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46th Atlantic Micromounters' Conference: April 5 - 6, 2019

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Speaker: Dr. Robert J. Lauf 
​Renowned Author of numerous mineralogical books, listed below
​Programs:  *Electron Microscopy: The Final Frontier of Magnification, *Mineralogy of Uranium and Thorium, * Orthosilicates

Dr. Robert Lauf holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Illinois. His scientific career included over twenty years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he conducted research on topics ranging from nuclear fuel, coal by-products, materials synthesis, microwave processing, sensors, optical materials, and biomineralization. He has been granted fifty U.S. Patents for his inventions, many of which have become successful industrial products. He is now a Registered Patent Agent and technology consultant.

​​Author of these titles:
  • Mineralogy of Uranium and Thorium
  • Orthosilicates
  • Di- and Ring Silicates
  • The Garnet Group
  • The Tourmaline Group
  • Titania: Rutile, Anatase
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  • Industrial and Consumer Uses of Minerals
  • The Zeolite Group
  • The Mica Group
  • The Layer Titanosilicates (astrophyllite, bafertisite, and nafertisite groups)
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