BEST: Size does matter: Explore, Design & Touch the Nanoworld

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Place: Brno, Czech Republic Dates: 11 June 2015 to 22 June 2015 Season: summer15 Organised by: BEST Group Brno University: Brno University of Technology (See University profile in BEST university centre)	Type: BEST Course on Technology Fee: 40.0 euro. Convert to Depending on the country of your university, the amount of fee can be lower. [Read more] Application until: 23 Mar 2015 at 23:00 CET Application deadline has passed.
Academic Highlights
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (Basic physics, mathematics, interest in topic) Academic complexity: Advanced [Read more] Working time: 34 hours (estimated)

General description

Have you ever wondered what the microscopic world looks like? Did you know that nearly one third of all electron microscopes are made in Brno? Do you want to see things that are a thousand times thinner than your hair is? With us you can! You will find out about LIBS, SEM, EBL, XPS, graphene...and much more. Sounds unfamiliar? Doesnt matter. Together we can learn and explore the world of nanotechnology under microscopes.

Do you want to

...explore the nanotechnology

...design your own nanoworld

...use the most modern microscopes

...see our beautiful country

...know why the size really matters?

If you say YES at least once, come and join us on our BEST summer course in Brno.
As we are celebrating our 10th anniversary in BEST Brno, this course is going to be legendary! Just apply and come to learn more with experts from Brno University of Technology and worldwide renowned companies like Tescan and FEI. These partners of ours will provide company visits and lectures in laboratories. We promise you lots of fun, joy, BEST people, crazy parties, new friends and the BEST moments of your life!
Dragons from Brno are looking forward to seeing you!

Academic information

Fields of activity: Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering , Applied Sciences , Biological/Biotechnical/Gene Engineering , Biology , Biomedical Engineering , Chemical Engineering , Chemistry/Chemical Technology , Civil Engineering , Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering , Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering , Geology , Industrial Engineering , Machine & Instrument engineering/Design , Materials Engineering , Mechanical Engineering , Mechatronics , Medicine/Dental Medicine , Mining/Mineral Resources Engineering , Optics/Optometry , Pharmacy , Physics/Physics Engineering , Production Engineering/Management , Veterinary Medicine
Content and topics: Plasmonics, Spintronics, XPS(X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy), LIBS(Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy), Graphene(sensor & crystals), SEM(Scanning electron microscope)
Learning goals and objectives: In this course, students will have oportunity to work on research projects dealing with one of nanoworld sciences - plasmonics, spintronics or graphene. During work on this project, students will learn how to design and fabricate nanostructures and observe their unique functional properties. Projects will be followed by excursion in world-leading nanotechnological companies Tescan and FEI
Examination type: Presentation
Number of ECTS credits issued: 1.0 [Read more]

Information for applicants

Selection criteria for participants: Motivation letter and answers to questions

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

Lodging during the event: Student dormitory
Food during the event: Student canteen and organisers' cooking
Transportation during the event: Public transportation, out of the city bus/train

More information

For more information about this event, check out the following links (these links lead to outside this website - if they turn out to be unavailable, please try again later):

Event website: http://best.vutbr.cz/sc15/
Event schedule: http://best.vutbr.cz/sc15/download/SC15-Schedule.pdf
Event survival guide: http://best.vutbr.cz/sc15/download/SurvivalGuide.pdf