Scientific Calendar Event



Starts 2 Dec 2010
Ends 11 Dec 2010
Central European Time
Marrakech - Morocco
The objective of the School is to give to the Master and PhD students and young researchers from developing Mediterranean and African countries the general vision of the contemporary nano-physics, practical knowledge of the modeling methods, and simulations. The teaching will start from the general theoretical concepts of nano-world. Then the major spectrum of the special problems of nano-physics will be reviewed. The laboratory training will include both theoretical and experimental methods. Special emphasis will be given to problems related with region-important problems like solar energy, water purification, materials and technologies for local industry, application of satellite remote sensing methods etc. This activity is part of the "Special projects for Africa" carried out in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research. The School is organized in the framework of the collaboration programs VOLUBILIS, FP7-ROBOCON and of the network Mediterranean Electronic Materials (MeM). It will be held at the Faculty of Science and Techniques of the University of Marrakech. The program of the School includes: - Models of statistical physics in nano-world - Phenomenology, macroscopic description and finite size effects - Monte-Carlo and ab-initio simulation - Ferroelectricity and Nano-ferroelectric materials and devices - Nanomagnetism - Superconductivity and superconducting device - Cabon-based materials for future nanoelectronics - Semiconductors, Nanophotonics, Spintronics, Lasers - Photovoltaics: Materials and modeling - Ecology and Water treatment - Physical principles of remote sensing satellite methods of desert monitoring INVITED LECTURES Abdelilah Benyoussef, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco Alexandre Buzdin, University of Bordeaux, France Enrico Drioli, The Institute on Membrane Technology, Cosenza, Italy Abderrahmane Kadri, University of Oran, Algeria Alexey Kavokin, University of Southampton, UK Hamadi Khemahem, University of Sfax, Tunisia Mikhail Kiselev, ICTP Trieste, Italy Mikhail Portnoi, University of Exeter, UK Siddharth Saxena, University of Cambridge, UK Sergey Stankevich, Centre for Aerospace Research of the Earth, Kiev, Ukraine Pavel Wiegmann, University of Chicago, USA Victor Yakovenko, University of Maryland, College Park,USA Izeddine Zorkani, University of Fes, Morocco. Participation ------------- Scientists and students from all countries which are members of the United Nations, UNESCO or IAEA may attend the School. Priority will be given to applicants from Africa and from the Mediterranean region. The activity will be conducted in English, therefore participants should have an adequate working knowledge of that language As a rule, travel and subsistence expenses of the participants should be borne by the home institution. Every effort should be made by candidates to secure support for their fare (or at least half-fare). However, limited funds are available for some participants who are nationals of, and working in, a developing country, and who are not more than 45 years old. Such support is available only for those who attend the entire activity. There is no registration fee. DEADLINE For requesting participation : 15 September 2010 PLEASE NOTE: lecture notes are available here below and the programme is on Web page http://www.mnanophys.ferroix.net/

Organizers

Directors: V. Kravtsov (ICTP, Trieste, Italy), I. Lukyanchuk (University of Picardy, France), D. Mezzane (Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco) and S. Scandolo (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)