Programme
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Introductory Lecture
Lessons from biomineralization: on the transition from disorder to short- and long-range order
Professor Lia Addadi, Weizmann Institute, Israel
Session 1
Classical nucleation theory developed for crystal growth explains the systematic effects of divalent cations on the dissolution kinetics of quartz and vitreous silica
Patricia Dove, Virginia Tech, USA (invited)
Effect of surface functionalisation and crystallisation on the bioactive behaviour of porous Bioglass® scaffolds
Aldo Boccaccini, Imperial College London, UK (invited)
The surface of bioactive silicate glasses: molecular dynamics simulations
Antonio Tilocca, University College London, UK
Towards an atomic-scale understanding of solution growth
Elias Vlieg, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (invited)
A multi-technique approach for probing the evolution of structural properties during crystallization of organic materials from solution
Kenneth Harris, Cardiff University, UK
An examination of polymorphic stability and conformational flexibility as a function of crystal size associated with the nucleation and growth of benzophenone
Kevin Roberts, University of Leeds, UK
Session 2
Speculation of crystal growth units and procedures for micro- and meso-porous crystals from EM observations
Osama Terasaki, Stockholm University, Sweden (invited)
Crystal growth in nanoporous framework materials
Michael Anderson, University of Manchester, UK
New insights in to the formation of microporous materials by in situ scattering techniques
G. Sankar, Daresbury Laboratory and The Royal Institution, UK
Mechanical routes to cocrystal assembly and disassembly
Bill Jones, University of Cambridge, UK (invited)
Nucleation of inosine from aqueous solution - the appearance of hydrated versus polymorphic phases
Roger Davey, University of Manchester, UK
Rac-Modafinil: polymorphism and structural purity
G. Cocquerel, Université de Rouen, France
Session 3
Mesoscale chiroptics of rhythmic precipitates and banded spherulites
Bart Kahr, University of Washington, USA (invited)
Growth kinetics determination using in situ process analytical technologies
Marco Mazzotti, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Precursor structures in crystallization/precipitation processes and control of particle formation by polyelectrolytes
J. Rieger, BASF Aktiengesellschaft Ludwigshafen, Germany
In situ observation of crystal growth from undercooled molten state by using levitation technique combined with synchrotron x-ray radiation
Masahito Watanabe, Gakushuin University, Japan (invited)
Simulating ice nucleation, one molecule at a time, with the "DFT microscope"
Angelos Michaelides, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany
Nucleation in alkali metal chloride solution observed at the cluster level
Akihiro Wakisaka, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Session 4
Two dimensional X-ray diffraction maps of thin films on glass- preferred orientation, growth and morphology
Ivan Parkin, University College London, UK (invited)
Stabilization of metastable phases in spatially restricted fields: the case of the Fe2O3 polymorphs
M. Gich, Institut de Cičncia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Spain
Using in-situ synchrotron radiation wide angle X-Ray scattering (WAXS) to study the effect of temperature on CaCO3 scale formation
Tao Chen, University of Leeds, UK
Nucleation and control of clathrate hydrates: insights from simulation
Mark Rodger, University of Warwick, UK
Crystallisation of simple liquids in confined environment: recent developments of thermoporosimetry applied to materials science
Jean-Marie Nedelec, Université Blaise Pascal and ENSCCF, France
Membrane protein crystallization in lipidic mesophases
Martin Caffrey, University of Limerick, Ireland and Ohio State University, USA
Concluding Remarks
Pat Unwin, University of Warwick, UK
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