Summer School of Calorimetry 2009 "Calorimetry and thermal methods in catalysis" Calorimetry and thermal analysis methods, alone or linked to other techniques, applied to the characterization of catalysts, supports and adsorbents, and to the study of catalytic reactions in various domains: air and wastewater treatment, clean and renewable energies, refining of hydrocarbons, green chemistry, hydrogen production and storage...Scientific organization. Aline AUROUX, Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l\'Environnement de Lyon, 2 avenue Einstein, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex. Tel : +33 4 72 44 53 98 ; Fax : +33 4 72 44 53 99 ; Email : aline.auroux@ircelyon.univ-lyon1.fr            Dates. July 05th  (welcome around 16h-17h) - July 10th (end around 16h-17h), 2009Inscription. See our website: http://www.catalyse.cnrs.fr/CALO/Please register online.Location. The school will be held on the beautiful site of Fourviere Hill in Lyon, close to the Basilique de Fourviere: CNFETP center, 9 montée Nicolas de Lange, 69005 Lyon, France.Rooms in CNFETP. Single, shared shower for 4 rooms, double rooms on request. Rooms with shower and toilets are also available in Jean Bosco center, 200m from CNFETP, 14 rue Roger Radisson, 69005 Lyon.Registration fee. The registration fee includes lodging in CNFETP or Jean Bosco center, breakfasts, lunches and diners in CNFETP, coffes and drinks, welcome party, excursion and banquet, book of lessons.           - participants belonging to CNRS (permanent people only): free of charge            - participants from other public or private organisations: 650 €  with lodging in Jean Bosco center (470€  without lodging)           - students and PhD students: 470 €  with lodging in CNFETPFor further information and reservation, please contact:            Dr. Aline AUROUX, aline.auroux@ircelyon.univ-lyon1.fr Participants. The school is addressed to PhD students, Post-docs, researchers, engineers, technical staff and technologists, belonging to academic structures as well as to private companies, already working or interested to orient their future research in the field of thermal analysis and calorimetry, and which wish to acquire skill in such methods applied to the characterization of solid supports and catalysts and to the catalytic reactions studies. English-speaking participants will be also welcome (lessons will be given both in French and in English).Purpose of the Course. The course is intended to fill the gap between the basic thermodynamic and kinetics concepts acquired by the students during their academic formation, and the use of experimental techniques such as thermal analysis and calorimetry to answer practical questions. The course will give the students insight into the different thermal and calorimetric methods which can be employed in studies aimed at characterizing the physico-chemical properties of solid adsorbents, supports and catalysts, and the processes related to the adsorption - desorption phenomena of the reactants and/or products of catalytic reactions. The course will give also the basic concepts for the physico-chemical comprehension of the relevant phenomena. Thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of the catalytic reactions can be fruitfully investigated by means of thermal analysis and calorimetric methods, in order to better understand the sequence of the elemental steps in the catalysed reaction. The fundamental theory behind the various thermal analysis and calorimetric techniques and methods will be also illustrated.

la Divisione di Spettrometria di Massa della Società Chimica Italiana in collaborazione con l\\\\\\\'Università di Siena organizzano il 13° Corso di Spettrometria di Massa per Dottorandi di Ricerca 2009che si svolgerà alla Certosa di Pontignano (Siena) dal 8 al 13 Marzo 2009. Il corso è aperto a tutti coloro che sono interessati ad approfondire le proprie conoscenze della spettrometria di massa, siano essi operatori del settore, giovani ricercatori dell\\\\\\\'industria, dell\\\\\\\'università o di enti pubblici e privati, così come borsisti e personale strutturato e non. Verranno affrontati gli aspetti fondamentali e lo stato dell\\\\\\\'arte della spettrometria di massa con le sue applicazioni nei principali settori. Il programma è articolato sia in lezioni teoriche che in esercitazioni al computer e in una sessione di laboratorio. La lezione introduttiva sarà tenuta dal Prof. Helmut Schwarz, Università di Berlino, scienziato di fama internazionale nell\\\\\\\'ambito di questa disciplina.Al corso parteciperanno le più importanti ditte del settore.