The BENESYNC–ESRF Science Day will highlight the unique capabilities of the ESRF, including the Extremely Brilliant Source (EBS), and explore how BENESYNC scientists can benefit from synchrotron-based research opportunities.
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Welcome coffee and registration |
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| 9:45 - 10:00 | Welcome Benesync delegation |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Presentation ESRF - Moderator: Prof. dr. Elias Vlieg, Chair ESRF Council ESRF and the Benesync community, present status Jean Daillant, Director General ESRF ESRF-EBS: Recent opportunities for synchrotron research Gema Martinez-Criado, Director Research ESRF X-ray nano-imaging for life sciences at ESRF: present and future Peter Cloetens, ESRF Beamline Responsible |
| 12:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | BENESYNC use case – Moderator: Prof Dr Laszlo Vincze, Universiteit Gent, ESRF Vice-Chair SAC From DUBBLE to FLAME: The Flemish beamLine for Advanced Materials Exploration at the ESRF Prof. Bart Goderis, Katholiek Universiteit Leuven Dr. Dipanjan Banerjee, Project leader FLAME From packaging and coatings to batteries: how synchrotron science supports the plastic revolution Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Portale, University Groningen Structure - function relationships of biobased plastics in processing and function; “reading Nature’s chemistry Prof. Dr. Jules Harings - University of Maastricht The Human Organ Atlas Hub Prof. Dr. Stijn Verleden, Universiteit Antwerpen |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | Coffee break |
| X-ray Raman Scattering (XRS) Studies of Interface and Interphases in all-solid-state Lithium and Sodium metal batteries Dr. Peter Ngene, Universiteit Utrecht From Metal Precursors to Thin Films: Insights into Nucleation and Growth from Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering Prof. Dr. Jolien Dendooven, Universiteit Gent In-situ synchrotron insights into the nanoworld: from nanoparticle synthesis to their self-organization Dr. Andrei Petoukhov - University of Utrecht Examples of ESRF use by French-speaking Belgian Universities Prof. Dr. Yaroslav Filinchuk, Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve |
Date: 12 November 2025
Location: KBR - Royal Library of Belgium
Mont des Arts 28, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Time: 9h30-17h00 CET
Registration: Registration Form 
