<b>PIER Graduate Week 2014</b></br> Interdisciplinary Workshop and Lecture Week for PhD Students

6 Oct 2014, 08:00 → 9 Oct 2014, 18:00 Europe/Berlin

SemRoom I-IV, CFEL, Bldg. 99 (Bahrenfeld Campus ( DESY))

Introductory and focus courses
Welcome to the registration site for the PIER Graduate Week 2014, an interdisciplinary workshop and lecture week for PhD students. Numerous national and international experts will offer a wide range of introductory and focus courses in the research fields Particle & Astroparticle Physics, Nanoscience, Photon Science, Infection & Structural Biology.
Each course is a consecutive four-day series of lectures and/or workshops. The introductory courses are designed for doctoral candidates who would like to learn more about a related research field, while the focus courses are in-depth sessions for doctoral candidates in their own respective research area. Please check the timetable in the navigation menu for the course details. You may register for two introductory courses, one focus course and one writing skills course. There is no conference fee.
The Graduate Week addresses mainly PhD students. Interested MSc students and scientists are also invited to participate. Registration deadline: 15 September 2014

Writing skills workshop
This complementary workshop teaches effective science writing, and combines short lectures with practical exercises and homework. The places for the workshop are limited. For more information, see the link in the navigation menu.

Poster sessions
For networking purposes and in order to promote the interdisciplinary exchange among the Graduate Week’s participants, there will be two poster sessions in which PhD students are invited to present their research projects.

Scientific colloquium
Uwe Bergmann, deputy director at the Stanford Linear Collider Center, will give a talk on Monday, 6 October 2014 on "Seeing the Invisible – The Science and Application of X-rays".

Industry talk
On Wednesday, 8 October, Bernd Irmer will talk about his career as CEO of nanotools GmbH (Munich): "Highest precision for the chip industry. Earning money with nanotechnology".

Speakers
Anton Barty (DESY, Hamburg), Uwe Bergmann (SLAC, Standford), Laura Covi (University of Göttingen), Artur Erbe (HZDR, Dresden), Tim Gilberger (McMaster University & CSSB, Hamburg), Andreas Hüttel (University of Regensburg), Bernd Irmer (CEO nanotools GmbH, Munich), Rick Kirian (DESY, Hamburg), Joseph Lykken (Fermilab, Batavia), Thomas Marlovits (IMBA, Vienna & CSSB, Hamburg), Adriana Palffy (MPI-K, Heidelberg), Lars Redecke (Universität Hamburg & Universität zu Lübeck), Ralf Röhlsberger (DESY, Hamburg), Friedrich Simmel (TUM, Munich), Thilo Stehle (University of Tübingen), Dimitri Svergun (EMBL, Hamburg), Marc Vrakking (MBI, Berlin), Annelie Wendeberg (UFZ, Leipzig), Tom White (DESY, Hamburg), Achim Wixforth (University of Augsburg)

Accommodation
For accommodation please register in the DESY Hostel. For DESY group state "PIER Graduate Week". Rooms are between 28-35 EUR.

Local organising committee
Robert Blick (Nanosciences), Jochen Küpper (Photon Science), Jan Louis (Particle and Astroparticle Physics), Markus Perbandt (Infection and Structural Biology), Robin Santra (spokesperson PIER Helmholtz Graduate School), Mirko Siemssen (administration PIER Helmholtz Graduate School), Matthias Kreuzeder (administration DESY)

Poster PIER_Graduate_Week_2014.pdf

Progamme Flyer Programme_Graduate_Week_Flyer.pdf

Monday, 6 October

08:45 → 10:15 A1: Introductory course Photon Science, Ralf Röhlsberger (DESY): Essentials of x-ray physics: scattering, imaging, spectroscopy and beyond

slides 01-Roehlsberger-PIERLecture2014.pdf

08:45 Slides

Slides 01-Roehlsberger-PIERLecture2014.pdf

08:45 → 10:15 A2: Introductory course Infection and Structural Biology, Tim Gilberger (CSSB, Hamburg): Invasion of Red Blood Cells by the Malaria Parasite

10:15 → 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 → 12:00 B1: Introductory course Particle and Astroparticle Physics, Laura Covi (Uni Göttingen): Theory and observations in the early universe

slides PIER-EarlyUniverse-1.pdf

10:30 → 12:00 B2: Introductory course Nanosciences, Achim Wixforth (Uni Augsburg): Nanoquakes on a chip: SAW and solid state nanoscience: on conveyor belts, single electrons and really narrow Tacoma bridges

Nanoquakes on a chip: SAW and solid state nanoscience: on conveyor belts, single electrons and really narrow Tacoma bridges

slides wirxforth.pdf

12:00 → 13:15 Lunch break

13:15 → 14:45 C1: Focus course Photon Science, Adriana Palffy (MPI-K , Heidelberg): Nuclear x-ray quantum optics

slides C1_Palffy_PartI_PartII.pdf

13:15 → 14:45 C2: Focus course Infection and Structural Biology, Tom White (DESY): Introduction to free-electron lasers, diffraction, macromolecules and serial crystallography

This lecture will introduce X-ray free-electron lasers, which are recently-available light sources that are stimulating great changes in our approach to diffraction studies of biological macromolecules. I will cover the basic theory of X-ray diffraction and crystallography, including the emerging technique of “serial femtosecond crystallography” and its potential impact in the near future.

13:15 → 14:45 E1: Scientific writing skills (group A), Annelie Wendeberg (UFZ Leipzig)

14:45 → 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 → 16:30 D1: Focus course Particle and Astroparticle Physics, Joseph Lykken (Fermilab): The Higgs boson discovery. Theoretical implications and future perspectives

15:00 → 16:30 D2: Focus course Nanosciences, Achim Wixforth (Uni Augsburg): Honey I shrunk the lab: The use of surface acoustic waves for microfluidics and lab on a chip

slides Wixforth_1.pdf

15:00 → 16:30 E2: Scientific writing skills (group B), Annelie Wendeberg (UFZ Leipzig)

16:30 → 18:00 Scientific writing skills: Feedback session on writing progress

18:00 → 20:00 Scientific colloquium and welcome reception, Uwe Bergmann (SLAC, Deputy Director for LCLS): Seeing the Invisible – The Science and Application of X-rays

slides Bergmann.pdf

Tuesday, 7 October

08:45 → 10:15 A1: Introductory course Photon Science, Ralf Röhlsberger (DESY): Essentials of x-ray physics: Scattering, imaging, spectroscopy and beyond

slides 02-Roehlsberger-PIERLecture2014.pdf

08:45 → 10:15 A2: Introductory course Infection and Structural Biology, Thomas Marlovits (IMBA Wien/CSSB, Hamburg): Molecular Machines: Architecture, Function and Structural Plasticity

slides A2_Marlovits_Intro.pdf

10:15 → 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 → 12:00 B1: Introductory course Particle and Astroparticle Physics, Laura Covi (Uni Göttingen): Theory and observations in the early universe

slides Covi.pdf PIER-EarlyUniverse-2.pdf

10:30 → 12:00 B2: Introductory course Nanosciences, Andreas Hüttel (Uni Regensburg): Clean carbon nanotubes - a perfect model system for quantum nanoelectronics

slides huettel.pdf

12:00 → 13:15 Lunch break

13:15 → 14:45 C1: Focus course Photon Science, Adriana Palffy (MPI-K, Heidelberg): Nuclear x-ray quantum optics

slides C1_Palffy_PartI_PartII.pdf

13:15 → 14:45 C2: Focus course Infection and Structural Biology, Lars Redecke (UHH & Universität zu Lübeck): Serial Femtosecond Crystallography: studying the structure of proteins using a free-electron laser

slides C2_Redecke.pdf

13:15 → 14:45 E1: Scientific writing skills (group A), Annelie Wendeberg (UFZ Leipzig)

14:45 → 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 → 16:30 D1: Focus course Particle and Astroparticle Physics, Joseph Lykken (Fermilab): The Higgs boson discovery - Theoretical implications and future perspectives

15:00 → 16:30 D2: Focus course Nanosciences, Andreas Hüttel (Uni Regensburg): Nano-electromechanics of carbon nanotubes - coupling single electron effects and mechanical motion

slides Huettel_2.pdf

15:00 → 16:30 E2: Scientific writing skills (group B), Annelie Wendeberg (UFZ Leipzig)

16:30 → 18:00 A2: Introductory course Infection and Structural Biology, Thilo Stehle (Uni Tübingen): Structural biology of host-pathogen interactions

slides A2_STEHLE_Intro.pdf

16:30 → 18:00 Scientific writing skills: Feedback session on writing progress

18:00 → 20:00 Barbecue

Wednesday, 8 October

08:45 → 10:15 A1: Introductory course Photon Science, Ralf Röhlsberger (DESY): Essentials of x-ray physics: scattering, imaging, spectroscopy and beyond

slides A1_03-Roehlsberger-PIERLecture2014.pdf

10:15 → 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 → 12:00 B1: Introductory course Particle and Astroparticle Physics, Laura Covi (Uni Göttingen): Theory and observations in the early universe

slides PIER-EarlyUniverse-3.pdf

10:30 → 12:00 B2: Introductory course Nanosciences, Friedrich Simmel (TU München): Bionanotechnology and synthetic biology

slides B2_Simmel_Intro.pdf

12:00 → 13:15 Lunch break

13:15 → 14:45 C1: Focus course Photon Science, Marc Vrakking (MBI, Berlin): Attosecond molecular electron dynamics

slides C1_Vrakking_I.pdf

13:15 → 14:45 C2: Focus course Infection and Structural Biology, Arwen Pearson (CFEL): Synchrotron-based methods for diffraction, scattering and imaging

slides C2_Pearson_Focus.pdf

13:15 → 14:45 E1: Scientific writing skills (group A), Annelie Wendeberg (UFZ Leipzig)

14:45 → 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 → 16:30 D1: Focus course Particle and Astroparticle Physics, Joseph Lykken (Fermilab): The Higgs boson discovery - Theoretical implications and future perspectives

15:00 → 16:30 D2: Focus course Nanosciences, Friedrich Simmel (TU München): Molecular programming with DNA: DNA-based nanoassembly and synthetic biochemical circuits

slides D2_Simmel_Focus_Part1.pdf D2_Simmel_Focus_Part2.pdf

15:00 → 16:30 E2: Scientific writing skills (group B), Annelie Wendeberg (UFZ Leipzig)

16:30 → 18:00 Poster session II: Photon Science & Infection and Structural Biology

16:30 → 18:00 Scientific writing skills: Feedback session on writing progress

18:00 → 20:00 Industry talk Bernd Irmer (CEO nanotools GmbH, München): Highest precision for the chip industry: Earning money with nanotechnology

slides Irmer.pdf

Thursday, 9 October

08:45 → 10:15 A1: Introductory course Photon Science, Ralf Röhlsberger (DESY): Essentials of x-ray physics: scattering, imaging, spectroscopy and beyond

slides A1_04-Roehlsberger-PIERLecture2014.pdf

08:45 → 10:15 A2: Introductory course Infection and Structural Biology, Dimitri Svergun (EMBL, Hamburg): Small-angle x-ray scattering from biomacromolecular solutions

slides A2_Svergun_091014.pdf

10:15 → 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 → 12:00 B1: Introductory course Particle and Astroparticle Physics, Laura Covi (Uni Göttingen): Theory and observations in the early universe

slides PIER-EarlyUniverse-4.pdf

10:30 → 12:00 B2: Introductory course Nanosciences, Artur Erbe (FZDR, Dresden): Electronic transport in mesoscopic structures

slides B2_D2_Erbe_Intro_Focus.pdf

12:00 → 13:15 Lunch break

13:15 → 14:45 C1: Focus course Photon Science, Marc Vrakking (MBI, Berlin): Attosecond molecular electron dynamics

slides C1_Vrakking_II.pdf

13:15 → 14:45 C2: Focus course Infection and Structural Biology, Rick Kirian (DESY): Methods for imaging non-crystalline targets with X-ray free-electron lasers

slides Kirian.pdf

13:15 → 14:45 E1: Scientific writing skills (group A), Annelie Wendeberg (UFZ Leipzig)

14:45 → 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 → 16:30 D1: Focus course Particle and Astroparticle Physics Joseph Lykken (Fermilab): The Higgs boson discovery - Theoretical implications and future perspectives

15:00 → 16:30 D2: Focus course Nanosciences, Artur Erbe (FZD, Dresden): Molecular electronics

slides B2_D2_Erbe_Intro_Focus.pdf

15:00 → 16:30 E1: Scientific writing skills (group B), Annelie Wendeberg (UFZ Leipzig)

16:30 → 18:00 Feedback session on writing progress