PRESENTATION

The molecular region of Nanoscience is still a region that has been scarcely explored in Nanoscience, maybe because the larger structural and electronic complexity of molecules, compared with that found in simpler atom-based nano-objects and nanostructures, make them more difficult to study at the nanoscale with the currently available instrumental techniques. Albeit, it is in this molecular region where molecular chemists, biologists, physicists and engineers working in Nanosciences may find the best opportunities to interact and to converge. Areas like supramolecular chemistry, molecular electronics and molecular magnetism are expected to converge in this region.

The first European School in Molecular Nanoscience intends to provide a suitable framework to show and extensively discuss the state-of-the-art in these multidisciplinary areas. Lectures are aimed at the post-graduate level as they will be presented to an audience primarily formed by post-graduate, PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. In fact, the School will be the last part of an intensive Advanced Course of three weeks organized in the frame of a European Master in Molecular Nanoscience. This meeting also intends to be a forum where the active European scientific groups working in these areas will have the opportunity to meet and informally discuss with the younger generations.

PROGRAMME

The School is structured in three different blocks:

General lectures (50 min+ 10 min discussion): This part will deal with the essential aspects of Molecular Nanoscience on the topics i) Supramolecular Chemistry in Nanoscience; ii) Concepts, materials and applications of Molecular Electronics; iii) Single-Molecule Electronics; iv) Molecular Nanomagnetism; v) Molecule-based Spintronics

Specialized lectures (25 min + 5 min discussion): In this part, short tutorial lectures showing some relevant scientific advances in the above topics will be presented by the most representative European research groups active in Molecular Nanosciences.

Oral communications (10-min communications + 5-min discussion): With the aim of encouraging discussion and communication among all the participants, the students will have the opportunity to present short communications about their research results, including those that, although incomplete, can promote debate.

DATES AND STRUCTURE

The School will open on Sunday 26th of October in the afternoon (at 4 pm ) and it will finish on Thursday 30th of October in the evening (departure date: morning of 31th of October). A banquet (dinner) will take place on Tuesday 28 th of October.

FEES

The estimated fee for students, including accommodation in double-room and full board in the Hotel Bayren (****), is 250 Euros. For the rest of the participants the accommodation costs per day and per person will be 70 Euros (in single-room) and 50 Euros (in double-room)

PRE-REGISTRATION

Attendance will be limited to about 100 participants, of which 60 will be European students chosen on the basis of their interest and contributions to the subject area.

Those interested in participating in the School should fill in the pre-registration form available at the following WEB page:

http://www.icmol.es/esmolna2008/preinscripcion.php

Pre-registration is mandatory for students and convenient for those participants that whish to present a short specialized lecture.

DEADLINES

PRE-registration: July 1^st, 2008
Final Registration: September 5^th, 2008
Payment: September 26^th, 2008
Abstracts submission: October 3^rd, 2008