The XIX International Small-Angle Scattering Conference (SAS2024), organized by the NSRRC, was held from November 3 to 8 at the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) in Taiwan. Held every three years since 1965, the SAS conference has become one of the most significant large-scale events for interdisciplinary researchers in the global small-angle scattering community.
SAS2024 brought together nearly 500 scientists and students from around the world, with around 200 talks and more than 200 poster presentations. The conference showcased recent advances and highlighted the broad impact of small-angle scattering techniques on established and emerging scientific fields. In conjunction with SAS2024, a special issue of the Journal of Applied Crystallography will be published as the SAS2024 Conference Proceedings, featuring the latest research contributions from registered conference participants.
The conference also included a site tour to the Taiwan Photon Source and Taiwan Light Source, where participants witnessed the high-quality synchrotron light capabilities and recently developed small-angle scattering techniques that serve specialized research needs in structural biology, biomedical science, materials science, and the semiconductor industry.
Notably, the program featured the Sow-Hsin Chen Distinguished Lectureship to honor Academician Chen’s pioneering contribution to nuclear science and technology in Taiwan. Additionally, the 2024 TWNSS Annual Meeting, held concurrently at the same venue, aimed to advance neutron scattering techniques and enhance Taiwan’s international visibility in the scattering community. At the event’s conclusion, the conference baton was passed to MAX IV and ESS, the joint hosts of SAS2027 in Lund, Sweden.