Organizing Committee

• Peter Lindner (chair),ILL Grenoble, F
• Otto Glatter, U Graz, A     
  
• Peter Schurtenberger,U Fribourg, CH
• Jan Skov Pedersen, U Aarhus, DK
• Thomas Zemb, ISCMMarcoule, F

Local Organization

•       P. Lindner, Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France

Objectives

The series of "Bombannes"-schools proposes advanced training for young post-graduates and post-doctors (typically aged 25 to 35 years) by recognized soft-matter experts from all over Europe.The school is devoted to a practical approach to neutron, X-ray, and light scattering experiments involving theoretical principles, mathematical transformation back to real space and structural model calculation of the scattering.It is aimed at young colloid and polymer scientists (using scattering methods in their home laboratory or at large-scale facilities) who have already some background in this domain and want to learn complementary techniques and to exchange their experience.The primary objective is to explain current methodology of static and dynamic scattering techniques (avoiding both under and over-exploitation of data) rather than a general course on colloids and polymers.Basic information on data interpretation, on the complementary properties of the different types of radiation, as well as information on recent applications and developments will be presented.The planned activities will ensure permanent contact between lecturers and students and will guarantee that all participants stay the whole week together.The students will present their current project or problem in a compulsory short oral presentation followed by a discussion. Objectives   Besides the oral presentations there will also be a possibility to present the students work on small (A3) posters.

We gratefully acknowledge sponsoring of the previous school events by:

• Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France
• CEA Saclay, France
• EU Research Training Network "Dynamical Arrested State of Soft Matter and Colloids"
• EU Research Training Network "SoftComp"
• EU Commission - 6th Framework Programme NMI3
• Anton Paar GmbH, Graz, Austria BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany