admin CONTRABASS update 09/03/2025 Last week, our DCs Loyford Muchui Mugambi, Sumesh Erikandath, Batoul Assi and Jeswin Jiji attended the Thermodynamic Modelling of Cementitious Materials workshop using GEMS at Empa, Switzerland 🇨🇭 They gained hands-on experience with a powerful technique that will be highly valuable in their research. Great to see our DCs learning and enjoying … Leer más
Secondment 25/03/2025 📢 New Update from #CONTRABASS! Last week, our DC6 Duong Binh Au started his secondment at the Andalusian Earth Sciences Institute (IACT-CSIC) in Armilla, Spain 🇪🇸, under the guidance of Alexander van Driessche. 🔬 Duong Binh Au will work with #time-resolved #UV-Vis-spectrophotometry to measure induction time and will use this data … Leer más
Mid-term meeting, 2nd Residential school & workshop in Grenoble 18/03/2025 A Fantastic Week for the CONTRABASS Consortium in Grenoble! 🚀 From March 10-14, we successfully hosted our 2nd CONTRABASS Workshop, Training School, and Mid-term Meeting at ISTerre and SIMaP laboratory in Grenoble! 🇫🇷 A huge thank you to Alejandro F-M and Alexander Pisch for the … Leer más
CONTRABASS visit to ESRF 12/03/2025 An Inspiring Visit to ESRF in Grenoble! The #CONTRABASS team had an incredible experience at the European #Synchrotron Radiation Facility (#ESRF)! We explored: Beamline ID31 with Valentin Vinci Beamline BM16 with Olivier Proux Beamline BM18 with Kathleen Dollmann It was motivating to learn about their cutting-edge techniques and diverse applications across multiple fields! A huge thank you to Alejandro for organizing this … Leer más
CONTRABASS 2nd Workshop 11/03/2025 🔬 CONTRABASS 2nd Workshop: Tackling Durability Challenges! 🌍 Today, in our 2nd CONTRABASS workshop at ISTerre in Grenoble, we explored the #durability problem in materials, diving into key factors affecting material quality. 🏗️💡 📌 Session Highlights: 📢 Bruno Huet (Holcim) – Introduction to the durability problem. 🌊 Hong Wong (ICL) – … Leer más
Mid-term meeting in Grenoble 10/03/2025 🌟 A Great Week for the CONTRABASS Consortium! 🌟We kicked off our Mid-term Meeting at ISTerre in Grenoble today, joined by our REA Project Officer, who shared valuable insights for the project. The day ended with a fantastic dinner at Ciel Rooftop overlooking the city! 🍽️✨Tomorrow, we’ll dive into our … Leer más
Advance school attendance 20/02/2025 🌟 Learning in Action! 🌟 This week, Omnya and Batoul (DC1 & DC5) and Alex Pisch have attended the MSIT Advanced School “Crystallography in Material Sciences” at the historic Ebernburg Castle, Germany! 🇩🇪🏰 🔬 They have explored advanced #crystallography concepts (symmetry & diffraction) and their connections to #thermodynamics & #microstructure—gaining valuable … Leer más
Secondment 27/01/2025 Exciting News! Jeswin Jiji and Loyford Muchui Mugambi, our talented DC3 and DC4, have officially embarked on their first secondment at Heidelberg Materials in Leimen, Germany! During this opportunity, they’ll dive deep into innovative research, working in the lab to explore the carbonation of C-(A)-S-H across various compositions under different conditions. With … Leer más
Secondment 27/10/2024 🌟 Exciting news! Aden RANA, our DC7, has just started his first secondment at the Chemical and Process Engineering Department of the University of Surrey under the guidance of Anh Phan, Ph.D.! 🎓🔬 During his stay, Aden will dive into the intricate world of the metadynamics method—a powerful tool that helps calculate free … Leer más
DCUK9 visit to SIMaP in Grenoble 08/11/2024 🌟 This week, Amal Mathyas (DCUK9) has been at Holcim preparing for his upcoming secondment, joined by Sumesh Erikandath (DCUK10) and meeting with Bruno Huet and Vincent Morin. 🔬 Afterward, he was invited by Alexander Pisch to visit SIMaP, Grenoble, where he connected with Batoul Assi (DC5) and … Leer más