The Materials Properties & Phase Diagrams Center

MSIT Events

Winter School: phase diagrams and thermodynamics for scientists at all levels. Advanced School: in-depth training on specialized materials science topics. Seminar on Rare Earth Materials & Magnet Technology: ideal for business and technology managers.

Programme

SUNDAY, February 16, 2025

from 15:00		ARRIVAL
*	Train station Bad Münster am Stein	Shuttle 1 to the castle

*	Train station Bad Münster am Stein	Shuttle 2 to the castle

*	Train station Bad Münster am Stein	Shuttle 3 to the castle

18:30	Kaminzimmer	Get Together
19:00	Speisesaal	Dinner

* - times will be published later

MONDAY, February 17, 2025

7:30–8:30		Speisesaal	Breakfast
8:30		Luthersaal	Welcome to the MSIT. Dr. Svitlana Iljenko (MSI, Germany) and Dr. Andy Watson (Hampton Thermodynamics, UK)
8:45			MSIT Winter School	MSIT Workshop Group Work
			Principles of Chemical Thermodynamics Dr. Andy Watson (Hampton Thermodynamics, UK)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
10:00		Speisesaal	Coffee
10:30		Luthersaal	Crystallography, Part 1 Dr. Vitaliy Romaka (Technical University Dresden, Germany)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
12:00		Speisesaal	Lunch
13:15		Luthersaal	Crystallography, Part 2 Dr. Vitaliy Romaka (Technical University Dresden, Germany)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
	14:45		Break
15:00		Luthersaal	Phase Equilibria and Phase Diagrams, Part 1 Dr. Martin Palm, Max-Planck-Institute for Sustainable Materials GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
16:00		Speisesaal	Coffee
16:30		Luthersaal	Phase Equilibria and Phase Diagrams, Part 2 with practical session Dr. Martin Palm, Max-Planck-Institute for Sustainable Materials GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
18:30		Speisesaal	Dinner

TUESDAY, February 18, 2025

7:30 – 8:30	Speisesaal	Breakfast
8:30	Luthersaal	Application of Density Functional Theory in the Context of Phase Diagram Modelling Dr. Tilmann Hickel, (Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany; BAM Div.6.4 Materials Informatics)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
10:00	Speisesaal	Coffee
10:30	Luthersaal	Experimental Determination of Phase Diagrams, Part 1 Dr. Frank Stein, Max-Planck-Institute for Sustainable Materials GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
12:00	Speisesaal	Lunch
13:15	Luthersaal	Experimental Determination of Phase Diagrams, Part 2 incl. practical session - analysis of data Dr. Frank Stein (Max-Planck-Institute for Sustainable Materials GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany) and Prof. K.C. Hari Kumar (IIT Madras, India)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
14:30	Luthersaal	General Thermodynamic Aspects of Phase Diagrams. Prof. Klaus Hack (GTT Technologies, Aachen, Germany)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
15:30	Speisesaal	Coffee
16:00	Luthersaal	Problems and Pit Falls in Evaluating Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamic Data; Dr. Liya Dreval (MSI GmbH, Germany) for participants of the Winter School and the Workshop
17:00	Allocated group rooms	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data. Participants of the Winter School join groups for evaluation work
18:00	Speisesaal	Dinner
20:00	Luthersaal	Diffusion Controlled Phase Transformations and Precipitation Reactions. Priv.Doz.Dr.Andre Schneider (Thermo-Calc Software, Solna, Stockholm)
20:50	Luthersaal	Thermodynamics of salt-and-oxide systems for biomass processing. Dr. Maria Ilatovskaya (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Jülich, Germany)
21:00		Social evening

WEDNESDAY, February 19, 2025

7:30 – 8:30		Speisesaal	Breakfast
8:30		Luthersaal	Experimental Methods in Thermodynamics, incl. practical session - analysis of data Dr. Alexander Pisch (SIMaP, UGA-CNRS-Grenoble INP, France) Description of Datafiles for Optimisation. Prof. K.C. Hari Kumar (IIT Madras, India)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
10:00		Speisesaal	Coffee
	10:30	Luthersaal	Phase Diagram Modelling. Dr. Andrew Watson (Hampton Thermodynamics, Hampton, UK)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
11:30		Luthersaal	Introduction to Pandat and TDB files. Dr. Andrew Watson (Hampton Thermodynamics, Hampton, UK)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
12:00		Speisesaal	Lunch
13:15		Luthersaal	Theory of Optimisation & Syntax of datafiles Prof. K.C. Hari Kumar (IIT Madras, India); Dr. Andrew Watson (Hampton Thermodynamics, UK)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
14:45		Luthersaal	Computational Materials Thermodynamics - Practical Session: Thermodynamic Modelling of Phase Equilibria Prof. K.C. Hari Kumar (IIT Madras, India)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
15:30		Speisesaal	Coffee
16:00		allocated group rooms	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data. Participants of the Winter School join groups for evaluation work
18:00		Speisesaal	Dinner
20:00			Social evening

THURSDAY, February 20, 2025

7:30 – 8:30	Speisesaal	Breakfast
8:30	Luthersaal	Computational Materials Thermodynamics - Practical Session: Thermodynamic Modelling of Phase Equilibria Prof. K.C. Hari Kumar (IIT Madras, India); Dr. Andrew Watson (Hampton Thermodynamics, UK)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
10:00	Speisesaal	Coffee
10:30	Luthersaal	Computational Materials Thermodynamics - Practical Session: Thermodynamic Modelling of Phase Equilibria Prof. K.C. Hari Kumar (IIT Madras, India);	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
12:00	Speisesaal	Lunch
13:15	Luthersaal	Computational Materials Thermodynamics - Practical Session: Thermodynamic Modelling of Phase Equilibria Prof. K.C. Hari Kumar (IIT Madras, India); Dr. Andrew Watson (Hampton Thermodynamics, UK)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
16:00	Speisesaal	Coffee
16:30	Luthersaal	Computational Materials Thermodynamics - Practical Session: Thermodynamic Modelling of Phase Equilibria Prof. K.C. Hari Kumar (IIT Madras, India); Dr. Andrew Watson (Hampton Thermodynamics, UK)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
17:30	allocated group rooms	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data. Participants of the Winter School join groups for evaluation work
18:30	Speisesaal	Dinner

FRIDAY, February 21, 2025

7:30 – 8:30	Speisesaal	Breakfast
before 9:00		Clear rooms before 9:00
8:30	Re-allocated group rooms	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data. Participants of the Winter School join groups for evaluation work
10:15	Speisesaal	Coffee
10:35	Luthersaal Chair: Dr. Liya Dreval	Group Reporting
11:50	Luthersaal	Closing of the Winter School and the Workshop
12:00	Speisesaal	Lunch
After lunch		Departure

ECTS Credit-Equivalents for MSIT Winter School Participation

While we do not directly offer ECTS credits, many universities recognize participation in the MSIT Winter School on Materials Chemistry as equivalent to ECTS credits. We encourage you to consult your institution regarding the possibility of credit recognition. The program spans four and a half days, totaling approximately at least 36 hours of engagement, including breaks.

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