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International Soft Matter Conference, 16-19/09/2013
16-19 September 2013, Rome, Italy
Description will follow
Contact person: Prof. Francesco Sciortino, francesco.sciortino@phys.uniroma1.it
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Faraday Discussion 161: Lipids and Membrane Biophysics, London, United Kingdom, 11-13/09/2012
It is now 7 weeks until the 18th November deadline for submission of Oral Abstracts.
This Faraday Discussion will consider recent developments in the study of biomembrane structure, ordering and dynamics, with particular emphasis on the roles of lipids in these phenomena. As well as discussing new experimental and theoretical findings and novel methodologies, the meeting will focus on exploring the relevance of concepts from amphiphile self-assembly and soft matter physics to understanding biomembranes. The Discussion will focus on the following themes:
Lipid self-assembly
Structure, ordering and dynamics of membranes
Lateral segregation, trans-bilayer coupling and microdomains
Membrane curvature, micromechanics and fusion
Lipid-protein interactions: two-way coupling
Interactions of signalling lipids and other molecules with membranes
Biomedical and technological applications of lipid membranes
Abstracts (one A4 page) should be sent by email attachment to RSC Events (events@rsc.org) with the subject header: ‘FD161 Abstract’.
Further information is available at: www.rsc.org/FD161
We do hope you will take the opportunity to join this exciting Discussion, which will include the following Invited Speakers:
Prof. John Nagle (Introductory) Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Prof. Evan Evans (Closing) Boston University, USA
Prof. Olaf Sparre Andersen Cornell University, USA
Prof. Alfred Blume Martin-Luther-Universität Halle,Germany
Prof. Markus Deserno Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Prof. Reinhard Lipowsky MPI of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany
Prof. David Needham Duke University, USA
Prof. Thomas Schmidt Leiden Institute of Physics, The Netherlands
Prof. Petra Schwille TU Dresden, Germany
Prof. Håkan Wennerström University of Lund, Sweden
Contact person: John M. Seddon, j.seddon@imperial.ac.uk
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Polymeric Materials, 12-12/09/2012
12-14 September 2012, Halle (Saale), Germany
Polymeric Materials 2012 represents the 15th event within the series of ,,Polymeric Materials“ conferences in Halle/Merseburg organized biennially. This conference has a longstanding tradition in the field of polymer science and engineering in Germany. In plenary, keynote and short lectures as well as poster presentations scientific results in the fields of Polymer Chemistry, Polymer Physics and Polymer Engineering will be presented and discussed. In 2012 a special symposium is planned on the topic: Polymers in Life Science.
http://www.p2012.de
Contact Person: Prof. Dr. W. Paul, Wolfgang.Paul@physik.uni-halle.de
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Physics of Complex Colloids, 03-13/07/2012
3-13 July 2012, Varenna, Italy
The primary aim of the school is to cover the most exciting modern topics in the physics of colloids.The school will focus on nine mini-courses and on a small number of seminars. The directors are Clemens Bechinger - Universität Stuttgart
Francesco Sciortino - Università di Roma Sapienza, Primoz Ziherl - Jozef Stefan Institute. The topics covered in the mini-courses will include
§ Colloidal interactions and phase diagrams (C. N. Likos, Wien)
§ Hydrodynamics in colloids (G. Naegele, Juelich)
§ Simulation techniques (D. Frenkel, Cambridge)
§ Colloidal arrested states of matter (E. Zaccarelli, Roma)
§ Structural investigations of colloids (R. Piazza, Milano)
§ Synthesis (B. Vincent, Bristol)
§ Applications (S. Granick, Urbana-Champaign)
§ Non-equilibrium phenomena (C. Vandenbroeck, Diepenbeek)
§ Active Motion (W. Poon, Edinburgh)
Mini-courses (1-7) will consist of six 45-minute lectures, mini-courses (8-9) will consist of three 45-minute lectures. This schedule will allow speakers to discuss the concepts, methodologies, and results in a particular field in full detail. In addition, 45-minutes seminars will be delivered by
§ P. Chaikin
§ M. Dijkstra
§ M. Fuchs
§ A. G. Yodh
§ E. Trizac
§ P. Vekilov
www.itn-comploids.eu/summerschool
Contact person: Francesco Sciortino, francesco.sciortino@uniroma1.it
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11th European Summer school on Scattering Methods applied to Soft Condensed Matter, 07-14/06/2012
07-14 June 2012, Bombannes, France
The ‘International Bombannes Summer School on Scattering Methods Applied to Soft Condensed Matter’ offers a one-week high-level training for European PhD-students and young researchers every two-years. By nature, scattering methods are well suited for studying the structure and dynamics of systems organized on the nanoscale, which is typically the case for polymer, surfactant, or colloidal systems, i.e. the building blocks of Soft Matter Composites.
The 11th edition of this summer school will take place from 7th to 14th of June 2012, in Bombannes (Gironde, France). Further information and the application procedure will be available soon on www.ill.eu/bombannes.
Contact person: Dr. Julian Oberdisse, julian.oberdisse@univ-montp2.fr
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SoftComp Annual meeting 2012, 28/05-01/06/2012
28 May - 1 June 2012, Heraklion, Greece
The SoftComp Annual meeting 2012 will take place at the Knossos Beach Hotel in Crete, Greece.
Further details on the event will follow.
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Laboratory Course on Dielectric Spectroscopy, 28/05/2012 - 02/06/2012
28 May - 2 June 2012, San Sebastian, Spain
The course is open to graduate students in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or Biology.
The laboratory course will consist of lectures and experimental sessions. The lectures will include an introduction to polarization theory, dielectric materials and instrumentation. Selected experiments on soft-matter and polymers will be conducted and anaylsed by the students. Furthermore, there will be two Invited Tutorials and two sessions of lectures on specific applications.
It is the aim of the course to introduce students into the dielectric relaxation experimental techniques and its applications in soft-condensed matter research.
Course Responsible: Prof. A. Alegría
Lectures sessions
• Fundamentals of electrostatics
• Dielectric materials
• Static dielectric permittivity
• Dielectric response
• Models of the dielectric relaxation
• Experimental methods
• Data analysis
• Tutorial on: Dielectric relaxation in polymers
• Tutorial on: Dielectric relaxation and large scale chain dynamics
• Applications of dielectric relaxation to soft-matter research
Laboratory Sessions
• Introducction to the laboratory equipments
• Sample preparation methods
• Conducting a low-frequency experiment
• Conducting a high-frequency experiment
• Conducting a time-domain experiment
• Analysis of the obtained data
• Results and interpretation
The participating students will be divided into groups of five. Each group will work at three different instruments. The experimental data measured will be analysed by the students assisted by the course teachers.
Contact: Prof. Angel Alegría, angel.alegria@ehu.es
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NaNaX5. Nanoscience with Nanocrystals, 07-11/05/12
7-11 May 2012, Fuengirola, Spain
NaNaX 5 is the fifth international conference specifically dedicated to discuss and share the most recent findings related to Nanoscience with Nanocrystals. Topics will include the fabrication of nanocrystals, the observation of novel phenomena, the assembly of nanocrystal building blocks, individual and collective properties, as well as applications arising from such novel materials and phenomena. The aim of this course is to provide an overview of the epigenetic mechanisms and their link to chromatin dynamics. The different functions of the nucleus involving the genome and its organization will be discussed with an emphasis on the technological limits and the new experimental approaches developed today. Links between the disruption of nuclear function and the development of human pathologies will be discussed.
http://www.nanax5.com/index.html
Contact person: contact@nanax5.com
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Colloidal Dispersions in External Fields, 20-23/03/2012
20-23 March 2012, Bonn, Germany
The conference is held in conjunction with the Collaborative Research Center Transregio SFB TR6 with the title "Physics of Colloidal Dispersions in External Fields". It is the third conference in a series that was started in 2004 by the CODEF I meeting and continued in 2008 by the CODEF II meeting.
Conference web portal http://www.codef,de
Contact person: Prof. H.Loewen, hlowen@thphy.uni-duesseldorf.de
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Colloidal Dispersions in External Fields, Bonn, Germany, 20-23/03/2012
Soft matter in general and colloidal dispersions in particular are characterized by their susceptibility to manipulation by even weak external fields. The scientific focus of the conference is on the physics of colloids in confining geometries, under shear, as well as in electric, laser-optical and magnetic fields. Self-organization phenomena in equilibrium and non-equilibrium, where colloidal dispersions play a pivotal role as model systems, will be discussed. Particular emphasis will be put on the combined use of complementary methods, such as experiment, computer simulation and theory.
The conference is held in conjunction with the Collaborative Research Center Transregio SFB TR6 with the title "Physics of Colloidal Dispersions in External Fields". It is the third conference in a series that was started in 2004 by the CODEF I meeting and continued in 2008 by the CODEF II meeting.
Conference web portal http://www.codef,de
Contact person: Prof. H.Loewen, hlowen@thphy.uni-duesseldorf.de
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8th Course on Epigenetics, 14-21/03/2012
14-21 March 2012, Paris, France
The aim of this course is to provide an overview of the epigenetic mechanisms and their link to chromatin dynamics. The different functions of the nucleus involving the genome and its organization will be discussed with an emphasis on the technological limits and the new experimental approaches developed today. Links between the disruption of nuclear function and the development of human pathologies will be discussed.
http://enseignement.curie.fr/en/content/8th-course-epigenetics-2012
Contact person: Geneviève Almouzni Geneviève.Almouzni@curie.fr
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43rd IFF Spring School 2012 "Scattering Methods for Condensed Matter Research: Towards Novel Applications at Future Sources" 05-16/03/2012
Juelich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) is happy to announce that registration is open for the
43rd IFF Spring School 2012 entitled
"Scattering Methods for Condensed Matter Research: Towards Novel Applications at Future Sources"
taking place March 05 - 16, 2012 in Juelich, Germany. The IFF Spring School 2012 comes timely to the centennial anniversary of the discovery of X-ray scattering from single crystals by Max von Laue, Walter Friedrich and Paul Knipping in 1912.
For further information and to apply for participation please visit our webpage
www.iff-springschool.de
Deadline for application is December 09, 2011.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Juelich!
Contact person: Prof. D.Richter, neutronscattering@fz-juelich.de
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Cell Shape Changes: Cell Motility and Morphogenesis, 12-15/12/2011
12-15 December 2011, Paris, France
This course focuses on the cell shape changes that occur during cell motility and embryonic development, with an emphasis on the physical mechanisms involved in these biological processes. Lecturers and participants will be both physicists and biologists. Conferences will be in English.
Thursday Dec 15th afternoon, participants will be broken into small groups for visits of the Institut Curie laboratories (cell biology, physics, developmental biology).
http://www.curie.fr/en/training/coursecellshapechanges
Contact person: Julie Plastino, Julie.Plastino@curie.fr
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Juelich Soft Matter Days, 15-18/11/2011
15-18 November 2011, Bonn, Germany
Description will follow
Contact person: Prof. J.Dhont, j.k.g.dhont@fz-juelich.de
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Molecular Biology of the Cell, 09.01/10.02/2011, 09.01.-10.02.2012
9 January – 10 February 2012, Paris, France
Cells are the functional units of life and cell biology explores the complex processes that regulate their activity. As such, cell biology is a mix of disciplines that range from computations to imaging living organisms.
The aim of this course (theory and practice) of 4 weeks is to attract an international group of students (Master students and youg PhD students) to this research area by bringing together leading scientists for a series of state-of the-art lectures and cutting edge practical sessions that will introduce them to the most recent concepts and challenges in modern cell biology.
http://www.curie.fr/en/biologie-moleculaire-de-la-cellule-2011-2012-003218
Contact person: Philippe Chavrier, Philippe.Chavrier@curie.fr
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