9th Canadian Powder Diffraction Workshop
(laboratory X-ray, synchrotron and neutron, Wednesday 23rd to Friday 25th of May 2012, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.)
Links to software and resources used in the workshop can be found in the Useful Links page.
Tentative Program (titles to be confirmed)
Wednesday 23rd May 2012 - Chairperson, Ian Swainson
9:00 - 9:45 |
Introduction to the basics of crystallography - Joel Reid |
9:45 - 10:30 |
Introduction to Powder Diffraction and Powder Diffraction Hardware Angus Wilkinson |
10:30 - 11:15 |
Break |
11:15 - 12:00 |
Sample preparation, data collection considerations and phase identification using powder X-ray diffraction - Pamela Whitfield |
12:00 - 12:45 |
Introduction to Powder Profile Refinement Angus Wilkinson |
12:45 - 2:30 |
Lunch |
2:30 - 5:30 |
Practical Sessions |
Thursday 24th May 2012 - Chairperson, Ian Swainson
9:00 - 9:45 |
Rietveld Refinement with GSAS (Part 1) Bob Von Dreele |
9:45-10:00 |
Break |
10:00 - 10:45 |
Rietveld Refinement with GSAS (Part 2) Bob Von Dreele |
10:45 - 11:30 |
Break |
11:30 - 12:15 |
Neutrons 101 - Ian Swainson |
12:15 - 1:00pm |
Synchrotron and Neutron Experiments - Angus Wilkinson |
1:00pm - 2:30pm |
Lunch |
2:30pm - 5:30pm |
Practical Sessions |
Fridat 25th May 2012 - Chairperson, Ian Swainson
9:00 - 9:45 |
Beyond the Bragg peaks or why do we care about total scattering? - Thomas Proffen |
9:45 - 10:30 |
Measuring total scattering X-ray and neutron data: where and how ?: Thomas Proffen |
10:30 - 11:15 |
Break |
11:15-12:30 |
What to do with your PDF: Modeling of disordered structures - Thomas Proffen |
12:30 - 2:30 |
Lunch |
2:30 - 6:00 |
Practical Sessions |
