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GENERAL INFORMATION
European Network on Smart Inorganic Polymers (COST 1302) School. Polymers in Solution and Disordered Systems.
Training School of COST Action CM1302
Almería (Spain) From 6th (Monday) to 9th (Thursday) November 2017.
Venue: University of Almería
IMPORTANT:The plan of the University, showing how to get there from the bus stop, can be found at the following link: Map of the University.
1st day
09:00-11:00. Reception and documentation.
11:00 -11:30. Welcome and School Presentation.
11:30 – 12:30. Overview of structural studies of liquids and glasses from atomic to mesoscopic length scales. Daniel Bowron. ISIS-RAL Disordered Materials Group
12:30 – 13:30. Diffractometers for liquids, glasses and light element containing disordered systems (NIMROD/SANDALS). Daniel Bowron. ISIS-RAL Disordered Materials Group
13:30 -15:00. Lunch
15:00 – 16:30. Modelling F(Q) for liquids and glasses with EPSR – Part I. Daniel Bowron, Silvia Imberti. ISIS-RAL Disordered Materials Group
16:00- 16:30. Coffee
16:30 – 18:00. Modelling F(Q) for liquids and glasses with EPSR – Part II. Daniel Bowron, Silvia Imberti. ISIS-RAL Disordered Materials Group
2nd day
9:00-11:30. EPSR: examples of structure refinement and model building for glasses, liquids and solutions. Silvia Imberti, Daniel Bowron, ISIS-RAL Disordered Materials Group; Franco Scalambra, University of Almeria.
11:30- 12.00. Coffee
11:30-13:30. EPSR: examples of structure refinement and model building for glasses, liquids and solutions. Silvia Imberti, Daniel Bowron, ISIS-RAL Disordered Materials Group; Franco Scalambra, University of Almeria.
13:30 -15:00. Lunch
15:00 – 16:00. NMR of gels: a powerful technique for the study of polymers in solution. Franco Scalambra. University of Almeria
16:00- 16:30. Coffee
16:30 – 18:00. NMR of gels: a powerful technique for the study of polymers in solution, practical examples. Franco Scalambra. University of Almeria
3th day
9:00-10:00. Overview of synchrotron radiation. Properties and aplications. Dr. Jesús Chaboy Nalda, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada. Universidad de Zaragoza.
10:00-11:00 Introduction to X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy: strength and limitations. Dr. Sofia Diaz-Moreno. Diamond Light Source. United Kingdom.
11:00 -11:30. Coffee
11:30-12:30. X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure – XANES; geometric, electronic and magnetic characterization of materials. Dr. Jesús Chaboy Nalda, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada. Universidad de Zaragoza.
12:30 -13:30. Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure – EXAFS; structural characterization of amorphous materials and solutions. Dr. Sofia Diaz-Moreno. Diamond Light Source. United Kingdom.
13:30 -15:00. Lunch
15:00- 16:00: Practical session 1: EXAFS analysis. Demonstration of how to extract the EXAFS signal from the absorption data (Athena) and how to fit the EXAFS data (Artemis). Dr. Sofia Diaz-Moreno. Diamond Light Source. United Kingdom and Dr. Jesús Chaboy Nalda, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada. Universidad de Zaragoza.
16:00- 16:30. Coffee
16:30 – 17:30. Practical session 2: Ab-initio computation of XANES spectra. Ab Initio X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study of the Solvation Structure of Th(IV), U(IV), and Np(IV) in Aqueous Solution. Dr. Jesús Chaboy Nalda, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada. Universidad de Zaragoza. Dr. Sofia Diaz-Moreno. Diamond Light Source. United Kingdom.
20:30. School dinner
4th day
9:00-11:30. Study of polymers in solution by dynamic light scattering (DLS). Antonio Fernández Barbero, University of Almeria
11:30- 12.00. Coffee
12:00-13:30. Particle and precipitates formation in gels by diffusion of reagents followed by chemical reaction. Enrique Lopez Cabarcos, Universidad Complutense of Madrid
13:30 -15:00. Lunch
15:00- 16:00. Introduction to hybrid metal-polymer nanoparticles. Antonio Fernández Barbero, University of Almería
16:00 -16:30. Coffee
16:30- 18:00. Practical session 3: Light Scattering and Atomic Force Microscopy for polymers. Benjamín Sierra, University of Almeria
18:00. Close of the School
