The interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center
Aarhus University, Denmark
www.inano.au.dk
Who works at iNANO
Key figures 2009
Aarhus University
iNANO
Academic staff
5829
60
Technical/Adm. staff
4323
10
Postdocs and PhD
students
>1610
59 + 140
Students
30206
(admits ~ 45 / yr)
Peer-reviewed articles /yr
4177
290
Aarhus University ranked 63rd worldwide (Times Higher - QS World
University Rankings 2009).
Aarhus University awarded the ECTS lable in 2009.
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iNANO – in numbers
- Inaugurated in 2002
- Around 60 senior scientists,
- 59 post docs.
- A new B.Sc. and M.Sc. education in Nanoscience, with a yearly uptake
of 40-60 students per year since 2002
- The iNANOschool graduate school with 140 PhD students enrolled
- 3 Centers of excellence from The Danish National Research Foundation
- 5 projects from the Advanced Technology Foundation, HT
- Many larger Basic and Strategic Research Projects
- Several EU financed projects
- 290 publications in 2009
- Many patents and patent applications
- More than 40 industrial partners
- Have attracted more than 350 mill. DKK since 2004
Where is iNANO located?
Aarhus University
New 10.000 m2
laboratory complex
iNANO
iNanohuset
iNANO Building
AARHUS
UNIVERSITY
The function of iNANO
NANO is SMALL
• The Greek word nanos means dwarf
• 1 nanometer = 10-9 m = 0.000000001 m
Nanobox
Nanoscience-Nanotechnologies can be defined as science and
engineering on the 100’s of nanometers scale and below
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Mol. Bio.
Medicine
Molecular Self. Assembly
Nano-Energy materials
Functional Nanomaterials
Nanomedicine
Nanobiotechnology
Nanoelectronics
Nano-photonics
Nano-Food
Nano-Toxicology
Nano- Synthesis
Nano Tools
Modelling
www.inano.au.dk
www.inanoschool.au.dk
iNANO mission:
• Education: New Master program
• iNANO graduate school (www.inanoschool.dk)
• Research within nanoscience
• Innovation, Technology transfer to Industry
From Nanoscience to Nanotechnology
• International collaborations
Interdisciplinary
• Nanoscience is an interdisciplinary research area
involving disciplines such as physics, chemistry,
molecular biology, medicine and materials science.
• To do research in before mentioned disciplines it is
necessary to be interdisciplinary.
• In nanoscience the boundaries between the classical
disciplines are wiped out.
• Interdisciplinary skills are increasingly demanding skills
requested by the industry and research community.
iNANO research areas
• Functional Nano-materials
– Nanocoatings, tribological coatings, nano-composits,
polymers, nano-fibers, atomic-scale design of materials.
• Nano-Energy-materials
– Catalysis, energy storage, solar cells, thermoelectric-materials
• NanoMedicine
– Drug delivery and design, diagnostics, biocompatible materials
• Self-assembled molecular nano-structures
– DNA nanostructures, 2D molecular surface structures
• NanoFood
– Biosensors, anti-biofouling surfaces, functional food, food safety
• Nano-photonics and nano-electronics
– Semiconductor nanocrystals
Nanoscience Curriculum
Interdisciplinary & specialization
Width vs depth
5. year
Masters project
4. year
Specialization
3. year
2. year
1. year
Physics
Chemistry
Bio/
molecular
biology
Nano
Optional
Support
e.g.
algebra
Bachelor program
Present nanoscience
Nano science of studies
Nanocharacterisation
Eksp. Molecular biology
Solid state physics
Bionanotechnology
Experimental nanoproject
Statistical physics
Optional 2
Fourier analysis
Introduction to quantum
mechanics
Optional 1
Statistics & computation
Chemical bonds
Linear transformations
Experimental nano-course
Inorganic chemistry
Basic molekylar biology
Intro to programming
Thermodynamics & kinetics
Basic biochemistry
Bachelorproject
3. år
2. år
Waves & optics
Introduction to nano
Organic chemistry
Electromagnetism
1. år
Basic biology
Mechanics &
thermodynamics
Numerical physics
Calculus 2
Introductory mechanics
Basic chemistry
Calculus 1
Physics
Chemistry
Biology & Molecular
biology
Nano
Support
Educational structure
Ph.D.
8. år
7. år
6. år
5. år
4. år
Part B
Masters degree
Masters education
Bachelors degree
3. år
2. år
1. år
Bachelors
education
Part A
(Honours year)
Collaboration
Information of Aarhus
WELCOME TO AARHUS
THE CITY OF AARHUS
› Founded more than 1000 years ago
› 300.000 inhabitants
› Two airports:
Aarhus (45 minutes by bus),
Billund (60 minutes by bus).
With flight connections to major cities
(Amsterdam, London, Frankfurt)
› Trains connecting Aarhus with
Copenhagen and the continent
Hotels
› 2.000 hotel rooms in Aarhus region,
1200 in city centre
› Most hotels in city centre within walking
distance of the university campus
• Budget accommodation available
(Hostel approx. 60 Euro)
Culture in Aarhus
› Aros – the city art museum
› Concert Hall, with the Aarhus Symphony
Orchestra and Jutland Opera Company
› The Old Town, one of Denmark’s top
attractions
› The Museum Of Prehistoric Denmark,
Moesgård
› 4 small museums at the University
› Lively restaurant and cafe life in the city centre
More in Aarhus
› Use a free city bike
› Excellent trails in the forest for running
and mountain biking
› Sail-sport possibilities
› Visit the royal summer palace
› Excursion to Copenhagen
› Rent a summerhouse at the coast
• Shopping