1st RIANA Training School
on
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

September 8th – 11th, 2025

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Would you like to learn about nanoscience and nanotechnology including material nano-structuring and characterization techniques? Join the 1st RIANA Training School and gain exclusive insights into the cutting-edge world of nanoscience and nanotechnology. This program offers PhD students and young postdoctoral researchers a unique opportunity to explore key technologies, including:

Laser Structuring
Focused Ion Beams
Electron Microscopy
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Neutron Scattering
High-Power Computing
Clean Room Techniques*

 *not sure in the program yet

WHAT WE PROVIDE

Admission is free of charge but subject to abstract approval. The program includes:

  • Accommodation (single room with breakfast) in the B&B Hotel Düren
  • Shuttle bus between FZJ and B&B
  • Coffee breaks & lunches
  • Poster Session offering the chance to present your work and engage with experts from various sectors (including best poster award)
  • Presentations led by renowned scientific experts and top researchers
  • Site visits of FZJ institutes, including
    • Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C)
    • Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS)
    • Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI)
    • Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC)

Travel to / from the hotel has to be organized and paid at your own expenses.

Program, Dates, Deadlines

The event program and information about the speakers is available here.

Venue & Travel

The school will be held at the Campus of Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany. More information is available here.

Contact

Here you will find our contact information.

Abstract Submission

Abstract Submission is now open.

RIANA is a Horizon Europe funded project which supports curiosity-driven research in nanoscience with open research questions for long-term impact, and challenge-driven research in nanotechnology with targeted research questions for short- and mid-term impact. This project has received funding from the European Union‘s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101130652.