Objective Grenoble will organize a European School on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies for four years. On a yearly basis, a three-week program will be set up, during which students attend both lectures and hands-on laboratories. The aim of this training is to offer young researchers a structured view of the principles at work in the elaboration and in the functioning of nano-structures, nano-components and nano-machines. This program is endowed with two key points. The first is interdisciplinary, since research in Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies demands a combination of various skills in physics, in chemistry and in biology. The second point emphasizes the role of the laboratories courses. This is a determining factor both for basic science and for applications. T his implies that we treat the corresponding specific elaboration techniques, the physical and molecular mechanisms of elaboration and the instrumental skills necessary for research in the nano-world. Two options will run in parallel. The first concentrates on electronic nanostructures as building blocks of solid state or molecular electronics devices (Mesoscopic physics, spintronics, molecular electronics, single electron effects, nano-devices and nano-mechanics). The second focuses on recent advances in na nobiotechnologies (biochemistry, surface physico-chemistry, single molecule spectroscopy, mechanics of molecules, microfluidics and bio-sensors and high flux analysis data treatment). Both sessions share common lectures (nano-chemistry, nano-fabrication an d near-field microscopy). The participants spend seven working days in clean room facilities and in research laboratories. The present project will comprise events, similar to the first session of the school taking place in August 2004. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrynatural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsfluid mechanicsmicrofluidicsengineering and technologynanotechnologynatural sciencesphysical sciencescondensed matter physicsmesoscopic physicsnatural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsspintronics Keywords Chemistry Nanotechnology New Technologies Risk Assessment Programme(s) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Topic(s) MOBILITY-1.4.1 - Series of events (SCF) Call for proposal FP6-2002-MOBILITY-4 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SCF - Marie Curie actions-Series of events Coordinator UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER, GRENOBLE I EU contribution No data Address 621 avenue Centrale, Domaine Universitaire GRENOBLE France See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data