INTRODUCTORY COURSE: Synchrotron EXAFS & XANES for Chemical Speciation on Environmental Systems

6 Oct 2014, 08:45 → 9 Oct 2014, 18:15 UTC

ALBA Synchrotron

Laura Simonelli (ALBA Synchrotron), Montserrat López-Mesas (GTS-UAB)

Synchrotron EXAFS & XANES techniques for Chemical Speciation on Environmental Systems.

It is mandatory the use of own laptop.

The next software must be installed previously to the beginning of the course:

• Viper-dactyloscope-XAFSmass
• Feff6lite
• Demeter

 

For assistance with the installation of the software contact:
Laura Simonelli
Carlo Marini
Marta Ávila


ALBA Synchrotron Access 
 

summary 2014_07_18_Course_Synchrotron_ORQUE_v10.pdf

Monday 6 October

08:45 → 09:00 Reception

09:00 → 09:15 Welcome to ALBA (Organizing Committee)

09:15 → 10:00 General introduction to Synchrotron

Speaker: Prof. Aranda Miguel (ALBA-CELLS)

Slides 2014_10_06_Synchrotron_XAS-workshop.ppt

10:00 → 11:00 Soft X-Ray Synchrotron Techniques

Speaker: Eric Pellegrin

Slides EXAFS-XANES_06-10-2014_pub.pdf

11:00 → 11:30 Break

11:30 → 12:15 Hard X-Ray Synchrotron Techniques

Speaker: Dr François Fauth (ALBA-CELLS)

Slides Fauth_ALBA_EXAFSWorkshop.ppt

12:15 → 13:00 XAS (XANES/EXAFS)

Speaker: Laura SIMONELLI (ALBA)

Slides XAS.pdf

13:00 → 15:00 Lunch

15:00 → 16:00 X-ray absorption spectroscopy: an element-selective structural research tool

Speaker: Konstantin KLEMENTIEV (MAX IV Synchrotron)

Slides KKlementiev_XAFS_intro.pdf

16:00 → 16:45 Application of EXAFS and XANES for stud-ies of heavy metal/metalloid interaction with mineral surfaces

Speaker: Richard Reeder (Stony Brook University)

Slides ALBA_EXAFS_Oct2014_-_Copy.pdf

16:45 → 17:15 Break

17:15 → 18:00 Visit to CLAESS beamline

Speakers: Carlo Marini, Laura Simonelli, Marta Ávila

Tuesday 7 October

09:00 → 10:00 Application of total X-ray scattering and pair distribution function analysis to biominerals and environmental materials

Speaker: Richard Reeder (Stony Brook University)

Slides Applications_(Reeder)_ALBA_School.pdf

10:00 → 11:00 Shining light on environmental technolo-gies, a bright future for environmental scientists

Speaker: Maartens Nachtegaal (Scherrel)

Slides Nachtegaal-Lecture2_(ALBA_School).pdf

11:00 → 11:30 Break

11:30 → 12:00 The linear combination approach for XANES data treatment

Speaker: Carlo Marini (ALBA Synchrotron)

Slides The_linear_combination_approach.pdf

12:00 → 12:30 Designing an experiment for XAS. I part.

Speaker: Marta Ávila

Slides Designing_an_experiment_for_XAS_II.pptx Designing_an_experiment_for_XAS_I.pdf

12:30 → 13:00 Synchrotron Applications in Biomaterials and the Environment

Speaker: Manuel Valiente (UAB)

Slides Manuel_Valiente_ALBA_School(f).pdf

13:00 → 15:00 Lunch

15:00 → 15:30 XANDA for XANES data treatment

Speaker: Maria Àngels Subirana

Slides XANDA_for_XANES_data_treatment.pdf

15:30 → 18:00 PRACTICAL SESSION: XANES data treat-ment exercise

Speakers: Carlo Marini (ALBA Synchrotron), Laura Simonelli (ALBA Synchrotron), Maria Àngels Subirana, Marta Ávila (ALBA Synchrotron)

20:30 → 00:00 Gala dinner

Wednesday 8 October

09:00 → 10:00 Time-resolved X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy for determining the dynamic geometric and electronic structure of functional materials

Speaker: Maartens Naagctel (Scherrel)

Slides Nachtegaal-Lecture1_(ALBA_School).pdf

10:00 → 11:00 Space, Earth and Environmental studies with synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy

Speaker: Paul Dumas (Soleil)

Slides Space_Earth_Environment_Dumas.pdf

11:00 → 11:30 Break

11:30 → 12:30 Chemical speciation by principal component analysis in XAS

Speaker: Klementiev Konstantin (Max IV Synchrotron)

Slides KKlementiev_XAFS_PCA.pdf

12:30 → 13:00 Designing an experiment for XAS. II part

Speaker: Marta Ávila (ALBA Synchrotron)

13:00 → 15:00 Lunch

15:00 → 16:00 Provocative session

16:00 → 18:00 Brokerage event

20:00 → 00:00 Gala dinner

Thursday 9 October

09:00 → 09:30 VIPER for EXAFS data treatment

Speaker: Maria Àngels SUBIRANA

Slides VIPER_for_EXAFS_data_treatment.pdf

09:30 → 12:30 PRACTICAL SESSION: EXAFS data treatment exercise

Speaker: Laura Simonelli (ALBA)

12:30 → 13:30 Synchrotron infrared and cultural heritage science

Speaker: Paul Dumas (Soleil)

Slides Conservation-Cultural_Heritage_Dumas.pdf INFRARED_AND_SYNCHROTRON-ALBA_.pdf

13:30 → 15:00 Lunch

15:00 → 17:30 PRACTICAL SESSION: Individual work with real examples

Speaker: Laura Simonelli (ALBA)

17:30 → 18:00 How to prepare a successful experiment proposal

Speaker: Prof. Aranda Miguel (ALBA-CELLS)

Slides 2014_10_09_Synchrotron_XAS-workshop_proposal.ppt

18:00 → 18:15 Closing