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Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture
President: Professor Antonino Zichichi

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL of CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Director: Sir Tom Blundell, FRS FMedSci

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49th Course

High-pressure crystallography:
status artis and emerging opportunities

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a NATO Advanced Study Institute

Erice, Italy • 27 May (arrival) to 5 June (departure) 2016

Purpose of the course

High-pressure crystallography:
status artis and emerging opportunitites

Purpose of the course

Erice2016 logo New experimental and theoretical approaches in the field of high pressure crystallography allow us to address fundamental scientific questions in disciplines such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geosciences and Materials Science. High pressure - from the very modest pressure required to induce the denaturation of proteins and modify intermolecular interactions, through the higher pressures required to synthesise new materials for technological application, to the ultra-high pressures required to radically alter the chemical physical properties of simple elements and materials or recreate the conditions found in Earth's and other planets' interior - is making it a versatile and central tool in condensed matter science.

Fundamental topics covered in the course include experimental techniques for pressure generation, X-ray and neutron diffraction on single crystal and powder materials, comparative structural studies and combined high-temperature and low-temperature experiments. These will be demonstrated through examples of different chemical and structural complexity, from minerals to ices and biomolecules. Specialized and frontiers high-pressure research topics will include computational crystallography, dynamic compression, characterization of liquids and glasses and pair distribution function analysis. The course will be rounded up by illustrating the use of high-pressure as a means to study and access new materials for industrial application such as pharmaceuticals, energy storage, magnetic and ultra-hard materials.

Lectures will be complemented by demonstration and workshop sessions. The course will provide a platform for young and senior scientists to interact and identify as well as discuss new challenges in this rapidly evolving and vibrant research area.

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Information

Cost & Payment

The total fee, inclusive of registration, boarding and lodging during the course, is 1200 Euro. This sum covers room and board, local transportation, course excursions and social events during the meeting. Meals are included in the cost.

Accomodations (generally in a two-bed room with bath or shower) are organized by the School.

The fee covers board and lodging from the evening of May 27th to the morning of June 5th, 2016

Meals are included in the cost.

Accompanying persons will be charged 100 Euro per day per person (no advance payment is necessary).

Applicants will receive specific instructions for fee payment upon acceptance to the course.

Grants

Grants to cover the registration fee (whole or in part), mainly for applicants under 35, may be available from the school organizers.

A letter from a senior scientist to support the applicant's request should be sent to Annalisa Guerri together with the request for funding. The letter should include the amount requested.

Grants covering travelling expenses are usually not available.

As possible alternative, the MAE (the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, DGPCC, Office VI), awards annually bursaries and contributions to foreign and Italian citizens interested in deepening their scientific and technological awareness. The information on the procedures - to be initiated well in advance - can be obtained at the Italian Embassies abroad or through www.esteri.it.

Additional information can be obtained by writing to Annalisa Guerri or Paola Spadon.

Visa

Depending on the country they are travelling from, School participants may need a Visa to enter Italy. To find out if you need a visa check http://www.esteri.it/visti/; the site is available in several languages.

If a visa is necessary, participants must enquire immediately with the Italian authorities in their country about the list of documents needed.

Let Paola and Annalisa know, so that they may help you overcoming difficulties and provide you with links to necessary documents.