CBB Annual Meeting
from
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 (8:00 AM)
to
Friday, July 10, 2026 (2:25 PM)
Monday, July 6, 2026
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
12:00 PM
Lunch and activity in 311 Newman Laboratory
Lunch and activity in 311 Newman Laboratory
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Room: 4th floor Newman Lab
1:45 PM
Break
Break
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: 401 PSB
2:00 PM
Professional Development - Your LinkedIn Profile and Landing Your Dream Job
Professional Development - Your LinkedIn Profile and Landing Your Dream Job
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 401 PSB
Giselle Moratin, MBA Land Your Dream Job Faster | Career Coach • Cornell Hotel School class of 1999 • Career advisor in 2004 • MBA in 2007 • Reviewed and audited over 3500 LinkedIn profiles • Adjunct professor for 18+ years at DeVry University and Valencia College, teaching employability skills to over 1,000 students across resume writing, interviewing, networking, and personal branding
3:00 PM
Pedagogy Talk 1 - Using AI in Research
Pedagogy Talk 1 - Using AI in Research
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: 401 PSB
AI agent for autonomous accelerator operation and design. This is a direction many national labs are interested in and is gaining momentum. Using AI agents to modernize accelerator simulation software and improve performance. This is using commercial products and could be more relevant to the broader community.
3:30 PM
Break
Break
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: 401 PSB
3:45 PM
"Bright Beams, Shared Stories How Storytelling Helps People Understand Your Science" with Rick Ryan, Director of Communications
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Richard Ryan
"Bright Beams, Shared Stories How Storytelling Helps People Understand Your Science" with Rick Ryan, Director of Communications
Richard Ryan
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: 401 PSB
6:00 PM
Dinner - Ithaca Beer Company Dinner 6:30 - 8:30
Dinner - Ithaca Beer Company Dinner 6:30 - 8:30
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Room: 607.273.0766
Thursday, July 9, 2026
8:25 AM
Breakfast
Breakfast
8:25 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: 401 PSB
9:00 AM
Welcome!
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J. Ritchie Patterson
Welcome!
J. Ritchie Patterson
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: 401 PSB
9:15 AM
"Studying Stoichiometric Variation's Influence on Photoemissive Properties of Cs-Sb Films Using DFT and Monte Carlo Simulations" - Daniel Franklin
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Daniel Franklin
"Studying Stoichiometric Variation's Influence on Photoemissive Properties of Cs-Sb Films Using DFT and Monte Carlo Simulations" - Daniel Franklin
Daniel Franklin
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: 401 PSB
9:30 AM
"Near-threshold Photoemission Characterization of K2CsSb Photocathodes" - Peter Owusu
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Peter Owusu
(
Center for Bright Beams
)
"Near-threshold Photoemission Characterization of K2CsSb Photocathodes" - Peter Owusu
Peter Owusu
(
Center for Bright Beams
)
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: 401 PSB
9:45 AM
"Characterization of Cs-Te in a High Gradient Gun" - David Garcia
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David Garcia
(
UCLA
)
"Characterization of Cs-Te in a High Gradient Gun" - David Garcia
David Garcia
(
UCLA
)
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 401 PSB
10:00 AM
"High Temperature Annealing Dynamics and Surface Recovery of (3x1)-O Nb(100) Elucidated by Helium Atom Scattering” - Michael Van Duinen
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Michael Van Duinen
(
University of Chicago
)
"High Temperature Annealing Dynamics and Surface Recovery of (3x1)-O Nb(100) Elucidated by Helium Atom Scattering” - Michael Van Duinen
Michael Van Duinen
(
University of Chicago
)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: 401 PSB
10:15 AM
Break
Break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: 401 PSB
10:44 AM
Session chair: Steve Sibener
Session chair: Steve Sibener
10:44 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: 401 PSB
10:45 AM
"Gold Coating Processes for 2.6 GHz SRF Cavities" - Sadie Seddon-Stettler
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Sadie Seddon-Stettler
"Gold Coating Processes for 2.6 GHz SRF Cavities" - Sadie Seddon-Stettler
Sadie Seddon-Stettler
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: 401 PSB
11:00 AM
"Low-Power Operation of the Cornell Conduction-Cooled Cryomodule (C4M)" - Jake Parsons
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Jake Parsons
"Low-Power Operation of the Cornell Conduction-Cooled Cryomodule (C4M)" - Jake Parsons
Jake Parsons
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: 401 PSB
11:15 AM
"Relativistic electrons for ultrafast scattering experiments" - Cecilia Abbamonte
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Cecilia Abbamonte
(
Cornell University
)
"Relativistic electrons for ultrafast scattering experiments" - Cecilia Abbamonte
Cecilia Abbamonte
(
Cornell University
)
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 401 PSB
11:30 AM
"Cavity-Based Beam Charge and Arrival Time Monitor" - Atharva Kulkami
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Atharva Kulkarni
(
UCLA
)
"Cavity-Based Beam Charge and Arrival Time Monitor" - Atharva Kulkami
Atharva Kulkarni
(
UCLA
)
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: 401 PSB
11:45 AM
Lunch
Lunch
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 401 PSB
12:30 PM
Walk around Beebe Lake
Walk around Beebe Lake
12:30 PM - 1:35 PM
Room: 401 PSB
1:34 PM
Session Chair: Pietro Musumeci
Session Chair: Pietro Musumeci
1:34 PM - 1:35 PM
Room: 401 PSB
1:35 PM
"Nb surface oxide and anodization effects on tin nucleation for Nb3Sn growth" - Liana Shpani 12' + 3'
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Liana Shpani
"Nb surface oxide and anodization effects on tin nucleation for Nb3Sn growth" - Liana Shpani 12' + 3'
Liana Shpani
1:35 PM - 1:50 PM
Room: 401 PSB
1:50 PM
"Atomic Growth Modes of Metal Coatings on Nb for SRF Cavities" - Van Do
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Van Do
"Atomic Growth Modes of Metal Coatings on Nb for SRF Cavities" - Van Do
Van Do
1:50 PM - 2:05 PM
Room: 401 PSB
2:05 PM
"Reduction of Nb(100)-(3x1)O via Zr thin films" - Robert Burnley
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Robert Burnley
"Reduction of Nb(100)-(3x1)O via Zr thin films" - Robert Burnley
Robert Burnley
2:05 PM - 2:20 PM
Room: 401 PSB
2:20 PM
"Nb3Sn Chemical Vapor Deposition and Nucleation Studies" - Gabriel Gaitan
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Gabriel Gaitan
"Nb3Sn Chemical Vapor Deposition and Nucleation Studies" - Gabriel Gaitan
Gabriel Gaitan
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM
Room: 401 PSB
2:35 PM
Break
Break
2:35 PM - 3:05 PM
Room: 401 PSB
3:04 PM
Session chair: Jamie Rosenzweig
Session chair: Jamie Rosenzweig
3:04 PM - 3:05 PM
Room: 401 PSB
3:05 PM
'Identification of Two Level Systems using computational methods' Speaker: Cristobal Mendez
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Cristobal Mendez
'Identification of Two Level Systems using computational methods' Speaker: Cristobal Mendez
Cristobal Mendez
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM
Room: 401 PSB
3:20 PM
"Leaning Beam Dynamics in Latent Space" - Ningdong Wang
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Ningdong Wang
"Leaning Beam Dynamics in Latent Space" - Ningdong Wang
Ningdong Wang
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
Room: 401 PSB
3:35 PM
Facility Tour or Ice Cream Run to the Cornell Dairy Bar
Facility Tour or Ice Cream Run to the Cornell Dairy Bar
3:35 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: 401 PSB
5:00 PM
Reception and Poster Session - with hors d'Oeuvres and drinks
Reception and Poster Session - with hors d'Oeuvres and drinks
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
6:15 PM
Dinner in Baker Portico
Dinner in Baker Portico
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Friday, July 10, 2026
8:50 AM
Breakfast
Breakfast
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: 401 PSB
9:29 AM
Session chair: Oksana Chubenko
Session chair: Oksana Chubenko
9:29 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: 401 PSB
9:30 AM
"Pathway for Solving Disorder in the Guided Generation for the Discovery of New Superconductors" - Sam Dong
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sam dong
"Pathway for Solving Disorder in the Guided Generation for the Discovery of New Superconductors" - Sam Dong
sam dong
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: 401 PSB
9:45 AM
"Zone plate Integrated Photocathode for Next Generation Electron Microscopes (and other applications)" -- Mansoure Rizi
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Mansoure Rizi
"Zone plate Integrated Photocathode for Next Generation Electron Microscopes (and other applications)" -- Mansoure Rizi
Mansoure Rizi
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 401 PSB
10:00 AM
"Zone plates in the ultrafast regime" - Anagha Ullattuparambil
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Anagha Ullattuparambil
(
Arizona State University
)
"Zone plates in the ultrafast regime" - Anagha Ullattuparambil
Anagha Ullattuparambil
(
Arizona State University
)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: 401 PSB
10:15 AM
Break
Break
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: 401 PSB
10:39 AM
Session chair: Tomas Arias
Session chair: Tomas Arias
10:39 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: 401 PSB
10:40 AM
“Measuring Photoemission Phase Space with the PHOEBE (Photocathode Epitaxy and Beam Experiments) Beamline” - Charles Zhang
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Charles Zhang
“Measuring Photoemission Phase Space with the PHOEBE (Photocathode Epitaxy and Beam Experiments) Beamline” - Charles Zhang
Charles Zhang
10:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Room: 401 PSB
10:55 AM
"Exact Ab Initio Scattering for Photocathode and SRF Development" - Tyler Wu
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Tyler Wu
(
Cornell University
)
"Exact Ab Initio Scattering for Photocathode and SRF Development" - Tyler Wu
Tyler Wu
(
Cornell University
)
10:55 AM - 11:10 AM
Room: 401 PSB
11:10 AM
Closeout with cake and champagne - Group Photo
Closeout with cake and champagne - Group Photo
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 401 PSB
12:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: 401 PSB