Promoted by the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS) and the Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano) of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), the 21st Brazilian Workshop on Semiconductor Physics (BWSP) has opened its registration and abstract submission period. The event will take place from September 2nd to 6th, 2024, at Sirius, located on the CNPEM campus in Campinas-SP.  Initiated in 1983, the BWSP has become a traditional event in the field of Semiconductor Physics in Brazil. The 21st edition aims to bring together the Brazilian semiconductor physics community for lectures on the most important and current topics in the field. The program will cover diverse themes, including Traditional and Emerging Topics in Semiconductors, Nanostructure Fabrication Techniques, Devices, and Quantum Technologies, among others.  The abstract submission period runs until May 15, 2024.  Register and learn more through the website: https://pages.cnpem.br/21bwsp/ 

The São Paulo School of Advanced Science on 4th Generation Synchrotron Techniques – SyncLight 2024 will take place from October 14th to 25th, 2024, at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), in Campinas (SP). Promoted by CNPEM and funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), SyncLight 2024 aims to gather young researchers from Brazil and around the world to discuss the recent opportunities offered by advanced experimental synchrotron techniques available at Sirius, the Brazilian 4th generation light source. The course will bring together approximately 100 selected students, including recent graduates and young researchers from Master’s, PhD, and Postdoctoral programs, from institutions in Brazil and abroad. Over two weeks, these participants will attend lectures on a variety of topics, including an introduction to synchrotron accelerators and experimental techniques involving synchrotron beamlines. In addition to lectures, poster sessions, and guided tours at the facilities will also be organized. Tutorials on experiments conducted, demonstrations on the control of the accelerators, as well as data analysis and simulations taught by LNLS researchers, at the laboratory’s beamlines, are also planned. Interested individuals should check the required documentation and register on the event's webpage by April 15th, 2024. The course is free of charge and its official language is English. Approximately 100 participants will be selected, and funding for travel and accommodation throughout the course duration is available for foreigners and residents in Brazil, except for FAPESP scholarship holders and/or residents in Campinas, SP. Visit the event page for more information.

Registration for the “Fluka Introductory Course” is open until January 9, 2023. FLUKA is a Monte Carlo particle interaction and transport code widely used in diverse areas such as shielding calculations, dosimetry, and particle physics. The Course will cover from basic topics, such as defining the geometry of the beam and detectors, to specific applications such as user routines and simulation in clusters. It will take place online on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from January 23rd and September 08th. March 2023. Register!

The meeting aims to gather researchers who use LNLS scientific instrumentation to perform cutting edge experiments in areas such as materials science, health and pharmacology, environmental science energy, biotechnology, x-ray Imaging, oil and gas, chemistry, and others. More information at the website.

The 3^rd annual AgroEnviro Workshop – Rhizosphere and Hyphosphere Processes Affecting Phosphorus, Carbon, and Nutrient Cycling – will be held from 5-6 October, 2022 in Campinas-SP, in Brazil. The event will focus on rhizosphere and hyphosphere biogeochemical processes that affect cycling of soil phosphorus, carbon, and other nutrients, discussing topics of critical importance to the sustainability of agriculture and environmental stewardship and enlighten the audience to ongoing and potential uses of synchrotron techniques at Sirius for scientific discoveries in the field. 

The H2MAT will promote the meeting of the LNLS-CNPEM external users´ community, among them researchers, students, engineers, staff scientists and experts to discuss the applications of synchrotron radiation and related techniques in the study of hierarchical and heterogeneous materials.  Registration with abstract submission for the H2MAT - International Sirius Workshop on Heterogeneous and Hierarchical Materials is open until 30 August, and the event will happen on October 3 and 4, entirely online.  They will discuss what are the new scientific opportunities offered in the main laboratories around the world and what are the challenges of research and experimentation in multidisciplinary areas, such as catalysis, energetic materials, porous materials, ceramics, cement, and carbon, among others.  Researchers and students are invited to present their scientific cases and discoveries in multidisciplinary fields. 

The SAXS school is aimed at students and early career scientists enthusiastic to learn SAXS focusing on the scattering data analysis of biological systems, such as proteins and membranes. More information at the website.