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 excellent organization! 👏 📌 Highlights of the week: 🔹 … Leer más
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 fantastic visit! Now, … Leer más
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) – Mass transport processes … Leer más
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 2nd Workshop focusing on … Leer más
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 insights for their … Leer más
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 the … Leer más
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 energy … Leer más
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 Duong Binh Au (DC6). They showed … Leer más
30/09/2024 🌟 Last Friday, our DC7, Aden RANA, represented the CONTRABASS project at the European Researchers Night in Bilbao, hosted by Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea! 🎓✨ Aden had the opportunity to engage with curious minds and share insights about our exciting project with the public. 🔬 It was a truly inspiring evening where … Leer más
From September 16-20, 2024, we celebrated our first CONTRABASS MSCA Doctorate Network Workshop, Training School, and Consortium meeting at Institute of Building Materials Research at RWTH Aachen University (ibac) in Aachen! Huge thanks to Fabien Georget Thomas Matschei and David Faux for organizing this fantastic event! Day 1 (Monday, Sept 16): Our coordinator, Hegoi Manzano, … Leer más