Complex material properties and function can emerge from the interplay between multiple underlying physical phenomena. A full understanding of these phenomena, which is needed for material design and optimization, requires multiple probes observing the same system either simultaneously or in series.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory co-locates two world leading user facilities for the microscopic study of material properties: the Molecular Foundry and the Advanced Light Source. Increasingly, researchers are utilizing both facilities to study a range of physical phenomena within the same material system in order to achieve a deeper understanding of the material’s properties. This growing community requires the development of experimental methods to enable cross-facility measurements and advanced data analysis methods to extract quantitative correlations between diverse data streams.
This forum will bring together researchers who are developing such methods and will provide a perspective on new strategic directions within Berkeley Lab.