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Understanding materials from the macroscopic down to the atomic scale is essential for developing high-performance products and enabling robust and efficient production processes. Modern X-ray techniques provide a powerful, reliable, and non-destructive way to analyze materials. This training course provides a compact, application-oriented introduction to X-ray techniques at the laboratory scale and beyond, covering material structure, composition, and microstructural features can be efficiently characterized across all length scales. Emphasis is placed on X-ray microscopy and tomography, diffraction and spectroscopy, and how these methods provide advanced insights that support materials development and process control. New approaches to data analysis will also be covered, including AI algorithms. Participants will gain a solid, application-oriented foundation in X-ray physics and learn how to optimize experimental setups, particularly in the selection and use of X-ray tools.

 

Training Chair

  • Prof. Dr. Ehrenfried Zschech
    Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) Cottbus-Senftenberg

Lecturer

  • Dr. Jörg Grenzer
    Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
    CV
  • Dr. rer. nat. Kristina Kutukova
    PVA Technology Hub GmbH
    CV
  • Prof. Dr. David Rafaja
    TU Bergakademie Freiberg
  • Dr. Roald Tagle
    Bruker Nano GmbH
    CV
  • Dr. Janis Timoshenko
    Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
    CV
Program

X-ray techniques are essential for non-destructive process control and development leading to advanced materials in (high-tech) industries. 
Here are the main reasons why this course will benefit your company:

  • X-Ray Basics: Understand the fundamentals of X-ray physics, experiments and instrumentation.
  • Core X-Ray Techniques and Analysis: Gain in-depth knowledge on X-ray diffraction, tomography, microscopy and spectroscopy for detailed materials analysis.
  • Advanced Data Analysis: Understand how to apply advanced concepts, including artificial intelligence algorithms, to effectively interpret X-ray data.
  • Evaluate Applicability to your Process: Discuss the capabilities and limitations of X-ray techniques based on specific use cases from academia and industry.
  • New Developments: Keep up to date with the latest research and industry-specific solutions in areas such as metallurgy, renewable energy and microelectronics.
  • In-Situ and Operando Studies: In-Situ and Operando Studies:Gain knowledge about materials ageing and kinetic processes such as microcrack propagation and fracture.

Use this opportunity to advance your company’s technology and gain a competitive advantage! 
 

The training course is best suited for:

  • Scientists, engineers, and technicians involved in research and development, industrial process and quality control seeking to enhance their expertise in X-ray techniques.
  • Managers and sales professionals with a technical background looking to deepen their understanding of materials science and stay ahead in the industry.
  • Professionals working with X-ray techniques or related fields who wish to advance their skills and knowledge in materials characterization and analysis. 
  • Scientists, engineers and technicians working in research and development as well as industrial production, process and quality control as well as at synchrotron beamlines.

The platform will be activated one day before the event. Please log in to the conference platform using your DGM user account. If you have forgotten your password, you can generate a new one via the “Forgot password” option. The event will be recorded and will be available as a video in the same location for up to two weeks afterward.

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The training materials will be handed out to participants on-site at the venue. Online participants will receive the training materials in advance.

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On the first evening of the training course, a joint dinner with the participants and the event speakers is planned.

Arrival:
Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS
Winterbergstraße 28
01277 Dresden

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