Department of Mineralogy and Crystallography
Welcome to the department of Mineralogy and Crystallography!
Our institute offers the opportunity to delve deep into the fascinating world of minerals, crystalline matter and geomaterials.
Among other things, we deal with the structure and properties of crystals, the development of modern materials, and the origin and treatment of gemstones. The protection of the environment through the sustainable use of mineral resources, the knowledge of mineral components as energy or CO2 storage materials, but also the understanding of minerals under extreme conditions - such as in the interior of planets - are also part of our exciting research areas.
If you are interested in the natural sciences and are enthusiastic about the combination of research, technology, and environmental protection, then you are very welcome at our institute!
Lecture Series summer term 2026
each Friday, 11:30 am, at UZA II, lecture room 1 (2A120):
17. April: Robert Arato (Montanuniversität Leoben) Natural graphite traceability - a mineralogical question?
24. April: Alejandro B. Rodriguez Navarro (Univ. Granada, Spain) Analysis of biominerals (avian eggshell, mollusc shell, bone) mineralogy and microstructure by X-ray diffraction
01. Mai (no lecture)
08. Mai: Yongjae Lee (Yonsei Univ., Seoul, Korea) "Journey to the center of the Earth": a mineral physicist's revisit
15. Mai: (no lecture)
22. Mai: Maxence Vigier (CNRS Orleans, France) Exploring colour and luminescence in gemstones: from generalities to the case of sapphire
29. Mai: Marta Morana (Univ. Florence, ltaly) A crystallographer's guide to mineral inclusions
05. Juni (no lecture)
12. Juni: Bartosz Puzio (AGH Univ. Krakow, Poland) Apatite: can a mineral lock radioisotopes for millions of years?
19. Juni: Sergi Plana-Ruiz (Univ. Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain) Nanoscale crystallography exploration through electron diffraction
26. Juni: Jarosław Stolarski (Polish Academy of Sciencesi, Warsaw, Poland) Organic matrices in otolith biomineralization: nanoscale organization, preservation, and polymorph constraints
Announcement seminar series summer term 2026 as PDF download
