Summer School on Materials Characterisation

25.08.10- 25-27 August 2010 - A short-course on Advanced Characterisation Techniques of Materials at EPFL, Lausanne

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the different characterisation techniques available to materials scientists and engineers. The course content will be presented by a team of internationally-renowned researchers in materials science.

 

Registration 

Note that registration is free for doctoral students. This course can be validated in the doctoral school programme of EPFL after acceptance by the corresponding programme.

On-line registration is available here.

 

The course will cover the following topics:

25-26 August 2010

• ESEM (Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy)

• Neutron and X-ray diffraction

• X-ray tomography

• HR TEM (High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy)

• FIB (Focused Ion Beam)

• EBSD (Electron Backscattered Diffraction)

• XPS (X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy)

• Auger Electron Spectroscopy

• Tof SIMS (Time-of-flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy)

• AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy)

• Nanoindentation, Microhardness

• Atomic Emission Spectroscopy, Spark Atomic Emission Spectroscopy

• DTA (Differential Thermal Analysis), DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry), TG (Thermogravimetry)

 

27 August 2010

• Specific applications of the above techniques

 

Programme

Download the detailed programme here (pdf).

 

Abstracts

Download the abstracts here (pdf). 

 

Contribution 

Are you interested in contributing a talk? The third day of the course is meant to highlight the various possible applications of the characterisation techniques presented during the first and second days. As part of your registration, you are invited to submit an abstract for a 25 minutes presentation outlining your specific use of characterisation techniques. Abstract selection will take place in June, 2010. Please note that abstract submission is not required to participate in this course.

Cancellation Conditions

If after registration, you find that you are unable to attend, the following cancellation rules apply:

Timing		Fees
Up to 10 days before the course		Full refund of the programme fee.
Within 10 days before the start of the course		50% refund of the programme fee.
After the course has started or if a participant does not attend		No refund.

A participant can be substituted on the same programme session without incurring any fees. The substitute must inform Susan Meuwly in writing by email before the course starts.

 

For further information, please contact Susan Meuwly.