A workshop on

Microscopy and Microanalysis for Phase Transformation Studies

May 30 - June 1, 1999
at Hotel Uminonakamichi, Fukuoka, Japan

Last Update: May 11, 1999
Final Circular is now available!

You are invited to participate in an informal workshop on Microscopy and Microanalysis for Phase Transformation Studies. This is a satellite workshop of the International Conference on Solid -> Solid Phase Transformations (PTM'99) and will be held after the conference. The purpose of this workshop is to provide an informal discussion forum on the applications of the state-of-the-art microscopy and microanalysis techniques to the studies of alloy phase transformations. In addition, this workshop will provide you with an opportunity to travel to the western part of Japan after a week stay in Kyoto for the PTM conference. Unlike the eastern part of Japan where many foreigners visit, there are a lot of historical tourist sites in the western part of Japan, including Himeji, Okayama and Hiroshima. The workshop begins on Sunday evening, and this schedule will allow you to stop by these places on the way from Kyoto to Fukuoka.

Final Circular

Scope and Program of the Workshop

Experimental studies of microstructural evolution in metallic materials using the following techniques:

conventional and high resolution transmission electron microscopy
modern analytical TEM techniques with high spatial resolution, e.g. energy filtering technique
quantitative electron diffraction techniques on TEM
new microscopy techniques for phase transformation studies
conventional and three dimensional atom probe techniques

After the workshop, all participants are invited to the Laboratory for High Voltage Electron Microscopy at Kyushu University for a laboratory tour. At the HVEM laboratory you may see various types of advanced TEMs and related devices, such as JEM-1250 HVEM, JEM-4000EX/T with a Gatan imaging filter, JEM-2010FEF with an omega-type imaging filter, Imaging Plate recording system, Focused-Ion-Beam specimen preparation, and so on.

Tentative Program

Conference Site and Travel Information

The workshop will be held in a seaside resort hotel in Fukuoka from Sunday evening to Tuesday morning. This schedule will allow you to stop by some tourist sites on the weekend while traveling from Kyoto to Fukuoka. Moving from Kyoto to Fukuoka (Hakata JR station) is very easy and convenient. It takes approximately three hours on the JR Shinkansen train. It is adviced to arrive Hakata before 4:00 pm.

Travel Information

Group Tour from Himeji to Fukuoka (updated May 11)

An Excerpt from the Time Table of JR Shinkansen

Fee

The registration fee for the workshop will be around 35,000 JPY^* (c.a. 300 USD). This includes meals and accommodation during the workshop. If a spouse or family members are accompanying you, approximately the same amount will be charged to them, since most of the registration fee is the hotel charge. In case you have to leave early or arrive late, the fee will be reduced accordingly. No financial support will be provided to the participants.

^* This is based on sharing a hotel room with 2 persons. Additional fee will be charged for single occupancy of a room.

Spouse and Family Program

The organizer is not providing a special program for spouses and family. However, the conference site is located in the Uminonakamichi seaside park with a full range of facilities including an aquarium, tennis courts, cruises, cycling and hiking routes, and so on. Fukuoka is the largest city in Kyushu, and the city itself has a lot of interesting places for visitors from foreign countries. Thus, they will be able to find lots of things to do during the workshop.