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The summer school is intended for graduate students, PhD students, and young scientists active in solid state research (chemistry, physics), geo-sciences, crystallography, and materials science. Aim of the school is to give an overview on the capabilities of powder diffraction methods on polycrystalline matter, how to characterize atomic structures and microstructures. The school will provide a comprehensive introduction to diffraction theory, the use of different experimental setups, and modern methods for the evaluation of diffraction data. For attending the workshop it is advantageous to have a basic knowledge on crystallographic methods. The participants are encouraged to present their work as short lectures or posters during evening sessions. Individual problems will be discussed. Programme: During the workshop the following topics are addressed: - Diffraction Theory: Ewald sphere, reciprocal lattice, Bragg equation - Qualitative and quantitative phase analysis - Crystal structure determination/refinement - Real structure (defects, texture, disordered structures, size/strain, PDF) - Non ambient, time dependent powder diffraction [more]

The Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung in Düsseldorf is organizing the 4th International Symposium on Computational Mechanics of Polycrystals and we would like to invite you and your research colleagues to participate in this event.This symposium is part of a biannual series of symposia that originated with the establishment of the first joint research group formed between the Max Planck Society and the Fraunhofer Society and investigating Computational Mechanics of Polycrystals. Scope Plastic deformation of polycrystals is the result of a complex interplay of deformation mechanisms in individual grains and grain interactions. The mechanims mediating plastic deformation, e.g. dislocation glide, mechanical twinning, or displacive phase transformations, occur on the atomic scale. However, the macroscopic response of polycrystalline materials is heavily influenced by a hierarchy of microstructures, as for example precipitate structure, dislocation arrangement, grain boundaries, or crystallite orientation distribution. To arrive at computationally efficient material models various coarse-graining steps are necessary to incorporate the small-scale behaviour in effective continuum descriptions. Simulation can replace expensive and time-consuming experiments in the design of components as well as of the tools for their production. However, accurate material models of polycrystal mechanics, which take the microstructure evolution into account, are indispensable for the achievement of such potential cost-savings and reduction in development times. The symposium shall provide an up-to-date overview on the multi-scale modelling and simulation of polycrystal plasticity of metals. Special attention shall be given to industrially relevant multi-phase materials and materials showing mechanical twinning and phase transformations as for instance complex-phase steels, TRIP/TWIP steels, and Magnesium. In this spirit, we are looking forward to experimental, theoretical and computational contributions on all involved length scales. Topics include but are not restricted - fundamental mechanisms of crystal plasticity - TWIP/TRIP effect - behavior of grain ensembles - coarse-graining in polycrystal deformation - materials processing … The event will take place on July 14th and 15th, 2014 in the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung at Max-Planck-Straße 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany. If you would like to attend this event, then please register online before April 30st 2014. We emphasize that registration is mandatory and that there are limited places only. A participation fee of 100 Euros applies. [more]

The MPIE-department 'Computational Materials Design' would like to invite you to participate in our five-days workshop, which will be held in July 7-11, 2014 at the International Center for Materials Research at UC Santa Barbara (California, USA). The aim of the workshop is to bring together distinguished scientists (both theorists and experimentalists) working on various aspects of interest regarding the description of charged systems and solid/liquid interfaces. We have invited speakers who undertake exciting research in one or more of the following areas: - point defects in semiconductors / ions in solution - low dimensional materials, surfaces, interfaces - effective modelling or coarse-graining of solvent or soft-matter - oxides and corrosion - electrochemistry The workshop aims to identify and discuss requirements, challenges and possibilities for an effective description of electrode/electrolyte interfaces in the modeling of electrochemical problems. We expect stimulating discussions on recent results and scientific concepts. To provide ample time for discussion and exchange each invited speaker is asked to give a 60-minute tutorial like presentation. Participants will be able to present their work in a contributed talks and a poster session. The conference site, the International Center for Materials Research, is supported by the IMI Program of the National Science Foundation under Award No. DMR 08-43934. It is located at the UCSB and takes advantage of UCSB's outstanding tradition in materials research. [more]

Dear Colleagues, we are happy to invite you to the workshop focused on "Bridging Scales in Tribology and Wear", which is scheduled at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Düsseldorf on the 25th of June 2014. The workshop is part of our series of one-day workshops "Frontiers in Material Science & Engineering", where we bring together leading experts from academia and industry in a workshop format that allows in-depth discussions of fundamental and applied research in this area. The current program, confirmed external speakers and further details are available at http://wear.mpie.de. With kind regards, Steffen Brinckmann and Markus Valtiner [more]

The Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung in Düsseldorf is organizing a workshop on hydrogen embrittlement in January, 23rd 2014 and we would like to invite you and your research colleagues to participate in this event. The workshop is part of a series of topical one-day meetings at our institute. The intention is to bring together leading experts from academia and industry in a workshop format to enable in-depth discussions of fundamental and applied research regarding both current and preliminary research in this area. A broad variety of topics concerning hydrogen embrittlement in steels will be presented; covering topics from fracture criterion to new techniques for hydrogen detection. The program also includes a lab session where new approaches used in material characterization and modeling will be demonstrated. We also invite all interested participants to contribute with poster presentations on H-embrittlement related discussions during coffee and lunch breaks. Note that there are no restrictions on the poster lay-outs. The participation is for free. [more]