FINAL PROGRAM
27
september
12:30 - 13:00 welcome
13:00
- 14:30
lunch
14:30 - 15:40
Introductory lesson. -
R.A.D. Pattrick
15:45 - 16:15
coffee
break
16:15 - 17:30
Mineral surfaces –
interaction with organic matter. -
G. Valdrè
17:30
- 18:00
The environmental scanning
electron microscope (ESEM). -
A. Valdré (FEI)
28
september
9:15 - 10:30
Innovative techniques for
the study of mineral – biosphere interaction
-
K.
Benzerara
10:30 - 11:00
coffee break
11:00 - 12:15
Generalities on
biominerals. - G. De Giudici
12:15 - 14:00
lunch
14:00 - 15:15
An introduction to
geomicrobiology. - A.R. Sprocati
15:15 - 16:15 Ore
minerals and the biosphere – economic and environmental
aspects - P. Lattanzi
16:15 - 16:45
coffee
break
16:45 - 17:45
Mineral – biosphere
interactions in contaminated soils.
- P. Marescotti
17:45 - 19:00 poster session
29
september
9:00 -
10:00
Biodegradation and
biorestauration of stone manufacts.
- C. Alisi
10:00 - 11:00
Nature as model: biosilica
and biocarbonates from marine invertebrates and their
application in biotechnology and nanotechnology.
-
M. Giovine
11:00 - 11:30
coffee
break
11:30 - 12:30
Mineral dusts – properties
and pathologies. - E. Belluso
12:30
- 14:30
lunch
14:30 - 15:30
Biomedical minerals. - G. Salviulo
15:30 - 16:00
coffee
break
16:00 - 17:15
Mineralogical co-evolution
of the geosphere and biosphere. - R.M. Hazen
30
september
8:30 field trip starts; back to departure point at 17:00 |
