Events

<h3>Small Talk seminar series </h3>
Our seminar series SmallTalks [about Nanoscience], takes place every second Monday afternoon. The announcements will be posted in the calendar, in our newsletter and event list. <a href="https://www.chalmers.se/en/collaborate-with-us/collaborate-in-research-and-innovation/research-related-contacts/nano-area-of-advance/small-talks-seminar-serie/">Read more here. </a>

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<h3>The symposium Light on Life 2024</h3>
The symposium brought together the brightest minds in science, including Nobel laureates. The event were moderated by the renowned researcher, Emma Frans. Light on Life were open to researchers, university students and high school students and teachers. The event were co-organized by the Nano Area of Advance, Materials Science and Health at Chalmers, in collaboration with Molecular Frontiers.

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<h3>Community Building Activity 2024</h3>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: SV;" lang="EN-US">The Community Building activity includes a broad scientific program with lectures from both invited and internal speakers, in combination with discussions, team building and networking. You will also be able to join guided tour of the impressive Carlsten Castle and a hike around the beautiful island of Marstrand or take the time to enjoy the spa.  
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: SV;" lang="EN-US">The programme contains the following:
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: SV;" lang="EN-US"> •    Invited talk by Professor Heike Riel, member of the AoA Nano Advisory Board and Head of Science &amp; Technology and Lead of IBM Research Quantum Europe at IBM Research Zürich. •    Scientific talks from the Chalmers Nano Community •    Poster session and the chance to win a poster prize •    The stories of Chalmers Nano Startups •    Center talks with FoRmulaEx in the spotlight and an introduction to the new VR Centre Meta Pix •    Talk by Arne Sjögren Prize Winner Adriana Canales Ramos •    Workshop for all Nano PIs, staff, PhD students and Postdocs  The event is open to Chalmers employees and invited guests. It is free of charge, but all participants need to register. 
<a href="https://www.chalmers.se/en/current/calendar/so-nano-community-building-activity-2024/">Read more here!</a>

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The community building activity took take place from the 21-23 of August at Tanum strand, Grebbestad.
The community building activity included a broad scientific programme with lectures and discussions in combination with team building and networking. 
<a href="https://www.chalmers.se/en/current/news/inspiration-and-networking-at-the-nano-area-of-advances-community-building-activity-2023/">Read an article about the Community Building Activity!</a>

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​The annual Community Building activity took place 22-24 August at Varbergs Kusthotell.
The community building activity includes a broad scientific programme with lectures, a poster exhibition, and discussions in combination with team building and networking.
Some of the activities during the days: 
Professor Jörgen Kjems, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center at Aarhus University, member of the EI Nano scientific advisory board. Synthesis and delivery of RNA therapeutics​
​Victor Torres ERC talk Lighting the data pipes with microcombs Nina Kann Seed Project talk Triazole-based graphene biosensors for bacterial infection​
Gunnar Westman Seed Project talk Fabrication of multi-dimensional graded electrode based on nanocellulose for high power batteries
​Åsa Haglund ERC talk Out of the blue: membrane-based microcavity lasers from the blue to the ultraviolet wavelength regime ​ ​ Margaret Holme, new Assistant Professor Basic Science ​ ​Angela Grommet, new Assistant Professor EI Nano
​Andreas Dahlin ERC talk Counting and trapping of single biomolecules in nanoscale chambers
​Joakim Andréasson Seed Project talk Breaking the resolution limit in two-photon microscopy using FRET and negative photochromism
​Alexandra Stubelius Seed Project talk Biochemically Controlled Nanoparticles for Precision Medicine
​Samuel Lara Avila &amp; Timur Shegai Seed Project talk Room temperature magnetism in atomically precise zig-zag edges of transition metal dichalcogenides​
​Fredrik Westerlund ERC talk Next Generation Nanofluidics for Single Molecule Analysis of DNA Repair Dynamics

Invited speakers during the days: 
Joyce Poon, new director of the Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics in Halle​
Bo Wegge Laursen, head of the Nano Science Center at University of Copenhagen​
Petra Di​ttrich, head of the Bioanalytics group at ETH Zürich
Andrew N. Jordan, professor of Physics at Rochester University​
David Abergel, Associate Editor at Nature Physics
 
From Chalmers we had the pleasure to listen to (in order of appearance):
Anders Palmqvist, Vice President of Research and Research Education
Martin Rahm, Basic Science Assistant Professor
Alexandra Stubelius, EI Nano Assistant Professor
Attila Geredsi, Basic Science Assistant Professor
Elin Sundin, first EI Nano Excellence PhD student
Daniel Andrén, first EI Nano Excellence PhD student
as well as the winner of the Arne Sjögren prize

The annual Nano Community Building activity took place 20-22 August at Marstrands Havshotell. This year in conjunction with the Graphene Centres Community Building Event.
<h4>Speakers:</h4>
Erwin Peterman, VU Amsterdam Tero Heikkilä, Jyväskylä Nano Science Center Tuomas Knowles, University of Cambridge Tönu Pullerits, Lund University Robert Hadfield, University of Glasgow Julie Gold, Chalmers University of Technology Giulia Ferrini, Chalmers University of Technology Per Delsing, Chalmers University of Technology

This years community building activity took place at Bohusgården, 22-24 of August.
<h4>Speakers:</h4>
​Tomas Ebbesen Physical chemistry, nanotubes, Kavli Prize 2014, University of Strasbourg Siegfried Eigler Organic chemistry, graphene, Chalmers Henrik Hillborg ABB representative, new SAB (Strategic Advisory Board) member Anne L'Huillier Attosecond physics, Lund University Ermin Malic Physics, modeling graphene, Walter Schottky Prize 2016, Chalmers Silvio Rizzoli STED-microscopy of synaptic function, University of Göttingen Kerstin Hamilton and Jonas Hannestad presented their film ”Zero Point Energy”, part of the project Nanosamhällen (Nanosocieties).
Contributed speakers:
Assoc. Prof. Jörgen Bengtsson Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Dr. Romain Bordes Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Asst. Prof. Gavin D. M. Jeffries Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Dr. Daniel Midtvedt Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Dr. André Dankert Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Prof. August Yurgens Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

The community building activity for the Area of Advance Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, were held at VANN spa hotel and conference, the 24–26 August.
Speakers: Prof. Helene Andersson Svahn Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Prof. Jukka Pekola Aalto University, School of Science, Finland
Prof. Heiner Linke Lund University, Sweden
Prof. Mark Wallace University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Prof. Regina Dittmann Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany
Asst. Prof. Janine Splettstößer Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Prof. John Clarke University of California, USA
Ass. Prof. Maria Abrahamsson Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

This year, Nano Area of ​​Advance organized a Nano afternoon instead of an initiative seminar. It was an opportunity to listen to an inspiring seminar by Professor Vahid Sandoghdar (director and scientific member of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light). It were also held a Small talk [about Nanoscience] seminar, this time with Jonatan Holmér, PhD student in Nano- and biophysics. There was also an information meeting, chance to mingle with other people from the Nano area in a poster session and dinner. 
<a href="https://www.chalmers.se/en/current/calendar/nano-afternoon-2023/">Read more information about the event!</a>

In addition to researchers and university students, about 200 high school students attended the seminar.
Quantum materials have unusual thermal, magnetic, and electrical properties. The ability to understand and engineer these materials and control their properties could virtually revolutionize every aspect of society and economy. It will enable new sustainable quantum technologies ranging from quantum information processing, quantum sensors to novel approaches for resolving healthcare needs.​​
<a href="https://www.chalmers.se/aktuellt/nyheter/gymnasieelever-traffade-toppforskare-pa-initiativseminarium/"> Read the article about the day!</a>
<h4>Speakers: </h4>
Claudia Felser, Professor Max Planck Institute Katarina J. Franke, Professor Freie Universität Berlin Ulf Gran, Professor Chalmers University of Technology Thors Hans Hansson, Professor Stockholm University Jens K. Nörskov, Professor Technical University of Denmark​ Subir Sachdev, Professor Harvard University Zhi-Xun Shen, Professor Stanford University Irfan Siddiqi, Professor Berkeley University of California Odile Stéphan, Professor Paris-Saclay University Susanne Stemmer, Professor UC Santa Barbara
<h4>Program: </h4>
28 November​
10.00 - 10.10 Introduction
10.10 - 10.40 Claudia Felser, Max Planck Institute, Germany: "Chirality and Topology". Abstract and speaker bio
10:40 - 11.10 Jens K. Nørskov, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark: "New catalytic materials are key to the green transition​". Abstract and speaker bio​
11.10 - 10.30 Thors Hans Hansson, Stockholm University, Sweden: TBA
11.30 - 12.00 Q&amp;A with Professors Felser, Nørskov and Hansson
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch served in Volvofoajén
13.00 - 13.30 Susanne Stemmer, UC Santa Barbara, United States: "Thin Film Topological Matter". Abstract and speaker bio​
13.30 - 14.00 Q&amp;A with Professor Stemmer
14.00 - 14.30 Ulf Gran, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden: Title "The destruction of particles: when interactions become too strong for particles to exist​". Abstract and speaker bio​
15.00 - 15.30 Subir Sachdev, Harvard University, United States: "When nature entangles millions of particles: from quantum materials to black holes"​. Abstract and speaker bio​
15.30 - 16.00 Q&amp;A with Professors Gran and Sachdev
16.00 - 16.15 Announcement of 2022 Molecular Frontiers Inquiry Prize
29 November
08.30 - 09.15 Lab tours, Clean room for students
09.00 - 09.30 Registration open 09.30 - 10.00 Zhi-Xun Shen, Stanford University, United States: "In Search for the Next Magic Stone". Abstract and speaker bio
10.00 - 10.30 Katarina J. Franke, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany: "Is there a superconducting one-way road? - Directing the current through superconducting junctions with single magnetic atoms". Abstract and speaker bio
11.00 - 11.30 Q&amp;A with Professors Shen and Franke
11.30 - 12.00 Irfan Siddiqi, UC Berkeley, United States: "Computing with Entanglement: A New Chapter in Quantum Materials". Abstract and speaker bio
12.00 - 12.30 Q&amp;A with Professor Siddiqi
12.30 - 14.30 Lunch with poster session and cleen room tour for the students
14.30 - 15.00 Odile Stéphan, Paris-Saclay University​, France: "Seeing the invisible: exploring the quantum nature of the nanoworld with electron (and photon) beams​". Abstract and speaker bio​
15.00 - 15.30 Q&amp;A with Professor Stéphan
15.30 - 15.45 Concluding remarks​

<div>This initiative seminar took place at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden on Dec 5-6, 2019. This cross-disciplinary meeting on light-matter interactions gathered prominent scientists in the field. In addition to researchers and university students, about 200 high school students attended the symposium.</div>
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<div>The symposium was co-organized by the Nano Excellence Initiative and Materials Science​ Area of Advance at Chalmers, and Molecular Frontiers​. </div>
<h4>Speakers: </h4>
<div>Stefan Hell, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany. Nobel laureate in Chemistry 2014.</div>
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<div>"MINFLUX Nanoscopy: Superresolution post Nobel" </div>
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<div>Immanuel Bloch, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Germany</div>
<div>​"Realizing Feynman’s Dream of a Quantum Simulator" </div>
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<div>Thomas Ebbesen, USIAS &amp; ISIS, University of Strasbourg, France</div>
<div>"The Alchemy of Vacuum" </div>
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<div>Naomi Halas, Rice University, United States</div>
<div>"From Faraday to tomorrow: nanoscale optics for sustainability and societal impact​" </div>
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<div>Halina Rubinsztein Dunlop, University of Queensland, Australia</div>
<div>"Sculpted light at nano- and microscale: from quantum atom optics to living cells​" </div>
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<div>Andreas Wallraff, ETH Zürich, Switzerland</div>
<div>"Quantum Computing with Superconducting Circuits"​ </div>
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<div>Päivi Törmä, Aalto University, Finland</div>
<div>"New perspectives on quantum geometry, superconductivity and Bose-Einstein condensation" </div>
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<div>Jennifer Dionne, Stanford University, United States</div>
<div>"The light years: Nanophotonic methods to visualize dynamic chemical and cellular processes with near-atomic-scale resolution​" </div>
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<div>Alexia Auffèves​, CNRS Grenoble, France</div>
<div>"The energetic side of quantum noise" </div>
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<div>Per Delsing, Chalmers University of Technology</div>
<div>"Superconducting qubits as artificial atoms" </div>
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The Graphene Centre at Chalmers (GCC) organized the Initiative Seminar 2018 of the Excellence Initiative Nano. The focus lied on atomically thin 2D materials (beyond graphene) and included in particular monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides and related van der Waals heterostructures. The seminar covered fundamental and application-oriented research including areas of electronics and photonics, composites and coatings, energy and bio applications.
<h4>Speakers: </h4>
Francesco Bonaccorso, IIT Italy Title: The science and technology of 2D-materials for energy conversion and storage
Rudolf Bratschitsch, University of Munster, Germany Title: Single-photon emitters in 2D materials
Alexey Chernikov, University of Regensburg, Germany Title: Exciton propagation in automically thin semiconductors
Saroj Dash, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Title: Charge and Spin transport in 2D Semiconductor Heterostructure Field Effect Transistors
Maja Feierabend, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Title: Proposal for novel dark-exciton-based sensors
Mikhail Glazov, Ioffe Institute, Russia Title: Nonlinear optical and transport properties of excitons in atom-thin semiconductors
Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University, USA Title: MXenes and MXene Heterostructures
Frank Koppens, ICFO, Spain Title: Nanoimaging of polaritons and intersubband transitions in 2d-material heterostructures
Thomas Mueller, University of Vienna, Austria Title: Transition metal dichalcogenide semiconductor (opto-)electronics
 
Konstantin Novoselov, University of Manchester, UK Title: Materials in the Flatland
Paulina Plochocka, CNRS, France Title: Excitons in MoS2/MoSe2/MoS2 trilayer
Aleksandra Radenovic, EPFL, Switzerland Title: 2D material nanopores
Timur Shegai, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Title: Exciton-plasmon Interactions in TMD materials
Kristian Thygesen, DTU, Denmark Title: High-throughput Modeling and Discovery of Novel 2D Materials and Heterostructures
Bernhard Urbaszek, CNRS, France Title: Excitons in transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers: Dynamics and Spin-valley physics
Miriam Vitiello, CNR, Italy Title: Bi dimensional materials as active media for the detection of Terahertz-frequency light
Robert Young, University of Manchester, UK Title: Stress-induced Raman Bands Shifts in 2D Materials beyond Graphene

The world needs to change the primary energy production from fossil fuels to renewable sources. Chalmers University of Technology and Molecular Frontiers Foundation held a unique conference on sustainable energy with the aim to gather leading scientists, policy makers and the interested public in discussions about future energy possibilities. The three-day program included presentations and discussions about novel solar, storage, battery and sustainability technologies.
<h4>Speakers:</h4>
Steven Chu "Climate Change and innovative paths to a sustainable future" Nobel laureate in Physics 1997, former United States Secretary of Energy. Stanford University, United States
Dame Julia King "Electric vehicles in a sustainable energy system" The Baroness Brown of Cambridge DBE
Sir Richard Friend "How can molecules function as semiconductors?" University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Daniel G. Nocera "Fuels and Food from Sunlight, Air and Water" Harvard University, United States
Paul Alivisatos "Quantum Dot Light Emitters: from displays to enabling a new generation of energy conversion systems" University of California, Berkeley, United States
Josef Michl "Singlet Fission for Solar Cells" University of Colorado Boulder, United States and Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic
Katherine Richardson "How do we transition an entire country’s energy system to renewables?" University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Harry Atwater "Fueling Human Progress with Sunlight" California Institute of Technology, United States
Susanne Siebentritt "Thin film solar cells – achievements and challenges" University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Jean-Marie Tarascon "Materials science for electrochemical storage: Achievements and new directions." Collège de France, France
Leif Hammarström, Uppsala University Anja-Verena Mudring, Stockholm University and University of Alabama Ellen Moons, Karlstad University Marika Edoff, Uppsala University Rosa Palacin, Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona Andreas Regnell, Vattenfall Patrik Johansson, Chalmers University of Technology Frederik Morgenstern, BMW Marie Strannegård, Northvolt Maria Abrahamsson, Chalmers University of Technology Christian Müller, Chalmers University of Technology Peter Sigenstam, EON

Quantum Technology aims at exploiting quantum physics for immensely powerful computations and simulations, to achieve ultra sensitive sensing and enhance privacy through physically secure communication. The 24 speakers, representing most aspects of this emerging field, explained the basic ideas as well as the state-of-the art in this community. There was also two poster sessions, where interested scientist and industry were welcome to present their work.
<h4>Speakers: </h4>
Tommaso Calarco, Ulm University Enrique Solano, University of the Basque Country Quantum simulations: a quantum theater for quantum technologies
Leo Kouwenhoven, Delft University of Technology Majorana Qubits
Panel discussion about the content and potential impact of the European Commission flagship on Quantum Technologies. Göran Wendin is the moderator.
Matthias Troyer, ETH Zürich Quantum High Performance Computing
Andrew Cleland, University of Chicago EnCt29676b5614c6c39b30f0a7a91f5291416cadd77, or, Can you read this title?
Stefan Kröll, Lund University Quantum applications and spin off discoveries in rare earth crystals
Steven Girvin, Yale University Quantum Error Correction: Building a (Nearly) Perfect Computer from Imperfect Parts
Rupert Ursin, Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology Val Zwiller, KTH Stockholm Generation, manipulation and detection of quantum states of light at the nano scale
Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Stanford University, Combinatorial Optimization and Boltzmann Sampling by Coherent Ising Machines
Göran Johansson, Chalmers University of Technology, Detection and generation of propagating microwave photons
John Martinis, Google and UC Santa Barbara, Roadmap for building a quantum computer
Stefan Filipp, IBM Research – Zurich, Quantum computing on a scalable superconducting qubit platform Lisa Barsotti, MIT, The quantum side of gravitational wave detectors
David DiVincenzo, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Hall Effect Gyrators and Circulators
Will Oliver, MIT, Engineering Quantum Systems
Leonardo DiCarlo, Delft University of Technology Scaling the Superconducting Quantum Processor
Charles Marcus, Niels Bohr Institute Copenhagen Erika Andersson, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Secure signatures - a practical quantum technology
Per Delsing, Chalmers University of Technology, Quantum Acoustics
Nicolas Gisin, University of Geneva, Quantum Communication
Mohamed Bourenanne, Stockholm University, Photonic Multipartite Entanglement
Patrice Bertet, CEA Saclay, Magnetic resonance at the quantum limit and beyond
Immanuel Bloch, Max-Planck Institut für Quantenoptik &amp; Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Controlling and Exploring Quantum Matter Using Ultracold Atoms in Optical Lattices

The initiative seminar is delving into the nanoscopic world of human health. With a focus on degenerative and infectious disease, speakers introduced and interrogated multiple aspects of these societally important fields.
David Bolinsky, co-founder of XVIVO, producer of the acclaimed “The Inner Life of the Cell”, were a keynote speaker at the event. His unique approach, bringing sub-cellular mechanics to life, utilizing state-of-the-art 3D animation, allows visualization of bio-nano research from a broad spectrum of sources.
<h4>Speakers:</h4>
David Bolinsky, e.mersion studios, LLC Björn Högberg, Karolinska Institute Janos Vörös, ETH Nils Lycke, Göteborg University Peter Jönsson, Lund University Christelle Prinz, Lund University Stefan Geschwindner, AstraZeneca Kaj Blennow, Göteborg University Lars Maegdefessel, Karolinska Institute Owe Orwar, Karolinska Institute Caterina Minelli, NPL, UK Elin Esbjörner, Chalmers John Fletcher, Chalmers

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Events

Upcoming and ongoing events

Small Talk seminar series

Previous events

The symposium Light on Life 2024

Community building activity

2024: Marstrands havshotell

2023: Tanumstrand

2022: Varbergs kusthotell

2019: Stenungsbaden Yacht Club

2018: Marstrands havshotell

2016: Bohusgården

2015: VANN spa hotel and conference

Initiative seminars

2023: Nano afternoon

2022: A nano focus on quantum materials

2019: Light at the Nanoscale: From Molecules to Quantum Computers

2018: 2D materials beyond graphene

2017: Sustainable Energy

2016: Quantum Technology

2015: Nanoscience for human health

Events

Upcoming and ongoing events

Small Talk seminar series

Previous events

The symposium Light on Life 2024

Community building activity

2024: Marstrands havshotell

2023: Tanumstrand

2022: Varbergs kusthotell

2019: Stenungsbaden Yacht Club

2018: Marstrands havshotell

2016: Bohusgården

2015: VANN spa hotel and conference

Initiative seminars

2023: Nano afternoon

2022: A nano focus on quantum materials

2019: Light at the Nanoscale: From Molecules to Quantum Computers

2018: 2D materials beyond graphene

2017: Sustainable Energy

2016: Quantum Technology

2015: Nanoscience for human health​

2015: Nanoscience for human health