ToScA UK & Europe 2025 - The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Provisional Programme

Provisional Programme

Please see below the details of the fantastic speakers and talks that will be presented at this year's conference.
Programme
Thursday 11th September
Friday 12th September
Thursday 11th September Friday 12th September
08:30-09:00
Registration, Coffee & Tea
09:00-09:15
Welcome & Introduction
09:15-10:45
Session 1 Health I
09:15-09:45
Keynote Talk: Synchrotron-based phase-contrast tomography for cardiovascular applications: from rodents to humans

Hector Dejea I Velardo
09:45-10:00
Crossing the line – New insights on the role of the cellular bone net-work on bone (re)modeling: a synchrotron X-ray nano-tomography study of human bone
Anuth
10:00-10:15
Analysis of reconstructed ossicular chains using dynamic synchrotron-based X-ray phase-contrast microtomography
Li
10:15-10:30
Revealing the Architecture of Eye Muscles Using Cryogenic X-ray Imaging
Prochazkova
10:30-10:45
Sponsor Talks
10:45-11:15
Coffee Break
11:15-12:30
Session 2 Health II
11:15-11:45
Sponsor Talk
11:45-12:00
Neutron Imaging for Characterizing Dental Caries: A Non-Destructive Approach
Britto
12:00-12:15
Synchrotron Radiation Tomography Study on Degradation of Magnesium Chloride-containing Bioactive Glasses in Osteoporotic Rat Skull Defect Repair
Chen
12:15-12:30
Sponsor Talks
12:30-14:00
Poster Viewings/ Lunch
14:00-15:15
Session 3 Geosciences
14:00-14:30
Keynote Talk: Advancing Non-Invasive Imaging of Carbon Mineralization: Unlocking Phase Identification with Spectral X-ray Micro-Computed Tomography
Kanchana Kularatne
14:30-14:45
Revealing Microstructural Transformations in CaCl₂-Assisted Direct Reduction of Chromite via X-Ray Micro-Computed Tomography
Coumans
14:45-15:00
Unravelling Cs and Sr Uptake Mechanisms in Natural Zeolites Using DIAD for Nuclear Waste remediation
Farrelly
15:00-15:15
Sponsor Talk
15:15-15:45
Coffee Break
15:45-17:30
Session 4 Method & Biosciences
15:45-16:15
Sponsor Talk
16:15-16:30
Practical iterative reconstruction
Zwanenberg
16:30-16:45
In vivo X-ray Computed Microtomography: A Novel Approach to Assess Coral Skeletal Construction
Trend
16:45-17:00
How long does an oyster survive after human ingestion and what kills it? A multi-modality imaging study
Lauridsen
17:00-17:30
Lightning Talks
17:30-18:30
Travel to the Gala Dinner
19:00-23:00
Gala Dinner
08:30-09:00
Registration, Coffee & Tea
09:00-10:45
Session 5 Paleo
09:00-09:30
Keynote Talk: Micro-features and mega-data: life on the small side at the synchrotron
Elis Newham
09:30-09:45
Anatomy and diversity of Norian microfauna from the Los Colorados Formation revealed by high resolution multimodal computed tomography
Gaetano
09:45-10:00
Advancing natural heritage Research through Synchrotron X-ray Imaging: Applications, Innovations, and Future Directions
Dollman
10:00-10:15
Revolutionizing Paleontological Research in South Africa through X-ray CT Imaging
Chinamata
10:15-10:30
Towards high-throughput micro-CTscanning of natural history specimens : a complete workflow designed to reduce manual interventions
Wils
10:30-10:45
Sponsor Talk
10:45-11:15
Coffee Break
11:15-12:30
Session 6 Health III/ Method
11:15-11:30
Sponsor Talk
11:30-11:45
Unraveling the impact of ingredients in pharmaceutical tablets with in situ dissolution tomography
Clarke
11:45-12:00
Maintaining Tissue Hydration During microCT Imaging Using a Controlled Environmental Chamber
Mazy
12:00-12:15
Beyond Conventional Histology: μCT-Based 3D X-Ray Histology (XRH) Enables Novel Imaging Biomarkers of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques
Papazpglou
12:15-12:30
Dynamic Lung Imaging in Rodent Models of Cystic Fibrosis and Lung Cancer with X-ray Velocimetry
Smith
12:30-14:00
Poster Viewing & Lunch
14:00-15:15
Session 7 Heritage
14:00-14:30
Keynote Talk: Reading the Herculaneum Papyri with Synchrotron Tomography and Computer Vision
Stephen Parsons
14:30-14:45
X-ray CT scanning of the Melsonby Hoard
Alvarez Borges
14:45-15:00
Beyond the Surface: Neutron Imaging in Cultural Heritage Research
Fedrigo
15:00-15:15
Gotta catch 'em all! Making computed tomography accessible and interesting to the public
Duff
15:15-15:45
Coffee Break
15:45-17:00
Session 8 Materials
15:45-16:00
High resolution in-situ synchrotron nano-tomography for high energy density LiBs
Brunner
16:00-16:15
From Static to Kinematic: Nano-Imaging of Dynamic Processes at the ID16B Beamline, ESRF
Pinzon
16:15-16:30
Damage characterisation of cross-woven carbon fibre-reinforced composites under three-point bending by fast x-ray imaging
Prajapati
16:30-16:45
Super-resolution X-ray tomography for 3D quantification of defects in lattice structures: analysis of deep neural network training dynamics and strategies
Klos
16:45-17:00
Closing Remarks