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Dear all, We are pleased to announce that the Workshop “Freestanding Oxide Membranes: Science and Applications” will take place on October 20–21, 2025, in Naples, Italy, organized by CNR-SPIN and the Department of Physics, University of Naples Federico II. The registration deadline is October 10, 2025.For registration and further information please visit: https://foxes.spin.cnr.it/workshop/

Dear Colleagues, Since the launch of the action in September 2021, COST Action OPERA has funded nearly 100 Researchers and Innovators across Europe. On September 18‒19, 2025, the fourth online STSM workshop will take place, where 24 STSM grantees will present their experiences and results. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us! Link to the...

Dear all, We are looking for a candidate for a PhD grant (36 months), funded as part of the LabEx MateriAlps, entitled: Epitaxial growth from liquid phase of monocrystalline layers of  Y3Fe5O12 in molten salts without lead. The thesis includes an experimental part, which will be carried out at the Institut Néel (Grenoble), and a thermodynamic...

Dear colleagues, Institute for Optoelectronics and Microtechnology (ISOM) at Technical University of Madrid (UPM) offers a research contract for a highly motivated candidate who is determined to participate in a breakthrough project in the field of quantum technologies. The goal of the project is the reliable detection of single photons in two different systems: (1)...

Dear colleagues, The 4th joint ISTDM/ICSI (Int. Si Technology and Device Meeting / Int. Conf. on Si Epitaxy and Heterostructures) will be organized Nov 10-13, 2025, in Kanagawa (near Tokyo). It will be a joint conference with the 10th ISCSI (Int. Symp. on Control of Semiconductor Interfaces). Last time in Como (2023), we welcomed >150...

Dear all, As participants of previous editions of the “ICMAB Schools on Frontiers in Materials Science and Condensed Matter“, we invite you to the following ICMAB School on STEM/EELS at the forefront of condensed matter. The EELS 2025 is the 4th edition of the “ICMAB Schools on Frontiers in Materials Science and Condensed Matter”. The school will take place on 10-11...

Dear Colleagues, The OPERA COST Action is delighted to announce the upcoming Women in Science webinar From epitaxy to leadership – a woman’s path in science of semiconductors by prof. Evelyne GIL on June 18, 2025 at 2 pm (GMT+1, Poland time) Zoom link:  www.us02web.zoom.us Bio and Abstract: «Evelyne Gil is a professor at Université Clermont Auvergne in France....

We are pleased to announce that abstract submission for Nanowire Week 2025 is now open! Please find the instructions for submitting your abstract on the website https://nanowireweek.org/abstract-submission/ The deadline for abstract submission is 9th May 2025. Abstracts will be reviewed by the International Steering Committee. Presenters will be notified of their abstract’s acceptance in June...

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that both the 12th Call for Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) and the 3rd Senior Call for STSMs, funded by the COST action European Network for Innovative and Advanced Epitaxy (CA20116 – OPERA), are open for submissions. These calls will fund Short-Term Scientific Missions taking place from 15...

Dear colleagues, Please find here a flyer related to the DN Neuronanotech Call for applications for 11 Doctoral (PhD) Training Positions in nanotechnology, device engineering, neuroscience and clinical neurology (full-time employment contract for 3 years). The individual research projects are highly interconnected, ensuring interdisciplinary training. A full description of the PhD projects is published on...

Hybrid event – No attendance fee. Lectures and technical sessions for on-site participants at Masaryk University, Faculty of Science (Kotlářská Campus) & CEITEC, Brno University of Technology. Deadline for registration and funding application: 30th April 2025. Application form here. Registration and funding application must be sent by email to opera-ws@clermont-auvergne-inp.fr. No attendance fee Aimed in...

Dear Colleagues, there is a postdoctoral research opportunity at Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia (ISSP UL, https://www.cfi.lu.lv/en/). We are looking for a motivated and talented Early-Career Researcher or a recent PhD graduate, who is seeking funding for an independent research grant, and has previous experience in semiconductor epitaxy, oxide thin film growth,...