Symposium on Optical Forces: from atoms to soft

OSA Messina Student Chapter & EPS Young Minds Group Messina presents

“Symposium on Optical Forces: from atoms to soft-matter” February 26th, 2014 Conference Room, IPCF-CNR, Messina

9.30-9.45:

Welcome & Introduction

9.45-10.45: J. J. Saenz (University of Madrid) - OSA Lecture “Scattering asymmetry and non-conservative optical forces on small particles”

10.45-11.15: Coffee break 11.15-11.45: P. H. Jones (University College London) “Evanescent wave traps and optical binding of particles”

11.45-12.15: G. Pesce (University of Naples) “Surface charge and hydrodynamic coefficient measurements of micro-particles and living micro-organisms by Optical Tweezers”

12.15-12.45: M. G. Donato (IPCF-CNR) “Optical trapping of nanostructures”

12.45-15.00: Lunch 15.00-16.00: C. J. Foot (University of Oxford) - Young Minds Lecture “Laser cooling and trapping of atoms – past and present”

16.00-16.30: Coffee break 16.30-17.00: G. Volpe (Bilkent University) “Speckle optical tweezers: Tunable anomalous diffusion and selective optical manipulation”

17.00-17.30: O. M. Maragò (IPCF–CNR) “Fano-Doppler laser cooling of hybrid nanostructures” Acknowledgements:

Organizing committee:

CNR-IPCF

OSA Messina Student Chapter

Dottorato di Ricerca in Fisica

Young Minds Group Messina

Università di Messina OSA TG “Optical cooling & trapping” Appunti di Fisica