PLENARY LECTURES |
P1 |
Raffaele Saladino
Tuscia University - Italy
Sunday 14, 9.50 - 10.40
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Clays and the Origin of the Life |
P2 |
Jean-Pierre Bibring
University of Paris XI - France
Monday 15, 8.00 - 8.50 |
Mars Clays, as Recorders of Potential Habitability |
P3 |
Cliff T. Johnston
Purdue University - USA
Tuesday 16, 8.00 - 8.50 |
Role of Clay Minerals in Controlling the Fate of Dioxins in the Environment |
P4 |
David R. Cole
Oak Ridge National Lab. - USA
Wednesday 17, 8.00 - 8.50 |
The Role of Clay Minerals in Carbon Dioxide Sequestration |
P5 |
Marek Szczerba
University of Krakow - Poland
Thursday 18, 8.00 - 8.50 |
AIPEA Bradley Award - One-dimensional structure of exfoliated polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites: a polivynylpyrrolidone (PVP) case study |
P6 |
Warren D. Huff
University of Cincinnati -
USA
Friday 19, 8.00 - 8.50 |
Clays and Mudstones Since 1556 |
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KEYNOTE LECTURES |
BIO-CLAYS INTERFACE & LIFE'S ORIGIN |
BC1 |
Hervé Quiquampoix
INRA, Montpellier - France |
Proteins and clays mechanism of interaction |
BC2 |
Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky
CSIC - Spain |
Bionanocomposites based on clays as support of microorganisms |
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CERAMICS & ENGINEERING |
CE1 |
Maria J. Trindade
ITN - Portugal |
The effect of carbonate content of ceramics raw materials in the temperature of bromine volatilisation |
CE3 |
José M.F. Ferreira
University of Aveiro - Portugal |
The role of clayey materials in ceramic industry: how to use them as minor components in old and new products for different applications? |
CE4 |
Romano Lapasin
University of Trieste - Italy |
Structural features and rheology of clay particle dispersions |
CE5 |
Akio Nakahara
Nihon University – Funabashi - Japan |
Memory of clay paste and its application to control crak pattern |
CE6 |
Anatoly G. Lanin
SIAA, Podolsk - Russia |
Effect of structural parameters on strength and thermal stress resistance of hetero-modulus ceramic composites |
CE7 |
Guido Ori
Modena & Reggio E.University - Italy |
Cation exchanged smectites: preparation and characterization |
CE8 |
Michele Dondi
CNR, Faenza - Italy |
How innovation in ceramic processing is changing ball clay requirements |
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GEOLOGY & GEOCHEMISTRY |
GG1 |
L.N. Warr
University of Greifswald - Germany |
A K-Ar study of the lake Pelligrini bentonite (Malargue group), northern Patagonia: can the age of montmorillonite formation be dated? |
GG2 |
Henning Dypvik
University of Oslo - Norway |
Mineralogical shifts at the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum (petm) event, Svalbard |
GG3 |
Paul Sardini
University of Poitiers - France |
Clays and clay minerals as markers of faults activity in geological systems |
GG4 |
Jean- Frank Wagner
Trier University - Germany |
Mechanism of late glacial to Holocene clay mineral transport in a fjord system across the southernmost Andes (53° S) |
GG5 |
Daniel Beaufort
University of Poitiers - France |
Clay minerals and associated phases related to the deposition of unconformity-type uranium deposits |
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HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT |
HE1 |
Mickey Gunter
University of Idaho - USA |
Asbestos monitoring: past, present, and future |
HE2 |
César Viseras Iborra
University of Granada - Spain |
Clay minerals on drug delivery |
HE3 |
Gavin P. Gillman
CSIRO, Townsville - Australia |
Charged clays: an environmental solution |
HE4 |
José Centeno
AFIP - Washington - USA |
Health and Earth – Medical Geology. Building a Safer Environment |
HE5 |
Virginie Marry
University P. et M. Curie - France |
Structure and dynamics of water in clays from molecular simulations |
HE7 |
Melissa A. Denecke
INE - Germany |
Actinide speciation using synchrotron techniques |
HE8 |
Eric Gaucher
BRGM - France |
Stability of clay minerals in geological radioactive waste disposals from data acquisition to modelling |
HE9 |
Oladipo Omotoso
NRC - Canada |
Carbon dioxide sequestration in oil sands clay slurries |
HE10 |
M. Carmen Hermosin
CSIC - Seville - Spain |
Sorption of phenantrene and pyrene on smectite as affected by the presence of iron and itd implications on bioavailability |
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MINERALOGY & CRISTALLOGRAPHY |
MC1 |
Nicholas Tosca
Harvard University - USA |
Extracting aqueous chemistry from clay-bearing assemblages formed on ancient mars |
MC2 |
Gilles Villemure
University of New Brunswick - Canada |
Preparation of 2:1 cobalt clays composed on regular hexagonal particles and of 1:1 nickel clays composed on nanotubular particles |
MC3 |
Marcello Mellini
University of Siena - Italy |
Hp and Ht structures of serpentine minerals |
MC4 |
Andrey Kalinichev
Michigan State University - USA |
Effects of hydrogen bonding on the properties of layered double hydroxides intercalated with organic acids: molecular dynamics computer simulations |
MC5 |
Bernard Evans
University of Washington - USA |
The phase petrology of serpentinites |
MC6 |
Richard Catlow
University College London - UK |
Modelling of silicate and aluminosilicate materials |
MC7 |
Toshihiro Kogure
University of Tokio - Japan |
Visualization of stacking disorder in kaolinite by HRTEM |
MC8 |
Matteo Leoni
University of Trento - Italy |
Structure/microstructure analysis of nanocrystalline and layered systems |
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NANO & POROUS MATERIALS |
NM1 |
Jun Kawamata
Yamaguchi University - Japan |
Linear and nonlinear optical properties of composites consisting of clays and dyes |
NM2 |
Thomas J. Pinnavaia
Michigan State University - USA |
Nanoclays and mesoporous nanosilicates: applications in engineering polymer technology |
NM3 |
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NM4 |
Mazhaair Kidwai
University of Delhi - India |
Metal nanoparticles catalyzed organic synthesis |
NM5 |
David L. Bish
Indiana University - USA |
The importance of the partial pressure of H2O in zeolite phase transitions |
NM6 |
Jeffrey Gilman
NIST - USA |
Clay-polymer nanocomposite |
NM7 |
In-Joo Chin
Inha University - Korea |
Interaction characteristics of polymer nanohybrids with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (poss) |
NM8 |
Mario Elsenberg
University of Pernambuco - Brazil |
Self-assembly and dynamics of clay platelets in a magnetic field |
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SOILS & SEDIMENTS |
SS1 |
José Torrent
University of Cordova - Spain |
Genesis and transformation of ferrimagnetic minerals in soils as affected by environmental factors |
SS2 |
Rob Fitzpatrick
CSIRO, Adelaide - Australia |
Soil minerals in the environment, industry and the justice system |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
UM1 |
Ray E. Ferrell jr.
Lousiana State University - USA |
Whither CACT (Computer Assisted Clay Teaching)? |
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INVITED LECTURES |
BC1 |
Giovanni Valdre’
Bologna University - Italy |
Relationship between nanomorphology and surface potential of clay and layered minerals and interactions with biomolecules |
BC2 |
Gail Davey
School of Public Health - Ethiopia |
Ultrafine clay minerals and human health: the example of podoconiosis |
GG2 |
Dirk Schumann
McGill University - Canada |
Gigantic biogenic magnetite in boundary clays at the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum |
GG5 |
Wen--An Chiou
University of Maryland - USA |
Clay fabric –The assembly of clay particles |
HE1 |
Donata Bellis
ASL Turin - Italy |
The pathologist's involvement in the asbestos investigations |
HE5 |
George E. Christidis
Technical University of Crete - Greece |
Environmental applications of smectites and zeolites related to layer charge and cation exchange capacity |
HE5 |
Tilo Seydel
Institut Max Von Laue - Paul Langevin - France |
Unaffected microscopic dynamics of macroscopically arrested water in dilute clay gels |
HE5 |
Neal Skipper
University College London - UK |
Water dynamics in compacted clays |
HE5 |
Harry Vereecken
Research Centre Julic - Germany |
Nuclear magnetic resonance methods to study in subsurface environments |
HE7 |
Paola Adamo
University of Naples Federico II - Italy |
Chemical speciation and bioavailability of trace elements in soils |
HE8 |
Hiroyasu Takase
Quintessa Japan - Japan |
Long-term stability of the bentonite barrier: how much do we need to know? |
HE8 |
Stephan Kaufhold
BGR - Germany |
Stability of bentonites in geotechnical barriers for HLRW repositories |
HE10 |
Andre Maes
Catholic University of Leuven - Belgium |
Interaction of se(vi) and se(iv) with illite: experiment and modeling |
MC6 |
Sergey Churakov
Paul Scherrer Institute - Switzerland |
Ab initio md simulation of clay minerals |
MC6 |
Andrey Kalinichev
Michigan State University - USA |
Multi-scale structure and dynamics of water at mineral surfaces: md simulations and experimental studies |
MC7 |
Alain Manceau
University J. Fourier & CNRS - France |
X-ray views of the defect structure and chemistry of layered environmental nanoparticles |
MC7 |
Etienne Balan
University Paris VI - France |
Infrared spectroscopy of clay minerals from first-principles |
NM2 |
Murray Lines
Stratum Resources - Australia |
Industrial applications of nanoclays |
NM2 |
Faiza Bergaya
University of Orleans - France |
Industrial European applications of clay-polymer nanocomposites research and development of nanoclays |
NM2 |
Yoshiaki Fukushima
Toyota Central R&D Labs - Japan |
Developments followed by nch |
NM2 |
Benny Theng
Landcare Research - New Zealand |
Clay-polymer interactions and nanocomposites |
NM2 |
Tsung-Yen Tsai
Chung-Yan Christian University - China |
The study of the additive for reducing the print-through phenomenon and increasing the curing degree of up composites |
NM2 |
Marika Santagata
Purdue University - USA |
Nano confined water in clay minerals |
NM5 |
Peter J. Leggo
University of Cambridge - UK |
The Enhancement Of Nitrification In An Organo-Zeolitic-Soil System And Its Effect On Plant Growth And Quality |
NM7 |
Yoshiaki Fukushima
Toyota Central R&D Labs - Japan |
Diversified nano-hybrids of polyamides production methods and structure |
NM8 |
Hyoung Jin Choi
Inha University - Korea |
Phase transition of conducting polymer/clay nanocomposite suspensions under electric field |
NM8 |
Daniel Bonn
University of Amsterdam - The Netherlands |
Avalanche behaviour in clay suspensions |
NM8 |
Maurice Mourad
Utrecht University - The Netherlands |
Gelation/glass formation versus liquid crystal phase transitions in suspensions of charged colloidal platelets |
NM8 |
Erwan Paineau
CNRS-INPL – Nancy - France |
Liquid crystal phases in aqueous suspensions of natural beidellite |
| UM3 |
Wen--An Chiou
University of Maryland - USA |
Environmental TEM technology: Emerging research pathways at the forefront In geomaterials, organo-clay complexes, and biogeochemistry. Dynamic observations at the micro-nano- and molecular scales of interaction. |