Without sponsors, no symposium! Just like other events that are organized by S.V. Arago we have sponsors to fund our event. Our first sponsors are known! Let us introduce you to the following research groups of Twente University:
Physics of Fluids (PoF)
The Physics of Fluids group is studying a wide variety of flow phenomena, both fundamental and applied, and we combine experimental, theoretical, and numerical methods to solve problems in fluid dynamics. The range of topics goes from nanobubbles to accretion disks, from granular flow to medical flow, and from wind turbines to microfluidic chips. The problems we study generally get their complexity from phase transitions (boiling, cavitation, melting, dissolution), from particulate additions (particles, bubbles, droplets), from chemical additions (surfactants, pH), from gradients (salinity, thermal, velocity), from boundary conditions (pinning, (de)wetting, superhydrophobicity), or material properties (elasticity, plasticity). Complexity can also arise from very small scales or very high velocities, which can be solved by using the latest high-speed cameras, (confocal) microscopes, and high speed lasers, or by simulating the problems.
With over a 100 members in the PoF group we cover a wide range of topics in our 16 labs and use high-performance computing facilities all over the world. The group receives external research funding from NWO, ERC, EU, and various companies. The group is part of the Max Planck Center for Complex Fluid Mechanics and participates in the Technical Medical (TechMed) Centre research program.
Biomedical Photonic Imaging (BMPI)
We investigate the use of light for imaging and measuring structure and function in living tissues. We develop optical and hybrid optical-acoustical technologies for serving medicine and biology. Our approaches include physical research into light-tissue interaction and its measurement, biomedical engineering to realize suitable instrumentation for in vivo use, and clinical evaluation together with medical partners. Applications are high resolution imaging of brain tissue and organs-on-a-chip, the physiology of lactation and the support of breast feeding mothers, clinical imaging for dermatology, diabetic foot care and transplant surgery, and plaque imaging in the human carotid artery.
We can host students with a range of interests: from basic physics and modelling to a more application oriented approach, from preference for lab work to collaboration with hospitals, you are all welcome in our group. We will offer you good supervision and a nice group atmosphere.
For more information check our website and our intranet site for students.
Inorganic Materials Science (IMS)
The IMS group comprises of a group of principal investigators (PIs) working at the international forefront of materials science research on complex metal oxides and hybrids for electronic, optical and energy applications. The IMS groups aims to provide an environment where young researchers and students are stimulated to excel in this field. Many of the research projects within IMS involve two or sometimes even more PIs.
The research is carried out in the following working groups:
- Nanoelectronics Materials
- Physics of complex Inorganic nano-materials
- Chemistry of Inorganic & Hybrid Nanomaterials
- Nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage
- Optoelectronic Materials
- Photonic Materials for Light-Energy Conversion
- Electrochemical Thin Films and Interfaces
For more information, please visit the following website: http://www.utwente.nl/tnw/ims.
NNV (Nederlandse Natuurkunde Vereniging)