nanoGUNE Winter School 2020
Overview
The nanoGUNE Winter School 2020 will be held in the nanoGUNE facilities in San Sebastian (Spain), from Wednesday 12 to Friday 14 February 2020. The event is primarily aimed at undergraduate and master students of physics, chemistry, biology and engineering.
The School will include a combination of academic lectures, soft skills training sessions and hands-on lab practices.
Registration and Key Dates
The registration will open on 1 October 2019.
We will accept applicants until 30 October 2019. **EXTENDED DEADLINE: 15 NOVEMBER 2019**
The applications received will be then evaluated and the results will be communicated no later than 15 December to all applicants.
Target students
- Fields: physics, chemistry, biology and engineering
- Last or penultimate year undergraduate degree students
- Master students
We are looking for highly motivated undergraduate or master students that are considering the possibility of pursuing their training with a PhD degree.
The maximum number of participants will be limited to 30 students.
Grants: what is included?
NanoGUNE will offer grants to cover all the main expenses of the winter school to all the selected students:
- Grants to cover travel expenses
- Lunch and coffee-breaks
- Accommodation in shared rooms will be arranged
Program
The program will combine scientific lectures, transversal sessions and hands-on lab practices in small groups, as well as social activities. The specific session and agenda will be announced later on, but the sessions will cover the following or similar topics:
TRANSVERSAL SESSIONS
- Introduction to nanoscience
- Time management
- Working in Science / Career path in Science
- Scientific Publications and the Web of Science
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
- Nanoelectronics
- Fundamentals of nanoscience and quantum effects in the nanoscale
- Interface between biology - nanoscience - nanotechnology
HANDS-ON LABS
- Cleanroom nanofabrication
- Organic electronics
- Electrospinning of nanofibers
- Deposition of thin films and characterization
- Low-temperature STM
- Computer simulations
- Electron Microscopy
SOCIAL PROGRAM
- Winter School Dinner
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATORS: Monika Goikoetxea & Rainer Hillenbrand |
TECHNICAL COORDINATORS: Uxue Agirrezabala & Itziar Otegui |
IMAGE credits: Photo by Jonathan Knepper on Unsplash
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