Ultrafast X-Ray Summer School

The Ultrafast X-ray Summer School (UXSS) is an annual meeting on X-ray science aimed at PhD students and post-docs, in its 19th iteration. It is co-organized by the Stanford Pulse Institute (SLAC/Stanford, USA), Center for Free-Electron Laser Sciences (DESY and University of Hamburg, Germany) and Paul-Scherrer Institute (Switzerland). This year it will be held in Switzerland for the very first time.
The program consists of lectures given by distinguished scientists in core areas of X-ray science, topical focus and technical talks, a tour of the Swiss Free Electron Laser (SwissFEL), and guided hands-on project work.

The lectures will be given by:
Matteo Mitrano – Harvard University
Silvia Pandolfi – Sorbonne Universit
Eduard Prat – Paul Scherrer Institute
Robin Santra – Universit t Hamburg and DESY Ilme Schlichting – Max Planck Institute for Medical Research Kirsten Schnorr – Paul Scherrer Institute Philippe Wernet – Uppsala University Philip Willmott – Paul Scherrer Institute and University of Z rich

Focus topic and technical talks will be given by:
Emma Beale (PSI)
Anna Bergamaschi (PSI)
James Cryan (SLAC, Stanford)
Christian David (PSI)
Ana Diaz (PSI).

Registration is possible 1 April – 1 June 2025!
Make sure to register early to secure your spot for an exciting week of ultrafast X-ray sciences. You can find more information at https://indico.psi.ch/e/UXSS-2025.

For questions please contact uxss2025@psi.ch

We hope you will join us for a productive and instructive event this summer!

Camila Bacellar & Christoph Bostedt (PSI, local chairs) Dominik Oberth r (CFEL/DESY, co-chair) Benjamin Ofori-Okai (PULSE Institute/SLAC, co-chair)