Accuracy in Powder Diffraction IV

We are pleased to announce the location and dates for our next "Accuracy in Powder Diffraction" meeting. This meeting, designated APD-IV, is the fourth in the series which are held approximately every ten years. They constitute a review of the state of the art in powder diffraction techniques, instrumentation and data analysis methods. The meeting will host a program of invited presentations plus a contributed poster session. APD-IV will cover the broad range of developments in powder diffraction metrology and methodology in the time since APD-III. In addition, we will host an exhibition area where leading instrument manufacturers and providers will be available to discuss recent commercial developments in the diffraction context.

 Final APD-IV Program Schedule

Abstracts:

Abstracts

Contributed Abstracts

Student Abstracts

Other Information:

 Session Topics. It will be updated as the meeting date approaches.

Proposed Format: Four days of a single-session symposium with various oral speakers.

Participants: Members of academia, industry, and government with interests in the Accuracy of Powder Diffraction.

Posters:

The organizers invite contributed posters that also address issues of accuracy in powder diffraction measurements. The posters should be prepared in A0 format, portrait orientation. Download the abstract template (Word doc). Abstracts should be sent to Jim Cline and Ian Madsen: james.cline@nist.gov and Ian.Madsen@csiro.au. Abstracts are due by April 1st, 2013.

Conference Reception: 

The Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s Department of Mineral Sciences invites conference attendees to an open house with snacks and beverages.  The evening will be hosted by Smithsonian scientists who will share their research and show off their collections. Enjoy a rare and exclusive opportunity to go behind the scenes to tour the meteorite and gem and mineral collections, including the fabled "Blue room". Attendees will also be invited to explore the Museum's public Geology, Gem, and Mineral exhibition galleries.

Travel:

Download an invitation letter (PDF) for the purposes of obtaining travel documents.

Also see http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/biso/visas/ for additional information on obtaining travel documents to the United States.

If you are not registered, you will not be allowed on site.

Registered attendees will receive security and campus instructions prior to the workshop.

NON U.S. CITIZENS PLEASE NOTE: All foreign national visitors who do not have permanent resident status and who wish to register for the above meeting must supply additional information. Failure to provide this information prior to arrival will result, at a minimum, in significant delays (up to 24 hours) in entering the facility. Authority to gather this information is derived from United States Department of Commerce Department Administrative Order (DAO) number 207-12. You can download the required form NIST-1260. Fill out the form and email to James Cline [james.cline@nist.gov].

Robert von Dreele
Argonne National Laboratory, USA

Jim Cline
National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA

Marcus Mendenhall
Vanderbilt University, USA

Soorya Kabekkodu
International Centre for Diffraction Data, USA

Mark D. Raven
CSIRO, Australia

Nicola Scarlett
CSIRO, Australia

Robert Dinnebier
Max Planck Institute, Germany

Andy Fitch
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, France

Dimitri N. Argyriou
European Spallation Source

Pamela Whitfield
National Research Council Canada, Canada

Yasukazu Nakye
Rigaku, Japan

Martijn Fransen
PANalytical B.V., The Netherlands

Roger Durst
Bruker AXS, USA

Bernd Hasse
Incoatec GmbH, Germany

Mike Hoyland
IUCr Chester, UK

Jacco van de Streek
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Radovan Cerny
University of Geneva, Switzerland

Takashi Ida
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan

John Evans
Durham University, UK

Kristian Ufer
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany

Jonathon Wright
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, France

Maryjane Tremayne
University of Birmingham, UK

Johan de Villiers
University of Pretoria, South Africa

Doug Allen
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, USA

Uwe König
PANalytical B.V., The Netherlands

Simon Billinge
Columbia University, USA

Sylvia McLain
University of Oxford, UK

Katharine Page
Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

Matteo Leoni
University of Trento, Italy

Andreas Leineweber
Max Planck Institute, Germany

Mark Daymond
Queen’s University, Canada

Henning Friis Poulsen
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

Stuart R. Stock
Northwestern University, USA

Bill David
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK

David L. Bish
Indiana University, USA