Scientific Program

 

I-CAMP 2011 School
Inter-Continental Advanced Materials for Photonics Summer/Winter School,

Montevideo, Uruguay,

Buenos Aires-Corrientes-Iguazú Falls, Argentina

May 28 - June 17, 2011

Conference Chairs:
Ivan I. Smalyukh University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Diana Skigin University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rafael Piestun  University of Colorado at Boulder, USA

Week #1 (May 28 - June 3) | Week #2 (June 4-10) | Week #3 (June 11-17)

Week #1, May 28-June 3, 2011, University of the Republic,
Montevideo, Uruguay

Emergent Phenomena in Light-Matter Interactions: from Optical Imaging and Manipulation to Solar Energy Conversion

Saturday, May 28, 2011
5/28    9:00 am-3:00 pm Suggested tours to Punta del Este  and/or Estancia (Ranch) 

5/28    3:00-5:30 pm

Registration (School of Engineering, University of the Republic)   see GoogleMap for location

5/28    5:30-9:30 pm

Get-together informal meeting of students and lecturers (meet at Don Peperone, next to the School of Engineering, Montevideo) 

Sunday, May 29, 2011: Salon de Actos, School of Engineering, University of the Republic, Montevideo
Session Chair Rafael Canetti, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
5/29    9:00-9:30 am

REGISTRATION

5/29    9:30-10:30 am

Opening  Session

I-CAMP Chairs & Local Organizers | View Video Archive

5/29   10:30-11:15 am

Overview of optical microscopy approaches, Lecture I
 Smalyukh, Ivan, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States | View Video Archive

11:15-11:25 am

Coffee/Tea Break & Informal Discussions

5/29   11:25 am-12:10 pm

Nonlinear optical microscopy and its use for imaging of long-range patterns of orientational order in material and biological systems, Lecture II,
 Smalyukh, Ivan, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States | View Video Archive
12:10-1:30 pm

Lunch Break 

Session Chair Ivan Smalyukh, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States 
5/29    1:30-2:15 pm

The Z-Scan technique applied to investigate optical properties of complex fluids, Lecture I, Figueiredo Neto, Antonio Martins, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil | View Video Archive

2:15-2:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

5/29    2:25-3:10 pm

The Z-Scan technique applied to investigate optical properties of complex fluids, Lecture II, Figueiredo Neto, Antonio Martins, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil | View Video Archive

3:10-6:00 pm

Tour Montevideo

5/29   6:30-9:30 pm SPIE/OSA/MRS/IEEE Student Chapter Activities & Dinner
Monday, May 30, 2011: Salon de Actos, School of Engineering, University of the Republic, Montevideo
Session Chair  Rafael Piestun, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
5/30    8:30-9:15 am

Scanning Probe Microscopy: Method and Applications, Lecture I,
???????Pietrasanta, Lía
, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | View Video Archive

9:15-9:25 am

Coffee/Tea Break & Informal Discussions

5/30    9:25-10:10 am

Scanning Probe Microscopy: Method and Applications, Lecture II,
Pietrasanta, Lía
, University of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaView Video Archive |

10:10-10:30 am

Coffee/Tea Break & Informal Discussions

5/30    10:30-11:15 am

Formation of Digital Images, Lecture I,
Musé, Pablo, University of the Republic, Uruguay | View Video Archive

11:15-11:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

5/30    11:25 am-12:10 pm

Subpixel estimation of digital optical camera's point spread functions in the presence of aliasing, Lecture II,
Musé, Pablo, University of the Republic, Uruguay | View Video Archive

12:10-1:30 pm

Lunch Break 


Session Chair Rafael Canetti, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
5/30    1:30-2:15 pm

3D light fields and volume optics, Lecture I,
Piestun, Rafael, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States | View Video Archive

2:15-2:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

5/30    2:25-3:10 pm

3D light fields and volume optics, Lecture II,
Piestun, Rafael, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States | View Video Archive

3:10-3:30 pm

Coffee/Tea Break & Informal Discussions

5/30    3:30-4:15 pm

Computational imaging, Lecture I,
Preza, Chrysanthe, University of Memphis, United States | View Video Archive

4:15-4:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

5/30    4:25-5:10 pm

Computational imaging for Microscopy, Lectures II and III,
Preza, Chrysanthe, University of Memphis, United States | View Video Archive

5/30    5:30-9:30 pm

CAREER Forum I & Dinner 
Tuesday, May 31, 2011: Salon de Actos, School of Engineering, University of the Republic, Montevideo
Session Chair Diana Skigin, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
5/31    8:30-9:15 am

Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion - Terrestrial and Space Applications, Lecture I,
 Durán, Julio, National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), Argentina
View Video Archive

9:15-9:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

5/31    9:25-10:10 am

Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion - Terrestrial and Space Applications, Lecture II,
Durán, Julio, National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), Argentina
View Video Archive

10:10-10:30 am

Coffee/Tea Break & Informal Discussions

5/31    10:30-11:15 am

Advances in Optical Speckle ProcessingLecture I,
Bolognini, Néstor, Optical Research Center (CIOp), Argentina | View Video Archive

11:15-11:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

5/31    11:25 am-12:10 pm

Advances in Optical Speckle ProcessingLecture II,
Bolognini, Néstor, Optical Research Center (CIOp), Argentina |  View Video Archive

12:10-1:30 pm

Lunch Break 

Session Chair Sean Shaheen, University of Denver, United States
5/31    1:30-2:15 pm

Optical imaging by use of pre-engineered point spread functions, Lectures III and IV,
Piestun, Rafael, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States  | View Video Archive

2:15-2:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

5/31    2:25-3:10 pm

Optical imaging by use of pre-engineered point spread functions, Lectures III and IV,
Piestun, Rafael, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States  | View Video Archive

3:10-3:30 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

5/31    3:30-4:15 pm

Biophotonics, Lecture I,
César, Carlos Lenz, State University of Campinas, Brazil | View Video Archive

4:15-4:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

5/31    4:25-5:10 pm

Biophotonics, Lecture II,
César, Carlos Lenz, State University of Campinas, Brazil | View Video Archive

5/31    5:30-9:30 pm

Dinner and evening  tour of Montevideo
Wednesday, June 1, 2011: Salon de Actos, School of Engineering, University of the Republic, Montevideo
Session Chair Pablo Musé, University of the Republic, Uruguay
6/1    8:30-9:15 am

Computational imaging, Lectures II and III,
Preza, Chrysanthe, University of Memphis, United States | View Video Archive

9:15-9:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/1    9:25 am-10:10 pm

Computational imaging, Lecture IV,
Preza, Chrysanthe, University of Memphis, United States | View Video Archive

10:10-10:30 pm

Break & Informal Discussions 

6/1    10:30-11:15 am

Design, fabrication, and modification of nanostructured semiconductors for applications in solar cells, Dalchiele, Enrique, University of the Republic, Uruguay

6/1   11:15-12:10 pm

University Tour

12:10-1:30 pm

Lunch Break 

Session Chair Enrique Dalchiele, University of the Republic, Uruguay
6/1    1:30-2:15 pm Organic Photovoltaics: Introduction to OPV Science and Technology, Lecture I,
Shaheen, Sean, University of Denver, United States | View Video Archive

2:15-2:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/1    2:25-3:10 pm Organic Photovoltaics: Molecular Design and Implementation, Lecture II,
Shaheen, Sean, University of Denver, United States | View Video Archive

3:10-3:30 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/1    3:30-5:30 pm

Panel Discussion: ”Funding opportunities for early-career scientists & international collaborations”

6/1    5:30-9:30 pm

Dinner and evening Tour of University Campus
Thursday, June 2, 2011: Salon de Actos, School of Engineering, University of the Republic, Montevideo
Session Chair Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, University of Queensland, Australia
6/1    9:00-9:45 am

Optical Properties of Nanostructured Materials, Lecture I,
Marotti, Ricardo, University of the Republic, Uruguay | View Video Archive

9:45-10:00 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/2    10:00-10:45 am

Organic Photovoltaics: Exciton and Charge Transport Dynamics, Lecture III,
Shaheen, Sean, University of Denver, United States | View Video Archive

10:45-11:00 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/2    11:00 am-11:45 pm

Organic Photovoltaics: Mechanisms of Device Operation and Potential Architectures for Efficiency Enhancement, Lecture IV,
Shaheen, Sean, University of Denver, United States | View Video Archive

11:45-1:30 pm

Lunch Break 

Session Chair Carlos Lenz Cesar, State University of Campinas, Brazil
6/2    1:30-2:15 pm Manipulating light heat and forces at the nanoscale with metallic nanoparticles, Lecture I, Stefani, FernandoUniversity of Buenos Aires, Argentina | View Video Archive

2:15-2:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/2    2:25-3:10 pm Optical Antennas Direct Single Molecule Emission, Lecture II,
Stefani, FernandoUniversity of Buenos Aires, Argentina | View Video Archive

3:10-3:30 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/2    3:30-4:15 pm Laser trapping and manipulationLecture I,
Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, University of Queensland, Australia | View Video Archive

4:15-4:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/2    4:25-5:10 pm Laser trapping and manipulationLecture II,
Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, University of Queensland, Australia | View Video Archive

6/2    5:30-9:00 pm

Poster Session I & Reception 
Friday, June 3, 2011: Salon de Actos, School of Engineering, University of the Republic, Montevideo
Session Chair Ivan Smalyukh, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States 
6/3    8:30-9:15 am Laser trapping and manipulationLecture III,
Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, University of Queensland, Australia | View Video Archive

9:15-9:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/3    9:25-10:10 pm Laser trapping and manipulation, Lecture IV,
Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, University of Queensland, Australia | View Video Archive

6/3    10:30 am

Departure from Montevideo to Colonia 

6/3    Afternoon

Tour Colonia, Colonia – Departure to Buenos Aires

6/3    5:30-9:30 pm

Arrive at Buenos Aires, Dinner

 


 

Week #2, June 4-June 10, 2011, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Self-assembly in Soft Matter, Optoelectronic Materials, and Nanocomposites

Saturday, June 4, 2011, Buenos Aires

6/4 

 Tour To Tigre

6/4  5:30-9:30 pm 

 Get-together informal meeting of students and lecturers 

Sunday, June 5, 2011: Buenos Aires 

6/5  Entire Day

 Buenos Aires Tours
 Meet at 10am at the Florida stop of the bus, (Diagonal Norte and Florida street)

6/5  5:30-9:30 pm

 Dinner

Monday, June 6, 2011Aula Magna, Pab. I, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires
Session Chair Patricia Eisenberg, UNSAM-INTI, Argentina
6/6    8:30-9:15 am

Preparation and characterization of bio-nanofibers and their suspensions, :  Cellulose nanocrystals, Lecture I, Aranguren, Mirta, Institute of Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA), Argentina | View Video Archive

9:15-9:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/6    9:25-10:10 am

Polymer composites from nano-cellulose, Lecture II, Aranguren, Mirta, Institute of Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA), Argentina | View Video Archive

10:10-10:30 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/6    10:30-11:15 am

Optically isotropic liquid crystals for photonics and display applications, Lecture I, Chien, Liang-Chy, Kent State University, United States | View Video Archive

11:15-11:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/6    11:25 am-12:10 pm

Optically isotropic liquid crystals for photonics and display applications, Lecture II, Chien, Liang-Chy, Kent State University, United StatesView Video Archive

12:10-1:30 pm

Lunch Break 

Session Chair Mirta Aranguren, Institute of Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA), Argentina
6/6    1:30-2:15 pm

Colloidal self-assembly, Lecture I,
Pine, David J., New York University, United States |View Video Archive

2:15-2:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/6    2:25-3:10 pm

Nanostructured materiales for fuel cells, Lecture I,
Walsoe de Reca, Noemí, CONICET and CITEDEF, Argentina | View Video Archive

3:10-3:30 pm

 Break & Informal Discussions

6/6    3:30-5:00 pm

Panel discussion: "Funding opportunities for early-career scientists & international collaborations"
6/6    5:00-9:00 pm MUSIC SHOW AND RECEPTION
Tuesday, June 7, 2011: Aula Magna, Pab. I, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires
Session Chair Miriam Martins Alho, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
6/7    8:30-9:15 am

Colloidal self-assembly, Lecture II,
Pine, David J., New York University, United States | View Video Archive

9:15-9:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/7    9:25-10:10 am

Liquid crystal and polymer nanocomposites for fast-switching displays, Lecture III,
Chien, Liang-Chy, Kent State University, United States | View Video Archive

10:10-10:30 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/7    10:30-11:15 am

Soft nanotechnology, Lecture I, Azzaroni, Omar Research Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physical Chemistry (INIFTA), Argentina | View Video Archive

11:15-11:30 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/7    11:30-12:00 am

Nanostructures and functionalities in polymer thin films, Lecture II,
Azzaroni, Omar Research Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physical Chemistry (INIFTA), Argentina | View Video Archive

12:00-1:30 pm

Lunch Break 

Session Chair Sara Aldabe Bilmes, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
6/7    1:30 -2:15 pm

Photochromism in nematic and in chiral nematic liquid crystals, Lecture I,
Aramendía, Pedro,  INQUIMAE, Argentina | View Video Archive

2:15-2:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/7    2:15 -3:10 pm

Photochromism in nematic and in chiral nematic liquid crystals, Lecture II,
Aramendía, Pedro, INQUIMAE, Argentina | View Video Archive

3:10-3:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/7    3:25 -4:10 pm

Responsive materials based on crosslinked polymers, Lecture I,
Williams, Roberto J. J.,  Institute of Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA), Argentina

4:10-4:20 pm

Open Discussions & Break  

6/7    4:20-5:05 pm

Liquid crystal and polymer nanocomposites for fast-switching display, Lecture IV,
Chien, Liang-Chy, Kent State University, United States | View Video Archive

6/7    5:05-9:30 pm

SPIE/OSA Student chapter activity
Wednesday, June 8, 2011:  Aula Magna, Pab. I, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires
Session Chair Ivan Smalyukh, University of Colorado, USA
6/8    8:30-9:15 am

Block copolymers: synthesis, properties and application, Lecture I, Villar, Marcelo A., Planta Piloto de Ingeniería Quimica (PLAPIQUI), Argentina | View Video Archive

9:15-9:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/8    9:25-10:10 am

Block copolymers: synthesis, properties and application, Lecture II, Villar, Marcelo A., Planta Piloto de Ingeniería Quimica (PLAPIQUI), Argentina | View Video Archive

10:10-10:30 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/8    10:20-11:15 am

Dye-to-dye interactions, energy transfer and trapping, Lecture I,
San Román, Enrique, Institute of Chemical Physics of Materials, Environment and Energy (INQUIMAE), Argentina | View Video Archive

11:15-11:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/8    11:25 am-12:10 pm

Dye-polyelectrolyte layer-by-layer self-assembled thin films, Lecture II,
San Román, Enrique, Institute of Chemical Physics of Materials, Environment and Energy (INQUIMAE), Argentina | View Video Archive

12:10-1:30 pm

Lunch Break 

Session Chair Ricardo Depine, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
6/8    1:30-2:15 pm Optical generation of particle-like localized structures in cholesteric liquid crystals, Lecture III
Smalyukh, Ivan, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States |View Video Archive

2:15-2:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/8    2:25-3:00 pm Colloidal self-assembly, Lecture III, Pine, David J., New York University, United States | View Video Archive

3:00-3:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/8    3:25-4:10 pm Driven Assembly at the Nanoscale, Lecture I,
de Pablo, Juan, University of Wisconsin, United States | View Video Archive

4:10-4:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/8    4:25-5:10 pm A Molecular View of DNA Melting, Hybridization, and Folding, Lecture II,
de Pablo, Juan, University of Wisconsin, United States | View Video Archive
6/8    5:10-6:30 pm Poster Session II and Reception

6/8    6:30-9:30 pm

Continue Poster Session II & Dinner
Thursday, June 9, 2011 Aula Magna, Pab. I, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires 
Session Chair Celina Bernal, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
6/9    8:30-9:15 am

Nanostructured materials for gas sensors, Lecture II,
Walsoe de Reca, Noemí, CONICET and CITEDEF, Argentina | View Video Archive

9:15-9:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/9    9:25-10:10 am

Mesoporous thin films: synthesis, characterization and optical properties, Lecture I, Soler-Illia, Galo, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | View Video Archive

10:10-10:30 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/9    10:30-11:15 am Plasmonic and photonic structures using mesoporous films as functional building blocks, Lecture II,
Soler-Illia, Galo, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

11:15-11:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

12:10-1:30 pm

Lunch Break 

Session Chair Celina Bernal, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
6/9    1:30-2:15 pm Computer simulations of nanoscale self-assembly in composite soft matter systems, Lecture III,
de Pablo, Juan, University of Wisconsin, United States

6/9    2:15-2:30 pm

Break 

6/9    2:30-4:00 pm

Forum "From research to industry"

6/9    4:00-4:10 pm

Break 

6/9    4:10-5:10 pm

ICAM & ICAM branch in Argentina

6/9    6:10-9:30 pm

Dinner
Friday, June 10, 2011 Aula Magna, Pab. I, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires 
Session Chair Silvia Goyanes, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
6/10    8:30-9:15 am

Materials with specific optical properties based on azo-compounds, Lecture I,
Galante, Maria José, Institute of Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA), Argentina | View Video Archive

9:15-9:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/10    9:25-10:10 am

Photo responsive liquid crystals and liquid crystal polymers, Lecture I,
Broer, Dick, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands | View Video Archive

10:10-10:30 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/10    10:30-11:15 am Photo responsive liquid crystals and liquid crystal polymers, Lecture II,
Broer, Dick,  Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands | View Video Archive

11:15-11:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/10    11:25 am-12:10 pm

Novel approach to develop nanostructured epoxy thermosets: study of the epoxidation of SIS block copolymer,
Martins Alho, Miriam, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | View Video Archive

12:10-1:30 pm

Lunch Break 

6/10    1:30-2:15 pm

Synthesis of carbon nanotubes + ceramic nanoparticles and its application to polymeric materials, Lecture I,
Goyanes, Silvia, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

2:15-2:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/10    2:25 pm-3:10 pm Manuscript preparation and submission, Lecture I,
Won, Rachel, Nature Photonics, Nature Publishing Group, Japan

3:10-3:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/10    3:25 pm-4:10 pm Introduction to Nature Photonics, Lecture II,
Won, Rachel, Nature Photonics, Nature Publishing Group, Japan

6/10    4:30 pm

Meet for the trip to Corrientes with tours on the way

Tours, Lunch & Dinner, and Ovenight Trip to Corrientes by bus with more
tours on the way

 

Week #3, June 11-17, 2011, Corrientes, Argentina

Emergent Phenomena in Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals, and Nano-scale Optoelectronic Materials

Saturday, June 11, 2011, Aula de Posgrado de la FaCENA, Corrientes

6/11  8:30-12:00 am

Corrientes Tours 

Session Chair Guilllermo Ortiz, University of the Northeast, Argentina

6/11    1:00-1:45 pm

Optical properties and transport phenomena in nanostructures, Lecture I,
Koropecki, Roberto, Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química (INTEC), Argentina | View Video Archive

1:45-1:55 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/11    1:55-2:40 pm

Optical properties and transport phenomena in nanostructures, Lecture II,
Koropecki, Roberto, Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química (INTEC), Argentina

2:40-3:00 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/11    3:00-3:45 pm

Alignment and levitation of nanowires in nematic liquid crystals, Lecture I,
Lapointe, Clayton, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States

3:45-3:55 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/11    3:55-4:40 pm

Microrheology using magnetic nanowires, Lecture II,
 
Lapointe, Clayton, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States

4:40-5:00 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/11    5:00-5:45 pm

Metamaterials, Lecture I,
Shen, Ron, University of California at Berkeley, United States

6/11  5:45-9:30 pm

SPIE/OSA/MRS/IEEE Student Chapter Activities & Dinner

Sunday, June 12, 2011: Aula de Posgrado de la FaCENA, Corrientes

6/12  9:00-9:25 am

Welcome to Corrientes

Session Chair Roberto Koropecki, INTEC-CONICET, Argentina

6/12    9:25-10:10 am

Photo responsive liquid crystals and liquid crystal polymers, Lecture III,
Broer, Dick, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands |View Video Archive

10:10-10:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/12    10:25-11:15 am

Quantum transport in nanoscale systems, Lecture I,
Romero, Rodolfo, University of the Northeast, Argentina

11:15-11:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/12 1:25 am-12:10 pm

Dielectric macroscopic response of nanomaterials, Lecture I,
Ortiz, Guillermo, University of the Northeast, Argentina

12:10-1:30 pm

Lunch Break 

Session Chair Ivan Smalyukh, University of Colorado, United States

6/12    1:30-2:15 pm

Colloidal self-assembly in liquid crystals, Lecture III,
Lapointe, Clayton, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States

2:15-2:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/12    2:25-3:10 pm

Metamaterials, Lecture II,
Shen, Ron, University of California at Berkeley, United States 

3:10-3:30 pm

 Break & Informal Discussions

6/12    3:30-4:15 pm

Metamaterials, Lecture III,
Shen, Ron, University of California at Berkeley, United States 

6/12    5:00-overnight  Dinner & overnight trip to Iguazú Falls by bus
Monday, June 13, 2011:  Iguazú Falls
6/13

Trip from Corrientes to Iguazú Falls, Sightseeing

6/13    6:00-9:00 pm Dinner, Evening Tours
Tuesday, June 14, 2011:  Iguazú Falls 
6/14

Iguazú Falls, Departure to Corrientes – stop by touristic places on the way

6/14  6:00 pm-overnight Dinner & overnight trip back to Corrientes
Wednesday, June 15, 2010Aula de Posgrado de la FaCENA, Corrientes
Session Chair Rodolfo Romero, University of the Northeast, Argentina
6/15    8:30-9:15 am

Transport phenomena in nanostructures, Lecture I,
Llois, Ana María, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

9:15-9:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/15    9:25-10:10 am

Transport phenomena in nanostructures, Lecture II,
Llois, Ana María, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

10:10-10:30 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/15    10:30-11:15 am

Spin-polarized transport phenomena in nanostructures, Lecture I,
Steren, Laura, National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), Argentina 

11:15-11:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/15    11:25-12:10 pm

Spin-polarized transport phenomena in nanostructures, Lecture II,
Steren, Laura, National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), Argentina

12:10-1:30 pm

Lunch Break 

Session Chair Patricio Provasi, FaCENA-UNNE, Argentina
6/15    1:30-2:15 pm Photonic crystals, Lecture I, John, Sajeev, University of Toronto, Canada

2:15-2:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/15    2:25-3:10 pm Photonic crystals, Lecture II, John, Sajeev, University of Toronto, Canada

3:10-3:30 pm

Coffee/Tea Break & Informal Discussions

6/15    3:30-4:15 pm Enhanced transmission and complex structures, Lecture I,
Skigin, Diana, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | View Video Archive

6/15    4:30-9:00 pm

Poster Session III & Dinner
Thursday, June 16, 2011:  Auditorio de la Facultad de Derecho, Corrientes
Session Chair Marina Inchaussandague, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
6/16    8:30-9:15 am

Metamaterials, Lecture IV, Shen, Ron, University of California at Berkeley, United States

9:15-9:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/16    9:25-10:10 am

Plasmonic nanoparticle self-assembly and self-alignment in liquid crystals, Lecture IV
 Smalyukh, Ivan, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States | View Video Archive

10:10-10:30 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/16    10:30-11:15 am

Optical properties of structured nanomaterials, Lecture I,
Mendoza, Bernardo S., Centro de Investigaciones en Optica, Mexico

11:15-11:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/16    11:25-12:10 pm

Enhanced transmission and complex structures, Lecture II,
Skigin, Diana, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | View Video Archive

12:10-1:30 pm

Lunch Break 

Session Chair Diana Skigin, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
6/16    1:30-2:15 pm Structural color, Lecture III, Skigin, Diana, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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2:15-2:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/16    2:25-3:10 pm Assembly and alignment of nanoparticles by liquid crystal defects, Lecture V
 Smalyukh, Ivan, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States 

3:10-3:30 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/16    3:30-4:15 pm Optical properties of structured nanomaterials, Lecture II,
Mendoza, Bernardo S., Centro de Investigaciones en Optica, Mexico
6//16    4:30-6:00 pm University Tours

6/16    6:30-9:30 pm

Farewell party
Friday, June 17, 2011, Aula de Posgrado de la FaCENA, Corrientes
Session Chair Alejandro Ferron, IMIT-CONICET, Argentina
6/17    8:30-9:15 am Optical properties of structured nanomaterials, Lecture III,
Mendoza, Bernardo S., Centro de Investigaciones en Optica, Mexico

9:15-9:25 am

Break & Informal Discussions

6/17    9:25-10:10 am Structural color, Lecture IV, Skigin, Diana, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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10:10-10:30 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/17   10:30- 11:15 am Quantum transmission through quantum dot arrays under a magnetic field, Lecture II,
Romero, Rodolfo, University of the Northeast, Argentina

11:15-11:25 pm

Break & Informal Discussions

6/17   11:25- 12:10 pm Using plasmons for the design of optical properties of nanomaterials, Lecture II,
Ortiz, Guillermo, University of the Northeast, Argentina

6/17    12:10-12:30 pm

Closing Session
I-CAMP Chairs & Local Organizers

6/17    after  

Corrientes Tours / Depart from Corrientes