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DAAD Program 6. German Summer Academies 2008: International Summer School "Physics of Functional Micro- and Nanostructures"

Functional micro- and nanostructures are essential to the development of novel and innovative technologies. The University of Hamburg is one of the leading international centers’ in micro- and nanostructure research. The Summer Academy offers six courses that provide a compact insight into the theoretical principles, experimental methods, simulation of real structures and current core areas of micro- and nanostructure research.
The courses are complemented by laboratory visits and computer exercises. Internationally recognized scientist hold seminars where they report on their current research work and discuss topics with the participants, who present their own research findings in the form of posters. Furthermore, the Summer Academy organizes discussions with young and early-stage researchers from the University of Hamburg.

Two excursions take participants to the German Electron Synchrotron DESY, with its Hamburg Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (HASYLAB) and the innovative and unique Free Electron Laser FLASH, and to NXP, a company formerly known as Philips Semiconductors.

The target group for this Summer Academy is particularly made up of advanced students. Diploma candidates and Master’s students. To qualify for admission, applicants must hold a Pre-Diploma or a Bachelor’s degree.

The cultural program includes a city tour, a harbor trip, a welcome party and a final dinner at one of Hamburg’s typical restaurants, plus a day-trip to the old Hanseatic city of Lübeck, listed as part of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.

The Summer Academy offer the following courses:
Course 1: Semiconductors and Ferromagnets
Ulrich Merkt
Course 2: Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Wolfgang Hansen
Course 3: Low-Dimensional Electron Systems
Daniela Pfannkuche
Course 4: Optical Spectroscopy
Detlef Heitmann, Michael Rübhausen
Course 5: Scanning-Probe Methods
Roland Wiesendanger
Course 6: Simulations of Micro- and Nanostructures
Dietmar Möller