Meetings and seminars

  1. A. Fernandez-Martinez. Invited Speaker. Microscopic dynamics in amorphous carbonates : The significance of ACC polyamorphism, Carbonate & Sulfate Minerals : Nucleation, Growth and Control of Scale Formation, 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting. San Diego, USA, 13-17 March 2016.

  2. A. Fernandez-Martinez. Oral. Pair distribution function studies of nanominerals of environmental relevance. Analysis of Diffraction Data in Real Space. ILL, Grenoble, 7-11 March 2016.

  3. A. Fernandez-Martinez. Organizer. User Dedicated Symposium on X-ray coherence and diffraction. ESRF Users Meeting, Grenoble, 8-10 February 2016.

  4. A. Fernandez-Martinez. Oral. Calcium carbonate nucleation in pores and on flat substrates probed by in situ small angle X-ray scattering. Colloque Rayons X et Matiere, Grenoble, December 2015.

  5. A. Fernandez-Martinez. Keynote Speaker. Calcium carbonate nucleation in pores and on flat substrates : understanding interfacial energy controls. British Association for Crystal Growth, Annual General Meeting. Queen Mary, University of London, UK. June 2015.

  6. A. Fernandez-Martinez. Invited seminar. New insights into carbonate mineral nucleation pathways. School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK. May 2015.

  7. A. Fernandez-Martinez. Invited seminar. CaCO3 amorphous precursors. Laboratoire LIONS, CEA Saclay, France. April 2015.

  8. A. Fernandez-Martinez, Romain Lafay, German Montes-Hernandez, Anne-Line Auzende. Talk. Nucleation and growth of synthetic chrysotile nanotubes : Insights into the structure of proto-serpentine. 249th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Denver, USA. March 2015.

  9. Andrew Stack, Alexander Gordon, Hsiu-Wen Wang, Alejandro Fernandez-Martinez, Lawrence Anovitz, Katharine Page. Talk. Mineral precipitation in porous materials. 249th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Denver, USA. March 2015.

  10. G. A. Waychunas, A. Fernandez-Martinez, B. Kalkan, S. Clark. Pressure-induced reversible transformation of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) into an "aragonitic" form. IMA 2014, South Africa. September 2014.

  11. A. Fernandez-Martinez, R. Poloni, M. Jimenez-Ruiz, G. Montes-Hernandez, G. A. Waychunas, A. F. Wallace. Invited talk. Deciphering the role of water in amorphous carbonate precursors. Goldschmidt Conference 2014, Sacramento, USA. June 2014.

  12. A. Fernandez-Martinez. Invited seminar. Carbonate mineral nucleation on flat surfaces and in pores. University of Lausanne, Switzerland. October 2013.

  13. A. Fernandez-Martinez. Invited seminar. Carbonate mineral nucleation pathways. Institut de Minéralogie et Physique des Milieux Condensés. Paris, France. October 2013.

  14. A. G. Stack, J. N. Bracco, G. A. Waychunas, A. Fernandez-Martinez, G. Rother, L. M. Anovitz, C. I. Steefel. Talk. Calcium carbonate growth rates from the atomic- to pore-scales. 246th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, USA. September 2013.

  15. A. Fernandez-Martinez, B. Kalkan, S. M. Clark, G. A. Waychunas. Talk. Pressure-induced polyamorphism in amorphous calcium carbonate : insights into biomineral polymorph selection mechanisms. Goldschmidt Conference 2013, Firenze, Italy. August 2013.

  16. Y.-S. Jun, A. Fernandez-Martinez, Y. Hu, Q. Y. Li, G. A. Waychunas. Talk.
    In situ probe of interfacial energies for CaCO3 heterogeneously nucleated on environmentally relevant substrates. 245th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. New Orleans, USA. April 2013.

  17. Y.C. Chien, A. Fernandez-Martinez, K. Saeki, J.L. Lau, J. Tao, C.L. Chen,
    L.B. Gower, S.F. Habelitz, R.N. Zuckermann, S.J. Marshall, G.W. Marshall and J.J. De Yoreo. Talk. Peptoids as Modulating Agents for Remineralization of Dentin Lesions. Annual meeting of the International Association for Dental Research. Seattle, USA. March 2013.

  18. Y.C. Chien, K. Saeki, A. Fernandez-Martinez, J. Tao, L. Gower, S.F. Habelitz, S.P. Ho, S.J. Marshall, J.J. De Yoreo and G.W. Marshall. Talk. Ultrastructure and Properties in Artificial Dentin Lesions from Two Acids. Annual meeting of the International Association for Dental Research. Seattle, USA. March 2013.

  19. A. Fernandez-Martinez, B. Kalkan, S. M. Clark, G. A. Waychunas. Talk. Pressure-induced polyamorphism and formation of ’aragonitic’ amorphous calcium carbonate. European Powder Diffraction Conference. Grenoble, France. November 2012.

  20. A. Fernandez-Martinez. Invited seminar. Carbonate Mineral Nucleation on Flat Mineral Substrates and in Confinement. School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University, USA. September 2012.

  21. A. Fernandez-Martinez, Y. Hu, Y.-S. Jun, G. A. Waychunas. Talk. In situ GISAXS studies of carbonate mineral nucleation on mineral surfaces. Goldschmidt Conference 2012, Montreal, Canada. June 2012.

  22. A. Fernandez-Martinez. Invited talk. Carbonate Mineral Nucleation Pathways in Geological Carbon Sequestration. Young Engineers + Scientists Symposium. Session on CO2 Capture and Sequestration. Berkeley, USA. March 2012.

  23. A. Fernandez-Martinez, Y. Hu, Y.-S. Jun, G. A. Waychunas. Talk. Carbonate mineral nucleation on mineral surfaces : in situ GISAXS and microscopy studies. Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society. San Diego, USA. March 2012.

  24. A. Fernandez-Martinez, Y. Hu, Y.-S. Jun, G. A. Waychunas, J. J. DeYoreo. Talk. Carbonate Nucleation on Mineral Surfaces. Energy Frontiers Research Center on Nanoscale Control of Geologic CO2. DOE-BES Review. Denver, USA, January 2012.

  25. A. Fernandez-Martinez, L. L. Daemens, R. Poloni, G. A. Waychunas. Poster. Structure and dynamics of amorphous carbonates. Molecular Foundry User’s Meeting. Berkeley, USA. October 2011.

  26. A. Fernandez-Martinez, G. J. Cuello, I. C. Bourg, M. R. Johnson, G. A. Waychunas, G. Sposito, L. Charlet. Talk. Water structure and hydration properties of imogolite nanotubes. Goldschmidt Conference 2011. Prague, Czeck Republic, August 2011.

  27. A. Fernandez-Martinez. Talk. Carbonate mineral nucleation pathways. CECAM Workshop on Microscopic-Scale View of CO2 Sequestration. Lausanne, Switzerland, June 2011.

  28. A. Fernandez-Martinez, A.V. Radha, A. G. Stack, L. Hedges, Y. Hu, A. Loulier, L. J. Banuelos, G. Rother, Y.-S. Jun, S. Whitelam, D. R. Cole, A. Navrotsky, G. A. Waychunas, J. J. DeYoreo. Invited talk. Carbonate mineral nucleation pathways. Energy Frontier Research Centers Forum. Washington DC, USA. May 2011.

  29. A. Fernandez-Martinez. Talk. Water structure and hydration properties of imogolite nanotubes. GSA Session on the Structure, Properties, and Geochemistry of Nanoparticles, Nanoclusters, and Nanocomposites in Biogeochemical Systems : In Honor of Benjamin Gilbert. Denver, USA, November 2010.

  30. D. Martinez-Blanco, P. Gorria, A. Fernandez-Martinez, M. J. Perez, G. J. Cuello, J. A. Blanco. Talk. Spin-glass-like behaviour in ball milled Fe30Cr70 alloy studied by ac magnetic susceptibility. 17th International Symposium on Metastable, Amorphous and Nanostructured Materials (ISMANAM 2010), Zurich, Switzerland, June 2010.

  31. A. Fernandez-Martinez, G. J. Cuello, L. Charlet. Invited talk. Structure and reactivity of natural nanoparticles. V Meeting of the Spanish Neutron Scattering Society. Gijon, Spain, June 2010.

  32. A. Fernandez-Martinez, G. J. Cuello, L. Charlet. Talk. The structure of schwertmannite :-an iron oxyhydroxysulfate. Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society. San Francisco, USA. March 2010.

  33. A. Fernandez-Martinez, G. J. Cuello, J. E. Daniels, L. J. Michot, J. Brendle, L. Charlet, G. Sposito. Talk. Water structure at the imogolite/water interface : geochemical implications. 1st Symposium on Mineralogy, Environment and Health. Marne la Vallee, France, September 2009.

  34. A. Fernandez-Martinez, L. Charlet. Talk. Surface chemistry of tubular (imogolite) aluminosilicates. Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Salt Lake City, USA. March 2009.

  35. A. Fernandez-Martinez, G. J. Cuello, J. E. Daniels, L. Charlet. Talk. X-ray Pair Distribution Function studies of nanosize minerals. Reunion de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogia. Zaragoza, Spain. September 2008.

  36. A. Fernandez-Martinez, G. J. Cuello, J. E. Daniels, A. Burnol, L. Charlet. Poster. PDF study of Imogolite and As-bearing nanoparticles of environmental relevance. Workshop on Powder Diffraction with 2-Dimensional Detectors. Grenoble, France. February 2008.

  37. A. Fernandez-Martinez, A. A. Piarristeguy, G. J. Cuello, M. Ribes, A. Pradel. Local and intermediate order in ionic conducting chalcogenide glasses probed by neutron diffraction and ab-initio molecular dynamics. Poster. Workshop on Pair Distribution Function. ESRF, Grenoble, France. October 2007.

  38. A. Fernandez-Martinez, G. Roman-Ross, L. Charlet, G.J. Cuello, A. Scheinost, M. R. Johnson, L. J. Michot, E. Montarges-Pelletier. Poster. Adsorption de selenite sur la surface de l’imogolite. Poster. Reunion de la Societe Francaise de la Neutronique. Maubuisson, France. May 2007.

  39. A. Fernandez-Martinez, L. Charlet, G.J. Cuello, M. R. Johnson, G. Roman-Ross, X. Turrillas, F. Bardelli. Talk. Arsenic III / V substitutions in calcite and gypsum. Joint ILL – LGIT Workshop on Neutron Scattering and Molecular Dynamics in the Environmental Sciences. Grenoble, France. January 2007.

  40. A. Gehin, L. Charlet, M. Wolthers, A. Fernandez-Martinez. Talk. Cooperative sorption of Fe(II) with Co(II), Eu(III) and Se(IV) on clay minerals. Fall Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Philadelphia, USA. October 2006.

  41. A. Fernandez-Martinez, P. Gorria, G. J. Cuello, J. D. Santos, M. J. Perez. Talk. Kinetics of crystallization of FeB-based amorphous alloys studied
    by neutron thermo-diffractometry. 9th International Conference on Non-Crystalline Solids, Gijon, Spain. June 2006.

  42. A. Fernandez-Martinez, G. J. Cuello, L. Charlet. Talk. Surface chemistry of imogolite. CECAM Workshop on Modeling and simulation of clays over various scales of time and space. Lyon, France. May 2006.

  43. A. Fernandez-Martinez, G. J. Cuello, G. Roman-Ross, X. Turrillas, L. Charlet. Poster. Arsenate uptake by gypsum : a neutron diffraction study. Neutrons at the Frontier of Earth Sciences and Environment. European Geophysical Union, Vienna, Austria. April 2005.

  44. A. Fernandez-Martinez, G. J. Cuello, G. Roman-Ross, X. Turrillas, L. Charlet. Poster. Arsenate uptake by gypsum : a neutron diffraction study. II Reunion de la Sociedad Española de Tecnicas Neutronicas. Puerto de la Cruz, Spain. 2004.

  45. A. Fernandez-Martinez, S. G. Chiuzbaian, M. Shi, U. Flechsig, M. Falub, L. Patthey. Poster. Phase matching scheme of the UE212 twin electromagnetic undulators. SLS User’s Meeting 2003. Villigen, Switzerland. 2003.