Luiz Grafulha Morales: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2017

Name Dr. Luiz Grafulha Morales
Address
ScopeM
ETH Zürich, HPM C 57.3
Otto-Stern-Weg 3
8093 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone+41 44 633 37 46
E-mailluiz.morales@scopem.ethz.ch
DepartmentEarth Sciences
RelationshipLecturer

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
327-2125-00LMicroscopy Training SEM I - Introduction to SEM Restricted registration - show details
Number of participants limited to 9.

Master students will have priority over PhD students. PhD students may still enrol, but will be asked for a fee (Link).
2 credits3PS. Rodighiero, A. G. Bittermann, L. Grafulha Morales, K. Kunze, J. Reuteler
AbstractThe introductory course on Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) emphasizes hands-on learning. Using 2 SEM instruments, students have the opportunity to study their own samples, or standard test samples, as well as solving exercises provided by ScopeM scientists.
Objective- Set-up, align and operate a SEM successfully and safely.
- Accomplish imaging tasks successfully and optimize microscope performances.
- Master the operation of a low-vacuum and field-emission SEM and EDX instrument.
- Perform sample preparation with corresponding techniques and equipment for imaging and analysis
- Acquire techniques in obtaining secondary electron and backscatter electron micrographs
- Perform EDX qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis
ContentDuring the course, students learn through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on sessions how to setup and operate SEM instruments, including low-vacuum and low-voltage applications.
This course gives basic skills for students new to SEM. At the end of the course, students with no prior experience are able to align a SEM, to obtain secondary electron (SE) and backscatter electron (BSE) micrographs and to perform energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis. The procedures to better utilize SEM to solve practical problems and to optimize SEM analysis for a wide range of materials will be emphasized.

- Discussion of students' sample/interest
- Introduction and discussion on Electron Microscopy and instrumentation
- Lectures on electron sources, electron lenses and probe formation
- Lectures on beam/specimen interaction, image formation, image contrast and imaging modes.
- Lectures on sample preparation techniques for EM
- Brief description and demonstration of the SEM microscope
- Practice on beam/specimen interaction, image formation, image contrast (and image processing)
- Student participation on sample preparation techniques
- Scanning Electron Microscopy lab exercises: setup and operate the instrument under various imaging modalities
- Lecture and demonstrations on X-ray micro-analysis (theory and detection), qualitative and semi-quantitative EDX and point analysis, linescans and spectral mapping
- Practice on real-world samples and report results
Literature- Detailed course manual
- Williams, Carter: Transmission Electron Microscopy, Plenum Press, 1996
- Hawkes, Valdre: Biophysical Electron Microscopy, Academic Press, 1990
- Egerton: Physical Principles of Electron Microscopy: an introduction to TEM, SEM and AEM, Springer Verlag, 2007
Prerequisites / NoticeNo mandatory prerequisites. Please consider the prior attendance to EM Basic lectures (551- 1618-00V; 227-0390-00L; 327-0703-00L) as suggested prerequisite.
651-4111-00LRock Physics Information 3 credits2GA. S. Zappone, L. Grafulha Morales, K. Kunze, C. Madonna
AbstractRock Physics provides the understanding to connect geomechanical and geophysical data to the intrinsic properties of rocks, such as mineral composition and texture. Rock Physics is a key component in geo-resources exploration and exploitation, and in geo-hazard assessment.
ObjectiveThe objective of this course is to introduce Rock Physics as a laboratory and interpretive tool.
ContentThe course will introduce and combine principles from geophysics, structural geology, crystallography, applied mathematics, and other disciplines. The intrinsic properties of rocks, such as mineralogy, porosity, pore fluids, crystallographic orientation, microstructures and textures, will be connected to physical parameters controlling the permeability, the thermal and elastic properties of rocks, both at the scale of the single specimen and at the scale of geological formations. The nature and origin of anisotropy of physical properties will be discussed. Real data examples will be used to present a variety of case studies and applications. Lectures will alternate with laboratory demonstrations.
Prerequisites / NoticeUndergraduate courses in the following subjects are highly recommended in order to get the most out of this specialist course:

- Basic structural Geology
- Geophysics
- Mineralogy/Crystallography