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FEZA, Paris, Septermber 08

The 4th international congress of the federation of european zeolite assiciations (FEZA) took place in Paris from the 2-6 of September 08. Nanogrowth had a strong attendence at the meeting, with Sam Stevens delivering a talk to a full auditorium, with Rhea Brent ,David Petry, Ayako Umemura and Keith Butler presenting at the well attended poster sessions.
Abstracts for the presentations are available to download or view from the documents section of the website.


Federation of European Zeolite Associations



Crystal Growth Meeting, Keswick, July 2008

The fourth 6 monthly meeting of the Nangrowth consortium took place in the surroundings of the peak district in Keswick. Aside from visits to the pencil museum the there were also presentations from all post-grads and post-docs, also there were many smaller group meetings aimed at consolidating existing collaborations and setting deadlines for wrapping up current work, as well as exploring future possibilities.

The group also welcomed visits from Paul Wright and Alan Lobo.

Pictures of the meeting are accessible by clicking the image below.


Keswick!



Nanogrowth At FEZA, Paris, Septermber 08

The 4th international congress of the federation of european zeolite associations (FEZA) will take place in Paris from the 2-6 of September 08. The Nanogrowth group will be strongly represented at the meeting, with presentations by Rhea Brent, Sam Stevens, Ayako Umemura and Keith Butler.
Abstracts for the presentations are available to download or view from the documents section of the website.


Federation of European Zeolite Associations



Crystal Growth Meeting, December 2007

The third 6 monthly meeting of the Nanogrowth group took place in Manchester in December. Results were presentd by all students and post docs. Group discussions were also held with a particular emphasis on building possible collaborative publications.
The meeting also provided an opportunity for the wider group to welcome Dr. Neena Susan John who joined the project earlier in the year.

For more pictures follow this link.

6 Monthly Meeting UCL December 2007



Crystal Growth Meeting, June 2007

The second 6 monthly meeting of the Nanogrowth Team was held at UCL London in June 2007. All the students and post-docs were able to present their latest results and and the program set for the next period.

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6 Monthly Meeting UCL June 2007


First In Situ AFM Paper on Zeolite Surface Transformation, May 2007

Zeolite A dissolution has been captured by AFM and enables temporal distinction between different fundamental processes. A correlated removal of sodalite cages which are interconnected results in terrace retreat, whereas, uncorrelated removal of single four rings occurs because the units are not connected. This work was conducted principally by Dr Itzel Meza.

  • Differentiating Structural Units During the Dissolution of Zeolite A
    L.I. Meza, M.W. Anderson and J.R. Agger
    Chem. Commun., 2007, 2473-2475.


  • Dissolution mechanism for zeolte A


    Faraday Discussion 136, Nucleation and Crystal Growth, April 2007

    A Faraday Discussion of the Royal Society of Chemistry on Nucleation and Crystal Growth was held at University College London, 2-4th April 2007. Members of the Nanogrowth Team represented included Mike Anderson, Ben Slater, Dewi Lewis, Osamu Teraski, Kim Jelfs and Keith Butler.

    Faraday Meeting


    Crystal Growth Meeting, December 2006

    The first 6 monthly meeting of the Nanogrowth Team was held in Manchester in December 2006. The meeting provided an opportunity for all the team members to meet together for the first time. Initial goals were set and the relevant collaborations formulated.

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    6 Monthly Meeting Manchester Dec 2006


    New AFM Installed, December 2006

    A new AFM has been installed in Manchester. The Nanowizard II from JPK instruments is mounted on an inverted optical microscope. This, coupled with the ability to do all movement on the tip, allows us to locate micron-sized crystals and operate under solution up to 80oC

    Click on the image to enlarge picture of AFM of zeolite A superimposed on optical micrograph.

    AFM of LTA superimposed on optical micrograph