Short Course on: Microstructures and Physico-Chemical Properties of Earth and Planetary Materials

PROGRAM

Monday, 8
08.30-10.30: Anthony Rollett - Microstructural Evolution in Materials Science
10.30-11.00: Coffee break
11.00-13.00: David Mainprice - Estimation of anisotropic physical properties of aggregates with preferred crystal orientation with applications to seismic anisotropy
13.00-14.30: Lunch break
14.30-16.30: Anthony Rollett - Practicals
16.30-17.00: Coffee break
17.00-19.00: David Mainprice - Practicals
21.00: After dinner optional practical session at the bar

Tuesday, 9
08.30-10.30: Yan Liang - Dissolution-reprecipitation during melt-rock interaction in partially molten silicates
10.30-11.00: Coffee break
11.00-13.00: Paul D. Bons - Microstructural modelling with ELLE - introduction and applications
13.00-14.30: Lunch break
14.30-16.30: Yan Liang - Practicals
16.30-17.00: Coffee break
17.00-19.00: Paul D. Bons - Practicals
21.00: After dinner optional practical session at the bar

Wednesday, 10
08.30-10.30: Falko Langenhorst - Down to the nanoscale: structural and chemical properties of minerals as obtained from TEM, STEM, EDX and EELS
10.30-11.00: Coffee break
11.00-13.00: Luigi Folco - Microstructures in meteorites and cosmic dust, and their bearing on processes in extraterrestrial environments
13.00-14.00: Lunch break
14.00-16.30: dessert at poster session: an informal sharing of work in progress
Poster Session
16.30-17.00: Coffee break
17.00-19.00: Luigi Folco - Practicals
21.00: After dinner Slide Show from Antarctica by L. Folco

Thursday, 11
08.30-10.30: Pietro Armienti - Microstructures in magmatic systems and the crystal size distribution analysis. 3D techniques and innovative approaches
10.30-11.00: Coffee break
11.00-13.00: Falko Langenhorst - Practicals
13.00-14.30: Lunch break
14.30-16.30: Pietro Armienti - Practicals
16.30-19.00: aperitif at poster session: an informal sharing of work in progress
Poster Session
21.00: After dinner optional practical session at the bar

Friday, 12
08.30-10.30: ELLE practicals
10.30-11.00: Coffee break
11.00-13.00: More on ELLE or other practicals
13.00-14.30: Lunch