Session Environmental and Earth Sciences
Environmental and earth sciences are large, fast growing research areas covering global, regional, local and molecular issues. Synchrotron light and neutron based spectroscopy, scattering and imaging techniques have become indispensable investigation methods. This session will highlight relevant applications that range from the geochemistry of the Earth’s mantle to molecular level characterization of complex matrices, such as atmospheric particles, soils, sediments, and the interfaces between solid phases or microbial cells and the surrounding aqueous phases.
Program
Location: Grand Hotel Lukas-salen
09:00-09:40 Nønne Prisle, University of Oulu, Finland
From molecules to future rain– understanding the formation and impact of clouds from molecular level to atmospheric chemistry and climate Abstract
09:40-10:00 Britt-Marie Steenari, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Municipal solid waste combustion fly ash – both an environmental problem and a source of metals Abstract
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:10 Adrian Rennie, Uppsala University, Sweden
Understanding Water Purification – using a new sustainable technology Abstract
11:10-11:35 Ingmar Persson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Experimental structure studies of solutes in aqueous solution Abstract
11:35-12:00 Ming-Tao Lee, Stockholm University, Sweden
Chemical Composition and Properties of the Liquid– Vapor Interface of Aqueous Solutions as seen from X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Abstract
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-13:40 Jon Otto Fossum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Materials science of and physical phenomena in clays: Overview of X-ray studies and related investigations Abstract
13:40-14:05 Luigi Gentile, Lund University, Sweden
Soil organic matter-mineral interactions by small angle X-ray scattering Abstract
14:05-14:30 Nicolas Bovet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Calcite interaction with organic molecules Abstract
14:30-14:55 Changxun Yu, Linnæus University, Sweden
Cerium sequestration and accumulation in fractured crystalline bedrock:
The role of Mn-Fe (hydr-)oxides and clay minerals Abstract
14:55-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-16:10 Catherine McCammon, University of Bayreuth, Germany
A synchrotron journey inside the Earth Abstract
16:10-16:35 Innokenty Kantor, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Extreme conditions X-ray absorption spectroscopy: melting of Fe and Ni
16:35-16:50 Isaak Unger, Uppsala University, Sweden
Calcium enrichment at the surface of sea spray aerosols?
Organisers
Ann Terry
Katarina Norén