SILS-2026 - 1-3 settembre

Sep 1, 2026, 1:00 PM → Sep 3, 2026, 4:00 PM Europe/Rome

Aula Sironi (U4-08) (Milano Bicocca)

Alberto Bravin (Università di Milano-Bicocca, INFN, Università della Calabria, CNR-Nanotec)

 

Welcome

The Italian Synchrotron Radiation Society (SILS) annual conference SILS 2026 will take place at the University of Milano-Bicocca in Milan from September 1st to 3rd, 2026.

Following the previous conferences in Calabria and Cagliari, we were pleased to bring the scientific community together again, this time at the Bicocca's University's campus on the North-East of Milan.

 

                             The new conference website is:

                                          https://www.lucedisincrotrone.it/conference-2026/

 

Conference Highlights:

• Plenary sessions by international experts from various scientific fields.

• Updates on the current status and future plans for synchrotron and FEL facilities.

• Thematic micro-symposia covering different research areas.

• An open session and a dedicated Young Investigators session to support emerging talent.

• Poster sessions for presenting and discussing scientific contributions.

The program features Plenary lectures and 8 Micro-symposia dedicated to various fields within the Synchrotron Light community. The Micro-symposia will be structured as follows:

MS1: Catalysis and electrocatalysis Chair: Elisa Borfecchia and Paola D’Angelo

MS2: Cultural heritage and archaeometry Chair: Ilaria Carlomagno

MS3: Landscape and environment - earth science, characterisation, and remediation Chair:TBD

MS4: Structure and dynamics at non-ambient conditions: from phase diagrams to short-time reactions in planetary, physical, and chemical systems Chair: Marco Merlini

MS5: Advanced characterization of functional materials Chair: Carlo Meneghini 

MS6: Life science and biomedical applications Chair: Alessia Cedola

MS7: Theory, data analysis, and simulations Chair: Rocco Caliandro and Mattia Lopresti

MS8: Experimental development (including new infrastructures) Chair: Fabio Villa 

 

Join Us for SILS 2026 in Milan!

On behalf of the SILS community, we eagerly anticipate a robust participation in Milan, where science, tradition, and innovation seamlessly converge at the SILS 2026 Synchrotron Conference.

 

Alberto Bravin

SILS 2026 Conference Chair

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Tue, September 1

1:00 PM → 2:00 PM Registration

2:00 PM → 2:20 PM Welcome Addresses

Speaker: Alberto Bravin (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

2:20 PM → 3:05 PM Plenary Talk-1

Conveners: Alberto Bravin (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Paola D'Angelo (Università Sapienza)

2:20 PM Combining Synchrotron Techniques for Material Science

Speaker: Dmitry Chernyshov (Swiss Norwegian Beam Lines at Esuropean Synchrotron Radiation Facility)

Dmitry_Chernyshov_SILS2026.pdf

3:10 PM → 4:10 PM MS1

Keynote and Invited

Conveners: E. Borfecchia, G. Deplano

3:10 PM FOSTERING BATTERY INNOVATIONS BY ADVANCED SYNCHROTRON TECHNIQUES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Speaker: Laura Simonelli (ALBA synchrotron)

Laura_Simonelli.docx

3:30 PM Operando spectroscopic investigation to explain reactivity in LPMO-mimic Cu complexes in solution

Speaker: Gabriele Deplano (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion)

Deplano SILS 2026.docx

3:10 PM → 4:10 PM MS3

Conveners: C. Finocchiaro, F. Di Benedetto

3:10 PM Deciphering complex information in environmental tasks using Synchrotron Radiation

Speaker: Francesco Di Benedetto

Abstract_SILS_MS3_keynote_fdb.docx

3:30 PM From Etna volcanic geomaterials to sustainable alkali-activated materials: a Synchrotron-based characterisation approach

Speaker: Claudio Finocchiaro

Finocchiaro_Claudio_SILS_2026.docx

4:10 PM → 4:40 PM Coffee Break

4:50 PM → 6:30 PM MS1

Keynote and Invited

Conveners: Elisa Borfecchia (University of Turin), Paola D'Angelo (Università Sapienza)

4:50 PM Electrochemical evolution of Mo and MoS2 surfaces during operando X-Rays Absorption Experiments

Speaker: Enrico Berretti (CNR-ICCOM)

abstract_Berretti_SILS_2026.docx

5:10 PM Understanding the stability of Ni-In catalysts for the steam reforming of acetic acid from quasi-simultaneous operando XAS-XRD and computational modelling

Speaker: Martina Fracchia (Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli studi di Pavia)

Fracchia_Martina.docx

5:30 PM Beyond the Spectrum: Advanced XAS Insights into Copper Sites in Zeolites and MOFs

Speaker: Beatrice Garetto (University of Turin)

Abstract-SILS2026.docx

5:50 PM X-ray absorption study of the formation of metal-support interaction and its control in metal-TiO2 photocatalysts

Speaker: Dr Elizaveta Kozyr (Department of Chemistry, University of Turin)

O_Kozyr_Elizaveta_MS1.docx

4:50 PM → 5:30 PM MS3

Conveners: Davide Comboni, Patrizia Onnis

4:50 PM Lanthanide Coordination in Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents: A Molecular-Level XAS Study

Speakers: Mr Nicolas Schaeffer (Universidade de Aveiro), Paola D'Angelo (Università Sapienza)

Abstract_SILS.docx

5:10 PM P and Zn K-Edge XANES for Biomineral Characterization

Speaker: Cristian Ambu

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5:30 PM → 6:30 PM MS4

Conveners: Benedetta Chrappan Soldavini, Marco Merlini

5:30 PM Large-volume presses as essential tools in the study of phase diagrams, structures and reactions at high P,T conditions by x-ray methods.

Speaker: Wilson Crichton

CRICHTON_MS4.docx

5:50 PM X-ray probes of structural and electronic dynamics at extreme conditions from static compression to shock loading

Speaker: Valerio Cerantola (University of Milano-Bicocca)

Cerantola_Valerio.pdf

6:35 PM → 7:10 PM Poster Clips

7:10 PM → 8:00 PM Poster

8:00 PM → 10:00 PM Welcome Party

Wed, September 2

9:00 AM → 9:45 AM Plenary Talk 2

Conveners: Alberto Bravin (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Paola D'Angelo (Università Sapienza)

9:00 AM Determination of metal speciation and mineralogy to understand potential environmental impacts of contaminated wastes

Speaker: Ian Burke

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IanBurke (40 min talk).docx

9:50 AM → 11:10 AM Large Scale Facilities Update

9:50 AM Jean Daillant: ESRF

10:20 AM Giorgio Paolucci: ELETTRA

11:10 AM → 11:40 AM Coffee Break

11:45 AM → 1:05 PM MS2

Conveners: Ilaria Carlomagno (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste), Jacopo Orsilli

11:45 AM Operando VIS-NIR microscopic Hyperspectral Imaging to mitigate the risk of synchrotron X-ray radiation damage

Speaker: Dr Amelia Suzuki (Nottingham Trent University NTU & Institute of Heritage Science ISPC-CNR)

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Suzuki_Amelia_keynote_Abstract_SILS_2026.docx

12:05 PM Synchrotron-Based Detection of Forgery Markers in Artificial Encrustations: Toward New Authentication Protocols for Archaeological Ceramics

Speaker: Marta Sardara

Sardara_Marta.docx

12:25 PM Tentative discrimination of Neolithic obsidian sub-sources of Lipari Island (Italy) through SR-XRF

Speaker: Letizia Maria Bonizzoni (Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano)

Bonizzoni_Letizia.docx

11:45 AM → 1:05 PM MS5

Conveners: Alessandro Tofoni (Sapienza Università di Roma), Carlo Meneghini

11:45 AM Advances in X-ray spectroscopy opening new avenues for the exploration of chemical functionality in liquid and disordered materials science

Speaker: Prof. Daniel Bowron (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source)

DTBowron SILS 2026 Abstract.docx

12:05 PM Characterization of metal-organic frameworks by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and complementary synchrotron technique

Speaker: Kirill Lomachenko (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility)

Lomachenko_Kirill.docx

12:25 PM ASTRA at the SOLARIS Synchrotron: Advanced Characterization of Functional Materials Across Multiple Scientific Disciplines

Speaker: Lulu Alluhaibi (Solaris national synchrotron radiation centre)

L.Alluhaibi_oral_MS5.pdf

1:10 PM → 2:20 PM Lunch Break

2:25 PM → 2:40 PM Sponsor Talks: Zeiss

2:45 PM → 3:05 PM MS2

Conveners: Ilaria Carlomagno (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste), Jacopo Orsilli

2:45 PM The glaze-body interface as a microscopic technological archive: multiscale synchrotron investigation of Chinese Tang-style lead-glazed ceramics

Speaker: Benedetta Vitale

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2:45 PM → 4:15 PM MS5

Conveners: Alessandro Tofoni (Sapienza Università di Roma), Carlo Meneghini

2:45 PM The CECOMEC project: Dopant incorporation and redox behavior of Double-Doped ceria for SOFC anode layers

Speaker: Simone Amatori (CERIC-ERIC)

Amatori_Simone.docx

3:05 PM Tuning Spin–Substrate Coupling via Vertical Chemical Engineering in Molecular Superstructures

Speaker: Alberto Calloni (Politecnico di Milano)

Calloni_Alberto.docx

3:25 PM Chemical short-range order and magnetic exchange pathways in Ba₃CuNb₂O₉ probed by EXAFS

Speaker: Francesco De Angelis (Roma Tre University)

DeAngelis_Abstract_SILS2026.pdf

3:45 PM Exploring Metal Exsolution in Titanate-Based Perovskites

Speaker: Dr Marzia Guerrini (University of Milano)

Guerrini_Marzia.docx

3:05 PM → 4:15 PM MS6

Conveners: Alessandra Del Giudice (Sapienza Università di Roma), Alessia Cedola (ROMA1)

3:05 PM Navigating Biological Hierarchies with Synchrotron Imaging: The ALBA Experience

Speaker: Alessandra Patera (ALBA, CELLS)

Patera_Alessandra.docx

3:25 PM Advanced BioSAXS Methodologies for Dynamic and Heterogeneous Systems

Speaker: Fátima Herranz-Trillo

Herranz_Fatima.docx

4:15 PM → 4:45 PM Coffee Break

4:50 PM → 6:10 PM MS5

Conveners: Alessandro Tofoni (Sapienza Università di Roma), Carlo Meneghini

4:50 PM Synergistic modulation of redox equilibria in high entropy oxides

Speaker: GIULIA MARANINI (University of Pavia)

Maranini_Giulia.docx

5:10 PM Interfacial Effects on the Electronic Structure of Pb/Topological Insulator Heterostructures

Speaker: Prof. Marco Papagno (Dip. di Fisica; Università della Calabria - Unical)

Abstract SILS 2026.pdf

5:30 PM Playing with Molecular Magnetism by Surface-Mediated Reaction in Vacuum

Speaker: Lorenzo Poggini

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5:50 PM Growth, Reconstructions, and Applications of 2D Phosphorus Systems on Metals

Speaker: Alberto Verdini (Istituto Officina dei Materiali)

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4:50 PM → 6:10 PM MS6

Conveners: Alessandra Del Giudice (Sapienza Università di Roma), Alessia Cedola (ROMA1)

4:50 PM Synchrotron radiation-based Imaging and Spectroscopy of β-Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer’s Mouse Models

Speaker: Nicole Marrocco

Marrocco_Nicole.docx

5:10 PM Overcoming Pulmonary Barriers Using Hyaluronic Acid-Based Nanoparticles

Speaker: caterina ricci (INL-UNIMI)

Ricci_Caterina.docx

5:30 PM Investigation of Early Osteosarcoma Biomineralization through Multiscale Vibrational Spectroscopy and neural networks

Speaker: Francesca Rossi (Bologna University)

MS06_FrancescaRossi_SILS_2026.pdf

5:50 PM X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy insights into the activation of Pt(IV) anticancer prodrugs in vivo

Speaker: Francesco Stellato (University of Rome Tor Vergata & Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Stellato_Francesco.docx

6:10 PM → 6:30 PM Break

6:30 PM → 7:45 PM SILS Members Assembly

7:45 PM → 8:00 PM Break

8:00 PM → 8:30 PM Bus departure for social dinner

8:30 PM → 11:00 PM Social Dinner

11:00 PM → 11:30 PM Bus departure to Bicocca

Thu, September 3

9:00 AM → 9:45 AM Plenary Talk 3

9:00 AM Sofia DIAZ MORENO X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy at Diamond Light Source

9:50 AM → 11:10 AM MS7

Conveners: Prof. Leonardo Lo Presti (Università degli Studi di Milano), Rocco Caliandro (Institute of Crystallography)

9:50 AM Detecting Crystalline Nuclei with Synchrotron X-ray Sources: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Speaker: Prof. Leonardo Lo Presti (Università degli Studi di Milano)

Lo-Presti_Leonardo.docx

10:10 AM Data quality and structural modelling: insights from NoMoRe and multi-laboratory benchmarking

Speaker: Dr Helena Butkiewicz (Warsaw University of Technology)

abstract_Butkiewicz_SILS_2026.docx

10:30 AM Synchrotron studies on surface-confined antiferromagnetic spin trimers

Speaker: Marta Albanesi (University of Florence; Synchrotron SOLEIL)

Albanesi_Marta.docx

9:50 AM → 11:10 AM MS8

Convener: Fabio Villa (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

9:50 AM STAR — Southern Europe Thomson Backscattering Source for Applied Research: Commissioning Status of the Compact Inverse Compton Scattering X-ray Source

Speaker: Vincenzo Formoso (Università della Calabria - STAR infrastrutture)

Abstract for SILS 2026.docx

10:10 AM The EuPRAXIA, plasma driven, FEL facility and ancillary radiation sources

Speaker: Andrea Renato Rossi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Rossi_AndreaRenato.docx

Rossi_EuPRAXIA_SILS_2026_upload.pdf

11:10 AM → 11:40 AM Coffee Break

11:45 AM → 12:25 PM MS7

Conveners: Prof. Leonardo Lo Presti (Università degli Studi di Milano), Rocco Caliandro (Institute of Crystallography)

11:45 AM Unraveling Metal Speciation in Deep Eutectic Solvents by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Complementary Computational Methods

Speaker: Giorgia Mannucci (Sapienza University of Rome)

Mannucci_oral_MS7.docx

12:05 PM Interfacial behavior of rubidium carboxylates in a water/deep eutectic solvent pseudo-phase separation

Speaker: Eva Pietropaoli (Sapienza, Università di Roma)

Pietropaoli_Eva.docx

11:45 AM → 12:25 PM MS8

11:45 AM Advanced SAXS/WAXS Approaches for Multi-Scale Structural Characterization in the ITACA.SB BioSAXS Facility

Speaker: Cinzia Giannini (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Cristallografia)

Giannini_Cinzia.pdf

12:05 PM LabXAS: an innovative table-top instrument for X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Speaker: Mr Giovanni Ianniello (Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy)

Ianniello_Giovanni.docx

12:35 PM → 1:10 PM SILS AWARDS & POSTER AWARDS CERIMONY

1:10 PM → 2:20 PM Lunch Break