Europe’s unique International Summer Schools on Nanotechnology (ISSON12) is taking place once again as part of the multi-faceted science event on NANOTEXNOLOGY 2012 at the I. Vellidis Congress Centre at the Helexpo – Thessaloniki International Fair facilities in Thessaloniki from 30 June-7 July 2012.

This year’s 6^th International Summer School on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies: ... is divided into three complementary parts: I. Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, II. Organic Electronics (supported by the Network of Excellence “FlexNet”) and III. Nanomedicine.

“This is a unique educational event in all of Europe since it will teach the latest developments in all fields of nanotechnology,” explains the Chairman of the Nanotexnology 2012 Organising Committee, Prof. Stergios Logothetidis.

“The attendants after the lectures and the exams will receive a certification for their attendance with the perspective to be used at their university to get ECTS credits”, explained the head of the Nanomedicine Summer School, Dr. Varvara Karagkiozaki.

The lectures are addressed to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers, and all those that are interested in Nanotechnology.

“Every year we make sure that we have lecturers who are in the front line of nanoscience and research from around the world. We keep an eye on state of the art developments and that is why our teaching content is constantly being updated”, explained Dr. Karagkiozaki.

Last year there were hundreds of attendees from 35 countries, from literally all over the world, which demonstrates that the International Summer School in Nanotechnology is at the cutting edge of global developments.

School I: NANOSCIENCES AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

- Principles

• Fabrication methods
• Theoretical approaches
• Nanomaterials
• Nanotubes
• Fullerenes
• Quantum dots
• Nanoscale characterisation
• Optical properties
• Structural properties
• Surface and interface properties

- Applications

• Sensors
• Cutting tools
• Textiles
• Buildings

School II: ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

- Materials

• Small molecule semiconductors
• Semiconducting polymers

- Devices

• Electrodes
• Organic photovoltaic devices
• Light-emitting diodes
• Sharing results from the Organic Electronics sector
• Sensors
• Buildings
• Vacuum methods
• Solution Methods
• Organic electronic printing methods

School III: NANOMEDICINE

• Nanobiotechnology
• Nanotools and Nanomaterials for biomedical applications
• Nanocarriers and strategies for their application in medicine
• Biosensors and bioelectronics in biomedicine
• In-vitro and in-vivo nanodiagnostics
• Regenerative medicine