Archive of Notices of Past meetings of the Industrial Group

• 1989 WorkshopSpecial Environments Birkbeck College, London
• 1989 Autumn MeetingCrystallography in In dustry Central Electricity Research Council, Leatherhead
• 1989 Spring MeetingIndustrial Symposium Oxford University
• 1988 Spring MeetingCrystallography in Industry University of Warwick
• 1988 Spring MeetingWorkshop - Practical XRD University of Warwick
• 1988 Autumn MeetingCrystallography in Industry ICI Chemicals and Polymers, Runco rn
• 1988 PDF CoursePDF CourseDaresbury
• 1987 Autumn MeetingCrystallography in Industry Rothhamsted, Herts
• 1987 WorkshopClay Mineral Analysis by X-Ray Diffraction Methods Rothhamsted, Herts
• 1987 Spring MeetingIndustrial Symposium Heriot-Watt University
• 1987 Spring MeetingWorkshop Heriot-Watt Unive rsity
• 1987 WorkshopIdentification and the JCPDS Powder Diffraction File GEC, Wembley
• 1986 Autumn MeetingCrystallography in Industry British Rail, Derby
• 1986 WorkshopComputer Programs for Powder Diffraction Springfields, Preston
• 1986 Spring MeetingIndustrial Symposium York University
• 1985 Spring MeetingInd ustrial Symposium Bristol University
• 1985 Autumn MeetingCrystallography in Industry AERE, Harwell
• 1983 Autumn MeetingCrystallography in Industry BP Research Centre, Sunbury-on-Thames
• 1983 Spring MeetingBCA Session - Industrial Crystallography Royal Holloway College, Egham

BCA SPRING MEETING OXFORD

Invited speakers include:

Professor R W Joyner (Liverpool)
"In situ EXAFS investigations of Catalysis Materials"

Professor J Thomas (Uppsala)
"Aspects of Micro-Ionics in Industrial Applications"

Dr D Dingley (Bristol)
"On-line Micro-Texture Determination in Metals and Mineralogical Materials"

Contributions are requested on any aspect of X-ray or other crystallographic tec hniques with industrial applications. These may take the form of a brief oral presentation (20 minutes) or be displayed as a poster.

Titles and abstracts for contributions should be sent before 1st January 1989 to:

Dr R J Roberts
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow G1 1XL

Bursaries available for suitable candidates from both Industrial and Academic Laboratories. Details and application forms for bursaries from:

WORKSHOP ON EXPERIMENTS 1N SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTS

Thursday 7th December 1989 10.30 a.m.

Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WCIE 7HX

As part of its continuing series of specialist interest workshops we are holding a meeting to discuss the experimental industrial Crystallography of samples in special environments. The choosing of the title for this workshop has been the most taxing aspect but it is our intention to concentrate on methodology and to cover particularly x-ray powder diffraction in high and low temperatures and pressures and gaseous environments (humidity, corrosion studies etc.) but also probably learning from experiences in topography and single crystal structure analysis; and also conditions such as electric or magnetic fields, radiation, liquids, vibration etc. The intention is that this should be a workshop rather than a lecture meeting, so the agend a is not fixed - it is owned by the participants, however I am asking some people to chair specific sessions - if you have any suggestion please let me know . A number of manufacturers have also been approached for brochures and details of equipment.

A registration form is included herewith, numbers are strictly limited (to keep a workshop feel to the meeting) and will be filled on a first come first served basis. A buffet 'working lunch' will be provided and after the meeting the bar is no t far away, Xmas shopping is a little further away and tours of the largest Crystallography Department in a British University will also be available. Student bursaries for travel will be available and applications should be made to Jim Chisholm (Mineralogy Dept., British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road,

London SW7 .5DB 01-938 8816). Participants will be surveyed to give us list of the more important topics for discussion, and a list of these, along with a location map and further d etails will be returned nearer the date.

For registration and any suggestions, please contact me: Stephen E. Tarling, Birkbeck College.

1989 Autumn Meeting

Crystallography in Industry Central Electricity Research Council, Leatherhead

2nd NOVEMBER 1989

1.

Registration and Coffee

2.

Min erals and Diffraction at the Natural History Museum
J E CHISHOLM, British Museum (Natural History)

3.

Crystallisation of Magnetic Amorphous Metal Alloys
R VRCELJ, Birkbeck College

4.

Industrial aspects of Neutron Diffraction at ISIS
W I F David, Rutherford Laboratory

5.

High-resolution Powder Diffraction Studies of n-alkanes and Homologous Mixtures
A GERSON, University of Strathclyde

6.

X-ray Tomography of Semiconductors
P HALFPENNY, GEC Hirst Research Centre

7.

X-ray and Mossbauer Analysis of Phases in an Iron-8% Manganese Alloy for Cryogenic Application
M BRAMALL, Sheffield City Polytechnic

1988 Spring Meeting

Warwick University

Industrial Symposium - 30 March 1988

1.

Materials Characterisation using Synchrotron and X-Ray tube Methods
W PARRISH, IBM, San Jose

2.

Synchrotron Radiation - Does Industry Need It?
M HART, University of Manchester

3.

Applications of Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction to the Identification of Phases in alloys and Semiconductors
J Steed, University of Bristol

4.

Sequential Experimentation for Impr oved Efficiency in Crystal Structure Analysis
J MILLEDGE, University College London

5.

Use of Intense Radiation Sources to Highlight Transformations and Reactions Occurring in Industrial Material Forming Processes
P BARNES, Birkbeck College

6.

A Study of Phase Transformation During Wear in Partially Stabilised Zirconium Dioxide
L CLARK, Shell Research

WORKSHOP ON PRACTICAL X-RAY DIFFRACTION (29th March 1988)

At the BCA Spring Meeting, Warwick, 28-30th March

PRELIMINARY CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

A third in the successful series of Workshops on Practical X-ray Diffraction will be held as part of the next BCA Spring Meeting. The Workshop provides an opportunity to air and discuss all kind

of practical problems and to share experience and ideas. The aim is a stimulating and varied session with something useful or interesting for everyone.

The Workshop on Practical X-ray Diffraction is open to all attending the BCA Spring Meeting. Contributions (5 - 20 minutes in length) and suggested topics for discussion are invited covering all areas of interest to the BCA.

Offers of contributions should be sent by Ist February 1988 to:

J.E. Chisholm
Mineral Department,
British Museum (Natural History),
Cromwell Road,
London SW7 5BD .

POWDER DIFFRACTION COURSE
4-6 November, 1988

SERC Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, Cheshire

The short course on the collection, treatment and use of powder diffraction data for qualitative phase analysis and other applications, arranged by the Industrial Group and the JCPDS-ICDD, will include the following topics:

Friday, 4 Nov ember

Morning :

• Optimization of data collection
• Evaluation of experimental data
• Instrumental induced errors
• Sample induced errors

Afternoon:

• Introduction to the Powder Diffraction File
• Editorial processes and source of standard data
• The Hanawalt search/match procedure

Saturday, 5 November

Morning :

• Use of computer in qualitative ana lysis
• Computer techniques in data collection
• Use of CD-ROM based systems

Afternoon:

• Examples of the use of the PDF
• Demonstration of the CD-ROM system

Sunday, 6 November

Morning:

• The Fink search/match system
• Use of the Crystal data file
• Other data files (max-d; electron diffraction etc

Afternoon :

• General question and answer sess ion.

The registration fee will be £55, which includes all course materials, coffee/tea, lunches and local transport. Overnight accommodation (dinner/bed/breakfast) can be provided at a cost of £34.50 per night.

The course will follow the Industrial Group's Autumn Meeting 'Crystallography in Industry', to be held at ICI, Runcorn, Cheshire. Accommodation at the same rate is available for 3 November, if required.

Additional information on the course is gi ven in 'Crystallography News' No. 24 (March 1988), page 33. Registration forms can be obtained from Dr J. I. Langford Department of Physics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham 815 2TT

1988 Autumn Meeting

Crystallography in Industry ICI Chemicals and Polymers, Runcorn

3rd NOVEMBER 1988

10.00

Registration and Coffee

10.30

X-ray Diffraction in ICI
S R FLETCHER, ICI Chemicals & Polymers

11.00

Use of Combined Databases In a PC/CD-ROM environment
R JENKINS, JCPDS

11.40

Developments in Powder Diffraction on the SRS at Daresbury
R CERNIK, Daresbury Laboratory

12.05

The Effect of Mixed-Metal Spinel-type Oxides on Carbon Deposition
J A JUTSON & P TEMPEST, CEGB Berkeley

12.25

Kinetics of Phase Transformations in Drugs
J ANWAR & P BARNES, Birkbeck College

12.45

Lunch

14.15

High Energy Diffraction
M HART, University of Manchester

14.40

Investigations relating to Ruthenia in Simulated Vitrified Nuclear Waste
A M T BELL, UKAEA Springfield

15.00

X-ray and Mossbauer Analysis of Phases in a Iron-8% Manganes e Alloy for Cryogenic Application
M BRAMALL, Sheffield City Polytechnic

15.20

Glancing Angle EXAFS Studies of the Chemistry of Condensed Interfaces
K J ROBERTS, University of Strathclyde

15.45

Tea and Close of Meeting

IDENTIFICATION AND THE JCPDS POWDER DIFFRACTION FILE

The sixth in the series of Spe cialist Symposia, arranged by the Industrial Group, will be an INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP on the use of the Powder Diffraction File, of the JCPDS-International Centre for Diffraction Data, for identifying unknown materials. It will be held at the GEC Hirst Research Centre, East Lane, Wembley, Middlesex (near Wembley North B.R. Station) on Thursday, 19 February 1987, starting at 10.00 a.m. and ending at about 4.00 p.m.

This workshop differs from previous Specialist Symposia; it will be a practic al meeting, with workbooks provided by JCPDS. No previous experience of the use of the Powder File is necessary. The meeting is open to all - students, technicians, etc. - but only a limited number of participants can be accommodated. The charge for the workshop will be £10 and this includes the cost of a buffet lunch.

Reservations for the workshop, together with payment, should be sent to me at the above address. Cheques should be made payable to 'BCA Industrial Group'

J. Ian Langford.

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL SYPOSIUM - 8 APRIL 1987

To be held during the BCA Meeting, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 6-9 April 1987

Contributions are requested on all aspects of Industrial/Applied Crystallography and mineralogy for:

a. oral presentation (20 mins) in the morning session

and/or

b. presentation as a poster display.

ALL ATTENDING ARE URGED TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY BY SUBMITTING A POSTER

The list of invited speakers includes:

Dr F H Chung (The Sherwin-Williams Co., Illinois, USA)

"X-ray Diffraction in US Industries"

Dr J I Langford (Univ. of Birmingham)

"Size-Strain Analysis by Total Pattern Fitting"

Dr R Oldman (ICI Mond Division)

"Applications of EXAFS to Industrial Problems "

Titles and abstracts for both oral and poster contributions are required by 2nd February 1987.

Bursaries may be available for students presenting papers (oral or poster) at Industrial Group Symposium

Contributions should be sent to: Dr I G Wood

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WORKSHOP ON PRACTICAL XRD 7th April 1987

To be held during the BCA Spring Meeting, Edinburg h 6th-9th April 1987

Following the very successful Workshop which took place during the last Spring Meeting of the BCA held in York, it is intended to hold a similar Workshop at the Spring Meeting which takes place in Edinburgh in April 1987.

The aim of the Workshop is to stimulate discussion and the interchange of ideas between users of X-ray diffraction equipment. The emphasis will be on practical aspects and it is hoped to highlight problem areas and to identify possible solut ions.

The Workshop is NOT limited to Industrial Group participants and all BCA members are welcome. This is your chance to air real practical problems, no matter how small on any aspect of diffraction techniques.

Contributions may vary in length from between 5 and 15 minutes.

Dr Frank Chung, the invited speaker for the Industrial Group Symposium will be attending the Workshop and it is hoped that he will lead a discussion on 'powder sample' preparation techniques.

Offers of contributions should be sent by the 1st of February 1987 to:

C Dineen

CRYSTALOGRAPHY IN INDUSTRY: 1987 AUTUMN MEETING

The Autumn Meeting of the Industrial Group will be held on Thursday, 12 November 1987, at the Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts.

The programme will include the following contributions:

XRD in agricu ltural research at Rothamsted (Dr I. G. Wood).

Applications of XRD in the cement industry (Dr D. F. Barlow).

Time-resolved powder studies of cement and ceramic reactions with neutron and laboratory X-ray sources (Miss Gerda Amott and Miss Elizabeth Polack).

Applications of infrared spectroscopy (Dr Monica J. Mendelssohn).

Texture analysis by using position sensitive detectors (Mr C. W. Vince).

Measurement of residual stress in carbon fibre composite materials (Dr Ruth H. Fenn).

J. Ian Langford.

CLAY MINERAL ANALYSIS BY X-RAY DIFFRACTION METHODS

The seventh in the series of Specialist Symposia, arranged by the Industrial Group, will be a WORKSHOP on the use of X-RAY DIFFRACTION METHODS for the identification and quantitative analysis of CLAY MINERALS, It will be h eld at Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts on Wednesday 29 July 1987, starting at 10.30 a.m. and ending at about 4.30 p.m.

The workshop will feature a discussion led by a panel to include Mr C Brow (formerly of Rothamsted Experimental Station), Dr D J Morgan (British Geological Survey) and Dr P J Loveland (Soil Survey of England and Wales)

The meeting is open to all but the number of participants will be limited to about 20. The charge for the workshop will be £ ;10 and this includes the cost of a buffet lunch.

I G Wood

BCA INDUSTRIAL GROUP, SPECIALIST INTEREST WORKSHOP

COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR POWDER* DIFFRACTION PROBLEMS

It is planned to hold an informal, limited attendance, workshop on the subject of computer programs for-powder diffraction.

It will be held in the Microstructural Studies Centre of the Springfields Nuclear Power Development Laboratories, Salwick, PRESTON, Lanes, PR4 ORR, on Thursday 9 October 1986.

The meeting stems from the concern that I have had for many years with respect to the extensive but fragmented effort which is put again and again into this problem.

How do we get those dream programs written and tested. How can they be immortalised? Who will switch them between languages? Who should be doing this? Who really understands what he is trying to do in toto? Can the task be co-ordinated? WHO WOULD PAY FOR IT?

The problem is that successful powder crystallographers tend to be hidden in industrial corners under paymasters who cannot spare them.

It is not planned that the meeting will be very big and it will be attendance by invitation. If interested parties will get in touch with me at the above address, or at York, or with Judith Shackleton who is also at Springfields, we shall see what we can devise that will please everyone !

*Note deletion of x-ray - the meeting is not meant for example to exclude neutron diffraction.

Ian F Ferguson

INDUSTRIAL SYMPOSIUM 9 APRIL 1986

To be held during the BCA Meeting, York University 7-10 April 1986

Contributions are requested on all aspects of Industrial/Applied Crystallography for:

a. oral presentation (20 minut es)

and/or

b. presentation as a poster display.

ALL ATTENDEES ARE URGED TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY BY SUBMITTING A POSTER

The list of invited speakers includes:

Dr W Pfeiffer (Fraunhofer - Institut, Freiburg, Germany)
"X-ray stress analysis of high temperature ceramics"

Dr J D C McConnell (Schlumberger, Cambridge)
"Origin and Structure of Incommensurate Phases"

Prof E Mittemeijer (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)
"X-ray diffraction in surface engineering"

Dr E Boyes (Oxford University)
"Electron microscopy and lattice imaging"

Provisional titles for both oral and poster contributions are required now and abstracts by 1st February 1986. Please do not leave it until the last minute.

Title and abstracts should be sent to:

Dr A W Bowen

1986 Autumn Meeting

Crystallography in Industry British Rail, Derby

6th NOVEMBER 1986

10.00

Registration and Coffee

10.30

The Role of the Research Division within British Rail
R W SPARROW, Director of Research, Railway Technical Centre, Derby

11.00

Residual Stress Measurement in Aero Engine Materials
K SWIFT, Rolls Royce, Derby

11.30

Quantitative Analysi s of Thin Layer Samples
CEES BRANDT, Philips, Almelo, Holland

12.00

Applications of Laser Raman Microscopy a Technique to Complement X-Ray Diffraction
P GRAVES, Harwell

12.30

LUNCH

14.00

Aspects of the High Resolution Powder Diffractometer on the spallation Neutron Source at the Rutherford Laboratory
W I DAVID, SERC Rutherford

14.30

Computer Simulated Powder Photog raphs and their use.
J CHISHOLM, British Museum

15.00

Time Resolved X-Ray and Neutron Diffraction Analysis of Hyrdating Cements
S M CLARK, Birkbeck College

15.30

TEA

1985 Spring Meeting

Bristol University

Industrial Symposium - 26 March 1985

Oral Present ations

1.

Methods and Applications of Quantitative Texture Analysis Based on te use of Crystallite Orientation Distribution Function
Prof. G J Davies, University of Sheffield

2.

Quantitative Analysis of North Sea Well Core Samples
D Wood, BP Research, Sunbury-on-Thames

3.

Applications of Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction to the Identification of Phases in alloys and Semiconductors
J Steed, University of Bristol

4.

An Example of the use of X-Ray Diffraction Measurements to Optimise the Growth of Single Crystal Layers of III - V Semi-conductors
M Halliwell, R Moss and M Lyons, British Telecom Research Labs

5.

X-Ray Diffraction Studies on Multiple Quantum Well (MQW) Structures
P Fewster, Philips Research Labs, Redhill

6.

Residual Stresses in Welds Measured by Neutron Diffraction
A Allen, M Hutchings and C Windsor, AERE Harwell

1985 Autumn Meeting

Crystallography in Industry AERE, Harwell

14th NOVEMBER 1985

1.

Some Recent Applications of X-ray and Neutron Diffraction at Harwell
A E HUGHES, AERE Harwell

2.

Calibration of High-Sensitivity Displacement Transduceres by X-Ray Interferometry
D K BOWEN, D G CHATWYND, S T DAVIES, University of Warwick

3.

Crystallographic Aspects of the Oxidation of Uranium Nuclear Fuel
P A TEMPEST, G C ALLEN, CEGB Berkeley Labs

4.

Use of Powder XRD for Studying Alumino Silicate Industrial Reactions
S E TARLING, P BARNES, A L MACKEY, S M CLARK, Birkbeck College

5.

The Structure Determination of the Novel Zeolite Theta I
R M HIGHCOCK, G W SMITH, D WHITE, BP Research

6.

Review of the 1985 Denver X-Ray Conference and Preview of the 1986 BCA Conference
A BOWEN, RAE Farnborough

1983 Autumn Meeting

Crystallography in Industry BP Research Centre, Sunbury-on-Thames

10th N OVEMBER 1983

10.00

Registration and Coffee

10.30

Introduction

10.40

X-Ray Diffraction at BP
G W Smith and D Wood, BP

11.15

Crystallography of Industrial Zeolite Powders
B Beagley, J Dwyer, UMIST

11.40

Neutron Diffraction Studies of UO₂
B T M Willis, Harwell

12.05

Measurement of I nternal Stress using High Resolution Neutron Diffraction
A J Allen, M T Hutchins, C G Windsor, Harwell

12.30

LUNCH

14.00

Solving Laue Diffraction Patterns by Microcomputer
P Fewster, Philips Research Laboratories

14.20

The Role of X-Ray Topography in the Study of the Growth of High Purity Quartz
J M Holt, D F Coxall, GEC Hirst Laboratories

14.40

Analysis of Crystall ites in Thin Oxide Films using Combined EDA and Microdiffraction in a STEM
I F Ferguson, Springfields Nuclear Power Development Laboratories

15.00

TEA

15.15

Workshop
Diffraction Problems in Industry - Topics will include:

1. The Right Tool for the Job - Competing Analytical Techniques
2. Cost Effectiveness
3. Expediency Versus Rigour

BCA Spring Meeting
Royal Holloway College

30 March 1983 INDUSTRIAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

(9 am - 1 pm)

NOTE: The BCA Industrial Group was officially established at this meeting and this session was organised by the BCA. The first Industrial Group meeting was held in November 1983

C. Baxter:
Production control of single crystal castings

Mary Helliwell & M. Lyons
X-ray topography of semiconductor crystals using the Hirst Camera.

B. Isherwood:
Crystallography of Bragg cells

W. Gutteridge:
Analysis of Portland cement

P. B. McAllister & T J Carter:
Use of powder diffractometry for determination of polymer morphology

D. G. Puxley:
Faults and errors in the crystallography of catalysts

D. Rendle:
Powder diffractome try in a forensic science laboratory