Monday, September 14th 2015 afternoon – Thursday, September 17th 2015 noon
Venue
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Scope
The summer school is dedicated to elucidate fundamental processes at the solid-liquid interface. The school offers introductory lectures on physico-chemical concepts, electrochemistry and state-of-the-art theoretical approaches. An emphasis will be on scanning force microscopy and related techniques for providing nano-scale insight into structure and processes at the solid-liquid Interface.
Local Organizers
Angelika Kühnle, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Stefan Weber, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Rüdiger Berger, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz
Confirmed Invited Speakers
Dario Anselmetti, Bielefeld
Hans-Jürgen Butt, Mainz
Adam Foster, Helsinki
Takeshi Fukuma, Kanazawa
Hiroshi Onishi, Kobe
Peter Spijker, Helsinki
Siegfried Waldvogel, Mainz
Topics
- Introduction to physico-chemical concepts for describing the solid-liquid interface
- Introduction to electrochemistry
- High-resolution imaging with the scanning force microscope
- Force spectroscopy
- Hydration layer mapping
- Theoretical concepts for elucidating the solid-liquid Interface
Registration
Please register until July 15th 2015 at the latest by sending an E-Mail to interfaces@uni-mainz.de with the following information:
- name
- e-mail address
- affiliation
- in case: special dietary needs
- for all PhD students: your poster title and short abstract using the following template: http://www.self-assembly.uni-mainz.de/Dateien/template_poster_abstract.doc
Registration fee
The registration fee is 250 € including coffee breaks, lunches and conference dinner.
Bank account: Landeshochschulkasse Mainz, Deutsche Bundesbank Filiale Mainz, IBAN: DE25 5500 0000 0055 0015 11, BIC: MARKDEF 1550
Please do not forget to add the following number as reason for payment: 6101 28286 9632024
Accommodation
We have reserved several rooms for workshop participants at a special rate. Please make your own booking and refer to the ACRITAS SUMMER SCHOOL workshop to get access to the reserved rooms:
- for PhD students (double rooms to be shared) at Hotel Königshof (82 Euro/night including breakfast)
http://www.hotel-koenigshof-mainz.de/
PLEASE indicate the name of your room mate when making the booking - for PIs (single rooms) at Hotel Hammer (84 Euro/night including breakfast)
http://www.hotel-hammer.com/