Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
Lumineszenzdatierung: Grundlagen und Beispiele für Anwendungen von OSL und TL
Dr. Johanna Lomax (Institut für Angewandte Geologie, Universität für
Bodenkultur Wien)
Friday, April 5, 2009, 11:15 am, lecture hall 1 (2A120)

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
Investigating the history of diamond using birefringence analysis
Dr. Dan Howell (Dept. of Earth Sciences, University College London, U.K.)
Friday, April 3, 2009, 11:15 am, lecture hall 1 (2A120)

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Talk (Interview for the new position "Mineralogie und Spektroskopie"):
H₂O in earth processes: What can be learned from minerals?
apl. Prof. Dr. Charles A. Geiger (Institute of Geosciences, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel)
Thursday, March 19, 2009, 16:30 pm, Eberhard Clar-Saal (2B204)

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Talk (Interview for the new position "Mineralogie und Spektroskopie"):
Vibrational (Raman and IR) spectroscopy as a method for structural analysis of minerals and designed materials
Prof. Dr. Boriana Mihailova (Mineralogcal-Petrographical Institute, University of Hamburg)
Thursday, March 19, 2009, 14:00 pm, Eberhard Clar-Saal (2B204)

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Talk (Interview for the new position "Mineralogie und Spektroskopie"):
Diamanten, Otolithe, Hochdruckeinschlüsse und mehr: Aktuelle Herausforderungen für zerstörungsfreie Mikroanalytik
Prof. Dr. Lutz Nasdala (Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, University of Vienna)
Thursday, March 19, 2009, 10:00 am, Eberhard Clar-Saal (2B204)

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Talk (Interview for the new position "Mineralogie und Spektroskopie"):
Schwingungsspektroskopie von Mineralen: Ich reflektiere...
Prof. Dr. Eugen Libowitzky (Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, University of Vienna)
Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 16:00 pm, Eberhard Clar-Saal (2B204)

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Talk (Interview for the new position "Mineralogie und Spektroskopie"):
Das Erbe der alten Gruben: Arsen und Antimon in unserer Umwelt
Dr. Juraj Majzlan (Institute of Geosciences, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg)
Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 13:30 pm, Eberhard Clar-Saal (2B204)

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
Microdiamond, coesite and quartz - A study of non-equilibrium mineral assemblages from UHP-metamorphic rocks
Dr. Andrej V. Korsakov (Institute of Mineralogy and Geology, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia)
Friday, March 13, 2009, 11:15 am, lecture hall 1 (2A120)

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Short course “Non-destructive analysis of gemstones and other geomaterials” (March 2 – March 6, 2009) Venue: Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, University of Vienna, Althanstr. 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria Main organizer: Prof. Lutz Nasdala lutz.nasdala[at]univie.ac.at Co-organizer: Dr. Vera M. F. Hammer, Staatliches Edelsteininstitut im Naturhistorischen Museum Wien vera.hammer[at]nhm-wien.ac.at Link: General information Link: List of talks Link: Finding the Institute Link: Schedule Link: List of participants Participants (photograph) Participants on the roof of the Natural History Museum in the front co-organizer Vera Hammer Main organizer Lutz Nasdala with the innkeeper of the restaurant "Reznicek" Sponsors links: ÖMG (Austrian Mineralogical Association) DMG (German Mineralogical Association) EMU (European Mineralogical Union) Bruker Olympus

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Talk (Interview for the new position "Mineralogie und Spektroskopie"):
Anwendungen der Raman-Spektroskopie in den Material- und Geowissenschaften
Dr. Thorsten Geisler-Wierwille (Institute for Mineralogy, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)
Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 14:00 pm, M. Neumayr-Saal (2A502)

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Invited talk (Österreichische Mineralogische Gesellschaft):
Raman Spectroscopy in Archaeometry: Science meets Art and Antiquities
Prof. Peter Vandenabeele, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History of Europe, Ghent, Belgium
Monday, December 15, 2008, 17:45 pm, lecture hall 2 (2A122)

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
TEM applied to study structural damage in monazite and other radioactive and non- radioactive minerals
Dr. Anne-Magali Seydoux-Guillaume (Laboratoire des Mécanismes et Transferts en Géologie, Université Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse, France)
Friday, December 12, 2008, 11:15 am, lecture hall 1 (2A120)

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
Moleküldynamische Simulation von Schwingungsspektren; Anwendung auf Aluminosilikate
Prof. Daniel Bougeard (Laboratoire de Spectrochimie Infrarouge et Raman du CNRS, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, France)
Friday, November 14, 2008, 11:15 am, lecture hall 1 (2A120)

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
Expanding SHRIMP geochronology: Recent advances and old problems
Dr. Allen K. Kennedy (Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia)
Friday, June 27, 2008, 11:15 am, lecture hall 1 (2A120)

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
Preliminary data on the stability of fillowite-type phosphates : an experimental investigation of the Na(Mn_1-xFe_2+x)₄(PO₄)₃ system
Mélanie Rondeux (Laboratoire de Minéralogie, Universite de Liège, Belgien)
Friday, May 30, 2008, 11:15 am, lecture hall 1 (2A120)

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
Secondary mineralogy of a metal mining waste dump in the Gyöngyösoroszi area, northwest Hungary
Izabella Farkas (Eötvös University, Budapest (ELTE), Hungary)
Friday, May 23, 2008, 11:15 am, lecture hall 1 (2A120)

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Short course “Emission (Luminescence) and Optical Absorption Spectroscopy: Basis and Applications in Earth Sciences” (March 3 – March 7, 2008) Venue: Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, University of Vienna, Althanstr. 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria Main organizer: Prof. Lutz Nasdala lutz.nasdala[at]univie.ac.at Link: General information Link: Schedule Link: List of talks Link: List of participants Link: Finding the Institute Participants (photograph) Participants on the roof of the Natural History Museum Sponsors links: ÖMG (Austrian Mineralogical Association) DMG (German Mineralogical Association) EMU (European Mineralogical Union) Horiba Jobin Yvon GmbH

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
TOF-SIMS: data acquisition, spectra manipulation and interpretation.  Examples from geological samples.
Dr. Elias Chatzitheodoridis, National Technical University, Athens
Friday, January 25, 2008, 11:15 am, lecture hall 2 (2A122)

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
Estimating geological time and temperature from nuclear particle tracks in natural  minerals.
Dr. Raymond Jonckheere, Tectonics Research Group, Institue of Geology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Friday, December 14, 2007, 11:15 am, lecture hall 2 (2A122)

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
The influence of heat treatment on zircon inclusions in Ilakaka, Madagascar sapphire.
Bhuwadol Wanthanachaisaeng  Gems College, Burapha University, Thailand, and Institute of Geosciences,   Mainz, Germany
Friday, October 19, 2007, 11:15 am, lecture hall 2 (2A122)

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
Ion exchange in microporous minerals in nature: crystal-chemical, minerogenetic and geochemical aspects.
Igor V. Pekov, Faculty of Geosciences, Moscow State University
Friday, June 22, 2007, 11:15 am, lecture hall 2 (2A122)

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FameLab: Austrian final
MINSPEC Ph.D. student Robert Krickl has qualified for the final
Saturday, April 21, 2007, 7:00 pm, Technisches Museum Wien

Update (link): Robert Krickl won the final and will attend the "Cheltenham Science Festivals" (June 6-10, 2007). Also, R. Krickl won the price for the best audio presentation.

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Talks (Institute’s seminar series):
Realstrukturen und Interntexturen von Mineralen
Helmut Pristacz, Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallographie, Universität Wien
Raster-Kraftmikroskopie (AFM) und Raster-Tunnelmikroskopie (STM): Funktionsprinzip und Anwendungen zweier Methoden zur Darstellung von Oberflächen in atomaren Dimensionen
Frederick Preuschl, Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallographie, Universität Wien
Friday, April 20, 2007, 11:15 am, lecture hall 2 (2A122)

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Short Course "Vibrational Spectroscopy (Infrared Absorption and Raman): Applications in Geosciences (March 5 - March 9, 2007)   Venue: Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, University of Vienna, Althanstr. 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria Main organizer: Prof. Lutz Nasdala lutz.nasdala[at]univie.ac.at Link: General information Link: Schedule Link: List of talks Link: List of participants Link: Finding the Institute/Geocentre Participants (photograph) Sponsors links: ÖMG (Austrian Mineralogical Association) DMG (German Mineralogical Association) EMU (European Mineralogical Union) Horiba Jobin Yvon GmbH

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
Radiohöfe in Mineralen – eine 100jährige Geschichte über unsichtbare Strahlen, die Erschaffung der Welt und superschwere Elemente
Robert Krickl, Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallographie, Universität Wien
Monday , Januaryr 22, 2007, 5:00 pm, Eberhard Clar-Saal (2B204)

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
Charakterisierung von zwei Edelstein-Zirkonen hinsichtlich ihrer potentiellen Eignung als internationale Standards für die Altersdatierung
Nicholas Norberg, Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallographie, Universität Wien
Friday, January 12, 2007, 11:15 am, lecture hall 2 (2A122)

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Invited talk (Österreichische Mineralogische Gesellschaft):
Moderne TEM Nanoanalytik: tiefe Einblicke in die Mikrostruktur, die chemische Zusammensetzung und die Kristallstruktur von Geomaterialien  im Nanometer- Bereich
Richard Wirth, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam
Monday, November 27, 2006, 5:45 pm, lecture hall 2 (2A122)

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
Härte fester Körper auf der Nanoskala
Peter Paufler, Institut für Strukturphysik, Technische Universität Dresden
Friday, November 3, 2006, 11:15 am, lecture hall 2 (2A122)

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Invited talk (Österreichische Mineralogische Gesellschaft):
Inclusions in diamonds: glimpses into the mysteries of the deep Earth
Jeffrey W. Harris, Division of Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow
Monday, October 16, 2006, 5:45 pm, lecture hall 2 (2A122)

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Seminar:
Cathodoluminescence spectroscopy and imaging applied to studying radiation-damaged minerals
John M. Hanchar, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Friday, June 23, 2006, 10:00 am, seminar room 2B284

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Invited talk:
Simulating 100 million years of radiation damage in six years: Experiments on plutonium-doped minerals
John M. Hanchar, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, June 21, 2006, 5:15 pm, lecture hall 2 (2A122)

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Talk (Institute’s seminar series):
Zoisitvarietäten - mineralogische Untersuchungen an Tansanit
Katja Ruschel, Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallographie, Universität Wien
Friday, June 9, 2006, 11:15 am, lecture hall 2 (2A122)