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EUROMAT is the premier international congress in the field of materials in Europe, and is organised by the the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS). The EUROMAT2017 congress was held in Thessaloniki, Greece, from 17 – 22 September, 2017.

Prof. Andrés-Fabián Lasagni and prof. Gert-willem Römer, both supervisors in the Laser4Fun project, co-organized with prof. Rob Eason (University of
Southampton, UK) and prof. Ioanna Zergioti (National Technical University of Athens, Greece) a Symposium on “Laser-based processing and manufacturing” at this conference. At this symposium, some results of the Laser4Fun project were presented by prof. Antonio Ancona, Tobias Stark and Alfredo Aguilar.

Today, during the EUROMAT2017 conference, prof. Andrés-Fabián Lasagni, one of the leading scientists in the Laser4Fun project was awarded, by the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS), the Materials Science and Technology Prize 2017.

One Early Stage Researcher (ESR) position is available from September 2017 to work in the framework of the Laser4Fun project. This job opening covers research position in the frame of a PhD doctoral programme, aiming at a PhD degree awarded by the University of Zaragoza (Spain). The ESRs will undertake research focused on the characterization of antibiofilm properties in samples provided by other partners in the consortium of the project. For more information, consult the vacancies page of this website.

In total 22 persons attended and contributed to the 1st international Summer School & 2nd Laser4Fun Summer School on Advanced Laser Processing. From August 21st to 25th, the participants were “fully-immersed” into the world of advanced laser materials processing. Lectures and presentations by academic experts, specialists from industry, as well as of the participants alternated, with ample time for discussions. The summer school also included practical exercises and workshops in state-of-the-art laser-laboratories.

Topics included, but were not limited to:

• Fundamentals of laser-material interaction
• Pulsed laser surface ablation
• Pulsed laser processing of bulk materials
• Laser-induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS)
• Micro/nano structuring
• New trends in laser processing
• Laser cladding
• Laser-induced Forward Transfer (LIFT)
• Applications of laser processing
• Training on generic research relevant skills

The Summer School was organised and hosted by the Chair of Laser Processing at the University of Twente in the Netherlands.

From August 21st to 25th 2017, the Chair of Laser Processing of the University of Twente organizes its 1st international summer school on “Advanced laser processing”.  This event will be venue for the second Laser4Fun summerschool and it aims to give the participants a “full-immersion” experience in the world of laser materials processing.
For the preliminary program, topics, and instructions on how to register, download the PDF leaflet.

University of Twente Summer school 2017 – Leaflet

During the Open Day of the MSc in Nanotechnology Engineering of the University of Rome Sapienza (Italy) on May 11th, 2017, Vittorio Vercillo, presented as a Marie Curie Ambassador his progress on “Micro-/nano-structuring of surfaces for improved functionalities in aerospace applications” to graduate students. He was invited as an ex-alumnus of the department.

The Laser4Fun Newsletter (issue September 2016) is out! To download it, click on the link below. Questions? Contact us through the contact form.

Laser4Fun Newsletter September 2016

The Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik IWS organised and hosted, from August 29 until September 2, 2016, the first Summer school “Short Pulsed Laser Micro/Nanostructuring of Surfaces” for (and by) PhD students of the “Laser4Fun” project, supported by the European Commission (Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions. This summer school was combined with the “5th International Summer School on Trends and new developments in Laser Technology”, organised by the Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik IWS and the Technical University of Dresden. This one-week International Summer School brought about 40 undergraduate and PhD students together for an intensive programme of study on fundamental and applied aspects of laser technology. The main programme consisted of lectures by renowned experts, supplemented by poster presentations and informal discussion sessions, as well as practices in the laboratory. The course aimed to enable the exchange of new ideas across these fields.

The First Technical Board (TB) meeting, as well as the Supervisory Board (SB) meeting of the LASER4FUN project took place on March 4th, 2016, at the Centro Laser de la Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM). Hosted by Prof. Jose Luis Ocaña, the TB & SB discussed the recruitment status of the Early Stage Researchers (ESRs), status of the project, management and reporting issues, communication and dissemination topics, definition of problems and pre-required structure geometry and size, as well as ESR training activities.