• Short Course on

"KINETICS OF GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS"

Location:
University Centre Althasnstrasse, 1090 Wien

Date: 30.8.2010 to 3.9.2010

The short course will be given by

Rainer Abart, University of Vienna

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• Short Course on

"Modeling of Microstructure Evolution"

Location:
FU Berlin, Geo Campus Lankwitz, Room C108/109

Date: 2.7.2008 to 4.7. 2008

The short course will be given by

Prof. FD. Fischer, Institute of Mechanics, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria Dr. J. Svoboda, Institute of Physics of Materials, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno

Provisional program:

Part I: Kinetics of Microstructure Evolution (Lecturer: Dr. J. Svoboda)

Explanation of the Principle of the Maximum Dissipation (2 units)

Application of the Principle of the Maximum Dissipation for several simple cases - especially Grain Growth (2 units)

Application of the Principle of the Maximum Dissipation on multiphase rim formation (3 units)

Part II: Mechanics of Microstructure Evolution (Lecturer: Prof.Dr. F.D.Fischer)

Introduction and Balance Laws (2 units)

Energetics (2 units)

Jump Conditions, Surface Energy, Surface Stress (3 units)

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• DMG - Doktorandenkurs

"Electron-beam microanalytical techniques"

Location:
FU Berlin, Geo Campus Lankwitz, Room C108/109

Date: 18.9.2008 to 21.9. 2008

Lecture program:

Thursday 18.9.2008

9:00                Course Opening

Part 1: Motivation for electron beam microanalysis at high spatial resolution

9:15 - 10:00: Sub-micrometer structures, textures and chemical patterns – why bother?
R. Abart, FU Berlin

Part 2: Scanning electron microscopy

10:30 – 12:00: Scanning electron microscopy
Dr. S. Zaefferer, MPI für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf

Lunch break

13:30 – 17:00: Electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD) and 2D, 3D orientation imaging
Dr. S. Zaefferer, MPI für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf

 

Friday 19.9.2008

Part 3: Chemical analysis with electron microprobe

9:15 - 10:45: Chemical analysis with electron microprobe
Dr. A. Kronz (University Göttingen)

11:15 – 12:45 Exercises

Lunch break

14:00 -15:30: Enhanced spatial resolution on elemental analysis using FEG-EMP
Dr. D. Rhede (GFZ Potsdam)

Part 4: Transmission electron microscopy

16:00 – 17:30 Transmission electron microscopy Application in Geoscienes
Dr. R. Wirth (GFZ Potsdam)

 

Saturday 20.9.2008

9:15 - 10:45: Electron diffraction and imaging with TEM
Dr. R. Wirth (GFZ Potsdam)

11:15 – 12:45 Analytical Electron Microscopy AEM: EDX-Analysis – Z-Contrast imaging – Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy EELS
Dr. R. Wirth (GFZ Potsdam)

Part 5: Dual Beam Technique

14:00 -15:30: Dual Beam Technique in Geo-Science
Dr. L. Keller (FU Berlin)

Farewell party

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• DMG - Short Course on

"Diffusion in Geological Materials"

at FU Berlin from Oct, 8-12, 2007 was attended by more than 30 PhD students and post-doc researchers from several European countries.

Short Course dinner at "Alte Fischerhütte".