Spring School - May 31, 2026
Discover the program of the Spring School
1. Structure and thermodynamics of soft interfaces (emphasis on bio- and liquid interfaces)
- Biointerfaces and biomembranes assembly and energetics
- Molecules folding
- self-assembly
- Mechanical deformation of cells
- Molecular arrangement at liquid interfaces
2. Mechanics of soft matter: viscoelasticity, diffusion and deformation across scales
Main forces across scales: the structure of soft matter
- Deformation: viscous vs elastic vs viscoelastic (molecular level and macroscopic)
- Timescale of deformation and rearrangement in soft matter
- Basics of diffusion (Einstein, biaised diffusion etc)
3. Basics of Electrochemical measurements at the nanoscale
- Introduction to electrochemical processes
- Nanoscale vs macroscale electrochemistry
- Experimental approaches
4. Microscopy techniques: a practical overview of what they can and cannot do
- Simulation – 30min
- Super-resolution – 30min
- Standard EM – 30min
Discover the preliminary program for NIB 2026 below!
Saturday 30th of May :
14:00 Structure and thermodynamics of soft interfaces – Bianxiao Cui, Michelle Peckham
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 Mechanics of soft matter: viscoelasticity, diffusion and deformation across scales
Sunday 31th of May:
09:00 Basics of Electrochemical measurements at the nanoscale
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Microscopy techniques: a practical overview of what they can and cannot do – Standard EM
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Microscopy techniques: a practical overview of what they can and cannot do – Simulation
Supported by: International Training Network Program
List of speakers
See below for the list of speakers for the spring school.
Tomazo Zambelli
ETHZ, Switzerland
Patrick Unwin
Warwick University, UK
Frederic Kanoufi
CNRS Paris, France
Michell Peckham
Leeds University, UK
Tom Willhammar
Stockholm University, Sweden
Luca Monticelli
Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Bianxiao Cui
University Stanford, USA
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