Name: 2026 CHESS User Meeting
Start: 2026-06-02T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-02T17:30:00-04:00
Location: Cornell University

2026 CHESS User Meeting

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 - 8:30 AM

Monday, June 1, 2026
Tuesday, June 2, 2026

8:30 AM CHESS Overview & Partner Program Update: Director Welcome & CHESS Overview - Joel Brock, Director of CHESS
Director Welcome & CHESS Overview - Joel Brock, Director of CHESS
8:30 AM - 8:55 AM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

8:55 AM CHESS Overview & Partner Program Update: CESR Accelerator Update - Jim Shanks, CESR Staff Scientist
CESR Accelerator Update - Jim Shanks, CESR Staff Scientist
8:55 AM - 9:20 AM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

9:20 AM CHESS Overview & Partner Program Update: CHEXS Update - Jacob Ruff, Director of CHEXS
CHEXS Update - Jacob Ruff, Director of CHEXS
9:20 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

9:45 AM Break
Break
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM CHESS Overview & Partner Program Update: MSN-C Update - Arthur Woll, Director of MSN-C
MSN-C Update - Arthur Woll, Director of MSN-C
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

10:25 AM CHESS Overview & Partner Program Update: MacCHESS Update - Jeney Wierman, Director of MacCHESS
MacCHESS Update - Jeney Wierman, Director of MacCHESS
10:25 AM - 10:50 AM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

10:50 AM CHESS Overview & Partner Program Update: High Magnetic Field (HMF) Beamline Update - Louise Debefve, CHESS Staff Scientist
High Magnetic Field (HMF) Beamline Update - Louise Debefve, CHESS Staff Scientist
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

11:05 AM CHESS Overview & Partner Program Update: X-rays for Life, Environmental, Agricultural, and Plant Sciences (X-LEAP) Beamline Update - Louisa Smieska, CHESS Staff Scientist
X-rays for Life, Environmental, Agricultural, and Plant Sciences (X-LEAP) Beamline Update - Louisa Smieska, CHESS Staff Scientist
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

11:20 AM Break
Break
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM Research Recognition: Student Paper Prize Award and Presentation
Student Paper Prize Award and Presentation
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

12:00 PM Break for Lunch (Not Provided)
Break for Lunch (Not Provided)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Guest Speaker Presentations: "X-ray Spectroscopic Characterization of Soluble Methane Monooxygenase" - Olivia McCubbin Stepanic, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
"X-ray Spectroscopic Characterization of Soluble Methane Monooxygenase" - Olivia McCubbin Stepanic, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

1:30 PM Guest Speaker Presentations: "A deep dive into ether lipids and membrane mechanics" - Jacob Winnikoff, Postdoctoral Scholar, Harvard University Dept. of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
"A deep dive into ether lipids and membrane mechanics" - Jacob Winnikoff, Postdoctoral Scholar, Harvard University Dept. of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

2:00 PM Guest Speaker Presentations: "Anomalous charge order in frustrated superconductors" - Stephen Wilson, Professor, Materials Department University of California, Santa Barbara
"Anomalous charge order in frustrated superconductors" - Stephen Wilson, Professor, Materials Department University of California, Santa Barbara
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

2:30 PM Break
Break
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

2:45 PM Guest Speaker Presentations: “Microbeam SAXS Reveals Structural and Functional Heterogeneity in 3D Printed Thermoplastic Elastomers “ - Alice Fergerson, PhD, Senior Materials Scientist at Becton Dickinson
“Microbeam SAXS Reveals Structural and Functional Heterogeneity in 3D Printed Thermoplastic Elastomers “ - Alice Fergerson, PhD, Senior Materials Scientist at Becton Dickinson
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

3:15 PM Guest Speaker Presentations: "Investigating reaction pathways of condensed phase thermites using time-resolved x-ray diffraction" - Dr. Amee Polk, Research Chemical Engineer, DEVCOM CBC
"Investigating reaction pathways of condensed phase thermites using time-resolved x-ray diffraction" - Dr. Amee Polk, Research Chemical Engineer, DEVCOM CBC
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

3:45 PM Guest Speaker Presentations: "Noninvasive composition analysis of ancient Roman silver coins" - Louisa Smieska, XLEAP project scientist and EASL co-chair, CHESS & Kelly Elizabeth Nygren, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Structural Materials Lead, CHESS
"Noninvasive composition analysis of ancient Roman silver coins" - Louisa Smieska, XLEAP project scientist and EASL co-chair, CHESS & Kelly Elizabeth Nygren, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Structural Materials Lead, CHESS
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

4:15 PM Break
Break
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

4:30 PM Research Recognition: Virtual Poster Session
Virtual Poster Session
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Physical Sciences Building

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