General Lab Information

Motivation

The Coherent Diffractive Imaging (CDI) 9-ID beamline, constructed under the NEXT-II project, will begin accepting early science proposals in the late spring/early summer of 2026. This workshop will serve as a platform to introduce CDI to the user community worldwide, engage that community in shaping opportunities for discovery using CDI, and foster collaborations to develop new capabilities around the world.

Invited Speakers

  • Andi Barbour, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Karen Chen-Wiegart, Stony Brook University and BNL (joint appointment)
  • Mark Dean, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Pablo Fernandez, University of Campinas
  • Stephan Hruszkewycz, Argonne National Laboratory
  • Dmitry Karpov (Univ. Grenoble Alpes)
  • Hyunjung Kim, Sogang University
  • Yijing Liu, University of Texas at Austin
  • Ian Robinson, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Richard Sangberg, Brigham Young University
  • Dina Sheyfer, Argonne National Laboratory
  • Oleg Shpyrko, University of California San Diego
  • Longlong Wu, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility
  • David Yang, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Workshop Organizers

  • Garth Williams (BNL)
  • Yuan Gao (BNL)

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The connection information will be provided only to registrants in their welcome or confirmation email. Please do not share this connection information. It is only for registered attendees. Contact the workshop coordinator if you have questions or are having connection issues.

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Important Dates

February 20, 2026 Abstract submission for an oral presentation opens
February 20, 2026 General registration opens
March 13, 2026 Deadline to submit an abstract for an oral presentation
March 16, 2026 Notification of accepted for oral presentations (by e-mail)
March 27, 2026 General registration closes

Workshop Information

Note: This event falls under Exemption E. Meetings such as Advisory Committee and Federal Advisory Committee meetings. Solicitation/Funding Opportunity Announcement Review Board meetings, peer review/objective review panel meetings, evaluation panel/board meetings, and program kick‐off and review meetings (including those for grants and contracts). Participation is contingent on application acceptance.