The interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center

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The interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center Aarhus
University, Denmark www.inano.au.dk
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Who works at iNANO
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Key figures 2009
Aarhus University iNANO
Academic staff 5829 60
Technical/Adm. staff 4323 10
Postdocs and PhD students gt1610 59 140
Students 30206 (admits 45 / yr)
Peer-reviewed articles /yr 4177 290
Aarhus University ranked 63rd worldwide (Times
Higher - QS World University Rankings
2009). Aarhus University awarded the ECTS lable
in 2009.
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iNANO in numbers

• Inaugurated in 2002
• Around 60 senior scientists,
• 59 post docs.
• A new B.Sc. and M.Sc. education in Nanoscience,
  with a yearly uptake of 40-60 students per year
  since 2002
• The iNANOschool graduate school with 140 PhD
  students enrolled
• 3 Centers of excellence from The Danish National
  Research Foundation
• 5 projects from the Advanced Technology
  Foundation, HT
• Many larger Basic and Strategic Research
  Projects
• Several EU financed projects
• 290 publications in 2009
• Many patents and patent applications
• More than 40 industrial partners
• Have attracted more than 350 mill. DKK since
  2004

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Where is iNANO located?
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Aarhus University

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iNanohuset
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iNANO Building
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AARHUS UNIVERSITY
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The function of iNANO
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• NANO is SMALL
• The Greek word nanos means dwarf
• 1 nanometer 10-9 m 0.000000001 m
• Nanobox
• Nanoscience-Nanotechnologies can be defined as
  science and
• engineering on the 100s of nanometers scale and
  below

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Interdisciplinary Nanoscience
Biology
Chemistry
Mol. Bio.
Physics
Medicine
Molecular Self. Assembly Nano-Energy materials
Functional Nanomaterials Nanomedicine Nanobiotechn
ology Nanoelectronics Nano-photonics Nano-Food Nan
o-Toxicology

• Nano- Synthesis
• Nano Tools
• Modelling

www.inano.au.dk www.inanoschool.au.dk
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• iNANO mission
• Education New Master program
• iNANO graduate school (www.inanoschool.dk)
• Research within nanoscience
• Innovation, Technology transfer to Industry
• From Nanoscience to Nanotechnology
• International collaborations

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Interdisciplinary

• Nanoscience is an interdisciplinary research area
  involving disciplines such as physics, chemistry,
  molecular biology, medicine and materials
  science.
• To do research in before mentioned disciplines it
  is necessary to be interdisciplinary.
• In nanoscience the boundaries between the
  classical disciplines are wiped out.
• Interdisciplinary skills are increasingly
  demanding skills requested by the industry and
  research community.

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iNANO research areas

• Functional Nano-materials
• Nanocoatings, tribological coatings,
  nano-composits, polymers, nano-fibers,
  atomic-scale design of materials.

• Nano-Energy-materials
• Catalysis, energy storage, solar cells,
  thermoelectric-materials

• NanoMedicine
• Drug delivery and design, diagnostics,
  biocompatible materials

• Self-assembled molecular nano-structures
• DNA nanostructures, 2D molecular surface
  structures

• NanoFood
• Biosensors, anti-biofouling surfaces, functional
  food, food safety

• Nano-photonics and nano-electronics
• Semiconductor nanocrystals

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Nanoscience Curriculum
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Interdisciplinary specialization
Width vs depth
5. year 4. year 3. year 2. year 1. year
Masters project
Specialization
Physics Chemistry Bio/ molecular biology Nano Optional Support e.g. algebra
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Bachelor program
3. år Present nanoscience Nano science of studies Bachelorproject
3. år Nanocharacterisation Eksp. Molecular biology Bachelorproject
3. år Solid state physics Bionanotechnology Experimental nanoproject
3. år Statistical physics Optional 2 Fourier analysis
2. år Introduction to quantum mechanics Optional 1 Statistics computation
2. år Introduction to quantum mechanics Chemical bonds Linear transformations
2. år Experimental nano-course Inorganic chemistry Basic molekylar biology
2. år Intro to programming Thermodynamics kinetics Basic biochemistry
1. år Waves optics Organic chemistry Introduction to nano
1. år Electromagnetism Organic chemistry Basic biology
1. år Mechanics thermodynamics Numerical physics Calculus 2
1. år Introductory mechanics Basic chemistry Calculus 1
Physics Chemistry Biology Molecular biology Nano Support
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Educational structure
Ph.D.
8. år 7. år 6. år 5. år 4. år 3. år 2. år 1.
år
Part B Part A (Honours year)
Masters degree
Masters education
Bachelors degree
Bachelors education
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Collaboration
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Information of Aarhus
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WELCOME TO AARHUS
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THE CITY OF AARHUS

• Founded more than 1000 years ago
• 300.000 inhabitants
• Two airports Aarhus (45 minutes by bus),
  Billund (60 minutes by bus).With flight
  connections to major cities (Amsterdam, London,
  Frankfurt)
• Trains connecting Aarhus with
• Copenhagen and the continent

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Hotels

• 2.000 hotel rooms in Aarhus region, 1200 in city
  centre
• Most hotels in city centre within walking
  distance of the university campus
• Budget accommodation available (Hostel approx.
  60 Euro)

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Culture in Aarhus

• Aros the city art museum
• Concert Hall, with the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
  and Jutland Opera Company
• The Old Town, one of Denmarks top attractions
• The Museum Of Prehistoric Denmark, Moesgård
• 4 small museums at the University
• Lively restaurant and cafe life in the city
  centre

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More in Aarhus

• Use a free city bike
• Excellent trails in the forest for running
• and mountain biking
• Sail-sport possibilities
• Visit the royal summer palace
• Excursion to Copenhagen
• Rent a summerhouse at the coast
• Shopping