5. Materials' Days Rostock 2009

Functional Materials and Nanotechnology

July 9^th - 10^th 2009
Location: Barocksaal (18th century) of Hanseatic City Rostock, Universitätsplatz

 
The "Barocksaal" is inside the yellow building (built in 1750).
The entrance is in the right neighbouring house (Palais, built in 1714).
 

 
The Auditory inside the Barocksaal during a session
 

Organizing Committee: Prof. Eberhard Burkel Prof. Christoph Schick Prof. Gerhard Scharr Prof. Dieter G. Weiss The Flyer (A4) for Download as PDF The Posters (A3) for Download as PDF    Sessions Overview Hint to Use this Programme Page: To get more Information about the lecturers and their topics at Materials' Days 2009, please click the names in the sessions.

Thursday July 9^th

Introductory Session
Chairs:	Prof. Eberhard Burkel Institute of Physics, Rostock University Funktionale Materialien Rostock e.V.
	Prof. Dieter G. Weiss Institute of Biological Science, Rostock University
	Prof. Christoph Schick Institute of Physics, Rostock University
8:30	Welcome   Prof. Wolfgang Schareck, Rektor, Rostock University,	more photos
8:45	Nanotechnology, Biology and Business Prof. Ivar Giaever, Applied BioPhysics, Inc Troy, New York, USA, Nobel Laureate in Physics	more photos
9:45	Physics of Neuronal Membranes Prof. Thomas Heimburg, Membrane Biophysics Group, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark	more photos
10:30	Coffee Break
11:00	Building a Materials Innovation Community in the Øresund Region Daniel Kronmann, Øresund University - Øresund Science Region, Sweden/Denmark	more photos
11:30	EU Call - Information / The Nanotechnology and Nanosciences Topics in the NMP Work Programme 2010 Dr. Martin Vogt, VDI Technologiezentrum, Düsseldorf	more photos
12:00	More Competitive Proposals for European Funding Dr. Marko Häckel, neoplas GmbH	more photos

12:20 Lunch break

Session: Nanostructured Materials and New Technologies I
Chair:	Prof. Martin Köckerling Department of Chemistry, Rostock University
13:30	Stimuli-Responsive Materials from Ionic Liquid Reactive Surfactants Prof. John Texter, Eastern Michigan University, USA, Visiting Professor Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam-Golm	more photos
14:15	Nanofiber Nanocomposites for Mechanical and Biomedical Applications Prof. Goerg H. Michler, Institute of Physics, Martin-Luther-University, Halle	more photos
14:45	Nonlinear Effects in Nanoscaled Ferroelectrics and Possible Applications Dr. Martin Diestelhorst, Martin-Luther-University Halle, Institute of Physics	more photos
15:15	Spray Forming and Heat Ttreatment of Aluminum Alloys Dr. Peter Krug, PEAK Werkstoff GmbH, Velbert	more photos

15:45 Coffee Break

Session: Advanced Materials for Non-Pneumatic Tires / Wheels
Chair:	Prof. Eberhard Burkel Institute of Physics, Rostock University Funktionale Materialien Rostock e.V.
16:15	The Composite Wheel – A non-pneumatic integrated tyre/wheel with superior rolling resistance and exterior noise properties Prof. Ulf Sandberg Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), Sweden	Prof. Sandberg could not come
17:00	Structural Analysis of the Non-Pneumatic Lunar Vehicle Rover Using Transient Explicit Dynamics Mahmoud C. Assaad PhD, Goodyear, Akron USA	more photos
17:30	Properties of Compound Material for Non-Pneumatic Wheels Kundan Kumar M.Sc., EU EST- Marie Curie Fellow, Light Weight Construction, Faculty of Mechanical and Marine Engineering, Rostock University	more photos

 

Session: Public Lecture / Öffentlicher Vortrag (in German)
18:30	Mikro- und Nanotechnologie: Die kleine Welt ganz groß im Trend Prof. Volker Saile, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Microstructure Technology, University of Karlsruhe	more photos

 
Please look at the photos of the Harbour Cruise
 

Friday July 10^th

Hint: The photos of the next sessions will insert during the next days.

Session: Nanotechnology and Biology
Chair:	Prof. Dieter G. Weiss Institute of Biological Science, Rostock University
8:30	Nanoparticles: Environmental and Health Aspects Prof. Qamar Rahman, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow, and Dean for Research and Development, Integral University, India	more photos
9:00	Relaxation and Twisting of Ingested Magnetic Micro- and Nanoparticles - an Assay for Cell Function and Cytoskeleton Mechanics Dr. Winfried Möller, GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Inhalation Biology, Gauting	more photos
9:30	Nanoparticles: Biological Effects and Approaches to Risk Assessment Prof. Myrtill Simkó, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna and Institute of Biological Sciences, Rostock University	more photos
10:00	Biomimetic Surface Treatment of Materials and its Influence on Cell Activity and Differentiation Prof. Thomas Groth, Department of Pharmaceutics, Martin Luther University Halle	more photos

10:30 Coffee break

Session: Nanostructured Materials and New Technologies II
Chair:	Prof. Herrmann Seitz Microfluidics, Faculty of Mechanical and Marine Engineering, Rostock University
10:50	Deformation Mechanism in Confined Volumes: Atomistic Simulations and Experiments Prof. Helena Van Swygenhoven-Moens, Materials Science & Simulation, EPFL, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villingen, Swizerland	more photos
11:30	Carbon Nanomaterials Dr. Tim Schubert (Dr. Walter Schütz could not come), FutureCarbon GmbH, Bayreuth	more photos
12:00	Nano-mechanical and Tribological Characterization of Thin Films Vishal Khosla, CETR - Center for Tribology Inc., USA	more photos

 

12:30 Lunch break

Session: New Frontiers in Materials Science
Chair:	Prof. Ralf Ludwig Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Rostock University
13:30	New Opportunities through THz Spectroscopy Prof. Rene Beigang, Department of Physics, University of Kaiserslautern	more photos
14:15	Recent Developments in Micro- and Nanooptics Prof. Volker Saile, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology & Institute for Microstructure Technology, University of Karlsruhe	more photos
14:45	Plasma Medicine -  Selected Applications in Surface Modification and Medicine Prof. Klaus-Dieter Weltmann, INP - Leibniz Institut für Plasmaforschung und Technologie e.V., Greifswald	more photos

 

15:15 Closing Remarks

 

Afternoon: Site Visits Upon Appointment

• Live Cell Imaging Center, Inst. of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock (Prof. Weiss)
• Demonstration of Nanoindentation by CETR - (Vishal Khosla), at Physics of New Materials, University of Rostock

About the Materials’ Days Rostock

Materials’ Days Rostock are organized in the framework of

the European Union-funded research project (ADVATEC) on materials science,

Website of the EU Project ADVATEC "Advanced Training in Hybrid Technologies for Nanostructured Composites"

the interdisciplinary network "Tycho Net / The Cell-Material Dialogue" and

Website of the "Tycho Net / The Cell-Material Dialogue"

the DFG-Graduiertenkolleg (Welisa) „Analysis and Simulation of Electric Interactions between Implants and Biosystems“ (www.welisa.uni-rostock.de)

Website of the DFG-Graduiertenkolleg (Welisa)