Program

9-00 - 11-30
  A.   Thin Vacuum Coatings and Structured Surfaces (Martin Andritschky)
 
  B.   Hybrid bionanosystems based on self-assembled structures, quantum dots, plasmonic and magnetic nanoparticles (Paulo Coutinho)

11-30 - 12-00 
  Coffee break

12-00 - 13-15
  C.   Assessment and Enhancing Visual Performance (Sérgio Nascimento)

13-15 - 14-30
  Lunch

14-30 - 16-00
  D.  Plasmonics and strongly correlated electrons in nanostructures (Nuno Peres)

16-00 - 17-00 
  Coffee break and poster session

17-00 - 18-30
  E.   Sensors: new materials and concepts (Senentxu Lanceros-Mendes)

18-30 
  Conclusion

 
List of session topics, responsible persons and speakers
 
A.   Thin Vacuum Coatings and Structured Surfaces (Martin Andritschky)
 
1. Luis  Rebouta:  Development  and  applications  of  coatings  for  selective  absorption  of solar radiation
2. Luis Cunha:  Structured thin films with multifunctional responses
3. Carlos  Tavares:  Functional  TiO2-based  thin  films  for  photocatalytic and photovoltaic applications 
4. Sandra Carvalho: Nano-functionalization of a Ta surface for bone in-growth on dental implant
 
B.   Hybrid bionanosystems based on self-assembled structures, quantum dots, plasmonic and magnetic nanoparticles (Paulo Coutinho)
 
1. Rita    Rodrigues    (MAP-Fis    PhD    student): Development and applications of magnetolipossomes
2. Peter  Schellenberg:  Self-organization  of  Quantum  Dots  as  viewed  by  fluorescence lifetime microscopy
3. Elisabete   Oliveira:   Monolein-based   self-assembled nanosystems for biophysical applications
4. Andreia  Gomes  (CBMA):  Development  of  multifunctional  nanoparticles  for  folate-mediated treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases
 
C. Assessment and Enhancing Visual Performance (Sérgio Nascimento)
1. José Manuel Meijome: Biomarkers to Quantify the Effects of Optical Devices in Vision 
2. Sandra   Franco:   Dynamic   and   real-time   study   of   the   human   lens   optical   and morphologicalproperties during accommodation
3.  Madalena Lira: Automatic assessment of blink parameters 
4. Jorge Jorge: Improving visual skills in elite athletes
5. Sérgio Nascimento: Enhancing color discrimination of color deficient observers
6. Filipe Macedo / António Baptista: Cross-modal approaches to improve normal and low vision
 
D. Plasmonics and strongly correlated electrons in nanostructures (Nuno Peres)
1.  Pedro Alpuim: Chemical vapor deposition of graphene, transfer, and device fabrication
2.  Cacilda  Moura:  Surface-enhanced  Raman  Scattering  (SERS)  applications  of  plasmonic systems
3.  Filipe Vaz: Surface plasmon resonance in thin films
4.  José Carmelo: Exotic charge transport properties of correlated electrons in a chain
 
E. Sensors: new materials and concepts (Senentxu Lanceros-Mendes)
1.  Luis Silvino Marques: Modelling of polymer-based devices and materials
2.  Fátima  Cerqueira:  Piezoresistive  Sensors  Fabrication  by  Direct  Laser  Writing  on Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon
3.  Bernardo Almeida: Filmes compósitos multiferroicos
4. Stanislav   Ferdov:   Conventional   and   Non-conventional   Applications   of   Ordered Molecular Sieves  
5.  Vitor Sencadas: Tailoring Electroactive Polymer Materials for Biomedical Applications