities of SPring-8, before highlighting high-energy X-ray techniques and their applications.

Biography of the Speaker:

• Education background

1978 – 1983    Faculty of Science, Tokyo Gakugei University

                        Awarded the bachelor’s degree in physics

1983 – 1985    Faculty of Science, Tokyo Gakugei University

                        Awarded the master’s degree in physics

1985 – 1988    School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

                        Awarded the PhD degree in metallurgy

• Research and professional experience:

1988 – 1990         Research Associate at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

1990 – 1998         Research Scientist at the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research

1998 – 2006         Team Leader, Inelastic X-ray Scattering Team,

                             Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute

2006 – 2015         Group Leader, Materials Structure II Group,

                             Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute

2015 – Present     Director, Research and Utilization Division,

                             Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute

2000 – Present     Visiting Professor, Okayama University