8th Canadian Powder Diffraction Workshop

9:00 - 9:45

Introduction to Powder Diffraction and Powder Diffraction Hardware Angus Wilkinson

9:45 - 10:30

Introduction to the basics of crystallography - Ian Swainson

10:30 - 11:15

Break

11:15 - 12:00

Sample preparation, data collection considerations and phase identification using powder X-ray diffraction - Lachlan Cranswick

12:00 - 12:45

Introduction to Powder Profile Refinement Angus Wilkinson

12:45 - 2:30

Lunch

2:30 - 5:30

Practical Sessions

6:00

Pizza and Beer dinner in campus pub

9:00 - 9:45

Rietveld Refinement with GSAS (Part 1) Bob Von Dreele

9:45 - 10:00

Web and Internet based crystallographic and powder diffraction resources Lachlan Cranswick

10:00 - 10:45

Rietveld Refinement with GSAS (Part 2) Bob Von Dreele

10:45 - 11:30

Break

11:30 - 12:15

Synchrotron and Neutron Experiments - Angus Wilkinson

12:15 - 1:00pm

Freely available powder diffraction Software - Lachlan Cranswick

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Lunch

2:30pm - 5:30pm

Practical Sessions

6:00pm

Workshop dinner: traditional Québec "Maple Bush" / "Sugaring Off" - sit-down evening meal followed by eating maple syrup in the snow (taffy) (included in registration cost)

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