13–15 Sept 2026
SESAME
Asia/Amman timezone

Agenda, Day 1: 13th Sep 2026

19th SESAME Users Meeting

SESAME, Allan (Jordan)

September 13th, 14th & 15th, 2026

Scientific Program

 

Day 1: 13th Sep 2026

09:30 – 10:00

Registration and poster hanging

10:00 – 10:15

Opening Speech

Khaled Toukan (SESAME)

10:15 -11:15

Facility Updates

Atef Elkadime, Maher Attal, Andrea Lausi (SESAME)

11:15- 11:45

Coffee Break & Group Photo

Session 1: Strategic updates

11:45: 12:10

SUNSTONE: Strengthening Synchrotron Science Networks with SESAME

Mirjam Van Daalen (Paul Scherrer Institut - PSI)

12:10 – 12:35

IAEA–SESAME Collaboration: Expanding Access to Synchrotron Research and Strengthening Scientific Capacity

Giuliana Aquilanti, (IAEA) (Online)

12:35 - 13:00

The Palestinian-European Advanced Functional Materials Laboratory

Muayad Abu Saa (Arab American University, Jenin) & Bernhard Keimer (Max Plank Institute) Online

13:00 – 13:15

ICTP and SESAME: Advancing Synchrotron Science in the Region Through Training and Collaboration

Natasa Stojic (ICTP) Online

13:15 – 14:30

Lunch

Session 2: Beamline updates

14:30 – 15:00

SESAME BM02-IR Beamline: Status and Perspective

Gihan KAMEL (SESAME)

15:00 – 15:30

BM08-XAFS/XRF Beamline: Recent Developments and AI-Driven XAS Data Analysis

Latif Ullah KHAN (SESAME)

15:30 – 16:00

Powder Diffraction for Materials Science at SESAME : Status and Perspectives

Santanu Pathak (SESAME)

16:00 – 16:30

Afternoon Tea

16:30 – 17:00

ID11L-HESEB Beamline: Basics, BL status and prospective

Mustafa Genisel (SESAME)

17:00 – 17:30

ID11R-TXPES Beamline: Basics, BL status and prospective

Zeynep Ozturk (SESAME)

17:30 – 18:00

SESAME ID10-BEATS Beamline: Status and Perspective

Fareeha Hamed (SESAME)

18:00

Dinner