De Beers and GIA heads to speak on synthetic diamonds at GIA GemFest Basel 2015

The talk will be held on March 22, 2015
De Beers and GIA heads to speak on synthetic diamonds at GIA GemFest Basel 2015

The subject of synthetic diamonds is going to be discussed by leading research scientists from GIA (Gemological Institute of America) and De Beers Technologies UK, at GIA GemFest Basel 2015 on March 22 at the Congress Center Basel in Switzerland.

Over the years, with the aid of technology that created synthetic diamonds, their presence has grown in greater quantities. Although, there has also been the industry concern of synthetics being presented as natural.

Dr. Simon Lawson, head of technologies UK for De Beers and Dr. Wuyi Wang, director of research and development for GIA, will speak about the latest research on synthetic diamonds and their identification, and how GIA and De Beers are working to meet the on-going challenges posed by potential non-disclosure. A question and answer session will immediately follow the moderated discussion. The discussion will be moderated by Tom Moses, executive vice president and chief laboratory and research officer for GIA.

GIA and De Beers have applied years of research to identifying these laboratory-grown diamonds, resulting in devices and methods that effectively distinguish them from natural diamonds.

Lawson has 20 years of experience with De Beers researching the growth and characterization of synthetic diamonds. He has held a key role at De Beers since 1995 in the strategy and development of the various De Beers verification instruments used to identify synthetic and treated diamonds. Prior to joining De Beers, Lawson was awarded a Royal Society Fellowship and has served at the National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials in Japan.

Wang joined GIA in 2000 and has more than 20 years of expertise in diamond geochemistry and the treatments of diamond and other gem material. He is widely published in gemological and geological journals, and is recognized with numerous honors including the AGS Richard T. Liddicoat Journalism Award and Dr. Edward J. Gübelin Most Valuable Article Award from Gems & Gemology.


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