Understanding the Structure of Liquids: Celebrating John Enderby’s Scientific Legacy.

5 September 2022, 12.00 PM - 6 September 2022, 12.00 PM

School of Physics, BS8 1TL

Workshop information

This Workshop, organised by the Liquids and Complex Fluids Group and the Neutron Scattering Group of the Institute of Physics, will celebrate the scientific contributions of Sir John Enderby FRS (1931-2021).

John was a pioneer in using neutrons to study the structure of disordered matter. In 1966, together with Peter Egelstaff and David North, John introduced the technique of neutron scattering with isotopic substitution which advanced fundamental understanding of multicomponent liquids, including liquid alloys, glasses, liquid semiconductors and molten salts. Different isotopes scatter neutrons in different ways allowing the correlations between different species to be unravelled. This technique, and John’s ability to exploit it using newly developed neutron sources, proved enormously productive in determining the physics of a huge variety of liquid and glassy systems. An early application by John and colleagues determined how water molecules are ordered around ions in aqueous solutions- a major step forward in chemical physics. John was an inspirational research leader and an exceptional servant to the wider scientific community. He served with distinction as Physical Secretary of the Royal Society from 1999 to 2004 and as President of the Institute of Physics from 2004 to 2006.

The meeting will feature contributions from some of John’s former colleagues and students as well as talks on current research on the structure of liquids illustrating how John’s work and the techniques he developed influence the field.

Speakers include :  A. Barnes (Bristol) , J. Drewitt (Bristol), T. Headen (RAL)  J. Finney (UCL), P. Mason (Prague), H. Mohammadi (Bath), G. Neilson (Bristol) , R. Newport (Kent) , P. Salmon (Bath), A. Soper (RAL).
 

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Programme:

Monday September 5, 2022

13.00-14.00    Registration  ( Foyer of Physics, Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TL)

Session 1.      John Enderby and his contributions to science.

Chair: Robert Evans

14.00-14.30    Philip Salmon (University of Bath)                                             

14.30-14.45    George Neilson (University of Bristol)                                     

14.45-15.00    Alan Soper (RAL)                                                                      

15.00-15.15    Bob Newport (University of Kent)                                             

15.15-15.45    Coffee Break

15.45-16.00    Adrian Barnes (University of Bristol)

16.00-16.15    John Finney (UCL)

16.15-16.30    Sir John Kingman (University of Bristol)

16.30-16.45    Antonia Seymour (IOP Publishing)

16.45-17.00    Dawood Parker (Melys Diagnostics)

17.00-18.30    Reception in Enderby Room

19.00-             Workshop Dinner

 

Tuesday September 6, 2022

Session 2.      Recent developments in determining the structure of liquids.

Chair: Anita Zeidler

9.30-10.00       James Drewitt (University of Bristol)    Liquid structure under extreme conditions            

10.00-10.30     Thomas Headen (RAL)   Structure in aromatic liquids

10.30-11.00     Hugh Powell (Nestle)   Chocolate: when soft matter really matters

11.00-11.30     Coffee Break

11.30-12.00     Hesameddin Mohammadi (University of Bath)  Study of magnesium aluminosilicate glasses with neutron diffraction with isotopic substitution

12.00-12.30     Philip Mason (Czech Ac. Sci., Prague)  Why is Deuterated water sweet, both in taste and Neutron Scattering?

12.30-              Sandwich Lunch

 

Contact information

For academic enquiries, please contact Professor Bob Evans FRS on Bob.Evans@bristol.ac.uk 

 

For additional information about this event, or help with your registration, please contact maths-conference-administrator@bristol.ac.uk.

Sir John Enderby leans over some scientific equipment and smiles warmly at the camera. He is an older white man with glasses, and looks happy and excited.

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