Preface

According to the agreement on academic exchange between Fudan University (China) and the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (GUAS, Japan), a Joint Lecture by Fudan University and GUAS on progress of synchrotron radiation science was held at Fudan University during 6-11 December, 2005. 9 Japanese professors and 7 Chinese professors delivered 16 wonderful lectures in total at Fudan University for about 40 graduate students, among whom 3 came from Japan. The students kept sitting in the classroom from early morning till late in the afternoon to study such a variety of research using synchrotron radiation.