nanoGUNE Winter School 2022

From Wed, 02/02/2022 - 09:00 to Fri, 02/04/2022 - 18:00

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Overview

The nanoGUNE cooperative research center holds the third edition of its Winter School, where a selected international group of undergraduate students will be trained into the most innovative aspects of nanoscience research. The school will include a combination of academic lectures, soft skills training sessions, and hands-on lab practices.

The nanoGUNE Winter School 2022 will be held in the nanoGUNE facilities in San Sebastian (Spain), from Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 February 2022.

Application and Key Dates

The application period is open until 30 November 2021.The results of the selection process will be communicated no later than 20 December to all applicants.

To apply to the Winter School, please complete the application form at the bottom of this page.

Target students

The Winter School is targeted to last years undergraduate students that are considering the possibility of pursuing their training with a Master and PhD degree.

Fields: physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering

The maximum number of participants will be limited to 20 students.

Grants: what is included?

NanoGUNE will offer grants to cover all the main expenses of the winter school to all the selected students:

Grants to cover travel expenses
Lunch and coffee-breaks
Accommodation in shared rooms will be arranged

Program

The program will combine scientific lectures, transversal sessions, and hands-on lab practices in small groups, as well as social activities. The specific session and agenda will be announced later on, but the sessions will cover the following or similar topics:

TRANSVERSAL SESSIONS

Introduction to nanoscience
Time management
Working in Science / Career path in Science
Scientific Publications and the Web of Science

SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

Nanoelectronics
Fundamentals of nanoscience and quantum effects in the nanoscale
Interface between biology - nanoscience - nanotechnology

HANDS-ON LABS

Cleanroom nanofabrication
Organic electronics
Electrospinning of nanofibers
Deposition of thin films and characterization
Low-temperature STM
Computer simulations
Electron Microscopy

SOCIAL PROGRAM

Winter School Dinner

Dissemination material

COVID-19 safety measures

In order to guarantee the safety of the participants in the Winter School, it will be necessary to have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate to attend the event.