BRINELL CENTRE

A strategic research centre for materials science and engineering

en industriorienterad forskarskola i materialvetenskap

Courses 2011

Scientific leadership and project management, 6 hp

After finishing their studies, most PhD-students soon become managers. Often they get this type of job without much training in how to do it. This course gives a concentrated guide on the best way to manage a small industrial unit or research group. The specific focus will be on the management of R&D organisations.
Managing research and development (R&D) units concerns the coordinating and integrating the work of highly trained and often autonomous staff. The manager should provide order, aim and strategy under conditions of uncertainty which is inherent in R&D enterprises. It is hoped that this course will help to improve future management and strengthen the productivity and promote excellence.
Many of the issues in this course are highly relevant also for PhD-students in their present position. How the research work should be organised, how the creativity of the group and individual is stimulated, what type of conflicts can appear and how are they avoided, how can the input and output of information be increased, how do I satisfy those who have financed the project are all examples of items that are important both for a research leader and an individual scientist.
The course starts March 23. Registration required. E-mail rsand@kth.se

Scanning Probe Microscopy

Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) is a family of cutting-edge techniques which are a cornerstone tool in nanotechnology that is widely used for the nanoscale characterization,measurement and modification or fabrication of nanostructures. Besides obtaining true 3-dimensional reconstruction of the morphology of the surfaces, a wide variety of physical properties can be imaged across the surface, like electronic, magnetic, mechanical and viscoelastic properties, distribution of electrical charge and potential. In this course we will cover the theory of tip-sample interactions, design of scanners and probes, introduction to static AFM modes including force-distance curves, contact mode imaging, set point and error signals, and friction force imaging, introduction to dynamic AFM modes – including AC mode imaging, phase contrast imaging, effects of frequ ency tuning, dynamic–force distance curves and basics of electronic, magnetic and electrostatic force imaging, mapping of surface potential, characterization of local mechanical and viscoelastic properties and nanoindentation.
Implementation of these techniques for analysis of metals, ceramics, polymers, biological and hybrid materials will be discussed, as well as contribution of these methods to application fields like e.g. energy research. Invited lectures will be given by some of world’s leading experts in the field, including instrumentation designers. A set of demonstrations of SPM instruments and different imaging modes will be offered. A limited amount of students can be accommodated for laboratory exercises. Students with different backgrounds: Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Polymer Science, etc. are encouraged to attend. The lectures will be opened for everyone and all interested to learn more about these fascinating tools and their role in frontier research are most welcome!
Please send registration for this course via e-mail no later than March 31 to the Course Coordinator Lyubov Belova

Course Program 2010

Course Program 2009

Course Program 2008

MATOP - Development of tools for integrated optimisation of materials

Brinell Centre - a strategic centre with graduate school (SSF)

Director and Contact: Prof. Rolf Sandström

MATOP - Development of tools for integrated optimisation of materials - Final Report (PDF)

Final Report of the Original Brinell Centre Programmes (PDF)

Brinell Competence Centre - Inorganic Interfacial Engineering (VINNOVA)

Graduate School (SSF)

Dissertations and Licentiate Theses

Contact Information

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