Distributed European Doctoral School on Metamaterials

School on “Fabrication and optical properties of nanostructured metamaterials”

In conjunction with the “8th International Conference on Electrical Transport and Optical properties of Inhomogeneous Media” (ETOPIM8)

June 12 (afternoon) & 13, 2009, Aquilla Rithymna Beach Hotel, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece

School organizers: Maria Kafesaki, Costas Soukoulis, and Sergei Tretyakov

The current edition of the Metamaterials School is devoted to the optical properties and the realization possibilities of nanostructured metamaterials, targeting operation in the near IR and optical regime. The recent and foreseen developments in terms of fabrication, optical characterization, and novel optical phenomena related with nanostructured metamaterials will be reviewed and analyzed by experts of the field.

This school even is a part of the activities of the FP7 Coordinating Action ECONAM (Electromagnetic Characterization of Nanostructured Materials)

To register for the school please click on "Registration and payment" on the left menu. The reduced-fee (student: 150 euro, scientist: 200 euro) registration deadline is March 10.

Participants from the ECONAM partners do not need to pay the registration fee, but registration is required (in this case please select the zero amount of payment option).

NEW! The Virtual Institute on Metamaterials will provide a few grants for students from low-income countries. The grants will be funded by the FP7 ECONAM project. The selection will be made based on the applicant's CV, past achievements, and on the applicant's circumstances. ETOPIM'2009 presenters will be given priority. To apply for the grant, candidate must fill in the online form (now is availbale in the left menu) and attach his/her CV and cover/endorsement letter there. It is necessary to register on this website to access, fill in and submit the form.

The grant cover/endorsment letter should contain a short motivation text for application and an explicit commitment that if the grant is awarded, the balance of the delegate expenses for attending the Congress will be covered by his/her institution or from other sources.

The grant can be used to re-imburse travel and accommodation expenses up to 700 euro. Payments will be made against original receipts. The school registration fee will be waived for the recipients of the grant.

All the grant application documents must be received by March 29, 2009.
Applicants will be notified about the status of their applications by April 6, 2009.