ESF PEN (formerly PESC) Exploratory Workshops in 2003

PEN (formerly PESC) is funding 14 Exploratory Workshops in 2003:

  • Preliminary details may be consulted prior to each event
    (for information purposes only - these meetings are not open to the public)

  • Final scientific reports become available two months after each event

List of Workshops in 2003

  1. Growth, structure and electrical properties of high-k gate dielectrics:
    atomistic modeling vs experiment     (postponed from 2002)
    Dates and Location: 17-18 March 2003, Zürich, Switzerland
    Convened by: Peter E. BLÖCHL (DE), Gerd J. NORGA (CH)
    ESF Representative: James C. Greer, University College Cork (IE)
    Scientific Report (PDF 292 KB)

  2. Nano-oxides: perspectives and applications of oxide-based ultrathin films and nanoparticles 
    Dates and Location: 15-18 May 2003, Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy
    Convened by: Gaetano GRANOZZI (IT), Falko NETZER (AT)
    ESF representative: Carmen N. Afonso, CSIC Instituto de Optica, Madrid (ES)
    Scientific Report (PDF 271 KB)

  3. Signal Processing for Wireless Communication (SPWC)
    Dates and Location: 19-20 May 2003, London, United Kingdom
    Convened by: Mohammad SHIKH-BAHAEI (UK), Jonathon CHAMBERS (UK), Hamid AGHVAMI (UK), Farokh MARVASTI (UK)
    ESF representative: Massimo Martinelli, CNR Istituto per i processi chimico-fisici, Pisa (IT)
    Scientific Report (PDF 71 KB)
    Workshop Proceedings Part 1   (PDF 7.5 MB - 222 pages)
    Workshop Proceedings Part 2   (PDF 2.8 MB - 69 pages)

  4. Arithmetic, Geometry and Coding Theory 
    Dates and Location: 19-24 May 2003, Marseille, France
    Convened by: Gilles LACHAUD (FR), Yves AUBRY (FR)
    ESF representative: Mats Gyllenberg, University of Turku (FI)
    Scientific Report (PDF 82 KB)

  5. Recent Advances in Multiphase Flow and Transport in Porous Media 
    Dates and Location: 23-24 June 2003, Delft, the Netherlands
    Convened by: S.Majid HASSANIZADEH (NL), Diganta Bhusan DAS (UK)
    ESF representative: Andreas Alexandrou, University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY)
    Scientific Report (PDF 166 KB)    Book of Abstracts (PDF 219 KB)

  6. New Information from Modern Charge Density Studies 
    Dates and Location: 27-29 June 2003, Sønderborg, Denmark
    Convened by: Bo Brummerstedt IVERSEN (DK), Finn Krebs LARSEN (DK)
    ESF representative: Judith A.K. Howard, Science Laboratoires, University of Durham (UK)
    Scientific Report (PDF 231 KB)

  7. New Perspectives on Aromaticity 
    Dates and Location: 5-9 July 2003, Exeter, United Kingdom
    Convened by: Patrick .W. FOWLER (UK), Francesco ZERBETTO (IT)
    ESF representative: Judith A.K. Howard, Science Laboratoires, University of Durham (UK)
    Scientific Report (PDF 264 KB)
    Special issue of the Royal Society of Chemistry journal:
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol 6. issue 2, January 2004

  8. Liquid Crystal Colloid Dispersions 
    Dates and Location: 28-30 August 2003, Bled, Slovenia
    Convened by: Chris M. CARE (UK), Philippe POULIN (FR), Slobodan ZUMER (SI), Doug CLEAVER (UK) and Primoz ZIHERL (SI)
    ESF representative: Louis Laurent,  CEA/Saclay, Gif sur Yvette (FR)
    Scientific Report (PDF 631 KB)

  9. Models of Consciousness 
    Dates and Location: 1-3 September 2003, Birmingham, United Kingdom
    Convened by: Ricardo SANZ (ES), Aaron SLOMAN (UK), Ron Chrisley (UK)
    Scientific Report (PDF 537 KB)

  10. PDE and Materials
    Dates and Location: 7-13 September 2003, Oberwolfach-Walke, Germany
    Convened by: Gert-Martin GREUEL (DE), J.M. BALL(UK), Stefan MÜLLER (DE)
    ESF representative:  Mats Gyllenberg, University of Turku (FI)
    Scientific Report (PDF 186 KB)

  11. Electroweak radiative corrections to hadronic observables at TeV energies 
    Dates and Location: 11-15 September 2003, Durham, United Kingdom
    Convened by: Stefano MORETTI (CH/UK), D.A. ROSS (UK), E. MAINA (IT)
    ESF representative: Judith A.K. Howard, Science Laboratoires, University of Durham (UK)
    Scientific Report (PDF 135 KB)

  12. Microwave and optical behaviour of nanogranular ferroxides (powders, fluids and composites). High frequency characterisation and biomagnetic applications 
    Dates and Location: 21-24 September 2003, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Convened by: Ivan NEDKOV (BG), Philippe TAILHADES (FR)
    ESF representative: Massimo Martinelli, CNR Istituto per i processi chimico-fisici, Pisa (IT)
    Scientific Report (PDF 203 KB)

  13. Computational Methods for Algebraic Spline Surfaces (COMPASS)
    Dates and Location: 29 September - 3 October 2003, Schloss Weinberg, Kefermarkt, Austria
    Convened by: Bert JÜTTLER (AT), Tor DOKKEN (NO)
    Scientific Report (PDF 174 KB)

  14. Fractals and geotechnical engineering
    Dates and Location: 15-17 December 2003, Innsbruck, Austria
    Convened by: Dimitrios KOLYMBAS (AT)


ESF Contacts for Exploratory Workshops in Physical and Engineering Sciences

  • ESF Exploratory Workshops Unit:
ValerieAllspach-KiechelE-Mail
Database officer
  • ESF PEN (formerly PESC) Unit: