Conference Windows to Complexity 2013 "Self-organization on the Nano Scale" (CeNoS WtC 2013 I)

Basic data for this project

Type of project: Own resources project
Duration: 02/05/2013 - 03/05/2013

Description

The formation of molecular assemblies via selforganization, in particular on surfaces, is a very active and multi-disciplinary topic. It brings together scientists from nanophysics, biophysics, surface science, and soft matter research, just to mention a few. The resulting structures are typically non-equilibrium configurations and thus often depend on the preparation protocol. To understand the resulting structural and dynamic processes a simultaneous application of experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches can be extremely helpful. In our "Windows-to-Complexity" workshop on the topic of selforganization on the nano scale we bring together different groups, reflecting this diversity of such approaches and discussing effects on different time and length scales. In particular we aim to exchange ideas which are discussed, on the one hand, within the IRTG "Self-Assembled Soft-Matter Nanostructures at Interfaces" from Berlin and within the TRR "Multilevel Molecular Assemblies: Structure, Dynamics and Function" from Münster. The schedule reserves ample time for discussions, hopefully connecting the different ideas and approaches even closer.

Keywords: Nonlinear Science; Self-organization; Nanoscience