"G. d'Annunzio"
General understanding of mineralogy, particularly in the areas of crystallography, crystal chemistry and thermodynamics; understanding of basic principles of physics, mathematics and programming
To understand the physical processes e principle methods for observing the interactions between matter and electromagnetic radiation for the study of the structure and properties of natural and synthetic materials; ability to interpret analytical-spectroscopic data both qualitatively and quantitatively
analytical-spectroscopic methods; physical properties of minerals and magmas; structure-property relations; experimental and theoretical approaches
Principles of EM radiation; XAS; Mossbauer; UV-VIS; FTIR; Raman; NMR; Brillouin; physical properties of solids and liquids; experimental methods at conditions of high pressure; theoretical approaches - MD, DFT
Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry (MSA) vol. 18 Spectroscopic Methods in Mineralogy and Geology; An Introduction to Mineral Sciences, A. Putnis (Cambridge Univ. Press)
Lectures, exercises and demonstrations/simulations using digital media.
Written and oral exam; short oral presentation; short thesis
