nanoGUNE Winter School 2023
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 2023 will be held in the nanoGUNE facilities in Donostia / San Sebastian (Spain), from Wednesday 8 to Friday 10 February 2023.
Application and Key Dates
The application period is open until 13 November 2022.The results of the selection process will be communicated no later than 26 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
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MASTER+PHD THESES
Up to 5 scholarships will be offered to do the master+PhD thesis at nanoGUNE in the period 2022-2027. The projects will be presented at the winter school, and the call will then be open to all interested candidates, attendants and non-attendants to the school.
Dissemination material
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nanoGUNE Winter school 2023 poster
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Organizing committee
Luis Hueso, Scientific coordinator.
Uxue Agirrezabala & Itziar Otegui, technical coordinators.
APPLICATION CLOSED
nanoGUNE Winter School 2023
Watch the last Winter School edition video here: