TUSCOPAL

Tunable Strong Coupling Phenomena at Atomistic Level

Coordinatore	HEINRICH-HEINE-UNIVERSITAET DUESSELDORF    more  Organization address address: UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 1 city: DUSSELDORF postcode: 40225 contact info Nome: Martina Cognome: Kuhlmann Email: send email Telefono: +49 211 81 12574 Fax: +49 211 81 12422
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Germany [DE]
Totale costo	263˙448 €
EC contributo	263˙448 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IOF
Funding Scheme	MC-IOF
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-09-09   -   2016-09-08

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	HEINRICH-HEINE-UNIVERSITAET DUESSELDORF  Organization address address: UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 1 city: DUSSELDORF postcode: 40225 contact info Nome: Martina Cognome: Kuhlmann Email: send email Telefono: +49 211 81 12574 Fax: +49 211 81 12422	DE (DUSSELDORF)	coordinator	263˙448.60

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Understanding the dynamics of fundamental strong coupling processes such as crystallization (liquid-solid phase transition) and glass transition (metastable, supercooled liquid-glassy state phase transition) at the individual particle level is of great importance in interdisciplinary research combining physics, chemistry and biology. Colloids are the best model systems to investigate these processes, but most of the relevant works have been performed with hard sphere model of the interacting particles. The goal of this project is to explore the universal phase diagram of such processes for different interaction potentials: from ultra-soft to hard sphere or from repulsive to attractive, etc. The experiments will be performed at Harvard University, USA (Outgoing host). The soft PNIPAM microgel particles will be synthesized using microfluidic technique. The interaction potential of these particles can be tuned by changing the surrounding temperature. Then dedicated experiments will be performed on crystallization and glass transition using confocal microscope and particle tracking techniques. On his return to Heinrich Heine University, Germany (Incoming host in Europe), the fellow will be trained to develop complementary theoretical and numerical models (Brownian dynamics for colloids and Molecular dynamics for complex plasmas). Additionally, he will try to explore complementarity of complex plasmas and colloids.

The fellow is a member of “European Soft Matter Infrastructure (ESMI)”. He is an expert on complex plasma research, which shares complementary features with colloids. The proposed project will help him to gain expertise on colloids. In future he will emerge as one of very few scientists in Europe who will have expertise on both subjects. The fellow will also be trained with teaching activities, complementary skills, knowledge and technology transfer know-how to Europe, which will help Europe to remain at the frontier of this fundamental research area.'