Polymer studies with synchrotron radiation and light sources in the developing world

International Conference on Polymer Science & Engineering

August 22-24, 2016 New Orleans, USA

Herman Winick

Stanford University, USA

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Material Sci Eng

Abstract :

Among the many applications of the intense x-ray beams from synchrotron light sources, is the use of x-ray scattering and diffraction to study polymers. This is actively pursued at more than 50 light sources now in operation around the world. Examples will be given. In addition to many in the developed world, there are active light source programs in the developing world. Particular examples include facilities in Brazil, Korea, and Taiwan which started their programs in the 1980's when they were developing countries. They came on line in the 1990's and have since trained hundreds of graduate students locally, without sending them abroad and losing many of them. They have also attracted dozens of mid-career diaspora scientists to return. Their growing user communities have demanded more advanced facilities, leading to the funding of higher performance new light sources that are now coming into operation. Light sources in the developing world now include the following: SESAME in the Middle East which is scheduled to start research in 2016, the African Light Source, in planning stage and the Mexican Light Source, also in planning stage.

Biography :

Email: winick@slac.stanford.edu