High Energy X-Ray Techniques School - 2026

The High Energy X-ray Techniques (HEXT) School is a hands-on training program designed to introduce students, postdocs, and researchers to experimental methods available at synchrotron facilities. This two-day training explores how synchrotron techniques—including X-ray scattering, imaging, and spectroscopy—can be used to address research questions across the physical and life sciences.

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CHESS / Cornell University

Day 1 features lectures from CHESS staff scientists covering the fundamentals of synchrotron X-ray methods, along with an overview of the CHESS facility. - In-person and remote participants

 700 Clark Hall, Cornell University

Day 2 offers in-person participants the opportunity to visit beamlines and perform training experiments, providing a first-hand look at how synchrotron research is conducted. - In-person participants only

 CHESS, Wilson Lab