Michigan
10.04.2012 - JENNIFER STEPANEK IN MICHIGAN
Doktorandin Jennifer Stepanek aus der Nachwuchsgruppe Mikrobielle Antibiotikaforschung von Jun.-Prof. Julia Bandow ist vom 28.01. bis zum 27.04.2012 zu Gast bei Prof. Jakob im Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology der University of Michigan. Im Rahmen der Forschung für das Research Department „Plasmas with Complex Interactions“ untersuchte sie im Jakob Lab die Wirkung von Plasma auf das Protein Hsp33. Dabei zeigte sich eine Induktion der Chaperon-Aktivität von Hsp33 durch die Plasmabehandlung.
39TH ICMCTF 2012 IN SAN DIEGO
From April 23 to 27, 2012, the 39th International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF) has been held in San Diego, USA. The SFB-TR 87 supported this most important conference in the thin film field with 15 participants and actively contributed to the success of the event. The young scientists and the PhD students could have many talks and discussions with experienced scientists of the scene. In this way, each individual was able to generate an advantage for himself and can use this and the newly gained contacts for future work in the SFB. From the SFB's point of view, the highlights of this year's event were the invited lectures by Professor Schneider (MCh, RWTH Aachen) and Professor Bobzin (IOT, RWTH Aachen). Through these and the many presentations and poster contributions from the SFB, it was also possible to present the SFB to the public.
Wisconsin-Madison
16.05.2012 - SARA GALLIAN VISITED PROF. HITCHON AND PROF. KUSHNER
During the last week of April, Sara Gallian, research assistant at TET Institute working in the SFB-TR 87 framework, has visited Prof. Hitchon and Prof. Kushner to discuss on the simulation of the HPPMS process. Nick Hitchon is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an expert in the field of kinetic plasma simulations. He is cooperating with the TET group on the phenomenological modeling of the recently observed rotating instability during the HPPMS operation. Mark Kushner is a Professor at the University of Michigan and is head of the Computational Plasma Science and Engineering Group (CPSEG) in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prof. Kushner is a well known expert in the field of Hybrid Modelling and the main developer of the Hybrid Plasma Equipment Model (HPEM). HPEM is a comprehensive modeling platform for low pressure plasma processing reactors, capable of addressing Magnetron sputter and Ionized Metal Physical Vapor Deposition (IMPVD). During the visit, it was discussed the possibility use HPEM in the preliminary simulation of the HPPMS discharge.
Belgrade
18.06.2012 - VISIT AT CENTRE FOR NON EQUILIBRIUM PROCESSES IN BELGRADE
From May 3rd to 12th, 2012, Dr. Ilija Stefanovic and PhD student Thomas Kuschel visited their cooperation partners Dr. Dragana Maric and Prof. Zoran Lj. Petrovic at the Centre for Non Equilibrium Processes in Belgrade (Serbia). During this time, the team focused on a model which was developed by Phelps and Petrovic for standard size parallel plate dc discharges (discharge gap d = 1 cm) and modified it for the micro discharges. The model and the experimental results (measured in Bochum) agree very well as shown in the figure.