The Tentative Program for AWSAXS2019
20 - 22 February 2019
Synchrotron Light Research Institute (Public Organization)

Wednesday February 20th
Time Program
08.30-09.00 Registration
09.00-09.45

Opening remark: Prof. Wng. Cmdr. Dr. Sarawut Sujitjorn, SLRI Director

Group photo

Nuntaporn: Introduction

09.45-10.45 Al Kikhney

- General introduction to BioSAXS:
- How it works
- Biological macromolecules: what SAXS is good for
- Complementary methods

10.45-11.00 Coffee Break
11.00-12.00 Martin Schroer

- Theory, X-ray sources, instrumentation SANS
- A brief explanation and why it is needed

12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-14.00 Tim Ryan

- Sample preparation and characterisation

14.00-15.00 Al Kikhney

- Primary data reduction and analysis, radiation damage
concentration series, Rg, Dmax, p(r), statistics, data quality, data range

15.00-15.20 Coffee Break
15.20-16.20 Tim Ryan

- BioSAXS at Australian Synchrotron and its applications

16.20-17.00 Siriwat and team

- Introduction to BL 1.3W and facility tour

18.00-21.00 Chanan

- Welcome dinner (SLRI)

Thursday February 21st
Time Program
08.30-09.00 Registration
09.00-09.45

Tim Ryan

- Validation of atomic models: crysol spherical harmonics, hydration shell what is a good fit?

09.45-10.45

Martin Schroer

- Ab initio modelling : Dammif, Dammin, Gasbor Simulated annealing Multi runs, averaging/clustering (supcomb, supalm) Ambiguity ATSAS online

10.45-11.00 Coffee Break
11.00-12.00 Al Kikhney

- Tutorial: primus: data reduction, Guinier -> gnom -> dammif; crysol and compare in pyMol/sasPy

12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-14.00

Al Kikhney

        - Rigid body modelling: sreflex, sasref, coral, multiple runs and ambiguity

14.00-15.00

Martin Schroer

- Tutorial: SASREF

15.00-15.20 Coffee Break
15.20-17.00

Tim Ryan

- Mixtures : oligomers program, SEC-SAXS and flexible systems

Al Kikhney

        - EOM

18.00-21.00 Chanan

- Banquet

Friday February 22nd
Time Program
08.30-09.00 Registration
09.00-09.45

Al Kikhney

       - Depositing and publishing SAS results data (SASBDB, publication guidelines: Trewhella et al. 2017, Table 5)

09.45-10.45

Martin Schroer

       - Beyond standard BioSAXS

10.45-11.00 Coffee Break
11.00-11.45 Danaya and Anan - BioSAXS user experience
11.45-12.00 Nuntaporn - Applying for local beamtime
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-14.00 Discussion/Crazy questions
14.00-15.00 Closing