FocusOn: Thermal Analysis Short Course, January 18, 2009

A short course on Thermal Analysis and Thermophysical Properties Measurement of Ceramic and Refractory Materials will be held January 18 at the Daytona Beach Hilton Hotel during the upcoming International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites. Course registration is $295.

NETZSCH Instruments Inc., a leading company in the thermoanalytical field, is sponsoring the course. Emphasizing the characterization of ceramic and refractory materials, lectures will cover analysis techniques like the Laser Flash Method for measurement of Thermal Diffusivity, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Expansion by Dilatometry, Specific Heat by DSC, and the coupling of Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) with MS/FTIR for evolved gas analysis.

To register, please visit www.ceramics.org/daytona2009.

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