Understanding the Structure of Liquids: Celebrating John Enderby’s Scientific Legacy.
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.
Registration is now closed.
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 additional information about this event, or help with your registration, please contact maths-conference-administrator@bristol.ac.uk.
