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Session<\/strong><\/td>\nSpeaker<\/strong><\/td>\nSession Chair<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Advances in Instrumentation<\/td>\nGarth Williams, NSLS-II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA<\/td>\nYukio Takahashi, Tohoku University Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coherence and Applications: Energy materials<\/td>\nAlex Ditter, Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA<\/td>\nAndrej Singer, Cornell University, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coherence and Applications: Quantum and Magnetism<\/td>\nLaura Foglia, FERMI Free Electron Laser, Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy<\/td>\nSujoy Roy, Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
XPCS at high brightness sources<\/td>\nGerard Hinsley, DESY, Germany<\/td>\nClaudio Mazzoli, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frontiers of Coherence<\/td>\nAbe Levitan, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland<\/td>\nTais Gorkhover, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exploiting Coherence with ultrafast x-rays<\/td>\nYanwen Sun, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA<\/td>\nChristian Gutt, University of Siegen, Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leveraging AI and ML<\/td>\nMathew Cherukara, Argonne National Laboratory, USA<\/td>\nOliver Hoidin, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ptychography<\/td>\nJames LeBeau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA<\/td>\nMaik Kahnt, MAX-IV, Sweden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time-domain Studies using Electron Coherence<\/td>\nJinwoo Hwang, Ohio State University, USA<\/td>\nSooheyong Lee, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, South Korea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Advances in Methods<\/td>\nFucai Zhang, Southern University of Science and Technology, China<\/td>\nViktor Nikitin,\u00a0Argonne National Laboratory, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coherence and Applications: Interfaces and Environments<\/td>\nAna Suzana, Argonne National Laboratory, USA<\/td>\nOleg Shpyrko, University\u00a0of California, San Diego, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coherence and Applications: Bio and soft matter<\/td>\nMateus Cardoso, Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory, Brazil<\/td>\nRobert Leheny, Johns Hopkins, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Coherence 2026 is pleased to present an outstanding international line-up of  topical sessions, invited speakers, and session chairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each session will be briefly introduced by the session chair and will feature an invited talk highlighting an impactful specific result.  The sessions will also include a number of featured contributed oral presentations selected from submitted abstracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Session<\/strong><\/td>Invited Speaker<\/strong><\/td>Session Chair<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Advances in Instrumentation<\/td>Garth Williams, NSLS-II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA<\/td>Yukio Takahashi, Tohoku University Japan<\/td><\/tr>
Coherence and Applications: Energy materials<\/td>Alex Ditter, Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory<\/td>Andrej Singer, Cornell University, USA<\/td><\/tr>
Coherence and Applications: Quantum and Magnetism<\/td>Laura Foglia, FERMI Free Electron Laser, Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy<\/td>Claire Donnely, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Germany<\/td><\/tr>
XPCS at high brightness sources<\/td>Gerard Hinsley, DESY, Germany<\/td>Oier Bikondoa, Warwick University, UK \/ ESRF France<\/td><\/tr>
Frontiers of Coherence<\/td>Abe Levitan, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland<\/td>Tais Gorkhover, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA<\/td><\/tr>
Exploiting coherence with ultrafast x-rays<\/td>Yanwen Sun, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA<\/td>Christian Gutt, University of Siegen, Germany<\/td><\/tr>
Leveraging AI and ML<\/td>Mathew Cherukara, Argonne National Laboratory, USA<\/td>Oliver Hoidin, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA<\/td><\/tr>
Ptychography<\/td>James LeBeau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA<\/td>Maik Khant, MAX-IV, Sweden<\/td><\/tr>
Time-domain Studies using Electron Coherence<\/td>Koichi Tsuchiya, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan<\/td>Sooheyong Lee, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, South Korea<\/td><\/tr>
Advances in Methods<\/td>Longlong Wu, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, China<\/td>Nick Phillips, CSIRO, Australia<\/td><\/tr>
Coherence and Applications: Interfaces and Environments<\/td>Ana Suzanna, Argonne National Laboratory, USA<\/td>Ana Diaz, Paul Sherrer Institute, Switzerland<\/td><\/tr>
Coherence and Applications: Bio and soft matter<\/td>Mateus Cardoso, Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory, Brazil<\/td>Bob Leheney, Johns Hopkins, USA
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