Nanostructure Determination via Electromagnetic Radiation
Course information
Course taught by professors Bart Goderis and Luc Van Meervelt. The first and latter part respectively account for three and two credits. The last credit will be earned at the submission of a report of the excursion, taking place in the second semester (ESRF and CERN). All the further information can be found via this link: https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/2023/syllabi/e/G0G99AE.htm#activetab=doelstellingen_idp1523248
Lecture attendance is strongly recommended, so that additional information can be noted on the provided slides. This increases the chances of passing the exam.
Exam questions
1st of February 2024
Prof. Goderis' part:
These questions are always based on one or more papers. It's therefore a bit difficult and cumbersome trying to solve questions without the paper... Normally, Prof Goderis should make the exam of this examination period available somewhere in November. By all means, feel free to then submit the file to this page!
Prof. Van Meervelts part:
Are the following statements true or false for each specific case? Explain why and provide a detailed description of the subjects in bold. When unveiling the crystal structure of a protein:
- Vapor diffusion can be used to obtain a protein crystal.
- Solvent flattening solves the phase problem.
When using single crystal crystallography to obtain the structure of a small organic molecule:
- The normalized structure factor enables the crystallographer to determine the absolute configuration.
- ConQuest is useful during model refinement.
13th of January 2023
Prof. Goderis' part:
Via the link, you'll see the exam questions from Prof Goderis' part: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mTCEOwZ2v-OtT0TGrcmfofLGQEtQHpD-/view?usp=drive_link. And here you'll find my solutions for this particular exam. By all means, if you want to add additional information, or you're absolutely convinced something is wrong: just add it in a comment below (or post your own solutions). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xgrCvfQ73Lcc0ZqjDz7YVQrRC-nM-WmW/view?usp=sharing
Prof. Van Meervelts part:
Not available for this examination.