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Partners of IUCr and UNESCO for OpenLab Vietnam: Bruker

Venue: HCMUS, MANAR, Ho Chi Minh City Date: 8-12 December 2014

Bruker AXS, Chemistry Dept. of HCMUS and MANAR Centre jointly organize a workshop in conjunction with the celebration of IYCr2014 International Year of Crystallography 2014. The OpenLab Vietnam is an initiative of the International Union of Crystallography and UNESCO partnered by Bruker with the purpose of promoting crystallography in South-East Asia, covering crystallographic research and teaching.

Programme

8 December 2014

Introduction and crystallization techniques
Point and translation symmetry
Space groups

9 December 2014

X-ray sources
X-ray diffraction
Intensity of diffracted beams

10 December 2014

Fourier synthesis
Patterson techniques
Refinement techniques
Structure factor: exercises

11 December 2014

Hands-on Training Session I:
Selection and mounting of crystals
Data collection (Standard crystal)
Theory and Practical Session I:
Data reduction + Refinement

12 December 2014

Hands-on Training Session II:
Selection and mounting of good-quality crystals
Data collection (Students crystal)
Theory and Practical Session II:
Data reduction + Twinning using APEX2

Tutors

Prof Luc van Meervelt, KU Leuven Belgium
Dr Ngan Bich Nguyen, HNUE, Vietnam
Mr Lac Ha Nguyen, MANAR Centre, Vietnam
Dr Thanh-Ha Nguyen, Bruker AXS Singapore

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