THE 17th WORKSHOP FOR NEW RESEARCHERS IN GLASS SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS

The workshop overviews fundamentals in glass science emphasising structure-property relationships and experimental techniques including preparation, simulation and selected tools to probe structure. The specific properties and applications covered are thermodynamics and kinetics, structure modelling, optical behaviour, NMR, strength, sol gel surface coatings, chemical  analysis and AI. The lecturers are leading experts in their fields.

A significant feature of the workshop is student-centred learning. Formal lectures are supplemented by a) tutorials involving student-staff discussions and b) team exercises.

On day 1 (July 6th) all participants describe their own interest in glass to develop presentation skills. It also informs the class of the breadth of glass research worldwide and the range of measurement tools in use. Based on their interests, students will be grouped into teams who must report on their solution to an allocated glass-based problem on the last day of the school. This helps participants think on their feet, forges lasting connections, develops understanding by applying what they have learned to specific issues, and is competitive. 

A more complete programme will appear soon on the ICG web site (www.icglass.org)

Participants will be limited to: 30 (Glass Science) & 20 (Glass Applications)