Windows to Complexity 2013
Self-organization on the Nano Scale
May 2.-3., Münster
The formation of molecular assemblies via selforganization, in particular on surfaces, is a very active and multi-disciplinary topic. It brings together scientists from nanophysics, biophysics, surface science, and soft matter research, just to mention a few. The resulting structures are typically non-equilibrium configurations and thus often depend on the preparation protocol. To understand the resulting structural and dynamic processes a simultaneous application of experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches can be extremely helpful.
In our "Windows-to-Complexity" workshop on the topic of selforganization on the nano scale we bring together different groups, reflecting this diversity of such approaches and discussing effects on different time and length scales. In particular we aim to exchange ideas which are discussed, on the one hand, within the IRTG "Self-Assembled Soft-Matter Nanostructures at Interfaces" from Berlin and within the TRR "Multilevel Molecular Assemblies: Structure, Dynamics and Function" from Münster. The schedule reserves ample time for discussions, hopefully connecting the different ideas and approaches even closer.
Invited Speakers
Prof. Dr. Cornelia Denz Universität Münster
Photonic structures at the micro- und nanoscale: tailored light controls nonlinear spatio-temporal effects
Prof. Dr. Nikos Doltsinis Universität Münster
Connecting quantum events to macroscopic phenomena: Multiscale simulation of photoresponsive materials
Prof. Dr. Gerhard H. Findenegg Technische Universität Berlin
Assembly of amphiphiles and proteins at highly curved solid/liquid interfaces
Dr. Svetlana Gurevich Universität of Münster
Pattern formation in Cahn-Hilliard models for Langmuir-Blodgett transfer
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Lipowsky MPI für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung Potsdam/Golm
Modules of Biosystems: Bridging the Gap between Nanoscopic and Mesoscopic Scales
Dr. Harry Mönig Universität Münster
Scanning tunneling- and non-contact atomic force microscopy for the advanced characterization of interfaces on the nanoscale
Prof. Dr. Jürgen P. Rabe Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Molecular Self-Assembly at Interfaces with Graphenes
Prof. Dr. Martin Schoen Technische Universität Berlin
Isotropic-polar phase transitions in an amphiphilic fluid
Prof. Dr. Monika Schönhoff Universität Münster
Guest molecules in self-assembled polymers and nanostructures
Prof. Dr. Regine v. Klitzing Technische Universität Berlin
Functionalisation of solid surfaces by polymer coatings