Workshop Programme
Workshop Programme
Schedule
Presentations are scheduled for the afternoon European time to allow potential participation from both the East-coast USA and parts of Asia (all times in Eastern European Summer Time-EEST; CET+1, GMT+3, EST+7, PST+10).
Day 1 (28th March 2022)
14:00-14:15 Welcome
14:15-15:00 Background, strengths, and limitations of EPMA - EPMA methods with some application (AH)
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:15 Sample preparation (flat surfaces, mounting media, carbon coating etc.)(AH)
16:15-16:30 Break
16:30-17:15 Use of standards – quantitative analysis – Statistics (AH)
17:15-17:30 Time for Discussion
Day 3 (30th March 2022)
14:00-14:45 Analysing silicate glass: beam damage, volatiles-by-difference, and oxidation state (EH)
14:45-15:00 Break
15:00-15:45 Modelling EPMA (CASINO, CalcZAF/Standard)(EH)
15:45-16:00 Break
16:00-16:45 Errors (JDO)
16:45-17:00 Time for Discussion
Day 2 (29th March 2022)
14:00-14:45 Usage of EPMA - Live demo Part-I (SK)
14:45-15:00 Break
15:00-15:45 Usage of EPMA - Live demo Part-II (SK)
15:45-16:00 Break
16:00-16:45 Soft X-ray analysis (JDO)
16:45-17:00 Time for Discussion
Day 4 (31st March 2022)
14:00-14:45 EPMA in diffusion studies of volcanic rocks (LS)
14:45-15:00 Break
15:00-15:45 XMapTools in metamorphic petrology-live demo (PL)
15:45-16:00 Break
16:00-16:45 The power of electron probe microanalysis in the study of extraterrestrial materials (JD)
16:45-17:00 Time for Discussion
17:00-17:15 Closing remarks (IB)
Instructors (in alphabetical order of the last name)
James Day (JD) University of San Diego, SCRIPPS
John Donovan (JDO) University of Oregon
Anette Von der Handt (AH) University of Minnesota
Lee Saper (LS) University of Edinburgh
Ery Hughes (EH) Te Pū Ao | GNS Science
Stuart Keans (SK) University of Bristol
Pierre Lanari (PL) University of Bern
Coordinator-Organizer
Ioannis Baziotis (IB) Agricultural University of Athens