PSASH: Neutron scattering in soft matter research

DRA symposium

Neutron scattering has emerged as an indispensable tool in the area of soft matter research. From designing of lipid nanoparticles to the intricate structure of milk molecular components, neutron scattering has significantly contributed to the technological development and knowledge within pharmaceutical and food sciences. How can we better utilise this technique? What are the recent developments of neutron scattering around the world? Expand the horizon of your research in this event.

This seminar features two renowned neutron scattering scientists from Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering and Delft University of Technology, and early career researchers from Department of Food Sciences and Department of Pharmacy. This half-day event concludes with an exciting “interaction session” where any interested participants can engage with the speakers of the programme and discuss the potential application of neutron scattering in their work.

You can participate in Auditorium 3 or online via Zoom: https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/65759254155

Pre-registration is required. Please sign up here no later than Friday, 31 May.

Programme

13:00-13:05 Introduction
Shinji Kihara/Federica Sebastiani, Department of Pharmacy, UCPH, Denmark
Invited speakers:
13:05-13:40 SANS in soft matter research
Jitendra Mata, Quokka SANS and Kookaburra USANS instrument scientist, ACNS, Lucas heights, NSW, Australia
13:40-14:15

Surfactants, scattering and Delft neutrons
Thomas McCoy, Assistant Professor, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
14:15-14:30 Coffee break
Contribution from IF and Food Science Department researchers:
14:30-14:50

Exploring the Hierarchical Assembly of Casein Micelles through SANS: A Step-Wise Structural Micellisation Study
Giovanni Barone, Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science
14:50-15:10

Characterization of C12-200 RNA-lipid nanoparticles using SANS
Zhenning Shi, PhD student, Department of Pharmacy
15:10-15:30

Promiscuous bile salts - Differences in affinity drive changes in structures
Lasse Krog, PhD student, Department of Pharmacy
15:30-17:00

Interaction session

The symposium is organized on behalf of the graduate programme in pharmaceutical sciences, Drug Research Academy, by Tenure Track Assistant Professor Federica Sebastiani, Postdoc Shinji Kihara, and Professor Ben Boyd, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

The symposium is free of charge and open for attendance by all interested parties.