I-CAMP 2009: The Inter-Continental Advanced Materials for Photonics Summer School

I-CAMP 2009 Summer School
Hangzhou, Shanghai, Qingdao and Beijing, China
June 28-July 19, 2009

Conference Chairs

Ivan Smalyukh, University of Colorado, Boulder, U.S.
Sailing He, Zhejiang University, China; Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Yuen Ron Shen, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.

I-CAMP Photo Archives

Hangzhou/Shanghai Session
Qingdao Session
Beijing Session

General Information about the I-CAMP Summer School

The Inter-Continental Advanced Materials for Photonics (I-CAMP) Summer School will enable researchers working at the forefronts of materials science & photonics to discuss the emerging uses of light for control and fundamental study of matter and advances in the use of materials to control light. The I-CAMP School will provide education for young scientists working in materials science, optics, photonics, biophysics, nanoscience, and related fields. The goal is to prepare the participants for research at the frontiers of science and technology by providing an interdisciplinary expert training not easily available within the traditional system of graduate education and postdoctoral apprenticeship. The Summer School is primarily targeted at advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows within the first three years after defending PhD, although those in different circumstances are considered too. In particular, we strongly encourage early-career professionals from Industry to participate in the I-CAMP school if the school topics match their interests/background. At each I-CAMP Summer School, there will be 50-100 students from a diverse range of scientific backgrounds and from different countries (with at least 50% of them coming from the USA institutions). To enhance discussion and further exchange of knowledge, there will be at least three poster sessions (one per week). Each participant will be invited to present a poster on his/her current research project. The School, sponsored by the International Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter, will meet annually in different locations in a variety of countries/continents Worldwide. The interested young scientists who cannot make it to the I-CAMP school may consider remote participation via webcast. The presentations will be webcast in real time and, in addition to the on-site audience; registered participants around the World will have an opportunity to ask questions. The I-CAMP school will bring together both prominent & junior scientists and will allow them to combine advanced education with learning about different cultures worldwide. Participation of students, postdoctoral fellows, and other early-career professionals is strongly encouraged. Up to 20 fellowships will be awarded to support travel of early-career scientists each year.

Download the summer school rrochure here: I-CAMP 2009 Brochure .

Summer School Lecturers

Chan, Che Ting , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China;
Chen, Chuangtian , Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of CAS, China;
Chen, Yu , Hisense Optoelectronics, China;
Chien, Liang-Chy , Kent State University, United States;
Coles, Harry , University of Cambridge, United Kingdom;
Duncan, Douglas K. , University of Colorado at Boulder, United States;
Fan, Chunhai , Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics(SINAP), Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), China;
Gogotsi, Yury , Drexel University, United State;
Grigorenko, Sasha , The University of Manchester, United Kingdom;
He, Sailing , Zhejiang University, China; Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden;
Jung, Hee-Tae , Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Korea;
Kumar, Sandeep , Raman Research Institute, India;
Lim, Sang-Hyun , The University of Texas at Austin, United States;
Piestun, Rafael , University of Colorado at Boulder, United States;
Poulin, Philippe , Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, France;
Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina , The University of Queensland, Australia;
Russell, Philip , Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany;
Shen, Yuen Ron , University of California, Berkeley, United States;
Smalyukh, Ivan , University of Colorado at Boulder, United States;
Squier, Jeff , Colorado School of Mines, United States;
Srinivasarao, Mohan , Georgia Institute of Technology, United States;
Walukiewicz, Wladek , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States;
Wolinski, Tomasz , Warsaw University of Technology, Poland;
Xu, Chang-Qing , McMaster University, Canada;
Zhou, Lei , Fudan University, China

Local Organizing Committees

A. Ping Zhang, Zhejiang University;
Wei Xue, Beijing Institute of Technology;
Gengkai Hu, Beijing Institute of Technology;
Chunhai Fan, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, CAS;
Yu Chen, Hisense Group;
Xiaodong Pi, Zhejiang University;
Rong Er Zheng, Ocean University of China;
Zhiping (James) Zhou, Peking University;
Lei Zhou, Fudan University;
Zhiyuan Li, The Institute of Physics, CAS;

Summer School Topics

The I-CAM2009 will be held in China, June 28-July 19, 2009. The three-week program is comprised of tutorial lectures on the following three focus topics:

* Week 1 (Shanghai/Hangzhou): Materials for Biophotonics and Renewable Energy

Venue: Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics(SINAP), Chinese Academy of Science(CAS), Shanghai; Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
Local Organizers: Chunhai Fan, A. Ping Zhang and Xiaodong Pi
Invited Speakers:

Wladek Walukiewicz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States;
Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, The University of Queensland, Australia;
Jeff Squier, Colorado School of Mines, United States;
Rafael Piestun, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States;
Sang-Hyun Lim, The University of Texas at Austin, United States;
Sandeep Kumar, Raman Research Institute, India;
Ivan Smalyukh, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States;
Chunhai Fan, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics(SINAP), Chinese Academy of Science(CAS), China;

* Week 2 (Qingdao): Materials for Electro-Optics, Nonlinear Optics, and Displays

Venue: Ocean University of China and Hisense Optoelectronics, Qingdao
Local Organizers: Wei-Ping Huang, Yu Chen and Rong Er Zheng
Invited Speakers:

Sasha Grigorenko, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom;
Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University, United States;
Liang-Chy Chien, Kent State University, United States;
Yu Chen, Hisense Optoelectronics, China;
Chang-Qing Xu, McMaster University, Canada;
Hee-Tae Jung, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Korea;
Chuangtian Chen, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of CAS, China;
Mohan Srinivasarao, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States;
Shen, Yuen Ron, University of California, Berkeley, United States;

* Week 3 (Beijing): Metamaterials and Photonic Crystals

Venue: Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing
Local Organizers: Wei Xue, Gengkai Hu and Zhiyuan Li
Invited Speakers:

Che Ting Chan , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China;
Philippe Poulin , Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, France;
Philip Russell , Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany;
Harry Coles , University of Cambridge, United Kingdom;
Tomasz Wolinski , Warsaw University of Technology, Poland;
Sailing He, Zhejiang University, China; Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden;
Lei Zhou, Fudan University, China;
Sasha Grigorenko, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom;
Duncan, Douglas K. , University of Colorado at Boulder, United States;