Conference Chairs
Smalyukh, Ivan, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
Skigin, Diana, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Piestun, Rafael, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
Download the I-CAMP 2011 School Poster
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.
Registration Fee
Student: $150 Professional: $300
The registration fee is payable upon arrival.
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Summer School Program
- Week 1 (Montevideo, Uruguay): Emergent Phenomena in Light-Matter Interactions: from Optical Imaging and Manipulation to Solar Energy Conversion
- Confocal, Multiphoton Fluorescence, and CARS Microscopy
- Laser Trapping and Manipulation
- Nano-Scale Optical Imaging
- Materials and Techniques for Shaping and Structuring of Laser Beams
- Organic Photovoltaics
- Solid-State Photovoltaics
- Image Processing
- Emergent Phenomena in Renewable Energy Materials
- Solar Fuel Cells
- Week 2 (Buenos Aires, Argentina): Self-assembly in Soft Matter, Optoelectronic Materials, and Nanocomposites
- Self-Assembled Materials for Photonic Applications
- Light-Induced Phase Transitions
- Light-Controlled Polymers and Elastomers
- Hybrid materials
- Colloidal Self-assembly in Liquid Crystals
- Nanocomposites and Nanostructured Materials
- Bio-derived and Bio-inspired Materials and Composites
- Optics of Colloidal and Nanostructured Systems
- Fundamentals of Liquid Crystal Displays
- Week 3 (Corrientes - Iguazu Falls, Argentina): Emergent Phenomena in Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals, and Nano-scale Optoelectronic Materials
- Artificial and Naturally-Occurring Photonic Crystals
- Tunable and Frequency-Selective Negative-Index Media
- Metamaterials
- Plasmonics
- Extraordinary Transmission
- Effective Media/Homogenization Techniques
- Electrical Transport Phenomena in Nano-Structures
- Electrical Induced Transparency
List of I-CAMP Lecturers
- Aranguren, Mirta, Institute of Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA), Argentina
- Azzaroni, Omar, Research Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physical Chemistry (INIFTA), Argentina
- Bolognini, Néstor, Optical Research Center (CIOp), Argentina
- Brener, Igal, Sandia National Laboratory, United States
- Broer, Dick, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
- César, Carlos Lenz, State University of Campinas, Brazil
- Chien, Liang-Chy, Kent State University, United States
- Dalchiele, Enrique, University of the Republic, Uruguay
- de Pablo, Juan, University of Wisconsin, United States
- Depine, Ricardo A., University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Durán, Julio, National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), Argentina
- Figueiredo Neto, Antonio Martins, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Galante, Maria José, Institute of Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA), Argentina
- Goyanes, Silvia, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Koropecki, Roberto, Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química (INTEC), Argentina
- Lapointe, Clayton, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
- Llois, Ana María, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Marotti, Ricardo, University of the Republic, Uruguay
- Mendoza, Bernardo S., Centro de Investigaciones en Optica, Mexico
- Musé, Pablo, University of the Republic, Uruguay
- Piestun, Rafael, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
- Pietrasanta, Lía, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Pine, David J., New York University, United States
- Preza, Chrysanthe, University of Memphis, United States
- Raskar, Ramesh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
- Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, University of Queensland, Australia
- San Román, Enrique , Institute of Chemical Physics of Materials, Environment and Energy (INQUIMAE), Argentina
- Sajeev, John, University of Toronto, Canada
- Shaheen, Sean, University of Denver, United States
- Shen, Ron, University of California at Berkeley, United States
- Skigin, Diana, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Smalyukh, Ivan, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
- Soler-Illia, Galo, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Stefani, Fernando, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Steren, Laura, National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), Argentina
- van de Lagemaat, Jao, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States
- Villar, Marcelo A. Planta Piloto de Ingeniería Quimica (PLAPIQUI), Argentina
- Walsoe de Reca, Noemí, CONICET and CITEDEF, Argentina
- Williams, Roberto J. J., Institute of Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA), Argentina
- Won, Rachel, Nature Photonics, Nature Publishing Group, Japan
I-CAMP Local Organizers
- Rafael Canetti, Uruguayan National Agency for Research and Innovation
- Ricardo Depine, Applied Electromagnetics Group, Physics Dept., FCEN, UBA
- Guillermo Ortiz, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE)
- Marina Inchaussandague, Applied Electromagnetics Group, Physics Dept., FCEN, UBA
- Andrés Dolinko, Applied Electromagnetics Group, Physics Dept., FCEN, UBA
- Marcelo Lester, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
- Rodolfo H. Romero, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE)
- Silvia Goyanes, Group of Nanomaterials, FCEN, UBA
- Mirta I. Aranguren, Ecomaterials, INTEMA, CONICET, Mar del Plata
- Analía Vázquez, School of Engineering, UBA
- Norma D'Accorso, CIHIDECAR, Chemistry Dept., FCEN, UBA
- Norma E. Marcovich, Ecomaterials, INTEMA, CONICET, Mar del Plata
- Fiorella D'Ascenzo, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE)
- Victor J. Toranzos, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE)
I-CAMP Features and Events
- Invited tutorial lectures and poster sessions;
- Real-Time webcast of presentations;
- Video/audio and presentation archives;
- Career Development Program;
- International Outreach Forum;
- Travel fellowships available;
- Combination of advanced education with tourism and learning about diverse cultures;
- Travel support for minority students & faculty at minority serving institutions;
- Informal receptions and fun;
- Best poster presentation awards.


















