1st CILIA Summer School

MECHANOSENSORS: FROM BIOLOGICAL TO BIONIC SYSTEMS

30 March - 3 April 2008

Hotel "Eden Roc"
Sant Feliu de Guixols, Girona, Spain

Group photo (high resolution)

Topics

Biological Mechanosensory systems

Fluid dynamics

Modelling of System Dynamics

Artificial Sensors

Robotics

Target group

The Summer School addresses PhD students and young researchers, as well as newcomers in the field of Mechanosensor Systems and will afford an opportunity for establishment of scientific and personal contacts between the participants. Well-known experts in the scientific disciplines of the School will give the lectures. Notes will be published by the organizers and distributed to the participants in both printed and electronic form.

Speakers

Prof. Christoph Brücker
Prof. Friedrich G. Barth
Prof. Ray Meddis
Prof. Mitra J. Hartmann
Prof. J. Leo van Hemmen
Prof. Jason Lohn
Dr. Sietse van Netten
Prof. John R. Buck
Dr. Wolf Hanke
Prof. Werner Gnatzy
Prof. Joseph A. C. Humphrey
Prof. John Miller
Prof. Gijs Krijnen
Prof. Herbert Peremans
Dr. Andrew Dacks
Prof. Horst Bleckmann

TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
University of Vienna, Austria
University of Essex, UK
California Institute of Technology, USA
Technische Universität München, Germany
NASA Ames Research Center, CA, USA
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA
Harvard University Cambridge, USA
Universität Frankfurt, Germany
University of Virginia, USA
Montana State University, USA
University of Twente, The Netherlands
Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
University of Arizona, USA
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn, Germany

Organising Committee

Prof. Andreas Offenhäusser
Dr. Marion Malkoc-Thust
Prof. Gijs Krijnen
Prof. Herbert Peremans
Dr. Joachim Mogdans

Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
University of Twente, The Netherlands
Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn, Germany

Registration Fee

The registration fee for the participants is Euro 100 and includes transportation from/ to airport Barcelona, participation and educational materials.

Registration

For registration print the Registration Form and fax it to the address given in the form.
Registration Form Summer School

Important deadlines

Preliminary registration - 10 January 2008
Registration - 10 February 2008

Accomodation

Accomodation (full board) is handled at the "Eden Roc" Hotel. For room reservation please print the Accomodation Form and fax it to the "Eden Roc" Hotel (address given in the form).
Accomodation Form Hotel "Eden Roc"
Programme

Programme
Travel Information

How to get to the Summer School
Printable Flyer

1st Announcement