The Materials Properties & Phase Diagrams Center

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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 2024

SUNDAY, January 21, 2024

from 15:00		ARRIVAL
16:09	Tegernsee train station	Shuttle 1 to the castle

17:09	Tegernsee train station	Shuttle 2 to the castle

18:09	Tegernsee train station	Shuttle 3 to the castle

19:00	Gartenzimmer	Get Together (snack bar)

MONDAY, January 22, 2024

8:00–8:45	Speisesaal	Breakfast
8:45	Konferenzraum	Welcome to the MSIT. Dr. Svitlana Iljenko (MSI, Germany) and Dr. Andy Watson (Hampton Thermodynamics, UK)
		MSIT Winter School	MSIT Workshop
9:00		Principles of Chemical Thermodynamics Prof. Lesley Cornish (Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
10:20	Konferenzgebäude	Coffee & Poster Session
10:40	Konferenzraum	Phase Equilibria and Phase Diagrams, Part 1 Prof. Andreas Leineweber, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
12:30	Speisesaal	Lunch
14:00	Konferenzraum	Phase Equilibria and Phase Diagrams, Part 2 with practical session Prof. Andreas Leineweber, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
15:10	Konferenzraum	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)
16:10	Konferenzgebäude	Coffee & Poster Session
16:30	Konferenzraum	Crystallography, Part 1 Dr. Vitaliy Romaka (Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Germany)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
18:30	Speisesaal	Dinner

TUESDAY, January 23, 2024

8:00 – 8:45	Speisesaal	Breakfast
8:45	Konferenzraum	Crystallography, Part 2 Dr. Vitaliy Romaka (Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Germany)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
9:45	Konferenzraum	Experimental Determination of Phase Diagrams, Part 1 Dr. Frank Stein (Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Germany)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
10:30	Konferenzgebäude	Coffee & Poster Session
10:50	Konferenzraum	Experimental Determination of Phase Diagrams, Part 2 incl. practical session - analysis of data Dr. Frank Stein (Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Germany) and Prof. K.C. Hari Kumar (IIT Madras, India);	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
12:30	Speisesaal	Lunch
14:00	Konferenzraum	Experimental Methods in Thermodynamics, incl. practical session - analysis of data Dr. Alexander Pisch (SIMaP, UGA-CNRS-Grenoble INP, France)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
15:30	Konferenzraum	Phase Diagram Modelling. Dr. Andrew Watson (Hampton Thermodynamics, Hampton, UK)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
16:00	Konferenzgebäude	Coffee & Poster Session
16:20	Konferenzraum	Introduction to Pandat. Dr. Andrew Watson (Hampton Thermodynamics, Hampton, UK)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
17:20	Konferenzraum	General Thermodynamic Aspects of Phase Diagrams . Prof. Klaus Hack (GTT Technologies, Aachen, Germany)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
18:30	Speisesaal	Dinner
20:00	Konferenzraum	Diffusion Controlled Phase Transformations and Precipitation Reactions. Dr. Andre Schneider (Thermo-Calc Software, Solna, Stockholm)
21:00	Speisesaal	Feuerzangenbowle

WEDNESDAY, January 24, 2024

8:00 – 8:45	Speisesaal	Breakfast
8:45	Konferenzraum	Description of Datafiles for Optimisation. Prof. K.C. Hari Kumar (IIT Madras, India)	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data (allocated group rooms)
9:30	Konferenzraum	Theory of Optimisation Prof. K.C. Hari Kumar (IIT Madras, India); Dr. Andrew Watson (Hampton Thermodynamics, UK)
10:15	Gartenzimmer	Coffee
10:35	Konferenzraum	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)
12:30	Speisesaal	Lunch
14:00	Konferenzraum/ Grüner Seminarraum	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	Gartenzimmer	Coffee
16:20	Konferenzraum	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)
18:30	Speisesaal	Dinner

THURSDAY, January 25, 2024

8:00 –8:45	Speisesaal	Breakfast
8:45	Konferenzraum	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)
10:15	Gartenzimmer	Coffee
10:35	allocated group rooms	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data. Participants of the Winter School join groups for evaluation work.
12:30	Speisesaal	Lunch
14:00	Konferenzraum	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
15:00	allocated group rooms	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data. Participants of the Winter School join groups for evaluation work.
16:00	Gartenzimmer	Coffee
16:20	allocated group rooms	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data. Participants of the Winter School join groups for evaluation work
17:30	Fireplace ground floor	Guided tour through the Castle of Ringberg
18:30	Speisesaal	Dinner (Bavarian buffet)

FRIDAY, January 26, 2024

8:00 – 8:45	Speisesaal	Breakfast
before 9:00		Clear rooms before 9:00
8:45	Re-allocated group rooms	Critical Evaluation of Materials Constitution Data. Participants of the Winter School join groups for evaluation work
10:00	Gartenzimmer	Coffee
10:20	Konferenzraum Chair: Dr. Liya Dreval	Group Reporting
11:45	Konferenzraum	Closing of the Winter School and the Workshop
12:00	Speisesaal	Lunch
After lunch		Departure

ECTS credit-equivalents

Although we are not giving ECTS credits, many Universities allocate equivalents of ECTS credits for participation in the MSIT Winter School. We recommend that you make enquiries at your Institution. Four and a half days of participation is the equivalent of at least 36 hours including breaks.

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