Optical Nanoscopy Workshop on Bio, Carbon-based and Photonic Nanomaterials

Including Live Demonstrations of neaspec microscopes

July 4th – 5th 2023

It is our pleasure to invite you to the Optical Nanoscopy Workshop on Bio, Carbon-based and Photonic Nanomaterials.

Workshop venue:

Central Library of the Politehnica University of Bucharest
Splaiul Independeței 313, Bucharest, Romania

Organizers:

Dr. Stefan Stanciu, Center for Microscopy-Microanalysis and Information Processing, Universitatea Politehnica din București
Prof. Horia Iovu, Advanced Polymer Materials Group, Universitatea Politehnica din București
Dr. Adrian Cernescu, neaspec - attocube systems AG
Dr. Sergiu Amarie, neaspec - attocube systems AG

 

This workshop takes you through:

  • Scientific talks focused on tip-enhanced microscopy by leading experts in nanoscale analysis,
  • Technology presentations introducing s-SNOM, nano-FTIR, AFM-IR and their applications,
  • Free live test measurement on participant samples (please register for a slot).

Workshop Program:

Tuesday | July 4th, 2023

09:30 – 10:00                         Registration & coffee

10:00 – 10:10                         Dr. Stefan Stanciu – Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
                                               Opening Remarks

Session 1:

Technology and applications for nanomaterials characterization

10:10 – 10:40                         Dr. Adrian Cernescu – neaspec-attocube systems AG
                                               Infrared nanoimaging and nanospectroscopy - emerging tools for physical and (bio)chemical nanoanalytics

10:40 – 11:00                         Prof. Horia Iovu – Advanced Polymer Materials Group, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
                                               Advanced Polymer Materials Group - reshaping the future of bioengineering.

11:00 – 11:20                          Coffee break

11:20 – 11:50                          Dr. Stefan Stanciu – Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
                                               Correlative imaging with near-field and far-field techniques: architectures, applications and perspectives

11:50 – 12:10                         Dr. Sergiu Amarie – neaspec-attocube systems AG
                                               Nanoscale optical characterization of carbon-based materials

12:10 – 13:30                          Lunch break (on site provided by organizers)

Session 2:

Live demonstrations using neaSCOPE instruments

13:30 – 15:00                          AFM and nano-IR imaging of biological and carbon-based materials
                                               @ Center for Microscopy-Microanalysis and Information Processing, BN Building

15:15 – 16:45                          nano-FTIR spectroscopy on biological materials & polymers
                                               @ Advanced Polymer Materials Group, CAMPUS Building

Wednesday | July 5th, 2023

Free live test measurements of participants samples (please register for slot)

Apply for live DEMO on your sample