1. Russian Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” Joint Institute for Nuclear Research A.V.Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of the Russian Academy of Sciences The Intergovernmental Foundation for Educational, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation Advanced Courses of CIS Countries for young researchers, Ph.D. students and graduate students on modern methods in investigations of nanosystems and materials Synchrotron and Neutron Investigation of Nanosystems (SYN NANO) July 7-26, 2008 Moscow-Dubna, Russia http://nanoschool.jinr.ru

3. Co-chairmen of the Organizing Committee: Corr. Member M.V.Kovalchuk (RRC KI, IC RAS) Acad. A.N.Sissakian (JINR) Vice-chairmen Prof. P.K.Kashkarov (RRC KI) T.E.Bubnova (IFESCC) Co-chairmen of the Program Committee: Prof. V.L.Aksenov (RRC KI, JINR) Acad. K.G.Skryabin (Center “Bioengeneria” RAS, RRC KI) Local organizing committee, Dubna A.N.Sissakian (Chairman) G.M.Arzumanian (Vice-chairman) M.V.Avdeev (Scientific secretary) A.V.Tamonov (Scientific secretary) V.L.Aksenov T.V.Tetereva A.V.Ruzaev N.Yu.Ryabova A.A.Dolya D.V.Kamanin D.P.Kozlenko V.N.Shvetsov V.A.Osipov S.I.Tyutyunnikov S.N.Dmitriev V.F.Reutov D.V.Fursaev

4. Program REVIEW TOPICS Modern problems in nanotechnologies Nanotechnologies as a basis for new ideology of science Modeling of processes and structures in nanotechnologies Nanotechnologies in present-day biomedicine Colloidal systems in medicine and pharmacology Natural and artificial nano-motors Physics and chemistry of polymers Quantum effects in nano-structures Nanostructures in magnetic semiconductors and spintronics New photon media based on nanostructured solids Fullerenes and nanotubes New materials with special properties Nanosensorics Methods in nanomaterials research Synchrotron and tera-hertz radiation Neutrons in nanodiagnostics and physics of nanosystems Modern methods in diagnostics of nanosystems Scientific centers of interdisciplinary reasearch of nanosystems RRC Kurchatov Institute Institute of Crystallography RAS Joint Institute for Nuclear Research – international scientific center: methods of nuclear physics and nanotechnology

5. TOPICS OF SPECIAL LECTURES Research and diagnostics of nanosystems Synchrotron radiation: investigations of condensed matter and prospects for the use in science and technologies Protein crystallography with the use of synchrotoron radiation Research of nanoscaled structures in disordered and partially ordered systems Reflectometry of interfaces and layered structures Atomic structure of nanoclusters by diffuse X-ray and neutron scattering Neutron methods for solving present days technological and industrial problems Structural research by neutron scattering Neutron scattering research at high pressures as the method for investigations of magnetic materials for nanotechnologies Neutron investigations of nanocarbon materials Electron microscopy of nanocomposites “1D crystall/single-wall electornic tube” Microwave radiation in target cancer therapy with the use of metallic nanoclusters Radiation-ion-track technologies for producing 1D, 2D and 3D nanostructures Mathematical methods in analysis of experimental scattering data Detectors of synchrotron radiation and neutrons

6. TRAINING COURSES Synchrotoron radiation methods (RRC KI) Phase-contrast methods in synchrotron radiation imagining Powder diffraction under high pressures Complex X-ray diagnostics of catalysts Protein crystallography Micron-focusing of X-ray beam EXAFS spectroscopy Small-angle scattering Diffraction from multilayered structures X-ray standing waves Neutron methods (FLNP JINR) Neutron reflectometry Polarized neutrons Small-angle neutron scattering Powder diffraction Diffraction from mono-crystals Diffraction under high pressures Diffraction analysis in industrial and geological research Inelastic neutron scattering in direct and inverse geometry Activation analysis Modern methods in research of nanosystems (IC RAS, JINR) X-ray analysis Surface precise X-ray analysis Electron microscopy Atomic-force microscopy Electronography Raman con-focal microscope

7. DISCUSSIONS (REPORT SESSIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS) Prospects of neutron and synchrotron investigations for nanotechnologies Modern problems in nanotechnologies Interdisciplinary approach in developments of nanotechnologies

8. Lectures 39 (50 h) Lecturers Academicians4 Corr. members5 Doctors of Sciences20 Ph.D.9 TOTAL: 38 Participants Armenia2 Azerbaijan1 Belarus12 Georgia2 Kazakhstan6 Moldova6 Kirgizstan2 Russia29 Tajikistan3 Ukraine6 Uzbekistan3 TOTAL:72 Statistics Training course 36 h

9. Общие снимки, КИ, ИБР-2

10. Открытите КИ

14. The Intergovernmental Foundation for Educational, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation (IFESCCO)