Materials' Days Rostock 2007

Functional Materials and Nanotechnology

May 3^rd - 4^th 2007
Location: Aula, Main Building of the University of Rostock, Universitätsplatz 1

Programme

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Organizing Committee: Prof. Eberhard Burkel Prof. Joachim Rychly Prof. Klaus-Peter Schmitz Prof. Dieter G. Weiss Prof. Gerhard Scharr Prof. Hermann Seitz Prof. Christoph Schick Prof. Wolfram Mittelmeier

Schedule:

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Thursday, May 3^rd 2007

Befor the first session

Session: Introduction
Chairman: Prof. Eberhard Burkel Institute of Physics, Rostock University Funktionale Materialien Rostock e.V. Prof. Wolfram Mittelmeier Dept. of Orthopedics Faculty of Medicine, Rostock University		Prof. Mittelmeier
8:30	Opening / Grußworte   Rector of the Rostock University   Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern   Minister of Economics Affairs of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Prof. Redmer delivers the salutation talk from the Rector of the University of Rostock Prof. Burkel delivers the salutation talk from the Ministers
9:15	The ScanBalt Initiative Prof. Gustav Steinhoff, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University Rostock
9:30	Nanotechnologies, Materials and New Production Technologies within the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union Dr. Anthony R. Flambard, Juelich Research Centre, Project Management Organisation Juelich - PtJ, Division NMT (New Materials & Technologies)	Prof. Flambard Prof. Flambard and Prof. Mittelmeier
10:00	Biotribology of Artifical Hip Joints Prof. Zhongmin Jin, School of Mechanical Engineering, University Leeds	Prof. Zhongmin Jin Prof. Jin and Prof. Mittelmeier
10:45	Coffee Break
11:15	Hierarchical Structure and Mechanical Properties of Biological Materials Prof. Peter Fratzl, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Potsdam	Prof. Fratzl Prof. Fratzl and Prof. Mittelmeier

12:00Lunch Break

Session: Nanostructured Materials
Chairman: Prof. Alfred Leder Dept. of Fluid Mechanics Faculty for Mechanical and Marine Engineering, Rostock University		Prof. Leder
13:00	Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC) for Aerospace and Terrestrial Applications Dr. Karin E. Handrick MT Aerospace AG, Augsburg	Dr. Karin E. Handrick Dr. Karin E. Handrick and Prof. Leder
13:30	The Heat is on - New Materials and Concepts for Thermal Management. Dr. Ludger Weber, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne	Dr. Ludger Weber
14:15	Laser-Direct-Write Techniques for Printing Complex Materials Dr. Pere Serra, University of Barcelona	Dr. Pere Serra Dr. Pere Serra and Prof. Leder
15:00	Non-Pneumatic Tire Design - A Nano Perspective Kundan Kumar (M.Sc.) , University Rostock	Kundan Kumar Kundan Kumar and Prof. Leder

15:30 Coffee Break

Session: Interface Functionality I
Chairman: Prof. Christoph Schick Institute of Physics, Rostock University
15:50	Synthesis and Electrical Properties of Bulk Ionic Oxides with grain size below 20nm Prof. Anselmi Tamburini, University of Pavia, Italy	Prof. Anselmi Tamburini Prof. Anselmi Tamburini and Prof. Schick
16:35	Sensing the Cell Material Interaction P.D. Dr. Joachim Wegener, University of Münster	P.D. Dr. Joachim Wegener P.D. Dr. Joachim Wegener and Prof. Schick
17:20	Nanostructured Implant Surfaces Prof. Hans-Georg Neumann, DOT GmbH, Rostock	Prof. Hans-Georg Neumann Prof. Hans-Georg Neumann and Prof. Schick
17:50	Nacre - a Model for New Materials Prof. Monika Fritz, Universität Bremen	Prof. Monika Fritz Prof. Monika Fritz and Prof. Weiss   (All Photos inside the Aula: © S. Radtke)

19:00 Buffet Harbor Cruise

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(Photo: © Prof. Weiss)

 

Friday, May 4^th 2007

Session: Interface Functionality II
Chairman: Prof. Dieter G. Weiss Inst. of Biological Science, Rostock University
8:30	Patterning and Functionalization for Biological Interfaces Dr. Hubert Rauscher, European Commission-DG Joint Research Center, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection Ispra, Italy
9:15	Magnetic Cell Separation and Cell Processing Dipl.Phys. Stefan Miltenyi, Managing Director, Miltenyi Biotec GmbH, Bergisch-Gladbach
9:45	Micromagnetic Symulations of Thin Films and Nanoparticles Karina Porath (MSc), Rostock University Bergisch-Gladbach

10:15 Coffee Break

Session: Nanotechnology through Biology
Chairman: Prof. Joachim Rychly Clinical Research, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Rostock University
10:35	Genetically Designed Molecular Materials for Technology and Medicine Prof. Mehmet Sarikaya, University of Washington	Prof. Mehmet Sarikaya (Photo: © Prof. Weiss) Prof. Mehmet Sarikaya and Prof. Rychly (Photo: © Prof. Weiss)
11:20	Tissue Scaffolding: Design and Optimization Prof. Peter Ma, University of Michigan	Prof. Peter Ma (Photo: © Prof. Weiss)

12:05 Lunch Break

Session: New Frontiers in Material Science
Chairman: Prof. Arndt Rolfs, Dept. of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Rostock University and Prof. Hermann Seitz, Fluid Technique and Microfluid Technique, Faculty for Mechanical and Marine Engineering, Rostock University
13:00	Multy-Scale Modelling of Pharmaceutical Tablet Compaction Dr. James Elliot, Pfizer Institute, University of Cambridge
13:45	Tracking Nanoparticles in Tissues and Cells by Systemic Microscopy Prof. Heinrich Hohenberg, Heinrich Pette Institute for Experimental Virology and Immunology, Hamburg
14:30	Closing Remarks

Afternoon

Possible Site Visits:

• Visit to the Research Center on Biosystems Technology and Biomaterials, Rostock-Warnemünde
• Visit to the Live Cell Imaging Center, University of Rostock, Inst. of Biological Sciences
• Visit to the Biomedical Research Center, Rostock