The Summer School 2018 with a focus on technical skills took place from 9 – 13 July at the Gustav Stresemann Institut near Bad Bevensen, Germany. On request of the members of the Integrated Research Training Group, “Modern Methods of Material Characterization” was chosen as the theme of the Summer School, which is of central importance for the SFB 986.

The participants suggested the following scientists, who agreed to present and discuss their work at the Summer School:

PD Dr. Eberhard Goering
Max-Planck-Institut for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen
X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism: From the basics to high spatial and temporal resolved experiments

Dr. Gary Harlow and Dr. Uta Hejral
Lund University
In-situ experiments in catalysis and electrochemistry

Prof. Dr. Jörg Libuda
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Vibrational Spectroscopy for Materials Characterization

Prof. Dr. Rossitza Pentcheva
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Modelling Functional Oxide Surfaces and Interfaces for Energy Applications: Insights from Density Functional Theory

Dr. Michael Störmer
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray reflectometry (XRR)

Prof. Dr. Elias Vlieg
Radboud University
Structure determination of surfaces and interfaces using X-ray diffraction

Prof. Dr. Christof Wöll
Karlsruhe Institut of Technology
IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, surface chemistry