Scientific Program
Monday, November 23
| 12:00 – 16:00 | Participants registration |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | DySoN 2020 Opening (Vincenzo Guidi, Nigel J. Mason and Andrey V. Solov’yov) |
| 14:15 – 15:45 | Afternoon session I: Dynamics of systems on the nanoscale |
| Andrey Solov’yov, MBN Research Center, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Advances and challenges in computational multiscale modelling of MesoBioNano systems |
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| Rodolphe Antoine, Université de Lyon1, France Gold catenane nanoclusters: from silver doping to self-assembled nanostructures |
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| Vincenzo Guidi, University of Ferrara, Italy Two dimensional materials and their application to gas sensing |
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| 15:45 – 16:15 | Coffee break |
| 16:15 – 18:15 | Afternoon session II: Structure and dynamics of molecules, clusters and nanoparticles |
| Franco Gianturco, The University of Innsbruck, Austria Quantum behaviour of cold anions in ion traps: selective photodetachment of interstellar molecules |
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| Julius Jellinek, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, USA Universality in size-driven evolution towards bulk polarizability of metals |
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| Riccardo Ferrando, University of Genoa, Italy Kinetics vs equilibrium in the growth of nanoalloys |
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| Wolfgang Ernst, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria Nanomaterials synthesized in helium droplets |
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| 19:00 – 22:00 | Welcome Reception |
Tuesday, November 24
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Morning session I: Reactivity and nanocatalysis |
| Shiv Khanna, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA Bridged superatomic molecules: Unusual nano p- n- junction with tunable band gaps, adjustable band alignment, and effective electron hole separation |
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| Andrew Wheatley, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Engineering surface properties for new energy sector materials |
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| Stefan Bromley, University of Barcelona, Spain Understanding size-dependent structure and dynamics of nanoscale oxides: from water splitting to cosmic dust |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Morning session II: Irradiation-driven processes and technologies involving Meso-Bio-Nano systems |
| Beata Ziaja-Motyka, Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY, Hamburg, Germany Transitions in matter induced by intense X-ray radiation and their diagnostics |
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| Michael Huth, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Simulation-guided 3D direct-write nanofabrication with focused electron beams |
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| Simone Taioli, University of Trento, Italy Simulation of low energy electron transport in condensed matter for technological and medical applications |
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| Pablo de Vera, University of Murcia, Spain Detailed simulations of focused electron beam induced deposition by interfacing Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics techniques |
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| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon session I: Collision and radiation processes, fusion, fission, fragmentation |
| Ilko Bald, University of Potsdam, Germany Plasmon chemistry revealed by surface-enhanced Raman scattering |
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| Juraj Fedor, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Republic Statistical vs. non-statistical emission of electrons from hot anions |
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| Ilya Fabrikant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Positronium collisions with molecules |
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| Malgorzata Smialek-Telega, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland What happens if phenol meets toluene? |
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| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Poster session |
Wednesday, November 25
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Morning session I: Propagation of particles through media |
| Andrei Korol, MBN Research Center, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Crystal based gamma-ray light sources |
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| Werner Lauth, Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Mainz, Germany Characterization of crystalline undulators at the Mainz Microtron MAMI |
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| Laura Bandiera, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Ferrara, Italy Recent experimental results on high energy electromagnetic processes in strong crystalline fields |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Morning session II: Coherence and radiation processes in irradiated targets |
| Silvia Ramos, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom Nanostructure probed by X-ray absorption spectroscopy |
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| Nektarios Papadogiannis, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Greece Laser-plasma secondary X-ray sources with high coherence: An important tool for spatiotemporal nanoscopy of structural changes in matter |
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| Vadim Ivanov, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnical University, Russia Channeling and radiation of electrons and positrons in straight and periodically bent diamond crystals |
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| Victor Tikhomirov, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus Relativistic particle scattering by crystal planes |
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| 13:00 – 13:15 | Conference photo |
| 13:15 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Session I: Design and practical realization of novel gamma-ray crystal-based light sources |
| Hartmut Backe, Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Mainz, Germany Reflections on channeling of electrons in single crystals, based on experiments, simulations and the Fokker-Planck equation |
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| Davide De Salvador, University of Padova, Italy Pulsed laser processes for nanoscale doping and strain control |
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| Thu Nhi Tran Caliste, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France Defect/distortion characterisation of crystals and deposited layers: new capabilities using quantitative X-ray Bragg diffraction imaging |
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| Andrea Mazzolari, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Ferrara, Italy Manufacturing of crystals for coherent interactions with high-energy particle beams |
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| 16:00 – 18:00 | Conference tour |
Thursday, November 26
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Morning session I: Interaction of radiation with biosystems: mechanisms and applications |
| Ilia Solov’yov, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany Structure and dynamics of cryptochrome photoreceptors |
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| Eugene Surdutovich, Oakland University, USA Multiscale approach to ion-beam therapy as an idea and as an accomplishment |
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| Martin Falk, Institute of Biophysics of the CAS, Brno, Czech Republic DNA damage and repair in normal and tumour cells - the micro-scale and nano-scale views |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Morning Session II: Interaction of radiation with bio-nano systems: mechanisms and applications |
| Nigel Mason, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom Are nanoparticles a panacea for radiotherapy or a chimera? |
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| Gérard Baldacchino, Université Paris‑Saclay, Gif‑sur‑Yvette, France Exposition to extreme ionizing radiations and consequences on the nanoparticles effects for therapy |
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| Alexey Verkhovtsev, MBN Research Center, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Computational modeling of radiosensitising nanoparticles with MBN Explorer |
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| Alexandra Guerreiro, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Comparison of the radiosensitising ability of Period 4 transition metal oxide nanoparticles |
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| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Session I: Interaction of radiation with biomolecular systems: mechanisms and applications |
| Thomas Schlathölter, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Structural dynamics in DNA nanostructures observed in a free-electron-laser pump-probe experiment |
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| Sadia Bari, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany Site-selective photoexcitation and dissociation of biomolecules |
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| Hidetsugu Tsuchida, Kyoto University, Japan Dissociation of biomolecules in liquid water by various excitation methods |
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| Ida Friis, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark The impact of ion-induced shock waves in biological medium |
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| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Afternoon session II: Radiation-induced chemistry |
| Kit Bowen, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA Adventures in negative ion photoelectron spectroscopy |
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| Hassan Abdoul-Carime, University of Lyon, France Selective chemistry triggered by slow electrons |
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| Béla Sulik, Institute for Nuclear Research (Atomki), Debrecen, Hungary Ion impact ionization in gases and ices |
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| Filipe Ferreira da Silva, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal Electron interactions with HFC (R134a) refrigerant gas |
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| 19:00 – 22:30 | Conference Dinner |
Friday, November 27
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Morning session I: Dynamics of systems on the nanoscale |
| Sascha Schäfer, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany Spatio-temporal mapping of ultrafast nanoscale dynamics by femtosecond electron pulses |
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| Ken Knappenberger, Dept. of Chemistry, Penn State University, USA Electronic relaxation dynamics in quantum metals |
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| Konstantin Katin, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow, Russia Novel nickel-based 2D materials for hydrogen storage |
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| 11:00 – 11:15 | Final Discussion and Conference Closing |