Thrust mini-symposium on geosciences

Sep 4, 2020
The virtual workshop on geosciences will encompass presentations by experienced users of neutron and X-ray facilities to illustrate the possibilities of how South African scientists could benefit from access to neutron and X-ray facilities.

The thrust mini-symposium on geosciences, being coordinated by Prof Bertus Smith from the University of Johannesburg, will take place from 10:00 to 12:30 on 10 September 2020 via Zoom to be accessed via this link. The mini-symposia will serve to be informative to expert and non-expert users to facilitate active participation.

https://zoom.us/j/99554165953

The scene for the discussions will be set with the following presentations:

Time

Topic

Speaker

10:00 – 10:05

Welcome

Bertus Smith (UJ)

10:05 – 10:50

Neutron diffraction for Geosciences: texture and stress analyses

Vladimir Luzin (ANSTO)  

10:50 – 11:05

Facilities at Necsa in support of Geosciences

Andrew Venter (Necsa)

11:05 – 11:25

X-Ray CT and early Earth biological textures

Bertus Smith (UJ)

11:25 – 11:45

X-Ray CT and applications to minerals processing

Carene  Mouton (UJ)

11:45 – 12:05

X-ray CT shows ellipsoidal inclusion-free halo around cubic phase in Brazilian carbonado: First strain analysis of pre-solar material ?

Sharad Master (Wits)

12:05 – 12:30

Open discussion on way forward / Closing Comments

Bertus Smith and all speakers as facilitators
Partners: 
ESS, iThemba LABS, Necsa