In the past we have had participants from many disciplines including physics, chemistry, materials science and mineralogy. There will be introductions to Rietveld analysis methods, indexing procedures and programs, linewidth analysis methods and their relation to microstructural information. We aim to keep costs as low as possible to increase access. However, there are a limited number of places. The Rietveld components of the course will be chiefly taught through GSAS, but the concepts are applicable to all Rietveld codes.
Participants can bring the codes with which they are most familiar to work on their own problems.
The University of Waterloo is 1-1.5 hours from Toronto airport. For those flying, lower airfares are generally available with a Saturday overnight stay.