The 3rd Laser4Fun international Summer School took place from October 1st to 5th and was hosted by prof. Antonio Ancona of the IFN-CNR, Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie in Bari, Italy. The participants of the summer school were “fully-immersed” into the world of Laser Micro/Nanostructuring and Surface Tribology. Lectures and presentations by academic experts and of the participants alternated, with ample time for discussions. Topics included, but were not limited to:
- Contact mechanics of elastic bodies, by dr. Ing. Carmine Putignano (Politecnico di Bari, Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management)
- Universal lab-on-a-chip platform for complex, perfused 3D tissues generated by 3D printing – opportunities and perspectives for laser technology, by dr. Ing. Udo Klotzbach (Fraunhofer-Institut Material and Beam Technology IWS Dresden, Business Unit Manager Microtechnology)
- Management of innovative project at Bosch: LST case study, by ing. Antonio Grimaldi and Ing. Renato Giannoccaro (Robert Bosch Group – Centro Studi Componenti per Veicoli s.p.a)
- Cross Cultural Competences through cooperation and autonomy. Learning organization: higher education management and research administration, by dr.ssa Mariapia Circella (Physics Department, University of Bari)
- Femtosecond laser micro-fabrication of polymeric lab-on-chip for advanced and mini-invasive diagnostics, by Udith K. Vadakkum Vadukkal (University of Bari, Italy)
- Femtosecond laser bursts induced micro and nanostructuring on steel surface, by Giuseppe Giannuzzi (Università di Bari, Italy)
- Contact mechanics of viscoelastic bodies, by prof. Ing. Giuseppe Carbone (PoliBa- Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management)
- University of 21st century: threats and opportunities. Organizational chart: practical experiences, by dr.ssa Mariapia Circella (Physics Department, University of Bari)
1st-5th October 2018, Bari, Italy