International Doctoral Training Session Frontiers of Condensed Matter September 18-29, 2017

This session is organized jointly by the Physics Graduate School of Grenoble, by the Casimir Research School of Delft-Leiden (Netherlands), and the Donostia International Physics Center in San Sebastian (Spain). It aims at offering final year Master students and junior PhD-students (1st/2nd year) a high-level training program in the general area of condensed matter physics. 
The session will consist of lectures series on the following topics:

• Quantum transport - Y. Nazarov (Delft & “chaire d’excellence” Grenoble)
• Topological phases - M. Houzet (Grenoble)
• Quantum information - E. Solano (Bilbao)
• Nanomechanics - G. Steele (Delft)
• Quantum thermodynamics - J. Pekola (Aalto & “chaire d’excellence” Grenoble)
• Strongly correlated systems - L. Fritz (Utrecht),

complemented by more specialized pedagogical seminars on timely topics, poster sessions, and discussion forums.

Confirmed seminar speakers: C. Bäuerle (Grenoble), P. Bertet (Saclay), T. Oosterkamp (Leiden), J.I. Pascual (San Sebastian), F. Pierre (Marcoussis), E. van Heumen (Amsterdam), R. Whitney (Grenoble)

The deadline for application is June 16, 2017.