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May 30, 2025
X-lites Seminar: Petra Fromme, “Time Resolved Studies on Biological Systems with X-Ray Free Electron Lasers"
Event Start Time: 11:00 am
Event Location: Zoom, Register Below
Event Location: Zoom, Register Below
June 17, 2025
X-lites Early Career Development at ELI User Mtg 2025
Event Start Time: 2:00 pm
Event Location: ELI ALPS Facility in Szeged, Hungary
Event Location: ELI ALPS Facility in Szeged, Hungary
August 15, 2025
TBD - Kevin Singh (OSU)
Event Start Time: 12:45 pm
Event Location: Physics Research Building 1080
Event Location: Physics Research Building 1080
August 29, 2025
Combined scattering and fluorescence characterization of biomolecular nanoparticles in an anti-Brownian trap - William (Memo) Carpenter (OSU)
Event Start Time: 12:45 pm
Event Location: TBD
Event Location: TBD
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