Hauptseminar Active Matter SS 2015

Overview

Type

Seminar (Talks and Discussion)

Date and Time

weekly during the SS 2015, exact dates tba.

Location

Institut für Computerphysik, room tba

Credit Points

2 SWS = 3 CP (ECTS)

Teachers

Prof. Dr. Clemens Bechinger (2. PI)

Dr. Juan Ruben Gomez-Solano (2. PI)

Prof. Dr. Christian Holm (ICP)

Dr. Joost de Graaf (ICP)

Course Number

tba

Modules

tba

Language

English

Requirements

We expect the participants to have fundamental knowledge in classical and statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, electrodynamics, and partial differential equations.

Application (=Anmeldung) for the Seminar. Please write an email to Joost de Graaf until December 1. On December 10th at 13.15h at the ICP (seminar room 1.095) there will be a meeting to gauge the interest of the students, discuss the topics, and handle the topic assignment. Topics must be chosen before December 15.

There will be organizational meeting that will be mandatory to all participants in February 2015, probably during the first week of the winter break to discuss topics and style and other requirements.

Topics

General Topic: Driven and self-propelled colloidal particles

• Theoretical Description of Hydrodynamic Interactions: Solving Stokes' Equations for Particles (T)
• Life at Low Reynolds Numbers: Nature`s Strategy for Motion at Small Length Scales (T)
• Man-made Realizations of Mechanical Swimmers (E)
• Gradient-Based Microswimmers (E)
• The Standard (Self-)Diffusiophoretic Models (T)
• The Standard (Self-)Electrophoretic Models (T)
• Computer Simulations of Active Matter: Lattice Boltzmann and the Squirmer Model (T)
• Computer Simulations of (Ionic) Self-Diffusiophoresis (T)
• Gravitaxis of Active Particles (E)
• Theoretical Models for the Bubble-Propulsion of SPPs (T)
• Swimming under Confinement and Rectification (E)
• Swimming in non-Newtonian Fluids (E)
• Passive Particles in Active Media (E)
• Collective Behavior of Active Matter (E)

The (T) or (E) after the talk title indicate if this topic would count towards an experimental or theoretical Seminar certificate:

(T): Theoretical Seminar Talk (E): Experimental Seminar Talk

Getting the credit points

To get the credit points for the seminar, the following criteria should be met:

• All participants must:
  • Make the first appointment with their supervisor 2 months (a minimum of 8 weeks) before giving their talk
  • Have read the literature provided on the website/by the supervisor before this first meeting
  • Hand in a draft of their presentation 1 month (a minimum of 4 weeks) before giving their talk
  • Give a trial talk 2 weeks in advance of their public talk and hand in their final draft of the handout
  • Give their talk at the arranged time
  • Be present at all talks
  • Take part in the discussions following the talks
• The handout:
  • Consists of 8 to 10 A4 pages (incl. pictures; 10 pt font, single space text)
  • Describes the contents of the talk, written out in full
  • Is written for the other participants
  • Is written in English
• The talk:
  • Consists of material pertaining to the topic
  • Has a length of 45 minutes
  • Is prepared in electronic form
  • Is held in English
• Participants are graded according to:
  • The quality of the trial talk and final draft of the hand out (50%)
  • The quality of the final presentation (25%)
  • The level of participation in the discussion (25%)