International Workshops
International workshops aim at fostering international collaborations in specific areas of expertise from the field of materials and processing. These workshops are usually initiated by MaP members and broadened within the MaP community.
Upcoming events
Previous international workshops held under the auspices of MaP
Workshop on ‘Complex Materials for Nonlinear Optics’ (CMNO 2020)
The workshop on ‘Complex Materials for Nonlinear Optics’ was organized as a multidisciplinary event gathering international scientists that are contributing to the above named research field from complementary perspectives, such as those of disordered and complex photonics, nonlinear optics and material science.
With almost 50 participants, 16 international speakers, posters and talks the Downloadfinal program (PDF, 31 KB) of the workshop was filled with a high variety of different aspects of the topic. During breaks, social event and speaker dinner, the participants had enough time to interact and exchange ideas.
A list of abstracts, posters and participants can be found in the Downloadworkshop booklet (PDF, 1.2 MB).
The workshop was hosted by Romolo Savo and Rachel Grange from the Optical Nanomaterial Group (D-PHYS) and supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions within the framework of the external pageSECOONDO Project.
A webgallery with pictures of the CMNO2020 can be found on the website of the Department of Physics.
Symposia on Academic Exchange and Collaborative Research (AECoR) with the University of Hokkaido (HU) take place every 1-2 years and alternating between ETH Zurich and the University of Hokkaido (HU) in Sapporo, Japan. The 7th AECoR Symposium particularly addressed research in the domains of materials and processes and took place on 20-21 November 2017 at ETH Zurich.
The AECoR7 has been combined with a little speciality: The HU president, Prof. Toyoharu Nawa joined for awarding two scientists as "Ambassadors of Hokkaido University" at the opening Event of the symposium.
On 19-21 September 2016, MaP and the Area of Advance in Materials Science of the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg held the 4th Bilateral Workshop at ETH Hönggerberg. The theme of the workshop was "Soft Materials: From Polymers to Biomaterials" and featured a special session on "Cellulosic Materials".
On 27-28 November 2014 the 5th Symposium on Academic Exchange and Collaborative Research (AECoR) with Hokkaido University took place at ETH Zurich. The AECoR-5 was combined with a ceremony between the president of ETH Zurich and the Japanese ambassador on the occasion of the "150 Years Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Switzerland and Japan".
The Bilateral Workshop featured Mini-Symposia on "Mechanical Systems & Biomechanics", "Chemistry & Materials" and "Fluid Mechanics". DownloadProceedings (PDF, 35.4 MB)
The SSSTC Workshop on "Bioinspired Materials and Surfaces" was held on 1-2 September 2014 at ETH Zurich.
Aim
This workshop aims at establishing closer contacts between Chinese and Swiss researchers in this field, in order to encourage more collaborative projects and potentially an exchange of students.
Topic
Bioinspired concepts in material and surface science represent a rapidly expanding field. While early developments covered relatively simple replication of surfaces in nature (e.g. water repellent and self-cleaning surfaces with topographies inspired by leaves of the Lotus plant), more recent concepts aim at the development of multiple functionalities, responsive systems and integration in devices. China and Switzerland have outstanding and complementary expertise in this particular and wide field of research and development.