Course Schedule

Dates and Activities of the Blended Intensive Programme

Preparatory Phase - Virtual

Objective is to get an introduction to AFM and to study the major components of the instrumental setup

Introductory online lectures

Introductory online lectures will be held life in online-streaming. A recording of the lecture will be present on the online plattform.

Dates for the lectures are:

March 20th at 14:00 - lecture 1

March 24th at 14:00 - lecture 2

March 30th at 14:00 - lecture 3  

 

April 8th - April 30th: Online study and self-evaluation

The online plattform offers a variety of study material. It is important that students have a good understanding to be able to address the laboratory challenges. A self-evaluation test helps the student to assess their knowledge on AFM.

May 5th - June 6th: Online Team Work and Preparation for the Experimental Challenges

Students chose their preferences for the experimental challenges. Based on their choices we will compose mixed teams. The teams will meet online and prepare their challenges.

Laboratory Challenges in Bologna

All teams meet in Bologna to address their experimental challenges.

June 7th: Welcome Evening

An informal meeting with drinks will be held in which participants meet in person for the first time.

June 8th - 12th: Laboratory Challenges

We have different AFM setups and laboratory access for 5 days. Teams will work on their experimental challenges. 

June 15th - 24th Conclusion phase - virtual

The Teams will prepare their lab-reports and present their findings to the other class-members.

June 15th - 22th: Preparation of labreports

The teams prepare a concise report about how they solved the challenge. The report needs to provide instructions for future groups having to address similar challenges. The text will be uploaded on the online plattform and made available to all participants.

June 24th - Final online event 14:00 - 18:00

In the final meeting, teams will present how they addressed their challenges and will demonstrate their findings. Feedback is provided. All findings will be collected in the online plattform to be a future resource for AFM researchers.