The second RFD (Request for Discussion) for
sci.xtallography
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From: Lachlan Cranswick [lachlan@dmp.csiro.au]
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Subject: 2nd RFD: sci.xtallography
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2ND Request for Discussion (RFD) of sci.xtallography (unmoderated).
This is the 2nd RFD for sci.xtallography. The "misc" in the 1st
RFD caused arguments and has been deleted. Xtallography
is a semi-standard abbreviation of the word crystallography
and should not cause any big problems. The reason a
sci.crystallography name is not acceptable
is that some UNIX system have a 14 character limit of file-names -
crystallography is a 15 character word.
The only other change was a request to include TEM (Transmission
Electron Microscopy) in topics for discussion and this has been
done. Please note that this proposed newsgroup is intended to
be an open forum for discussion of crystallography. Thus
relevant topics for this newsgroup should only be limited
to what the participants in this proposed newsgroup
regard as crystallography.
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I propose a new unmoderated newsgroup called sci.xtallography.
The main aim of sci.xtallography is to provide an open forum for the
discussion of topics on crystallography and related fields.
(Could people reading this post mention it to colleagues who
might be interested and benefit from a sci.xtallography group
but not normally use the internet newsgroups.)
Proposed Name of Group
sci.xtallography (unmoderated)
Purpose of New Newsgroup
The purpose of sci.xtallography is to provide a forum for anyone
interested in using the "power" of the internet newsgroups to discuss
(in "near real time"!) issues, results, problems and applications in
crystallography that would take months and years in conventional paper
journals. It would also allow non-crystallographers to find out how
this field could assist their work.
Topics for discussion would include :-
Powder diffraction (neutron/X-rays)
Single crystal diffraction
Electron diffraction
Crystal Structure determination
Structure determination
Rietveld Refinement
Software
Data formats
Databases
Hardware/Equipment - specs, alignment, opinions, etc.
Phase Identification - search match software/techniques/....
Discussion of complementary/confirmatory techniques :-
e.g.:- SEM, XRF, MicroProbe, AFM, STM, Optical Microscopy......
Applications to the fields of Mineralogy, Geology,
Physics, Chemistry, Industry
Announcements/reviews of papers/conferences.
Preparation techniques.
Non-ambient techniques (high-pressure/temperature/??)
Discussion on the accuracy/validity of various structures
and reference patterns.
General Discussion/opinions/questions.
Synchrotron radiation
Positions vacant
Crystallographic texture determination
Biological crystallography and applications
TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy)
Anything else that is relevant to crystallography in general.
Discussion of this RFD is to take place in news.groups.
For those reading other newsgroups, the followup to this
post should appear automatically in news.groups.
What is the Process of Creating a Newsgroup
- (a) RFD: Discussion, i.e., public hearing to take place in the newsgroup
news.groups for approximately one month
- (b) CFV: Call for votes (the voting period will be about 25 days)
- (c) Counting of votes and public display of votes
- (d) Announcement of new newsgroup
- (a)-->(b) assumes no major disagreements about this newsgroup during
discussion. (c)-->(d) assumes that the vote is favourable., i.e.,
Y > N+100 .and. Y > (2/3)(Y+N)
Y being the number of YES votes, N being the number of NO votes for
the creation of the proposed newsgroup.
Please email me if you have any queries at lachlan@dmp.csiro.au.
Present Internet users who have requested their names be associated
(co-proposers) with this attempt to create a crystallography newsgroup :-
Suzanne Mohney
mohney@cae.wisc.edu,
graduate student,
Materials Science,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Vadali Mahadev
mahadev@bank.ecn.purdue.edu
Peter Yeates
phys4pjy@phys.canterbury.ac.nz,
Honour III Student BSc(Physics),
University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Jon Tischler
zzt@ornl.gov
Alex Haralampiev
haralaag@ucbeh.san.uc.edu,
Department of Geology,
University of Cincinnati, USA.
John B. Posthill
jbp@rti.rti.org,
Research Triangle Institute, USA.
Rick Rateick
richard.g.rateick.1@nd.edu,
University of Notre Dame, USA.
Andreas Morlok
zxmxa09@studserv.zdv.uni-tuebingen.de
Virginia B. Pett
hughes_grant@acs.wooster.edu,
Associate Professor of Chemistry,
The College of Wooster.
Hideyo Inouye
inouye@amy.tch.harvard.edu
Paul VerNooy
vernoopd@esvax.dnet.dupont.com
Mike Kautzky
bardman@leland.stanford.edu,
Stanford University
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