1. Education and training for optimum use of
Education on research using the large new facilities in Northern Europe for neutron scattering, synchrotrons, free electron lasers
Education and training
for
optimum use of
large scale research facilities
Jesper Andersen
Physical Sciences Director
MAX IV Laboratory

2. The brightest synchrotron light in the World
Funding from
Starts user operations in summer 2016
13 beamlines before 2018
~26 beamlines when fully equipped in ~2026

3. Northeast Lund, Sweden 2016 and onwards
MAX IV
Science Village Scandinavia
MAX-lab
Ideon
Medicon Village LU

4. Users Synchrotron radiation facility as
example of a large scale research infrastructure
USER FACILITY
Many beamlines each with advanced and specific method(s)
Provides outside users with experimental time
Access granted after peer review. Free of charge
Typically only a small fraction of proposals gets beamtime
Beamtime typically days not months
Storage ring
SUPPORTS DIVERSE SCIENCES
X-rays used in many different areas of science
Many universities, very diverse clientele
Physics, chemistry, geology, biology, life-sciences, energy-sciences, archeology, paleontology, cultural heritage, food-science,………
Many scientific cultures (and educational systems)
Jesper Large scale facility Generic
Beamline/experiments
Users

5. MAX-lab Users – Science areas
Diversity of users and areas: An example
MAX-lab Users – Science areas
Diverse areas
Physics
Chemistry
Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Materials Science
Catalysis
Energy materials
Nano-science and technology
Environmental Sciences
Geology
Cultural Heritage …

6. MAX-lab Users - Overall statistics
Diversity of users and areas: An example
MAX-lab Users - Overall statistics
User statistics:
ca. 2/3 < age 40
Career starters
Many PhD students
Industry
Academia
International
Experienced senior users
ca. 25% female

7. MAX-lab Users - Nationalities
Diversity of users and areas: An example
MAX-lab Users - Nationalities

8. Training and education is essential
OPPORTUNITIES - CHALLENGES
Opportunities
Large facility for many outside users
Access to advanced and specific method(s)
Free access to beamtime via review
Potential in all areas of science
Challenges
Typically far away from university
No general knowledge of methods
Hard to get beamtime
Diversification (Universities, science, nationalities…)
Several problems, no single solution
Training and education is essential

9. Fully recognized education/training programs
Challenge
Typically far away from university
Hard to get beamtime
Challenge
No general knowledge of methods
Diversification (Universities, science, nationalities…)
Solutions
Earmarked funding for travelling to facilities
Dedicated beamtime for education and training
For some methods lab-sources can be used for training
Solutions
Overview courses
Summer schools
University courses
Include synchrotron methods in university curricula
Directed hands-on courses
Academic credits in university programs
Fully recognized education/training programs

10. 3 examples of existing training efforts
Long standing tradition for broad topic summer schools at MAX
Lectures followed by demonstrations at MAX
Focus on Nordic/Baltic students, ~30 per course
Funding Nordforsk/VR/Others
~Biannually. Started 2007
UCPH + MAX IV + EMBL Hamburg
Lectures followed by experiments at MAX-lab
International attendance, Scandinavian majority
20-30 students for full course, typically 50 attend lectures
Annual course. Started 1996 at SLU
Lectures at SLU, experiments at MAX , data analysis at SLU. 3 weeks
Focus on Nordic/Baltic students, ~25 per occasion
(2nd occasion 2014 was full after 1 day)
EXAFS for Beginners
February 10 – April
SLU and MAX IV

11. Current solutions of education for large scale facilities
Large scale research facilities
Universities
University educations
National and international education and training programs

12. Improved solutions of education for large scale facilities
Large scale research facilities
Universities
University educations
National and international education and training programs

13. Optimum solutions of education for large scale facilities
Fully recognized
education & training
programs
National &
international
Large scale research facilities
Universities
University educations
National and international education and training programs

14. MAX IV Inauguration Tuesday, 21 June 2016, noon
MAX IV Laboratory is a national research infrastructure hosted by Lund University
Major funding from: