2nd UK Workshop on Quasicrystal Surfaces
Surface Science Research Centre
University of Liverpool

P R O G R A M M E

Thursday 19th June 2003

13.00 p.m. Arrival, registration, lunch 

SESSION 1: Chair: Julian Ledieu

14.25  Introductory remarks (Ronan McGrath - The University of Liverpool)

14.30  Cynthia Jenks  (Inv) - Iowa State University, USA
‘Insight into the surface structure of quasicrystalline Al-Pd-Mn’

15.10  Tim Noakes – Daresbury Laboratory
‘Investigation of the surface composition and structure of an AlPdMn quasicrystal using medium energy ion scattering’

15.30  Dennis Reid - University of Liverpool
‘Cu adsorption on AlPdMn - SPALEED and STM results’

15.50  Coffee/ Tea

SESSION 2: Chair Neville Richardson

16.20  Renee Diehl – Pennsylvannia State University
‘LEED Studies of the 10-Fold Surface of d-Al-Ni-Co and Xe Adsorption’

17.00  Ronan McGrath – University of Liverpool
‘STM Study of the 10-Fold Surface of d-Al-Ni-Co'

17.20 Alastair Rucklidge - University of LEEDS
Quasipatterns in surface waves

17.40 SESSION CLOSE

20.00  Workshop dinner

 
Friday 20th June 2003

SESSION 3: Chair: Teehan Shen

09.00  Uwe Grimm (Inv) - Open University
‘Energy spectra and eigenstates of electrons in planar quasicrystals'

09.40  Dusanka Naumovic (Inv) – University of Fribourg
'Structure and electronic structure of quasicrystalline surfaces’

10.20  Peter Weightman - University of Liverpool
'Electronic structure investigations of complex alloys’

10.40  COFFEE

SESSION 4: Chair: Vin Dhanak

11.10  Vincent Fournee – Nancy
'Surface of complex approximant phases’

11.50  Jon Hoeft - University of Liverpool
‘Adsorbates on Quasicrystals: Possibilities of short-range order
investigation’

12.10 Mike Anderson - AEA ESTL, Warrington
'The European Space Tribology Laboratory and material requirements for space applications'

12.30 Pat Thiel - Ames Laboratory
Concluding remarks - workshop close

12.50  LUNCH

14.30-17.00ish  Optional Walking Tour of Liverpool