Nordita Workshop on Biophysics
Nordita, 1-2 February 1999
A small Nordic workshop on biophysics will be held here at Nordita 1-2
February. The aim is to strengthen the Nordic community in biophysics and
stimulate future cooperation and collaboration.
For each of five key areas (proteins, membranes, supramolecular structures,
bioenergetics, and signalling (including neuronal function)) key speakers
will give 45-minute overviews of activity in the Nordic region. There will
also be time for supplementary shorter contributions on problems of special
interest, as well as informal discussions.
Partial (preliminary) Schedule:
Monday, 1 February:
10.00 Carsten Peterson (Lund): Proteins (theory)
11.45 (to be announced): Proteins (experiments)
14.00 Marten Wikstrom (Helsinki): Bioenergetics
Tuesday, 2 February:
10.00 Ole Mouritsen (DTU): Membranes
11.45 Henrik Flyvbjerg (Risoe/NBI): Supramolecular structures
14.00 Gaute Einevoll (NLH): Neurophysiology/signalling
For further information, please contact J. Hertz, e-mail: hertz@nordita.dk.
Cross-Institutional PhD Course in Statistical Physics and Soft Matter
Spring Semester 1999.
Graduate School of Non-linear Science
Graduate School of Biophysics/The Danish Research Academy
The course, consisting of 12 days of lectures, the first of them in early
February, is relevant for PhD-students in physics and chemistry as well as
physically oriented students working within materials science and life
sciences. The course consists of lectures, theoretical exercises, and student
colloquia. The lectures are given by a number of different experts located at
different institutions. The students will during the course get the
opportunity to familiarize themselves with the research atmosphere at the
different institutions. The workload of the course corresponds to about 30%
of the obligatory -year-course part of a Danish PhD-study programme. Students
who plan to attend the course should contact the organizers as soon as
possible. Organizers: Ling Miao (miao@kemi.dtu.dk), phone: 45-252478 and Ole
G. Mouritsen (ogm@kemi.dtu.dk), Department of Chemistry, Technical University
of Denmark, phone: 45-25 24 62 and Per-Anker Lindg�d (pal@risoe.dk),
Afdelingen for Materialers Fysik og Kemi, Ris, phone: 46-77 47 06.
Soft Condensed Matter: Configurations, Dynamics and Functionality
April 6-16, 1999, Bardla Hyfjellshotel, Geilo, Norway
Organized by Department of Physics, Institute for Energy Technology, Kjeller,
Norway.
The objective of the Advanced Study Institute is to present in a pedagogical
manner the current experimental and theoretical knowledge of the physical
properties of soft condensed matter such as polymers, gels, complex fluids,
membranes, colloids, granular materials, and biomaterials that are important
for relating molecular configurations and dynamics to macroscopic properties
and biological functionality. Topics of lectures: Adaption; complexity; foam
structures; folding; granular flow; molecular motors; selfassembly; colloids;
complex fluids; DNA; Foam; Gels; Polymers; proteins. Topics will cover both
experiments and theory. In addition to about 40 hours of invited lectures and
seminars, there will be sessions of discussion and summary. Participants are
encouraged to submit abstracts for a poster session. Principal lecturers: D.
Bensimon; H. Van Damme; S. Edwards; I. Giaever; E. Guyon; A. Hansen; M. Hgh
Jensen; L. Leiserowitz; A. Libchaber; D. Pines; S. Sinha; D. Weaire.
Programme committee: S. Edwards, Cambridge, UK (co-director); A. Hansen,
NTNU, Trondheim, Norway; M. Hgh Jensen, (NBI), (Copenhagen); R. Pynn, (Los
Alamos); D. Sherrington, (Oxford); A.T. Skjeltorp, (Kjeller) (Director); H.
Thomas, (Basel). The meeting is intended for postgraduates and researchers in
the field of condensed matter physics, statistical physics and materials
science. The number of participants will be limited to about 75.
Deadline: for application is January 1.
Completed application forms should be
sent to: Mary Byberg, Institute for Energy Technology, P.O. Box 40, N-2007
Kjeller, Norway. Students and younger scientists should enclose a letter of
recommendation. Information and the application form may be found at the
website: http://www.ife.no/departments/physics/ASI99.html.
Board Meeting
Nordita's Board will meet on 12 March 1999 in Copenhagen.
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The fields are listed after the names: AP, astrophysics;
C, Complex Systems & Chaos; NP, nuclear physics;
HE, high energy physics; CM, condensed matter physics.
If you are interested in having any of these people visit your institute,
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