[Ifeffit] XAFS short course in BNL on Nov 5-7: Save the date

[Adora Graham]

Matt,

It looks like Multivariate Curve Resolution-Alternating Least Squares from
a simple Google search.

Regards,
Adora
On Aug 7, 2015 5:08 PM, "Matthew Marcus" <mamarcus at lbl.gov> wrote:

> I figured *that*.  Give me *some* credit :-)
>
> I'm going to Karlsruhe and it's going to be really expensive, so I can't
> see going on another trip in the same FY.  Therefore, even if you don't
> tell me what MCR-ALS is, I'm still not coming, so
> you might as well tell me.
>         mam
>
> On 8/7/2015 3:40 PM, Anatoly I Frenkel wrote:
>
>> Can I add some intrigue to this, and not answer?...Just a hint: ALS does
>> not stand for Advanced Light Source.
>> Anatoly
>> ________________________________________
>> From: ifeffit-bounces at millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov [
>> ifeffit-bounces at millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov] on behalf of Matthew Marcus [
>> mamarcus at lbl.gov]
>> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 6:23 PM
>> To: XAFS Analysis using Ifeffit
>> Subject: Re: [Ifeffit] XAFS short course in BNL on Nov 5-7: Save the date
>>
>> What's MCR-ALS?  I know and use all the other things you mentioned.
>>          mam
>>
>> On 8/7/2015 3:06 PM, Anatoly I Frenkel wrote:
>>
>>> Dear IFEFFIT subscribers:
>>>
>>> Please save the dates, Nov. 5-7, 2015, of the annual XAFS short course
>>> in Brookhaven National Laboratory. As many of you may know, we vary our
>>> themes from year to year, and we also vary the target levels for
>>> participants from beginners to intermediate to advanced. This year the
>>> target level for participants is "advanced", as suggested by the course
>>> title "Advanced topics in XAFS data modeling". It is similar in scope to
>>> our other courses on this subject (the latest one was offered in Brookhaven
>>> in 2010) that are available online:
>>>
>>> http://www.yu.edu/scc/workshops-courses/
>>>
>>> This time the course will be divided in two parts: non-linear analysis
>>> methods (FEFF theory-based) and linear methods (based on methods of
>>> multivariate analysis and linear algebra such as LCF, PCA and MCR-ALS).
>>>
>>> Nov. 5 (Thursday) and Nov. 6 (Friday) will be devoted to lectures and
>>> demonstrations of the software.
>>>
>>> Nov. 7 (Saturday) will be practical session,  in which registered
>>> participants will practice problem solving methods discussed in the
>>> previous days.
>>>
>>> Confirmed instructors are: Alain Michalowicz, Stephen Wasserman, Faisal
>>> Alamgir, Scott Calvin and Anatoly Frenkel. A full list of instructors and
>>> additional information on the course will soon appear on BNL web site.
>>> Participation in the practical data analysis session will be limited to 30
>>> registered attendees, although auditors are welcome to attend the lectures
>>> and demonstrations on Thursday and Friday.
>>>
>>> For any inquiries please use contact info on the course web that will
>>> soon come online.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Anatoly Frenkel
>>>
>>> Yeshiva University
>>>
>>> Anatoly Frenkel, Ph.D.
>>> Professor and Chair, Department of Physics, Yeshiva University
>>> 245 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016
>>> https://yu.edu/faculty-bios/frenkel/
>>> Spokesperson, Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium http://yu.edu/scc
>>> Office: (212) 340-7827, Lab: (631) 344-3013, Email:
>>> anatoly.frenkel at yu.edu <mailto:anatoly.frenkel at yu.edu>
>>>
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