Scope

In four-day sessions invited experts from international and German research institutions will give thorough and in-depth introductions into these specific fields as well as cover specialized research topics.

Although the CFN Summer School was originally established to address advanced graduate students and postdocs, senior scientists wishing to broaden their knowledge in the fields of molecular nanostructures, nanobiology and nanoelectronics are welcome to attend.

To further scientific exchange and discussion, each participant is expected to present a poster describing his/her scientific background, research interests or current research project.

We expect all participants to prepare a poster presentation. The poster should be roughly DIN A0 (841 x 1189 mm²) in size and "portrait" format. It is not expected that it fulfils the requirements of a scientific poster for a conference in terms of content and form. Its main purpose is to get acquainted with each other´s scientific background and to stimulate discussions. To this end you are welcome to provide information not only on your research but on your scientific interests, as well.

Since the posters will be on display for the entire course period, you might want to include a picture of yourself at the upper right-hand corner. This will make it easier for everyone to identify and contact participants with common interests during the course.

Provided that all lectures are attended and a poster is presented, the CFN will issue a certificate stating that the workload for each course is equivalent to 2 ECTS credit points. Please mark the check-box on the registration form if you need an ECTS certificate, and fill in your date and city of birth. Whether your university will accept these credit points as partial fulfillment of the requirements for your degree, however, depends on the regulations specified by your host institution.

For up-to-date information on the lecturers and the program please refer to the complete listing under molecular nanostructures, nanobiology and nanoelectronics.

Marcus Elstner
Claus Feldmann
Christoph Jacob
Wim Klopper
Ralph Krupke
Maya Lukas
Valeriu Mereacre
Annie Powell
Andreas Unterreiner
Achim Wagenknecht 

• Scientific Program Nano-Biology

Martin Bastmeyer
Stefan Braese
Clemens Franz
Ljiljana Fruk
Alexandra Greiner
Peter Nick
Uli Nienhaus
Doris Wedlich

• Scientific Program Nano-Electronic

Gerd Schön
Alexander Shnirman
Alexey Ustinov

• Local Organization
  

Christian Röthig
Tatjana Erkert
Ursula Mösle

Scope

The Seventh International Summer School of the DFG-Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN) will focus on nano-photonics, one of the main areas of research at the CFN.

In a four-day session, invited experts from international and German research institutions will give thorough and in-depth introductions into this specific fields as well as cover specialized research topics.

Although the CFN Summer School was originally established to address advanced graduate students and postdocs, senior scientists whishing to broaden their knowledge in the fields of nano-biology and nano-electronics are welcome to attend.

CFN Summer School on Nano-Photonics                                 26.-29. August, 2010

Course language is English.

Classes will be held at the Evangelische Akademie in Bad Herrenalb, located just a few kilometers south of Karlsruhe in the Black Forest.

To further scientific exchange and discussion, each participant is expected to present a poster describing his/her scientific background, research interests or current research project.
 

Lecturers and Program

For up-to-date information on the lecturers and the program please refer to the complete listing under Nano-Photonics.

Organizing Committees of the CFN Summer School 2010

• Scientific Program Nano-Electronics
  

  Kurt Busch
  Heinz Kalt
  Uli Lemmer
  Jürg Leuthold
  Ulrich Nienhaus
  Martin Wegener

• Local Organization
  Gerd König
  Ursula Mösle
  Christian Röthig

 Friday, September 4, 2009

• Monday, September 5, 2006

  10:45	Fluorescence nanoscopy: breaking the diffraction barrier by the RESOLFT concept Stefan Hell, MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
  14:00	Vesicular Phospholipid Gels (VPG) - a new type of liposomal nanoparticles Ulrich Massing, Klinik für Tumorbiologie, Freiburg
  15:00	Manufacturing and characterisation of coated nanosize inorganic nanoparticles for biomedical application: a case study based on superparamagnetic iron oxide Heinrich Hofmann , EPFL Lausanne
  16:30	Applications of atomic force microscopy in biology Clemens Franz, BioZ TU Dresden

• Tuesday, September 6, 2006

  09:00	DNA-conjugates of proteins and nanoparticles: novel tools for diagnostics and nanosciences Christoph Niemeyer, Universität Dortmund
  11:00	From benzene to organic functional nanoparticles Klaus Müllen, MPI forPolymer Research, Mainz
  14:00	Controlling cell behavior by micro- and nanopatterned protein-coated surfaces Martin Bastmeyer, Universität Karlsruhe (TH)
  15:15	Assembly and mechanosensory function of focal adhesions: experiments and models Alexander Bershadsky, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot

• Wednesday, September 7, 2006
  

  09:00	Biophysical models of cell adhesion and mechanics applying nano- and microlithographic tools Joachim Spatz, MPI für Metallforschung, Stuttgart
  11:00	Mechanobiology at the nanometer level Michael Sheetz, Columbia University, New York
  14:00	Dynamics of biomolecular bonds under force Ulrich Schwarz, Universität Heidelber

• Thursday, September 8, 2005
  

  09:00	Employing the nanomechanics of proteins: from cargo shuttling to nanoswitches Viola Vogel, ETH Zürich
  11:00	Pharmaceutical nanotechnology for the controlled delivery of drugs across biological barriers Claus-Michael Lehr, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken
  14:00	Novel tools for in vivo delivery of macromolecules and nanoparticles Ute Schepers, Universität Bonn
  15:00	Analysis of a supramolecular protein pore by single-molecule fluorescence Ulrich Kubitscheck, Universität Bonn
  16:30	The nuclear pore complex: nucleocytoplasmic transport and beyond Birthe Fahrenkrog, Universität Basel

• Wednesday, September 7, 2005
  

  09:00	Biophysical models of cell adhesion and mechanics applying nano- and microlithographic tools Joachim Spatz, MPI für Metallforschung, Stuttgart
  11:00	Mechanobiology at the nanometer level Michael Sheetz, Columbia University, New York
  14:00	Dynamics of biomolecular bonds under force Ulrich Schwarz, Universität Heidelberg

• Tuesday, September 6, 2005
  

  09:00	DNA-conjugates of proteins and nanoparticles: novel tools for diagnostics and nanosciences - - - Christoph Niemeyer, Universität Dortmund
  11:00	From benzene to organic functional nanoparticles Klaus Müllen, MPI forPolymer Research, Mainz
  14:00	Controlling cell behavior by micro- and nanopatterned protein-coated surfaces Martin Bastmeyer, Universität Karlsruhe (TH)
  15:15	Assembly and mechanosensory function of focal adhesions: experiments and models Alexander Bershadsky, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot

• Monday, September 5, 2005
  

  10:45	Fluorescence nanoscopy:   breaking the diffraction barrier by the RESOLFT concept Stefan Hell, MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
  14:00	Vesicular Phospholipid Gels (VPG) - a new type of liposomal nanoparticles Ulrich Massing, Klinik für Tumorbiologie, Freiburg
  15:00	Manufacturing and characterisation of coated nanosize inorganic nanoparticles for      biomedical application: a case study based on superparamagnetic iron oxide Heinrich Hofmann , EPFL Lausanne
  16:30	Applications of atomic force microscopy in biology Clemens Franz, BioZ TU Dresde

Agenda Nano-Electronics - 1-4 September, 2005

Sunday, September 4, 2005


Sunday, September 4
09:00	Experimental approaches for contacting single molecules Herre van der Zant, Technical University Delft
11:00	Scanning tunneling spectroscopy: A tool to investigate electronic phenomena on the local scale Markus Morgenstern, RWTH Aachen
14:00	Josephson qubits: manipulation, decoherence, applications Alexander Shnirman, Universität Karlsruhe (TH)

Saturday, September 3, 2005


09:00	Quantum properties of atomic-sized conductors:   single atoms, chains of atoms and molecules Jan M. van Ruitenbeek, Leiden University
11:00	Ab initio calculations for transport problems in Molecular Electronics:  method(s), applications and open problems Ferdinand Evers, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe

Friday, September 2, 2005


09:00	Simulating the time-dependence of strongly correlated quantum systems: adaptive time-dependent DMRG Ulrich Schollwöck, RWTH Aachen
11:00	Transport properties of superconductor-ferromagnet nanostructures Detlef Beckmann, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
14:00	Coherent spin transport and spin pumping Eduardo Mucciolo, University of Central Florida, Orlando

Thursday, September 1, 2005


11:00	Spintronics meets Nanophysics:   Spin-dependent transport through quantum dots Jürgen König, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
14:00	Spin decoherence in semiconductor nanostructures   Alex Holleitner, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
16:00	Shot noise in mesoscopic conductors Yaroslav M. Blanter, Technical University Delft
11:00	Spintronics meets Nanophysics: Spin-dependent transport through quantum dots  Jürgen König, Ruhr-Universität Bochum