Dear colleagues, following the successful outcome of this-year’s workshop, please find below the first announcement for the planned workshop regarding the numerical modelling of chemical diffusion processes.
Numerical Modelling of Chemical Diffusion in Petrology and Geochemistry:
Over the past years, the development of computers and analytical equipment has made inverse diffusion modelling a very important tool in Geosciences. In this workshop, the participants will learn to develop numerical codes “from scratch” in order to solve diffusion problems for petrological applications. The overall schedule of the course is as follows:
1) Introduction to diffusion problems - analytical solutions and simple numerical implementations.
2) Introduction to time-transformation techniques - applications of Geospeedometry and Diffusion Chronometry.
3) Introduction to the Finite Element Method in 1-D.
4) Non-linear (concentration dependent) and/or Multicomponent Solution implementations. (this part is optional, depending on the time available)
During the 5 days of the workshop the participants will develop their own diffusion codes that could be used in answering real-research questions. The participants will also learn how to benchmark their codes using available analytical solutions.
Requirements:
A very basic knowledge of calculus and programming is required. In particular, the participants are expected to know the basic concepts from calculus (differentiation/integration) and to be able to plot a simple x-y diagram in MATLAB/JULIA OR PYTHON. Finally, the participants should be able to perform basic matrix-vector operations (e.g. matrix multiplication). The use of MATLAB is not mandatory and the participants are free to program in whatever language feel comfortable; however, we can provide support only for MATLAB/Octave (free and similar to MATLAB) and Julia languages. The workshop will be taught in English and the participants are required to bring their own laptops.
Place:
This workshop will take place from 11 to 15 of March 2024 at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany). Mainz is very close to Frankfurt airport and is easily accessible by train from within Germany or from abroad. For more details on how to find us within the city of Mainz please see the link (https://www.geosciences.uni-mainz.de/how-to-find-us/).
Cost:
The registration fee will be 80EUR per person to cover for refreshments etc. Accommodation and travelling are not included in this fee, and the participants would have to organize themselves. Since this workshop is supported by the Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft (DMG), DMG members will get a 50% reduced fee (40EUR).
Application procedure:
For applications, please write an email to Ms. Annalena Stroh ([log in to unmask]) with the topic: “APPLICATION FOR WORKSHOP – YOUR_SURNAME_HERE”
In the application email, please fill the following fields:
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Full name and email:
DMG Member (yes, no):
Academic Level: e.g. Professor, Researcher, Doctoral student, MSc Student, BSc student
Level of programing knowledge (1-4, for example see below):
1 Basic (e.g. I am able to plot a line in MATLAB)
2 Intermediate (e.g. I can evaluate and plot complex polynomial expressions)
3 Advanced (e.g. I know how to solve systems of coupled linear algebraic equations)
4 Expert (e.g. I have experience in solving Partial Differential Equations but need a refresher)
State of knowledge about diffusion: (1-4, for example see below):
1 no knowledge
2 basics (e.g. I heard about diffusion but never solved anything specific)
3 Intermediate (e.g. I worked already with simple diffusion problems, but I need a refresher)
4 Advanced (e.g. I have solved diffusion problems before)
5 Expert (e.g. I have a lot experience with diffusion problems but I am just curious)
Research interest/applications (2-3 sentences on why you want to attend this course – this is done so that we can adapt our material to your needs):
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The places for this course will be filled in a first-come/first-served basis. The application deadline is 31-January-2024. We will contact participants as soon as the maximum number of participants is reached.
For further questions please contact:
Prof. Evangelos Moulas ([log in to unmask])
or
Annalena Stroh ([log in to unmask])
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