Seminars are normally held in the CSEC seminar room between 11:00 and noon on Thursdays during semester time. Coffee and biscuits are served from 10:45 in the CSEC Reading Room. Everyone is invited to attend and the door into CSEC by the JCMB Magnet cafe is open for those not having programmed access cards. The seminars are aimed at the range of CSEC participants, and regular attendence is encouraged.
Seminars
Seminars
Time | Event |
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11:00 Thu 03 Apr 2025 |
Exploring exotic phenomena in metal oxides using DMFT: Interplay of correlations with magnetism, doping, and strain Hrishit Banerjee University of Dundee |
11:00 Thu 20 Mar 2025 |
TBD Marissa Parekh and Maya Khela CSEC; School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 13 Mar 2025 |
A thermal pressure equation of state for NaF and it’s use for highly reactive systems Lewis Clough CSEC; School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 27 Feb 2025 |
Two extremes, no compromise: organic molecules and organometallic complexes under extreme conditions Alexandra Longcake Newcastle University, UK National Crystallography Service |
11:00 Thu 13 Feb 2025 |
The first few million years: core formation in the early solar system and the role of liquid immiscibility Geoffrey Bromiley CSEC--School of Geosciences |
11:00 Thu 06 Feb 2025 |
Opportunities at the European XFEL in the field of High-Pressure Science Ulf Zastrau European XFEL |
11:00 Thu 30 Jan 2025 |
Orientational order/disorder in hydrogen-bonded system Keishiro Yamashita CSEC--School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 23 Jan 2025 |
Ice – from snowflakes to energy storage Christoph Salzmann University College London |
11:00 Thu 16 Jan 2025 |
AIASSE - Ab Initio Augmented Structure Solving Engine: A Hybrid Approach to Atomic and Electronic Structure Characterization of Disordered Materials Ayobami Daramola CSEC--School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 05 Dec 2024 |
Forbidden chemistry at extreme pressures revealed by ab initio calculations Simone Di Cataldo Sapienza University of Rome |
11:00 Thu 14 Nov 2024 |
Impact Cratering and the Behaviour of Geological Materials under Dynamic Loading Auriol Rae CSEC--School of Geosciences |
11:00 Thu 07 Nov 2024 |
Illuminating the Interactions in the Quasi-2D van der Waals Ferromagnet CrSiTe3 Travis Williams ISIS Neutron and Muon Source |
11:00 Thu 17 Oct 2024 |
When Darwin meets Mendeleev: predicting materials from evolutionary algorithms and first-principles calculations Gilles Frapper Poitiers University |
11:00 Thu 10 Oct 2024 |
Don’t Blink! Seeing and defining high-temperature chemistry on the microsecond scale Rachel Schwind University of Edinburgh, School of Engineering |
11:00 Thu 03 Oct 2024 |
The emptied hydrates: a new perspective for the ice landscape Leonardo del Rosso Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Fisica Applicata “Nello Carrara” |
10:45 Thu 26 Sep 2024 |
Magnetic skyrmion strings: how they bend, twist and vibrate Markus Garst Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
11:00 Thu 06 Jun 2024 |
Experimental transport studies of superhydrides in weak and strong magnetic fields Dmitrii Semenok HPSTAR |
11:00 Thu 06 Jun 2024 |
Nuclear magnetic resonance in lanthanum and cerium superhydrides Di Zhou HPSTAR |
11:00 Thu 18 Apr 2024 |
Proton dynamics under extreme conditions: looking for exotic states in water and hydrates Maria Rescigno Sapienza University of Rome |
11:00 Thu 21 Mar 2024 |
You'd better shape up: exploring topological magnetism with implanted muons Tom Lancaster Durham University |
11:00 Thu 14 Mar 2024 |
Exploration of the Iodine-Nitrogen Behavior up to 120 GPa James Spender and Mylaine Holin CSEC |
11:00 Thu 07 Mar 2024 |
30 years as a beamline responsible at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Michael Hanfland ESRF |
11:00 Thu 03 Oct 2019 |
TBC Prof Satish Ogale IISER, Pune, India |
11:00 Thu 19 Sep 2019 |
Introduction and Annual Safety Induction Steve Hankin CSEC |
11:00 Thu 05 Sep 2019 |
Novel Diamond Anvil Cell designed for Transport Measurement using metallic diamond electrode Yoshihiko Tanako National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan |
11:00 Thu 06 Jun 2019 |
TBC Jan Aarts University of Leiden |
11:00 Thu 30 May 2019 |
Creation of Functional Electronic Phases Yoshiko Okamoto Nagoya University |
11:00 Thu 16 May 2019 |
TBC Franziska Emmerling Budesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM) |
11:00 Thu 02 May 2019 |
New oxides based on Fe with complex structure as new electrodes in IT-SOFCs Xabier Martinez de Irujo Labalde Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
11:00 Thu 25 Apr 2019 |
TBC Marco Cammrata University of Rennes |
11:00 Thu 11 Apr 2019 |
Experimental Discovery of Superionic Water ice XVIII Marius Millot Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
11:00 Thu 04 Apr 2019 |
Molecular design of precursors for thin film deposition of targeted materials. From metals to metal oxides, to complex mixed metal selenides: a small overview of CVD and its technological impact in the synthesis of coatings and devices Clara Sanchez-Perez UCL |
11:00 Thu 28 Mar 2019 |
Dynamically Compressing Hydrocarbons to Study Icy Giant Planets Nicholas Hartley Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf |
11:00 Thu 28 Feb 2019 |
Quantum Crystallography Simon Gabrowsky University of Bremen |
11:00 Thu 21 Feb 2019 |
Imaging magnetic materials in the transmission electron microscope Professor Stephen McVitie University of Glasgow |
11:00 Thu 07 Feb 2019 |
Filming the structure of molecules in action from the scattering of short X-ray pulses Dr Michael Wulff ESRF |
11:00 Thu 31 Jan 2019 |
Dynamics of phase-changing organic crystals unravelled by combining diffraction and in-silico studies Dr Anders Madsen University of Copenhagen |
11:00 Thu 24 Jan 2019 |
The magnetic properties of MPS3 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni): a family of model two-dimensional antiferromagnets with a honeycomb lattice Dr Andrew Wildes ILL |
10:00 Thu 24 Jan 2019 |
Magnetic Van der Waals materials: new platform for 2D physics Professor Je-Geun Park Seoul National University |
11:00 Thu 17 Jan 2019 |
Electronic ordering in vanadium oxide spinels at ambient and high pressures Dr Alex Browne CSEC |
11:00 Thu 29 Nov 2018 |
"Strongly correlated ruthenates under pressure" Professor Stephen Julian University of Toronto |
11:00 Thu 22 Nov 2018 |
Pressure and multiferroics: the case of the RMn2O5 series Professor Pascale Fourey-Leylekian Universite Paris Sud |
11:00 Thu 15 Nov 2018 |
"Catalytic activity and diffuse scattering effects in transition metal oxides" Giuditta Perversi University of Montpellier |
11:00 Thu 08 Nov 2018 |
Carbon nitrides: sp2- and sp3-bonded materials (11.00 - 11.30); Water Dynamics in Bacteria at High Pressure (11.40-12.10) Paul McMillan UCL |
11:00 Thu 25 Oct 2018 |
TiPO4: Black or Green? (A scientific journey for over 30 years) Robert Glaumm University of Bonn |
11:00 Thu 18 Oct 2018 |
Imaging at Diamond Light Source: Current activities and new opportunities with Diamond II Paul Quinn Diamond Light Source |
11:00 Thu 04 Oct 2018 |
Non Crystalline Metal-Organic Frameworks: Liquids, Blends and A New Family of Glass Formers" Tom Bennett University of Cambridge |
11:00 Thu 27 Sep 2018 |
The thermal conductivity of ferropericlase along Earth’s mantle geotherm Chris McGuire CSEC |
11:00 Thu 20 Sep 2018 |
Introduction and Welcome to New Academic Year Simon Parsons and Frank Morris CSEC |
11:00 Thu 13 Sep 2018 |
Strongly Correlated Materials and the Driving Force of Oxygen Evolution Reaction Shigeto Hirai Kitami Institute of Technology |
11:00 Fri 15 Jun 2018 |
Sound velocity and density of liquid iron-alloys under pressure:Implications for core compositions of terrestrial planets Prof Hidenori Terasaki Osaka University, Japan |
11:00 Thu 17 May 2018 |
Structural and Magnetic Characterisation of Re, Ru and Os Scheelite and Pseudo-scheelite Type Oxides Mr Sean Injac The University of Sydney |
11:00 Thu 03 May 2018 |
Catalytic Processes for Waste-to-Energy and Localized Intensification Prof Ying Zheng School Engineering, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 26 Apr 2018 |
New insights into the Verwey Transition in magnetite via Inelastic Neutron Scattering and Time-Resolved Spectroscopy and Electron Diffraction Dr Francesco Pennacchio École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland |
11:00 Thu 05 Apr 2018 |
Exploring the Conformational Space and Dynamics of Biomolecular Systems Using Pressure Perturbation Prof Roland Winter TU Dortmund University |
11:00 Thu 29 Mar 2018 |
Anharmonic effects and optical spectra in superconducting hydrogen Dr Aitor Bergara University of the Basque Country, Spain |
11:00 Thu 22 Mar 2018 |
On the way to NMR at mega-bar Pressures - Observation of Proton Tunneling in Ice up to 90 GPa Dr Thomas Meier University of Bayreuth |
11:00 Thu 15 Mar 2018 |
Guest insertion and polymerization in siliceous zeolites at high pressure Dr Julian Haines University of Montpellier |
11:00 Thu 08 Mar 2018 |
Exploiting the Pair Distribution Function for multiscale structural investigations on disordered oxides Dr Mauro Coduri European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, ESRF |
11:00 Thu 22 Feb 2018 |
Harnessing proteins with extreme properties for new applications Prof Lynne Regan University of Yale |
11:00 Thu 15 Feb 2018 |
Geometrical Frustration: Ice Rules and Beyond Dr Joseph Paddison University of Cambridge |
11:00 Thu 08 Feb 2018 |
Stuffing things into water Dr John Loveday School of Physics and Astronomy, Univerity of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 01 Feb 2018 |
High Pressure synthesis of hydrogen selenide compounds Mr Ed Pace University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 25 Jan 2018 |
Protons to Planets: Materials Simulation as a Window into the Molten Earth Professor Lars Stixrude University College London |
11:00 Thu 30 Nov 2017 |
Magnetoelastic (spin-lattice) coupling behaviour in RCo2 Laves phases, the helimagnet Cu2OSeO3 and the type II superconductor Ba(Fe0.957Co0.043)2As2: a pervasive role for strain Professor Michael Carpenter University of Cambridge |
11:00 Thu 23 Nov 2017 |
Defects in diamonds and deducing the history of the Earth Prof Simon Kohn University of Bristol |
11:00 Thu 16 Nov 2017 |
"Local structure studies at extreme and less-extreme conditions" Dr. Philip Chater Diamond Light Source |
11:00 Thu 09 Nov 2017 |
Influence of structural diversity on physical properties of organic/inorganic perovskite hybrids Ms Machteld E. Kamminga University of Groningen |
11:00 Thu 02 Nov 2017 |
The magnetism of double perovskites containing 5d transition metal ions Prof Patrick Woodward Ohio State University |
11:00 Thu 26 Oct 2017 |
"New experimental techniques for exploring crystallization pathways and structural properties of solids" Prof Kenneth Harris Cardiff University |
11:00 Thu 19 Oct 2017 |
New structures of high pressure hydrogen Dr Bartomeu Monserrat University of Cambridge |
11:00 Thu 12 Oct 2017 |
Controlling polymorphism of the energetic material, 2,4-dinitroanisole Dr Dan Ward University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 05 Oct 2017 |
Synthesis, structures and magnetic properties of Mn2MSbO6 (M = Cr, Fe and R- Rare earth) high pressure polymorphs Dr Elena Solana Madruga University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 28 Sep 2017 |
Phase transformations and transport properties from dynamic measurements under static compression Dr Stewart McWilliams Universty of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 27 Apr 2017 |
"Molecular Cages of Paramagnetic Metal Ions" Prof. Euan Brechin University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Wed 19 Apr 2017 |
Magnetism on the verge: the case of the helical ferromagnet PrPtAl Jean-Philippe Reid University of St Andrews |
11:00 Thu 13 Apr 2017 |
Frustrated Magnetism and Phase Separation in Metal Oxide Perovskites Dr Eddie Cussen University of Strathclyde |
11:00 Thu 06 Apr 2017 |
Frontiers of High Pressure Research at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Dr. Sakura Pascarelli ESRF |
11:00 Thu 30 Mar 2017 |
Warm dense matter – probing planetary interiors Prof. Ronald Redmer Rostock University |
11:00 Thu 23 Mar 2017 |
High pressure synthesis of novel perovskite-type oxides with unusually high valence 3d transition-metal ions Prof. Shintaro Ishiwata University of Tokyo |
11:00 Thu 16 Mar 2017 |
"A new diffraction-based method to determine crystal size distributions and applications to crystal growth and coarsening of gas hydrates" Prof. Werner F. Kuhs University of Göttingen |
11:00 Thu 09 Mar 2017 |
"High pressure studies of perovskites and related structures" Prof. Martin Bremholm Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University |
11:00 Thu 02 Mar 2017 |
"Magnetic and dielectric behavior of one-dimensional frustrated quantum spin system (Rb,Cs)2Cu2Mo3O12" Prof. Yukio Yasui Meiji University |
11:00 Thu 23 Feb 2017 |
"Pressure induced enhancement of the magnetic ordering temperature in rhenium(IV) monomers" Dr. Christopher Woodall University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 16 Feb 2017 |
"Unconventional magnetic order stabilised by Kitaev interactions in the Li2IrO3 polytypes" Dr Roger Johnson Oxford University |
11:00 Thu 09 Feb 2017 |
"The challenges of engineering electronics for extreme environments" Professor Nick Wright University of Newcastle |
23:00 Thu 02 Feb 2017 |
"Optical Diagnostics for Difficult Regions of Sprays” Professor Marke Linne School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 26 Jan 2017 |
"New Insights from Polyhedral Distortions" Dr. James Cumby University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 19 Jan 2017 |
"The ground state of lithium" Dr Miguel Martinez-Canales University of Edinburgh |
23:00 Thu 08 Dec 2016 |
"Cryogenic Performance of Advanced Carbon Fibre Reinforced PEEK" & "Response of Composite Interfaces to Large Temperature Cycles: A Review" Prof. Conchúr Ó Brádaigh & Dr. Eddie McCarthy School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 01 Dec 2016 |
"Phase transitions in dynamically compressed bismuth" Dr. Martin Gorman University of Edinburgh |
23:00 Thu 17 Nov 2016 |
"Time-resolved x-ray scattering for chemical dynamics" Dr Adam Kirrander School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
23:00 Thu 10 Nov 2016 |
"Minerals from 250 to 750 kilometres deep within the Earth" Professor Ben Harte School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh |
23:00 Thu 03 Nov 2016 |
"Chemistry and Physics of Mixed Anion Compounds" Hiroshi Kageyama Kyoto |
11:00 Thu 27 Oct 2016 |
"Topological Triplon Modes and Bound States in a Shastry-Sutherland Magnet" Dr. Frank Kruger University College London |
23:00 Thu 20 Oct 2016 |
"Organic Molecules in Extraterrestrial Environments: The Role of High Pressure" Dr Wren Montgomery Imperial College London |
23:00 Thu 13 Oct 2016 |
"News from carbides and silicides" Dr Sumit Konar School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
23:00 Thu 06 Oct 2016 |
"Ice - a material with many facets" Dr Christoph Salzmann University College London |
23:00 Thu 29 Sep 2016 |
"Decomposed Magnetometry" Dr Calum Lithgow University of Edinburgh |
23:00 Thu 22 Sep 2016 |
Welcome to CSEC + CSEC Safety Briefing Prof Simon Parsons and Mr Frank Morris Uni of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 15 Sep 2016 |
"Mechanisms of the Low Temperature Dielectric Relaxation in Lead Titanate-Relaxor Single Crystals."" Professor Andrew Bell, School of Chemical and Process Engineering University of Leeds |
11:00 Thu 21 Apr 2016 |
"The Maximum Hardness Principle at ambient and elevated pressure" Wojciech Grochala Centre for New Technologies, The University of Warsaw |
11:00 Thu 31 Mar 2016 |
Ab initio calculation of electrical and thermal conductivities of warm dense matter Dr Martin French University of Rostock |
23:00 Thu 24 Mar 2016 |
Understanding Structure-Property Correlations in Metal-Organic Frameworks Dr. Wendy Queen EPFL |
11:00 Thu 17 Mar 2016 |
High-pressure Chemistry in Innsbruck, Austria Prof. Dr. Hubert Huppertz Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck |
11:00 Thu 10 Mar 2016 |
Iron Spin Transitions in the Earth Prof. Simon Clark Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University |
11:00 Thu 03 Mar 2016 |
Structure/function relationships of EGF receptor complexes in the basal and activated states: Implications for cancer research of going beyond the resolution limit Dr Marisa Martin-Fernandez Central Laser Facility, Science and Technology Facilities Council |
23:00 Thu 25 Feb 2016 |
"Modulated magnetic Structures in PrPtAl and UAu2" Dr. Chris O'Neill University of Edinburgh |
23:00 Thu 18 Feb 2016 |
"Simple Systems – unexpected results" Brendan J. Kennedy School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney |
11:00 Thu 11 Feb 2016 |
"Muons, and the search for superconductors with broken time-reversal symmetry” Mr. Joel Barker Department of Physics, University of Warwick |
11:00 Thu 04 Feb 2016 |
"Superdeep Diamonds and the Deep Carbon Cycle" Prof. Michael Walter School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol |
11:00 Thu 28 Jan 2016 |
"Common sense under pressure: the case of oil and water" Mr. Ciprian Pruteanu School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 21 Jan 2016 |
"Probing the Phase Diagram of the Ferromagnetic Superconductor UGe2 Using High Pressure Ultrasonic Techniques" Dr Michal Kepa School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 14 Jan 2016 |
"Correlation Effects in Fe and FeO: Electrical conductivity in the mantle and core and implications for the geodynamo" Professor Ronald Cohen University College London and Carnegie Institute of Washington |
11:00 Thu 07 Jan 2016 |
Studies of structure-property relations at high pressures Professor Bjoern Winkler Institut für Geowissenschaften, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität |
11:00 Thu 10 Dec 2015 |
"Electronic structure calculations on systems at extreme conditions" Andreas Hermann School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 03 Dec 2015 |
"Extremophilic RNA interference machines" Laura Spagnolo School of BioSciences, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 26 Nov 2015 |
"Liquid-liquid transitions in water: fact or fiction?" Alan Soper ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory |
11:00 Thu 19 Nov 2015 |
High pressure research as a window into planetary deep interiors Dr Geoff Bromiley School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 12 Nov 2015 |
Progress on developing radiation sources based on laser plasma accelerators Dino Jaroszynski University of Strathclyde |
23:00 Thu 05 Nov 2015 |
Probing the Phase Diagram of the Ferromagnetic Superconductor UGe2 Using High Pressure Ultrasonic Techniques Mr Michal Kepa School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 29 Oct 2015 |
Engineering for High Pressure Research Konstantin Kamenev School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 22 Oct 2015 |
The Effect of Pressure on Microporous Materials Stephen Moggach School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 15 Oct 2015 |
Intra-unit-cell magnetic order in cuprate high temperature superconductors Lucile Mangin-Thro CEA, France |
11:00 Thu 08 Oct 2015 |
Materials Physics at High Pressure: From Pure Elements to Thermoelectrics Ingo Loa School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 01 Oct 2015 |
Electric and magnetic ordering in framework materials Dr Anthony Phillips Queen Mary, University of London |
11:00 Thu 24 Sep 2015 |
Overview of CSEC Professor Paul Attfield Director, CSEC |
11:00 Thu 23 Apr 2015 |
Towards emergent electrodynamics in a geometrically frustrated magnet Kate Ross Colorado |
11:00 Thu 16 Apr 2015 |
Going with the wind: how plants deal with and utilise mechanical stimuli Naomi Nakayama University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 02 Apr 2015 |
Neutron scattering science at next generation sources Jon Taylor ESS |
11:00 Thu 26 Mar 2015 |
Application of polarised neutrons for magnetic structure determination Bertrand Roessli PSI |
11:00 Thu 05 Mar 2015 |
Planetary magnetic fields and planetary deep interiors: perspectives on materials science at extreme conditions Dr. Natalia Gomez Perez Assistant Professor, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia |
11:00 Thu 26 Feb 2015 |
A spin liquid under pressure Dr Mark De Vries School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 19 Feb 2015 |
Applications of neutron scattering to energy materials Stewart Parker ISIS |
11:00 Thu 12 Feb 2015 |
Diamonds and Neutrons Dr Malcolm Guthrie European Spallation Source (ESS) and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 29 Jan 2015 |
'Symmetry-mode analysis of rigid-body rotations' Professor Branton Campbell Brigham Young University |
11:00 Thu 11 Dec 2014 |
* Dr Florian Fusseis 4-dimensional characterisation of dynamic porosity and fluid-rock interaction in the crust |
11:00 Thu 04 Dec 2014 |
* Professor Matthias Eschrig Royal Holloway University London |
11:00 Thu 27 Nov 2014 |
New Infinitively Adaptive Oxychalcogenides Professor John Evans Durham University |
11:00 Thu 20 Nov 2014 |
“Hybrid multiferroics and novel negative thermal expansion mechanisms” Dr Mark Senn Oxford University |
11:00 Thu 13 Nov 2014 |
“Armour and protection systems - An engineering perspective on dynamic material behaviour” Filipe Teixeira-Dias University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 06 Nov 2014 |
"Low Dimensional Magnets Designed via Soft Chemistry" Atsushi Kitada Kyoto University |
11:00 Thu 30 Oct 2014 |
“Structure and dynamics of organic-inorganic perovskites” Ian Swainson IAEA, Vienna |
11:00 Thu 23 Oct 2014 |
"The Search for a Better Quantum Spin Ice: Sm2Ti2O7” Paul Sarte The University of Manitoba (Canada) |
11:00 Thu 16 Oct 2014 |
Time-resolved 3D imaging of fluid-rock interaction using Synchrotron-based x-ray microtomography Dr Florian Fussels University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 09 Oct 2014 |
* Peter Gehring NIST |
11:00 Thu 02 Oct 2014 |
* Dr Sean Giblin Cardiff University |
11:00 Thu 25 Sep 2014 |
TBC Dr John Loveday University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 18 Sep 2014 |
TBC Professor Paul Attfield University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 01 May 2014 |
'Multiple Order Parameters in YBCO' Elizabeth Blackburn University of Birmingham |
10:30 Thu 24 Apr 2014 |
“Diamonds in the Subduction Factory” Helene Bureau Paris |
11:00 Thu 17 Apr 2014 |
No Speaker This Week Easter Break Have a good weekend! |
11:00 Thu 10 Apr 2014 |
“High pressure-temperature measurements of transport properties in matter: a new generation of dynamic experiments in the diamond anvil cell.” Stewart McWilliams University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 03 Apr 2014 |
Low dimensional magnetism in complex transition metal oxalate networks Daniel Price University of Glasgow |
11:00 Thu 27 Mar 2014 |
“Elements and Compounds Beyond Mbar” Miguel Martinez-Canales University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 20 Mar 2014 |
“Soft excitations and ferroelectricity in Lead based relaxor perovskites” Chris Stock University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 13 Mar 2014 |
Design and discovery of heavy fermion superconductors and semiconductors Cedomir Petrovic Brookhaven National Laboratory |
11:00 Thu 06 Mar 2014 |
From microbes to robots: using terrestrial volcano - ice interaction to explore Mars Claire Cousins University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 27 Feb 2014 |
Laser shock/ramp compression of metals: From GPa to TPa. Richard Briggs University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 20 Feb 2014 |
SnTe a Topological Insulator & Structural Transitions in Samarium at High Pressure Chris O’Neill and Rachel Husband TBC |
11:00 Thu 13 Feb 2014 |
Two-dimenional Electronics based on Ion-gated Nanosheets Justin Jianting Ye University of Groningen |
11:00 Thu 06 Feb 2014 |
Exchange Potentials in Kohn-Sham Theory Nikitas Gidopoulos Durham University |
23:00 Thu 30 Jan 2014 |
Antiferromagnetic order and Quantum criticality in Sr3Ru2O7 Chris Lester University of Bristol |
11:00 Thu 23 Jan 2014 |
Structure – composition – property relationships in transition metal oxyselenides Emma McCabe Kent University |
11:00 Thu 16 Jan 2014 |
Real Space Imaging of Stripe Order in FeTe Peter Wahl St Andrews |
11:00 Thu 12 Dec 2013 |
Low Dimentional Ferromagnetic Oxides: New Topologies With Special Properties Renald David ENS Lyon |
11:00 Thu 05 Dec 2013 |
High-Pressure Synthesis of Ruthenium Perovskites Ms Alex Sinclair Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 05 Dec 2013 |
High-pressure hydrogen inclusion compounds Ms Mary-Ellen Donelly Physics, University of Edinburgh |
11:30 Wed 27 Nov 2013 |
Exploring the Antiferromagnetism of Tungstate Double Perovskites Mr. Oliver Burrows Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Wed 27 Nov 2013 |
Thermally Robust Anion-Chain Order in Oxynitride Perovskites Dr. Lucy Clark McMaster University, Canada |
11:30 Thu 21 Nov 2013 |
Structure of magma at extreme conditions: A synchrotron x-ray diffraction approach Dr. James Drewitt Physics, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 21 Nov 2013 |
TBC Dr. Scott McKellar Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 14 Nov 2013 |
Phase relations of Earth's core materials Dr. Tetsuya Komabayashi Geosciences, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 07 Nov 2013 |
Case Studies of the Periodic Table: Metal Monoxides and the Halogen Group Dr. Andreas Hermann Physics, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 31 Oct 2013 |
Experiments on metallic hydrogen Dr. Mikhail I. Eremets Max Planck Institute for Chemistry |
11:00 Wed 23 Oct 2013 |
Onset of ferromagnetism in a heavy fermion metal (YbNiSn) Dr. Dmitry Sokolov Physics, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 17 Oct 2013 |
Magnetic Properties of Mixed-Metal Oxides Prof. Peter D. Battle School of Chemistry, University of Oxford |
11:00 Thu 10 Oct 2013 |
B-N-O System at High Pressures and High Temperatures: Chemical Interaction and Phase Relations Dr. Vladimir L. Solozhenko LSPM-CNRS, Universite Paris 13 |
11:00 Mon 09 Sep 2013 |
Carbon-based nanostructures at extreme conditions Prof. Alexander V. Soldatov Luleå University of Technology, Sweden |
11:00 Thu 22 Aug 2013 |
Structural and magnetic degrees of freedom in iron based superconductors Dr. Efrain Rodriguez University of Maryland |
11:00 Thu 18 Jul 2013 |
Monopoles and Magnetricity in Spin ice Prof. Steven Bramwell University College London |
11:00 Mon 20 May 2013 |
Chemical Bonding and 'Useful' Properties of Intermetallic Compounds Prof. Juri Grin Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden |
11:00 Thu 25 Apr 2013 |
Spirals and helical glasses near ferromagnetic quantum criticality Dr. Frank Kruger University of St. Andrews |
11:00 Thu 18 Apr 2013 |
How muons reveal the best-kept secrets of molecular magnets and superconductors Dr. Tom Lancaster Durham University |
11:00 Thu 11 Apr 2013 |
Probing the ordered ground state of half-doped Pr(1-x)Ca(x)MnO3 using inelastic neutron scattering Dr. Russell Ewings ISIS |
11:00 Thu 04 Apr 2013 |
Spin Excitations on the Pyrochlore Lattice Dr. Sarah Dunsiger TU Munich |
11:00 Thu 28 Mar 2013 |
Matter at atomic pressures Prof. Gilbert Collins Lawrence Livermore National Labs (United States) |
11:00 Thu 21 Mar 2013 |
Neutron diffraction studies of silicate glasses at high pressure: techniques, modeling of structures and new directions Dr. Martin Wilding Aberystwyth University |
15:00 Fri 15 Mar 2013 |
Laser-Shocks and Laser-Heating: Probing the Boundary of the Warm Dense Matter Regime Dr. R. Stewart McWilliams Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington & Departamento de Física, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia |
11:00 Thu 14 Mar 2013 |
Investigation of multiferroics and frustrated magnets using x-ray scattering Dr. Carlo Vecchini Diamond |
15:30 Thu 28 Feb 2013 |
Anomalous thermodynamic power laws in nodal superconductors Dr. Jorge Quintanilla University of Kent, ISIS |
11:00 Thu 21 Feb 2013 |
High-pressure synthesis of materials via formation of new bonding patterns and unusual stoichiometries Dr. Alexander Goncharov Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie |
11:30 Thu 14 Feb 2013 |
tba Thomas Scheler Physics, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 14 Feb 2013 |
Singlet Remix: The evolution of Magnetic order in the singlet driven ferromagnet PrPtAl Gino Jamal Abdul-Jabbar Physics, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 07 Feb 2013 |
Understanding the english - a giant anomalous hall effect in a kagome metal Prof. Andrew Wills UCL |
11:00 Thu 31 Jan 2013 |
Frustrated magnetism in two new Cu2+-based kagomé minerals Dr. Goran Nilsen ILL |
11:30 Thu 24 Jan 2013 |
An exploration of 5d transition metal oxides Emily Hunter Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 24 Jan 2013 |
A short history of superconductivity Michal Kepa Physics, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 10 Jan 2013 |
Trace elements and noble gases in minerals and interfaces Professor Neil Allan School of Chemistry, University of Bristol |
11:00 Thu 13 Dec 2012 |
COSMIC -- Advanced Optical Techniques for Complex Materials Dr. Jochen Arlt Physics, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Sun 09 Dec 2012 |
Laser-driven dynamic compression: a path to high pressure solid system Dr. A. Higginbotham Department of Physics, Oxford University |
11:30 Thu 06 Dec 2012 |
Listening to Magnetism: Using ultrasound at high pressures as a probe to study uranium intermetallics. Michal Kepa Physics, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 06 Dec 2012 |
URhGe: A very unusual superconductor Mark Barraclough Physics, University of Edinburgh and St. Andrew’s |
11:00 Sun 02 Dec 2012 |
New Concepts in Multiferroics and Magnetoelectrics Prof. Paolo Radaelli Department of Physics, Oxford University |
11:00 Thu 29 Nov 2012 |
Quantitative in-situ powder diffraction of porous materials Dr. Matt Hudson NIST Center for Neutron Research |
11:00 Thu 22 Nov 2012 |
Bacterial DNA restriction systems: structure, function and evolution Dr. David Dryden Chemistry, UoE |
11:30 Wed 21 Nov 2012 |
Pressure induced dehydration and the Structure of AHH II Craig Wilson Physics, University of Edinburgh |
11:30 Wed 21 Nov 2012 |
High-Pressure Low-Temperature Study of Mn12-Acetate Chris Cameron Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 08 Nov 2012 |
Molecular-like order in the solid state Dr. Mark Senn Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 01 Nov 2012 |
sm of RCo2 compounds under high pressure Dr. Martin Misek Physics, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 25 Oct 2012 |
Redox reactions in silicate melts: new insights from in-situ spectroscopic experiments Dr. Benjamin Cochain Physics, Univ. Paris 06 |
11:00 Thu 18 Oct 2012 |
"Hard-soft" chemistry in SrCrO3 and possible skyrmion in LiNbO3-type MnTiO3 Dr. Angel Alvaro Lopez Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 11 Oct 2012 |
Quantum critical fluctuations and mesoscopic resonance in YbRh2Si2 Dr. Chris Stock Physics, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 04 Oct 2012 |
Overview of CSEC Prof. Paul Attfield Director of CSEC/Chemistry, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 27 Sep 2012 |
Thermoelectric Materials: Multi-Anvil High Pressure Investigations Dr. Matthew Jacobsen Engineering/CSEC, University of Edinburgh |
14:00 Thu 05 Jul 2012 |
The Benefits of James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge Expedition to Hadal Microbiology Prof. Douglas H. Bartlett Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego |
11:00 Thu 19 Apr 2012 |
Static and Dynamic Compression of the Alkali Elements Ms E. McBridge CSEC & School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 19 Apr 2012 |
Complex New Crystal Structure Type in High-Pressure Europium Ms R. Husband CSEC & School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:30 Thu 05 Apr 2012 |
Synthesis and Study of Frustrated Magnetism in Oxide and Oxynitride Pyrochlore Ms Lucy Clark CSEC & School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 05 Apr 2012 |
Advances in multi-megabar studies of hydrogen Mr. R. Howie CSEC & School of Physics & Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 29 Mar 2012 |
The quest for a charge density wave in cerium at high pressure Dr. Ingo Loa CSEC & School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 22 Mar 2012 |
Frameworks, Flexibility, and Frustration Dr. A. Goodwin Department of Chemistry, Oxford University |
11:00 Thu 15 Mar 2012 |
Proteins under extreme conditions - what the gas phase can tell us about biology Prof. C. Macphee School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 16 Feb 2012 |
Single crystal diffraction at extreme pressures Dr. M. Hanfland Dynamics and Extreme Conditions Group, ESRF |
11:00 Thu 26 Jan 2012 |
Novel electronic and magnetic materials - pressure-driven transformation Dr. Anna Kusmartseva CSEC & School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 01 Dec 2011 |
Slater transition and electronic phase separation at the metamagnetic transition in FeRh Dr. Mark de Vries CSEC & School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 24 Nov 2011 |
Magmas at Depth: an Experimental study at extreme conditions Dr. Chrystele Sanloup CSEC & School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 17 Nov 2011 |
In Extremis Mr. Julian Wagstaff The Composer in Residence, University of Edinburgh |
11:00 Thu 10 Nov 2011 |
Astrobiology - In Search of Life's Boundaries Prof. Charles Cockell CSEC & School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 03 Nov 2011 |
Life under pressure: a quantitative proteomics study Dr. Laura Spagnolo CSEC & School of Biological Sciences |
11:00 Thu 27 Oct 2011 |
Structure of liquids and glasses at high temperature and high pressure Dr. James Drewitt CNRS, Orleans, France |
11:00 Thu 20 Oct 2011 |
Polymorphism and polymerisation of acrylic and methacrylic acid Dr. Iain Oswald Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde |
11:00 Thu 13 Oct 2011 |
Liquids, (melts, fluids) & solid state synthesis Prof. John Parise Stony Brook University, USA |
11:00 Thu 06 Oct 2011 |
Overview of CSEC Prof. Paul Attfield CSEC and School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 14 Apr 2011 |
Onset of ferromagnetism in a heavy fermion metal Dr. Dmitry Sokolov School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 07 Apr 2011 |
Interplay between H bonds, structure and proton disorder in Ammonia ice under extreme P-T conditions Prof. Frederic Datchi Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris |
11:00 Thu 24 Mar 2011 |
Investigating the Molecular Basis of High Pressure- & Cold Temperature-Loving Growth in Deep-Sea Bacteria Dr. Gail Ferguson Institute for Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen |
11:00 Thu 10 Mar 2011 |
Post-perovskite, hcp iron and their connections to magnetic fields in the Earth's outer core Prof. Kathryn Whaler School of GeoSciences |
11:00 Thu 03 Mar 2011 |
Communicating science in the media Ms Catriona Kelly Edinburgh Press and PR office |
11:00 Thu 17 Feb 2011 |
Peaceful Productivity for Creative Types Dr. Olga Degtyareva CSEC and School of Physics & Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 03 Feb 2011 |
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews Prof. Ulrich Schwarz MPI for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden |
11:30 Thu 27 Jan 2011 |
Low temperature measurements on URhGe Mr. Jack Barraclough School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews |
11:00 Thu 27 Jan 2011 |
Mixed Singlet Magnetism of PrPtAl Mr. Gino Abdul-Jabbar CSEC and School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:45 Thu 20 Jan 2011 |
Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum Hydride at High Pressure Mr. Thomas Sheller CSEC and School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:15 Thu 20 Jan 2011 |
Optical Properties of Dense Sodium Mr. Ross Howie CSEC and School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 20 Jan 2011 |
Investigation of the FexOy H2O CO2 system at high Pressures and Temperatures Mrs. Donna Morton CSEC and School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 13 Jan 2011 |
The Layered Perovskite Sr3Ru2O7 - A Correlated Electron Metal With An Unconventional Phase Diagram Dr. Andreas Rost Physics Department, University of St. Andrews |
11:00 Thu 16 Dec 2010 |
Simple cubic and post-simple cubic structures in compressed phosphorus and calcium: electronic origin Dr. Valentina Degtyareva Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka |
11:00 Thu 25 Nov 2010 |
Pressure tuning of hydrogen storage materials Dr. Petra Ágota Szilágyi AXA Research Fellow, CSEC and School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 18 Nov 2010 |
Magnets under pressure Dr. Alessandro Prescimone CSEC and School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 11 Nov 2010 |
Science issues in CO2 storage Dr. habil. Chris McDermot CSEC and School of GeoSciences |
11:00 Thu 04 Nov 2010 |
A rotator for single-crystal neutron diffraction at high pressure Mr. Junwei Fang CSEC and School of Engineering |
11:00 Thu 28 Oct 2010 |
Electride behaviour of the alkali metals under pressure Dr. Miriam Marques CSEC and School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 21 Oct 2010 |
Barium-IVc: A Truly complex elemental crystal structure Dr. Ingo Loa CSEC and School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 07 Oct 2010 |
Pressure-induced complexity of simple elements Dr. Olga Degtyareva CSEC and School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 30 Sep 2010 |
Overview of CSEC Prof. Paul Attfield CSEC and School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 15 Apr 2010 |
Beyond the Bragg Peaks: From Nanopatterning to Magnetic Monopoles Dr. J. Morris Helmholtz-Zentrum, Berlin |
11:00 Thu 25 Mar 2010 |
Beamline I19: A facility for small-molecule single-crystal diffraction at Diamond Light Source Dr. David Allan Diamond and STFC |
11:00 Thu 18 Mar 2010 |
High-power lasers and the extraordinary conditions that they can produce Prof. Steven Rose Imperial College London |
11:00 Thu 11 Mar 2010 |
High pressure studies of "simple" systems Dr. Christophe Guillaume CSEC and School of Physics |
11:00 Thu 04 Mar 2010 |
New pnictide superconductors (Ru,Rh)As and APt3P (A=Ca,Sr,La) Mr. Daigorou Hirai Department of Advanced Materials, University of Tokyo |
11:00 Thu 25 Feb 2010 |
Raman of single and double walled nanotubes - pressure on nanoscale Dr. Andrei Sapelkin Queen Mary, The University of London |
11:00 Thu 18 Feb 2010 |
Neutron scattering studies of ferromagnetic superconductor UGe2 under pressure Dr. Dmitry Sokolov School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 11 Feb 2010 |
Revisiting the PbCrO3 and something more... Dr. Angel Arevalo Lopez School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 04 Feb 2010 |
Overview of the ISIS facilities and the recent developments at the neutron source Dr. Andrew Taylor Director of the ISIS Neutron Facility |
11:00 Thu 28 Jan 2010 |
Inclusions in natural diamonds from depths of 300 to 800 kms in the Earth Prof. Ben Harte Grant Institute of Earth Science and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 10 Dec 2009 |
Biology, high pressure and 101 things a clever boy might do Prof. Lindsay Sawyer School of Biological Sciences and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 03 Dec 2009 |
Synthesis and physical properties study on Mixed Metal Oxynitrides Mr. Minghui Yang School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 26 Nov 2009 |
Interesting (new) materials: some produced and studied at high pressure Prof. J. Parise Stony Brook and Brookhaven |
11:00 Thu 19 Nov 2009 |
Gas-loading apparatus for Paris-Edinburgh cells Mr. Artur Bocian School of Engineering and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 19 Nov 2009 |
Lattice Dynamics Studies of High-Pressure Phases Using TDS Mrs. Jenny Jeppsson School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 05 Nov 2009 |
Molecular Crystals at High Pressure Prof. Simon Parsons School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 29 Oct 2009 |
Diffraction and disordered crystals: probing fluctuations via total scattering Prof. Martin Dove Cambridge University |
11:00 Thu 15 Oct 2009 |
Ice and other hydrogen-bonded systems at high pressure Dr. J. S. Loveday School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 01 Oct 2009 |
Introduction to Extreme Conditions Science Prof. J. P. Attfield School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 10 Sep 2009 |
Problematic Pyrochlore Oxides Prof. John Greedan McMaster university , Canada |
11:00 Thu 02 Apr 2009 |
Identification of Driving Forces in High Pressure Phase Transitions Using the Pixel Method Mr. Russell Johnstone School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 19 Mar 2009 |
LiCl-doped ice under pressure Dr. Stefan Klotz Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris |
11:00 Thu 12 Mar 2009 |
Few-layer-graphene under hydrostatic pressure Dr. John Proctor School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 05 Mar 2009 |
High Pressure Synthesis of New Oxypnictide Superconductors Mr. George Penny School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 26 Feb 2009 |
Superconductivity without phonons Dr. Phillipe Monthoux School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 12 Feb 2009 |
Electron microscopy studies of macromolecular machines Dr. Laura Spagnolo ISMB and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 05 Feb 2009 |
Structural studies of pure elements at high pressure Dr. Lars F. Lundegaard School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 29 Jan 2009 |
High Pressure Effects on Nanoporous Zeolites - Changes in Structures, Water Contents and Ion-Exchange Behaviour Dr. Joe Hriljac School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham |
11:00 Thu 22 Jan 2009 |
Synthesis and Characterization of Noble Metal Nitrides Dr. Eugene Gregoryanz School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 18 Dec 2008 |
Superconductivity in dichalcogenides under pressure Dr. Anna Kusmartseva School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 11 Dec 2008 |
Properties of the interior of the Moon Mirjam van Kaan Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam |
11:00 Thu 04 Dec 2008 |
Single-Molecule Magnets and Magnetic Refrigerants Dr. Euan Brechin School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 27 Nov 2008 |
Nitrogen -- Single-crystal structure determination at high pressure Dr. Graham Stinton School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 20 Nov 2008 |
Compression-Tuning of Porous Materials Dr. Stephen Moggach School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 13 Nov 2008 |
High pressure capability development at IRL NZ - a review Dr. Suresh Narayanaswamy School of Engineering & Electronics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 30 Oct 2008 |
Functional mixed anion nitrides: synthesis, ordering and properties Dr. Amparo Fuertes Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona |
11:00 Thu 23 Oct 2008 |
Hydrogen incorporation in Earth's deep interior Dr. Geoffrey Bromiley School of GeoSciences and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 16 Oct 2008 |
Coherent x-ray imaging and microscopy Mr. Samuel Flewett University of Melbourne |
11:00 Fri 10 Oct 2008 |
Multiferroics: different ways to combine magnetism and ferroelectricity Prof. Daniel Khomskii University of Cologne |
11:00 Thu 02 Oct 2008 |
Focused Ion Beam Technology and its Applications to Diamond Anvil Cells Dr. Simone Magni School of Physics and CSEC |
11:30 Thu 25 Sep 2008 |
Safety in CSEC Mr. Frank Morris CSEC Superintendent |
11:00 Thu 25 Sep 2008 |
High-pressure Science and Current Trends Prof. J. P. Attfield School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 03 Jul 2008 |
Disentangling High Temperature Evolution of Thermal Barrier Coatings Prof. Emily Carter Princeton University, USA |
11:00 Mon 30 Jun 2008 |
High-Tc superconductivity - from fundamental science to manufacturing Prof. Jeffery Tallon MacDiarmid Institute, Industrial Research Ltd and Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand |
11:00 Thu 20 Mar 2008 |
Magnetic breakdown, correlations and superconducting apparitions: lots going on in an organic superconductor Prof. Stephen J. Blundell Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford |
11:00 Thu 13 Mar 2008 |
Optical spectroscopy in the diamond-anvil high-pressure cell Prof. David J. Dunstan Queen Mary, University of London, Physics Department |
11:00 Thu 06 Mar 2008 |
Prussian Blue Analogues As Molecular Building Blocks Ms Lindsay Egan CSEC, School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 28 Feb 2008 |
Magnetism on the small scale - mesoporous metal oxides Mr. Adrian Hill CSEC, School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 14 Feb 2008 |
Solid-State MAS NMR Spectroscopy in Inorganic Materials Science: Heterogeneous Catalysts and Portland Cement-Based Materials Jørgen Skibsted Instrument Centre for Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) Department of Chemistry, University of Aarhus |
11:00 Thu 07 Feb 2008 |
Watching cement set: an eight year obsession Dr. Nicola Meller CSEC, School of Engineering and Electronics |
11:00 Thu 31 Jan 2008 |
Structure and magnetic properties of doped BaMnO3 Mr. Congling Yin CSEC, School of Chemistry and Peking University, China |
11:00 Thu 24 Jan 2008 |
Emerging electronic ground states near Quantum Critical Point in a model Itinerant metal Dr. Dmitry Sokolov School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 17 Jan 2008 |
Sample Environment in ISIS Spallation Neutron Source Dr. Oleg Kirichek ISIS Facility, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK |
11:00 Thu 10 Jan 2008 |
High-pressure studies of energetic materials Dr. Colin R. Pulham Dr. Colin R. Pulham |
11:00 Thu 06 Dec 2007 |
School of Engineering & Electronics and CSEC Dr. Javier Sanchez-Benitez School of Engineering & Electronics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 22 Nov 2007 |
Developing tools for sciences at extreme conditions Dr. Konstantin Kamenev School of Engineering & Electronics and CSEC |
11:00 Wed 14 Nov 2007 |
Opportunities for high-pressure large-volume experiments at the ESRF: Historical background, current status and future applications Dr. Wilson Crichton ESRF, Grenoble |
11:00 Thu 08 Nov 2007 |
New chemistry to generate novel electronic and magnetic states of solids Dr. Serena Margadonna School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 01 Nov 2007 |
Crystalline solids at high pressure - Theoretical models and quantum mechanical simulation Dr. Miriam Marques School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 25 Oct 2007 |
Putting the pressure on 'disappearing' or 'elusive' polymorphs Dr. Iain Oswald School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 18 Oct 2007 |
Synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements of liquid As and Sb under pressure up to 17 GPa Dr. Ayano Chiba Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK and Keio University, Japan |
11:00 Thu 04 Oct 2007 |
Structures and Dynamics of Elements to above 100GPa using X-ray Scattering Prof. Malcolm McMahon School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 27 Sep 2007 |
Overview and recent results of high-pressure research on solids of small molecules Dr. John Loveday School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 13 Sep 2007 |
High pressure methods in chemistry and synthesis Prof. Paul Attfield School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Tue 11 Sep 2007 |
Synthesis under extreme conditions of new transition metal nitrides Dr. Alexander Goncharov Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution, Washington, USA |
11:45 Fri 25 May 2007 |
Pyrochlore oxide superconductors: rattling good materials Prof. Zenji Hiroi Institute for Solid State Physics, Tokyo University |
11:00 Fri 25 May 2007 |
New high pressure oxide materials with ordered perovskite structures Prof. Yuichi Shimakawa Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University |
11:00 Tue 17 Apr 2007 |
Using Shocks to Study the Impulse Response of Condensed Matter Neil Holmes Lawrence Livermore National Lab, USA |
11:00 Thu 05 Apr 2007 |
Precise Measurements Under High Pressure: A Gateway to New Physics Dr. Alexander T. Holmes Center for Quantum Science and Technology under Extreme Conditions, Osaka University, Japan |
11:00 Thu 15 Mar 2007 |
Geosciences and CSEC Geosciences and CSEC Geosciences and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 08 Mar 2007 |
How to get the structure and density of non-crystalline materials at extreme conditions : example of suplhur Dr. Chrystele Sanloup Geosciences and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 22 Feb 2007 |
Identifying novel components involved in the growth and survival of the cold- and pressure-loving marine bacterium, Photobacterium profundum Dr. Theodora Tryfona School of Biological Sciences and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 15 Feb 2007 |
Pressure and Temperature dependence of the Raman spectrum of the A2FeMoO6 double-perovskite systems Mr. Dario Marrocchelli CSEC and Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 08 Feb 2007 |
High Pressure Materials Synthesis Dr. Jenny Rodgers CSEC and Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 01 Feb 2007 |
Bridging the gap between powder and single crystal diffraction Dr. Jon Wright ESRF |
11:00 Thu 25 Jan 2007 |
Crystallographic and magnetic characterisation of low dimensional transition metal oxides Mr. Simon Kimber CSEC and Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 18 Jan 2007 |
Iron-nickel alloy at conditions of deep Earth interiors Dr. Leonid Dubrovinsky Bayerisches Geoinstitut (BGI), Bayreuth, Germany |
12:00 Mon 08 Jan 2007 |
Recent studies on liquids under high-pressure at SPring-8 Dr. Y. Katayama Spring-8 facility, Japan |
11:00 Thu 14 Dec 2006 |
Simple metals at high pressure: the Fermi sphere - Brillouin zone concept Dr. Valentina F. Degtyareva Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Science, Chernogolovka, Russia |
11:00 Thu 30 Nov 2006 |
Modulation, charge-density wave and superconductivity in compressed Sulphur: a perspective from first principles calculations Dr. Jorge Kohanoff Atomistic Simulation Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, The Queen's University of Belfast |
11:00 Thu 23 Nov 2006 |
Coordination changes in magnesium silicate liquids and glasses: neutron and high energy diffraction studies at high pressures and temperatures Dr. Martin Wilding University of Aberystwyth |
11:00 Thu 16 Nov 2006 |
Crystal structure determination of high pressure modifications in the alumina-water system Dr. Kazuki Komatsu CSEC and Institute of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University |
11:00 Thu 09 Nov 2006 |
Instrumentation development for high-pressure sciences in CSEC Dr. Konstantin Kamenev School of Engineering and Electronics, CSEC |
11:00 Thu 02 Nov 2006 |
Structural and magnetic features in double perovskites Ms. Maria Retuerto Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain |
11:00 Thu 26 Oct 2006 |
Methane and methane-clathrates under extreme conditions Ms. Helen Maynard School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 19 Oct 2006 |
High pressure methods in chemistry and synthesis Prof. Paul Attfield School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 12 Oct 2006 |
Vibrational dynamics and stability of chain and ring phases in S and Se at high pressure Dr. Olga Degtyareva School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 05 Oct 2006 |
Zn-paratacamite - a semi-classical- or a quantum spin liquid? Mr. Mark de Vries School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 28 Sep 2006 |
Ab-initio calculation of superconductivity in some elements under pressure Prof. H. Nagara Osaka University |
10:30 Wed 27 Sep 2006 |
Determining the structure of phosphorus in phase IV Dr. T. Ishikawa Osaka University |
16:00 Fri 22 Sep 2006 |
Life in Deep-Sea Hadal and Abyssal Environments: Multiple Comparative Genome Studies Prof. Doug Bartlett Scripps Institute of Oceanography |
11:00 Fri 15 Sep 2006 |
High pressure techniques: Efficient tools to pile and dope oxide layers into functional materials Prof. Hisao Yamauchi and Prof. Maarit Karppinen Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan and Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland (respectively) |
11:00 Thu 08 Jun 2006 |
Negative pressures in water and salt solutions - possible applications for geology Dr. Kirill Shmulovich Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Russia |
11:00 Thu 01 Jun 2006 |
Ultra high pressure inclusions in diamonds from the Earth's interior -exsolution in garnet crystals from depths of ca 450 km Prof. Ben Harte School of GeoSciences and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 18 May 2006 |
Carbon and nitrogen effects during HTHP diamond crystallization: can we read diamond's biography? Dr. Vadim N. Reutskiy School of GeoSciences |
11:00 Thu 11 May 2006 |
Single crystal studies of pure elements at high pressure Mr. Lars F. Lundegaard School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 04 May 2006 |
Molecular arrangement and electronic properties of low-dimensional fullerene systems Dr. Anna Tamai School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 27 Apr 2006 |
Diamonds in the sky? Simulation studies of the crystal nucleation of diamond from molten carbon at high temperature and pressure Dr. Chantal Valeriani FOM Institute AMOLF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
11:00 Thu 20 Apr 2006 |
Extreme conditions in giant stars Dr. Maria-Rosa Cioni School of Physics |
11:00 Thu 13 Apr 2006 |
Lanthanides under pressure Mr. Sean Evans CSEC & School of Physics |
11:00 Thu 30 Mar 2006 |
Atomistic Simulation of Minerals and Melts at High Temperatures and Pressures Dr. Sandro Jahn GeoForschungsZentrum, Potsdam, Germany |
11:00 Thu 23 Mar 2006 |
What's hot and what's not: How microwave fileds transfer energy to materials for heating and even strange effects Prof. John Booske University of Wisconsin |
11:00 Wed 22 Mar 2006 |
Stability and structures of low-Z materials Amy Lazicki University of California at Davis and LLNL |
11:00 Thu 16 Mar 2006 |
Scandium: the first incommensurate transition metal Dr. Malcolm McMahon CSEC and School of Physics |
11:00 Thu 09 Mar 2006 |
Cation Ordering in Ruddlesden-Popper Phases Dr. Jennifer Rogers CSEC and School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 02 Mar 2006 |
The wierdness of water - New insights from high pressure studies of amorphous ice Dr. John Loveday CSEC and School of Physics |
11:00 Thu 23 Feb 2006 |
Structural phase transitions and magnetic properties of the ordered double perovskites Sr2B1-xMgxTeO6 (B=Fe, Mn, Ni and Co) Dr. Luis Ortega San Martín CSEC and School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 16 Feb 2006 |
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of water-methane interfaces under hydrate forming conditions Dr. Stewart Reed School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 09 Feb 2006 |
Properties of the peculiar magnetoresistive CaCu3Mn4O12 derivatives Dr. Javier Sanchez Benitez CSEC and School of Engineering & Electronics |
11:00 Thu 02 Feb 2006 |
Potassium di-hydrogen phosphate, KH2PO4 (KDP), at pressure - a neutron diffraction study Dr. Craig Bull CSEC and School of Physics |
11:00 Thu 26 Jan 2006 |
Glass transition of molecular liquids and polymers: how high pressure studies can bring a new twist Prof. Christiane Alba-Simionesco Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, Universite de Paris-Sud, France |
11:00 Thu 19 Jan 2006 |
Orbital physics - transition metal oxides under pressure Dr. Ingo Loa CSEC and School of Physics |
13:00 Thu 01 Dec 2005 |
Synthesis and ultra high pressure sintering of nanopowders on the example of doped ZrO2¸ZnO, YAG Dr. Witold Lojkowski Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences |
11:00 Thu 17 Nov 2005 |
Isostructural transformation and polymorphism of thiourea dioxide at high pressure Mr. Alistair Davidson School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 10 Nov 2005 |
A high pressure study of (EDT-TTF-CONH2)6[Re6Se8(CN)6], a metallic Kagome-Type Compound Ms. Sandra Carlsson Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 03 Nov 2005 |
Journal Club talk: review of 'Crystalline water ice on the Kuiper belt object (50000) Quaoar' by D.C. Jewitt and J.Luu, Nature, vol 432, p731 (2004) Ms. Helen Maynard Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 20 Oct 2005 |
High pressure and High Temperature synthesis of Sr-Cr oxides Elizabeth Castillo Martinez Departamento de Química Inorgánica I, Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
11:00 Thu 13 Oct 2005 |
Ruthenocuprates: Recent developments Mr. Simon Kimber Chemistry & CSEC |
11:00 Thu 06 Oct 2005 |
Exploring the Configurational Landscape of Biomolecules under Extreme Conditions: From Lipid Membranes to Proteins in Solution Prof. Roland Winter Biophysical Chemistry, University of Dortmund |
11:00 Thu 22 Sep 2005 |
Deformation Micromechanics of Cellulose Fibres Using Raman Spectroscopy and Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Dr. Stephen Eichhorn UMIST Materials Science |
11:00 Thu 15 Sep 2005 |
X-ray diffraction study in liquids at high pressure: the case of Cs Dr. Sara Falconi Physics & CSEC |
11:00 Thu 08 Sep 2005 |
In situ x-ray studies of Earth's materials: Physical properties of liquid Fe-alloys and Chemistry of xenon Dr. Chrystèle Sanloup Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France |
11:00 Thu 01 Sep 2005 |
Inelastic neutron scattering of single molecule magnets and antiferromagnetic wheels Prof. Hans U. Güdel Department of Chemistry, University of Bern, Switzerland |
11:00 Thu 09 Jun 2005 |
The attraction of magnetic bacteria Dr. Bruce Ward Inst. of Cell & Molecular Biology |
11:00 Thu 02 Jun 2005 |
High-pressure crystallographic study of amino acids, and related compounds Mr. Stephen Moggach CSEC and School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 19 May 2005 |
High-pressure structural and computational studies of small organic and biological molecules Ms. Patricia Lozano-Casal CSEC and School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 12 May 2005 |
High pressure and temperature synthesis of old and new oxides Prof. J. Paul Attfield CSEC and School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 05 May 2005 |
High-Pressure NMR Dr. Malcolm Robertson School of Physics |
11:00 Thu 28 Apr 2005 |
Plasma growth of diamond Prof. Phil John Chemistry, School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University |
11:00 Thu 21 Apr 2005 |
A high-P high-T study of the incommensurate composite phase Rb-IV Mr. Lars Fahl Lundegaard CSEC & School of Physics |
11:00 Thu 07 Apr 2005 |
Crystal Growth from the melt or from solution at high pressure: generating new small-molecule polymorphs Dr. David Allan CSEC & School of Chemistry |
17:15 Mon 04 Apr 2005 |
Developing Hypotheses for the Basis of Life at Depth: Genomic and Functional Studies of Photobacterium profundum Prof. Doug Bartlett Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD (via Access Grid) |
15:00 Fri 01 Apr 2005 |
Plastic properties of minerals at high pressure and temperature Prof. Don Weidner The State University of New York at Stonybrook |
11:00 Thu 17 Mar 2005 |
Computational and Experimental Studies of Elements and Magnetic Materials Dr. Hitose Nagara Division of Materials Physics, Osaka University, Japan |
11:00 Thu 10 Mar 2005 |
Bacterial Life at High Pressure Prof. Lindsay Sawyer BioSciences and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 03 Mar 2005 |
From First Principles to Material Properties under Extreme Conditions Prof. Paul Madden School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 24 Feb 2005 |
First principles theory of the complex crystal structures of the sp-elements Prof. Graeme Ackland School of Physics and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 17 Feb 2005 |
Understanding the High Tc Cuprates - Recent Advances and Prospects for High Pressure Research Michael Sutherland Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge |
11:00 Thu 10 Feb 2005 |
Techniques for high pressure and high temperature materials synthesis Christophe Guillaume Engineering and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 03 Feb 2005 |
Oxygen diffusion in silicates: the 'Water Problem' Dr. Stephen Elphick GeoSciences and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 27 Jan 2005 |
Prussian Blue analogues: schizophrenic materials Dr. Serena Margadonna School of Chemistry and CSEC |
11:00 Thu 20 Jan 2005 |
Amorphous diffraction at high pressure: network collapse and coordination change in GeO2 Malcolm Guthrie Physics and CSEC (via Access Grid) |
11:00 Thu 09 Dec 2004 |
Analysing the effects of pressure on molecular organic systems Simon Parson CSEC and School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 25 Nov 2004 |
Role of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide in Stress Resistance and Infection Gail Ferguson CSEC and Biosciences |
11:00 Thu 18 Nov 2004 |
Amorphous diffraction at high pressure: network collapse and coordination change in GeO2 Malcolm Guthrie CSEC and School of Physics and Astronomy |
11:00 Thu 11 Nov 2004 |
Magnetism at High Pressure - Volume dependence of Superexchange Mr Gaetan Giriat CSEC and School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 04 Nov 2004 |
Designing a fusion power plant: behaviour of metals under extreme irradiation Dr. Graeme Ackland CSEC & Physics |
11:00 Thu 28 Oct 2004 |
Latest results on sulfur, another element with an incommensurate modulated structure at high pressure Clivia Hejney CSEC and Physics |
11:00 Thu 21 Oct 2004 |
Charge Order in Manganese Oxides Richard Goff CSEC and School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 14 Oct 2004 |
High pressure synthesis, crystal structure and properties of mixed cation perovskites A2MM'O6" Dr. Anthony Williams CSEC & Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 07 Oct 2004 |
High-Pressure Neutron Diffraction: What is this Paris-Edinburgh thing anyway? Dr. John Loveday CSEC & Physics |
11:00 Thu 17 Jun 2004 |
High pressure cells for magnetic measurements Somchai Tancharakorn CSEC & Engineering |
11:00 Thu 10 Jun 2004 |
Microbiology at high hydrostatic pressures Dr. J. Grant Burgess School of Life Sciences, Heriot-Watt University |
17:30 Thu 03 Jun 2004 |
Magnetism: Pressure and Frustration Fiona Coomer CSEC & Chemistry |
10:15 Tue 01 Jun 2004 |
High Pressures: New Trends in Materials Chemistry Prof. Gerard Demazeau ICMCB, University of Bordeaux (France) |
11:00 Thu 27 May 2004 |
Overview of methods for studying small organic molecules at high pressure Francesca Fabbiani CSEC & Chemistry |
17:30 Thu 20 May 2004 |
High Pressure Crystallographic Study of Cysteine and Serine, the route to new polymorphs Stephen Moggach CSEC & Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 13 May 2004 |
Colossal Magnetoresistances in Doped Sr2FeMoO6 Double Perovskites Falak Sher CSEC and School of Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 06 May 2004 |
High Pressure Modifications of the Elements Dr. Malcolm McMahon CSEC & Physics |
11:00 Thu 15 Apr 2004 |
Phase diagrams and liquid phases in single component systems - the cases of phosphorus and caesium Dr. Sara Falconi CSEC & Physics |
11:00 Thu 15 Apr 2004 |
Molecular Electronics Materials Dr. Neil Robertson CSEC & Chemistry |
11:00 Sun 14 Mar 2004 |
Diamond formation Tim Ivanic CSEC & GeoSciences |
11:00 Thu 04 Mar 2004 |
Salt of the Earth: H2O-CO2-chloride systems at high P and T Prof. Colin Graham CSEC & GeoSciences |
11:00 Thu 26 Feb 2004 |
Exotic Superconductivity Dr. Philippe Monthoux CSEC & Physics |
11:00 Thu 19 Feb 2004 |
Iron in the Core: An approach from first princples Prof. David Price UCL |
11:00 Thu 12 Feb 2004 |
Structural and Computational Studies of L-glutamine and L-asparagine monohydrate Patricia Lozano-Casal CSEC & Chemistry |
11:00 Thu 05 Feb 2004 |
From planetary interiors to advanced materials using extreme conditions Dr. George Serghiou CSEC & Engineering |
11:00 Thu 29 Jan 2004 |
Heated diamond anvil cells for high-P high-T crystallography Lars Fahl Lundegaard CSEC & Physics |
11:00 Thu 22 Jan 2004 |
ssDNA-binding proteins Lynsey Mack CSEC & Biosciences |