Bio-Apatite, Humans, Archaeology and Environment (17 September) - Programme
IUCr - CrysAC
Commission on Crystallography in Art and Cultural Heritage
Bio-Apatite, Humans, Archaeology and Environment
Tuesday, 17th September, 2024 - Department of Geosciences (University of Padova)
via Gradenigo 6 - 35131, Padova - Arduino Room
Chairs: Gilberto Artioli (CrysAC past-Chair), Elisabetta Boaretto (Weizmann Institute of Science)
Organizing Committee: Gregorio Dal Sasso (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR-IGG), Yotam Asscher (University of Haifa), Lior Regev (Weizmann Institute of Science)
| 9.00 Opening | Gilberto Artioli, CrysAC past-Chair Elisabetta Boaretto, Chair (Weizmann Institute of Science) |
| 9.30 - 10.00 | Daniel Harlov (GFZ Helmholtz Centre, Potsdam) “Apatite: A mineral for all seasons” |
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Henrik Birkedal (Aarhus University, Denmark) “Bone apatite hierarchical structure” |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | DISCUSSION + BREAK |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Mailys Richard (CNRS, Bordeaux) “Investigating tooth diagenesis using cathodoluminescence, infrared spectroscopy: implication for radiometric and trapped-charge dating” |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Gregorio Dal Sasso (CNR-IGG) and Yotam Asscher (Haifa University) “Bone apatite: microstructure, crystallinity and defects” |
| 12.00 - 12.15 | DISCUSSION |
| 12.15 - 13.30 | LUNCH |
| 13.30 - 14.00 | Steve Weiner (Weizmann Institute of Science) “Bone Structure and Macromolecule Preservation” |
| 14.00 - 14.30 | Ina Reiche (C2RMF, Ministère de la Culture, Paris) “Apatite in museums. From ivory objects to restoration treatments” |
| 14.30 - 15.00 | DISCUSSION + BREAK |
| 15.00 - 15.30 | Christophe Drouet (CNRS-University of Toulouse) “Bone apatite: chemical composition, structure, and synthesis of synthetic analogs” |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | Gloria Belén Ramirez Rodriguez (Universidad de Granada) "Biomimetic nano-apatite: eco-friendly nanotechnology for more sustainable agricultural practices” |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | DISCUSSION |
