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Program Marie Curie Summer School on Knowledge Based Materials

Day 1- Monday August 8th: Materials Science and Knowledge Based Materials: An Overview (Jessell, LMTG, Toulouse)
09:00-12:30 Registration
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Welcome and Introduction of presenters, themes and activities (Mark Jess)
  • Logistics of the Summer School
  • Format
  • What we hope to achieve
  • What the EU wants from such a Summer School
  • The European Research area
15:00-15:30 Coffee
15:30-16:30 Introduction to multidisciplinary materials science (Mark Jessell): Overview of what it means to be a multi-disciplinary material scientist in the context of the European Union and specifically we discuss:
  • The fundamental Materials Science Pyramid: (Theory-Observation-Experiment-Simulation)
  • What drives research in the different fields of Materials Science?
  • The similarities and differences between materials
  • How to learn a new material language (Journals, conference series, web sites..)
18:00-19:30 Dinner
19:30-20:30 Short introductory talk by Paul Bons

Day 2- Tuesday August 9th: Microstructural Phenomena and Mechnaisms I
10:00-10:30 Coffee
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-18:00 Free
18:00-19:00 Dinner
19:00-21:00 Field Trip Preparation (Urai)

Day 3- Wednesday August 10th: Field Trip, material science in nature (Urai, GED, RWTH, Aachen)

Day 4- Thursday August 11th: Microstructural Phenomena and Mechanism II
10:00-10:30 Coffee
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-18:00 Free
18:00-19:00 Dinner
19:00-21:00 Nanomaterials and Film Systems: Functional Materials and Process (Mathur, INM, Saarbrücken)


Day 5- Friday 12th: Participant Poster Presentation

Michele citterio Cave Ice and Ice caves
Kristian Piekos Modeling of Recrystallization using Vertex Model
Marcin Dabrowski Bulk Mechanical Property Dependance on Quartz Texture Evolution
Valentina Tasoti Characterization of anodic films formed on AZ91 alloys using analytical methods
Iain Fielden A technique for Real-tiem, in situ SEM observation of grain growth at elevated temperatures
Mingxin Huang A new statistical mechanics approach to model deformation in metals
Ovidi Casals Analysis of advanced indentation experiments at the micro-scale
Ionut Cristian Topala Atmospheric and low pressure plasma: applications in materials science.
Helen McGrath Boron and Hafnium as coating materials on 316L SS and Ti 6Al4V alloy
Jan Ter Heege Deformation and dynamic recrystallization in rocks: Experiments and Modelling.
Claudio delle Piane Deformation of calcite-dolomite rocks.
M. Ziehmer Examination of Grain rotation kinetics and dependance of grain boundary energy on Misorientation and Spatial Extend by Orientation Imaging Microscopy
Irene Suarez Martinez First principles modelling of dislocations in AA graphite
Birgit Isselhorst Kinematics of crystal growth in opening veins: A laboratory study.
G. Chliveros Light Scattering Models for real time Bacteria Characterisation in Water based Environments
B.S. Ng Low-toxixity Binder system for gel casting of zirconia.
Katerina Scholz Microstructural study of the RWTH-1 cores: an overview
Marcin Bijak New orientations formations during recrystallization of cold deformed pure Al and Al-1% Mn single crystals.
N.C.A. Seaton Nucleation during recrystallization in Ti- SULC steel
Judith Waller Shear alignment of Diblock Copolymer Thin Films
Manuela Stir Synchrotron Radiation Investigation of Thermal Stability and grain growth in nanocrystalline TiO2
S. Nxumalo TEM study of the hardening of Pt 11 at %V alloy
Hiske Landheer The Influence of crystallographic orientation on grain nucleation
L. Skalova The influence of Simulated thermo-mechanical processing on microstructure of TRIP steel with niobium
Ingwar Hünsche Through-thickness gradients in molybdenum sheets


Day 6- Saturday August 13th: Characterizationof Chemistry and Microstructure

10:00-10:30 Coffee
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-18:00 Free
18:00-19:00 Dinner
19:00-21:00 3(6)D-Imaging: Synchrotron Radiation (Klein and Preusser, Goettingen) Part I and Part II

Day 6- Sunday August 14th: A career in Science: Science and Society, Science Management, Scientific Communication (all lecturers)
09:30-10:00 A career in Science- Introduction to discussion themes (Jessell)
10:00-10:30 Coffee
10:30-12:30 Informal Discussion Groups on a Career in Science
  • Science and Society- the role of research in the economic and social welfare of nations; gender roles in scientific career; management of gender issues in a reserach environment; sustainable and appropriate development; the role of the researcher in developing science policy.
  • Science Management- How to design a science project; human ressource management; the training of the next generation of researchers; national and international collaborations; the financial management of research; intelectual property and patent law; the development of standards and platforms; safety in the workplace; conflict resolution.
  • Scientific Communication- the communication of scientific ideas for a technical audience; the development of research proposals; science and communication for a non-technical audience; oral presentations of scientific results.
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-18:00 Free
18:00-19:00 Dinner

Day 8- Monday August 15th: Modelling of Microstructure and Texture
10:00-10:30 Coffee
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-18:00 Computer Laboratory
18:00-19:00 Dinner
19:00-21:00 Free

Day 9-Tuesday August 16th: Applications and Properties of single Phase Materials
10:00-10:30 Coffee
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-18:00 Free
18:00-19:00 Dinner

Day 10- Wednesday August 17th: Open Discussion: The future of Materials Science and Future Materials
09:00-12:30 Open Discussion
12:30-13:00 Lunch



 

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