The International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of the Ettore Majorana Center is organizing a NATO Advanced Study Institute titled “Nano-Optics: Principles Enabling Basic Research and Applications” to be held in Erice, Italy on July 4-19, 2015.

Lecturers:
Baldassare Di Bartolo, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
Alexander P. Voitovich, National Academy of Sciences, Minsk, BELARUS
Lukas Novotny, ETH, Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Mark I. Stockman, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Martin Wegener, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, GERMANY
Eric Mazur, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Jean-Pierre Wolf, Université de Gèneve, Gèneve, SWITZERLAND
John W. Bowen, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Steve Arnold, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Matthias Kling, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München, GERMANY
Wolfram Pernice, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, GERMANY
Javier Aizpurua, DIPC, San Sebastian, SPAIN
Romain Quidant, ICFO, Barcelona, SPAIN
Rainer Hillenbrand, Nanooptics Group Tolosa Hiribidea, San Sebastian, SPAIN
Niek van Hulst , ICFO, Barcelona, SPAIN
Nader Engheta, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Anna Vedda, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, ITALY
Hatice Altug, EPFL Lausanne, SWITZERLAND
Enzo Di Fabrizio, KAUST, SAUDI ARABIA

Application:
Interested participants should email the Director of the School:
Professor Baldassare Di Bartolo
Department of Physics – Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
Email: dibartob@bc.edu

Applications can be done by e-mail or by regular mail. The applicants should provide the following information:
i) Date and place of birth, together with their present nationality,
ii) Degree and other academic qualifications,
iii) Present position, place of work, and current research activities,
iv) A letter of recommendation from their research group leader or from a senior scientist active in the field
v) A list of graduate courses attended (if the applicant is a graduate student)

The total fee, covering full board and lodging, arranged by the School, is 1,600 Euros. The sponsorship received will allow the support of some deserving students in need of financial assistance; this need must be specified and justified in the application.

The deadline for applications is June 3, 2015.
Please note: Participants must arrive in Erice on July 4, no later than 7 p.m.

Directors of the Course: Baldassare Di Bartolo and Aleksandr Voitovich
Director of the School: Baldassare Di Bartolo
EMFCSC President and Director of the Center: Antonino Zichichi

Website: http://www.bc.edu/erice