Workshop on applications of SERS to biodetection, registration open
29th and 30th of August 2013, San Sebastián, Spain
Scientific Scope
The 2013 SAVVY workshop will focus on the use of metal nanoparticles as surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) probes and their potential application in a range of different biological studies. Particular attention will be given to the comprehensive understanding of interfacial processes involving enhanced optical scattering from adsorbates on anisotropic surfaces influencing the SERS response and ultimately, their applicability in biosensing and imaging. Tutorial Lectures delivered by key experts on the field will cover:
- Anisotropic nanoparticles and their plasmonic applications in biosensing.
- SERS nanoprobes for cell and tissue imaging.
- Colloidal nanoplasmonics for nanobiophotonics: bioanalytics, diagnostics and nanobiomanipulation.
In addition to the tutorial lectures there will be oral and poster presentartions covering the aspects of the workshop. To apply for a presentation see below.
The workshop is organized within the framework of the EU-funded “SAVVY” project.
Confirmed Speakers
Wolfgang Fritzsche, Institute of Photonic Technology, Jena, Germany
Janina Kneipp, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Duncan Graham, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Luis Liz-Marzán, CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastián, Spain
Molly Stevens, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Gilbert Walker, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Anja Boisen, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations covering the aspects of the workshop are welcome. Abstracts are to be submitted via email to Angela Weiss using the template (download) by June 15th, 2013. Authors will be notified of their abstract status before the end of June 2013. Following the abstract acceptance authors will be invited to register free of charge.
Abstract Submission deadline: June 15, 2013
Notification of Acceptance: June 28, 2013
Deadline for registration for accepted contributions: July 5, 2013
For information regarding your travel arrangements please check here.
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AMPERE NMR School 2013 registration is now open
The 2013 AMPERE NMR school, which will be held in Zakopane, Poland from June 23rd to 29th is now open for registration.
The AMPERE NMR School, is organized by the Macromolecular Physics Department of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, in collaboration with Centre for European Integration, under the auspices of the Groupement AMPERE.
The School is addressed to young scientists (post graduate students, PhD students and post-doctoral fellows) and is focused on theoretical and experimental aspects of NMR methods, as well as on application of NMR in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
The School covers the following topics:
- solid state and soft matter NMR
- NMR diffusometry and relaxometry
- application of NMR in biology and medicine
- application of NMR material and environmental sciences
- magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy
- NMR and quantum information
- theoretical and experimental aspects of dynamic nuclear spin polarization
- advanced NMR techniques
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17th Laboratory Course Neutron Scattering is open for registration
Juelich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) is happy to announce that registration is open for the 17th Laboratory Course Neutron Scattering taking place September 2-13, 2013 in Juelich and Garching/Munich, Germany.
The course will consist of one week of lectures and exercises and one week of practical training at the instruments of the research reactor FRM II. It is the aim of the course to give a realistic insight into the experimental technique and its scientific power.
Students of physics, chemistry, material science and biosciences are invited to apply for participation. There is no tuition fee. Accommodation and meals during the course will be provided by JCNS. Travel expenses will be reimbursed for a limited number of foreign students.
For further information and to apply for participation please visit our website.
Deadline for application is May 26, 2013.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Juelich and Garching!
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ESMI Annual Meeting 2013, registration is open for the meeting in Rimini, Italy
Registration for the ESMI Annual Meeting 2013 is now possible here.
The annual meeting is the forum for all ESMI users and members to discuss recent scientific achievements and give feed back to the panels running ESMI. It will be held on May 30th and 31st 2013 in the hotel Sporting, Rimini, Italy. Prior to the meeting ESMI users are welcome to attend the SoftComp topical meeting, which takes place during the afternoon of May 29th. The ESMI annual meeting will start with the scientific part, during the morning and the afternoon of May 30th, followed by a feed back meeting, where users are encouraged to formulate criticism and suggestions for improvement. The administrative meetings of ESMI are scheduled for the morning of May 31st. The meeting is organized jointly with the Softcomp annual meeting, in order to facilitate double participation. Users who intend to participate in both meetings are are kindly asked to register via the SoftComp portal. ESMI central budget will cover accommodation and the travel costs (up to a max of 250 euro per person) up to four persons per group or up to two persons per access proposal of which results are presented. Transportation from and to the nearest airports and train stations will be organized for those participants who reported their travel details NOT LATER THAN MAY 17, 2013, 17:00. Pleas note that there is only a limited number of rooms available. Therefore please report in your registration form, if you agree to a double occupancy accommodation. For any questions, please contact directly Peter Lang or Marie Göcking at the ESMI project office.
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14 open positions in the SOMATAI ITN
Marie Curie initial training network SOMATAI (SOft Matter AT Aqueous Interfaces) is looking for 13 PhD students and one postdoc.
SOMATAI is a multi partner ITN, which was set up with the intention to provide physics-oriented interdisciplinary continuing education in the joint fields of soft matter science and fluid interface science.
Interfaces between a water phase and a solid, liquid or gaseous second phase are of special interest and a focal point of SOMATAI. Such interfaces are highly relevant to many products (food, cosmetics, paints) and are vital for processes engineering (washing, coating, water purification). They have an outstanding importance from a scientific point of view due to specific interactions at such interfaces. The carefully planned teaching and research programme of SOMATAI in a network of 10 leading academic partners, 1 large scale company, 2 small/medium sized enterprises, and 4 top-level associated partners from Germany, Taiwan and the USA will ensure that young researchers will receive an excellent training in a pioneering research domain of high scientific and technological relevance.
Additional to their individual scientific projects, all fellows will benefit from continuing education, which includes an internship with an industrial SOMATAI partner, a variety of hands-on training modules as well as transferable skills courses within the SOMATAI network across Europe, Taiwan and the US.
The successful candidates will receive a competitive salary, according to the Marie Curie regulations for early stage and experienced researchers.
Women are explicitly invited to submit their applications. Applications from handicapped persons are welcome. Handicapped persons and persons equal to them will be given priority in case of even suitability.
For details of the individual positions please follow the Vacancies! link at the SOMATAI web site
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Workshop on «Modern Light Scattering Technologies» co-organized by LSInstruments and the University of Leeds, UK
The next workshop on «Modern Light Scattering Technologies» will be held at the University of Leeds, UK, on the 12th, 13th and 14th of June 2013.
The course offers a unique combination of introductory lectures on light scattering and optical microrheology with the possibility to gain hands on experience using the latest laboratory equipment in the field of Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Static Light Scattering (SLS) and Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy (DWS).The workshop will be hosted by the Soft Matter Physics Group of the University of Leeds.
For further information please visit the worshop website.
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Registration is open fot the 14th European School on Rheology to be held in Leuven, Begium, in September 2013
The European School on Rheology is an intensive short course designed to give practicing engineers and scientists an understanding of the fundamentals of rheology, its principles of measurement and its application to problem solving. The course is organised at the University of Leuven now for the 14th time, from 02. to 06. September 2013.
Hands-on experience with commercial rheometers is provided. The course is a unique combination of theoretical fundamentals of rheology and the practical details of performing measurements. In addition, application of rheology to the characterization of polymer solutions, melts, gels, suspensions, biomaterials, food products and processing flows are covered.
Small group laboratory sessions are designed to give participants practical experience in making rheological measurements and to build confidence in understanding the results. Informal discussion sessions are scheduled to facilitate individual interaction with faculty and staff.
For futher information and registration, please visit the school's website.
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4th LABORATORY COURSE ON DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY, 20-24 May 2013, Registration open
Pre-registration is open for the fourth LABORATORY COURSE ON DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY. The course is organized by the Materials Physics Center (CFM), joint center of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) and the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). It will be held during 20-24 May 2013 in San Sebastián - Spain.
For details please visit the workshop website.
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Workshop on Transmission Electron microscopy in June 2013
The workshop is organized in the framework of ESTEEM2, ESMI, IFOX, the IAP network on “Functional supramolecular systems” and the COST action on “Nanostructured materials for solid-state hydrogen storage”. A state-of-the-art training in Transmission Electron Microscopy at the highest level is provided. Lectures will be given by staff members of the EMAT research group and special topics are covered by guest lecturers. The main focus of the workshop is to provide practical experience with a broad range of TEM instruments. We offer the choice between 3 different modules, “High resolution TEM, TEM Spectroscopy” or “TEM on sensitive materials”, preceded by a workshop on “Basic TEM”. More information…
For further information please visit the workshop website
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International Soft Matter Conference 2013
The International Soft Matter Conference 2013 will be held in Rome, next year, September 15-19. The conference will take place at the campus of Sapienza University of Rome. The Conference is supported by the European Network of Excellence "SoftComp", the CNR-DMD and the CNR-ISC and CNR-IPCF institutes.
Two previous editions, attended by more than 600 participants, have been held in Aachen (2007) and in Granada (2010), bringing together scientists interested in soft matter systems such as polymers, colloids, surfactants, membranes, biomaterials and their composites.
An international program committee, following the numerous suggestions of the international advisory board, has put forward a high quality program. Please visit the conference website to explore the program.
The important date to mark in your calendar (besides the conference period!) is April 30th, 2013, the (strict) dead-line for submitting contributed-talk requests.
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