At the end of this course student should be capable of

i. acquainting themselves with top-notch powder diffraction tools (i.e. synchrotron X-rays, neutron diffraction),

ii. using highly acknowledged crystal structure refinement techniques in their own researches,  

iii. interpreting the literature on powder diffraction and structure of materials,

iv.  developing a basic understanding of elementary and complex atomic structure of solids,

v. building a notion of materials structure and property relationship.