Dear All, The EPSRC/IUCr/PCG-SCMP supported biennial Powder Diffraction and Rietveld Refinement School will take place at Durham University, 18th - 22nd April 2010. The course will offer a combination of lectures covering the theoretical aspects of powder diffraction and Rietveld refinement, problem sessions/tutorials and extensive hands-on practical sessions using a variety of modern software packages.
Topics to be covered will include: * Data collection strategies for X-ray and neutron diffraction * Constant wavelength and time of flight diffraction * Modelling peak shapes * Indexing powder patterns * Rietveld, Le Bail and Pawley fitting methods * X-ray and neutron combined Rietveld refinement * Restrained refinements * Rigid body refinements Examples and tutorials will cover both extended and molecular systems. Lectures will be given by Prof. John Evans, Dr. Ivana Evans, Dr. Jeremy Cockroft and Prof. Andy Fitch. Student bursaries will be available to contribute to local costs or travel expenses of applicants from UK academic institutions. We will also offer a number of IUCr bursaries to overseas students. For further information and informal inquiries about the School please contact Ivana Evans (ivana.radosavlje...@durham.ac.uk). Online applications can be submitted until 31st December 2009, at the Powder Diffraction and Rietveld Refinement School 2010 website: http://www.dur.ac.uk/john.evans/webpages/pcg_rietveld_school_2010.htm Ivana Evans ************************************************************ Dr. Ivana Radosavljevic Evans Lecturer in Structural/Materials Chemistry Department of Chemistry Durham University Durham DH1 3LE, U.K. Office: CG 244 Phone: (0191) 334-2594 Fax: (0191) 384-4737 ************************************************************
