Scientific Program
Monday, 08th October 2018
| 12:00 – 16:00 | Participants registration |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | DySoN 2018 Opening (Ilko Bald and Ilia A. Solov’yov) |
| 14:45 – 16:15 | Afternoon session I: Low-energy electron and ion induced processes |
| 14:45 – 15:15 | Amitava Adhikary, Oakland University, USA 5-Azido-modified pyrimidine nucleosides: electron mediated formation of p-type aminyl radical and its conversion to s-type iminyl radical |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Janina Kopyra, Siedlce University, Siedlce Poland Electron driven fragmentation of heterocyclic organic compounds |
| 15:45 – 16:15 | Stephan Denifl, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria Low-energy electron interaction from radiosensitizers: associative vs. dissociative attachment |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Coffee break |
| 16:45 – 18:15 | Afternoon session II: Self-organization and radiation-induced structure formation on the nanoscale |
| 16:45 – 17:10 | Oddur Ingolfsson, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Dissociative electron attachment as potential means for cross-linking of self-assembled monolayers |
| 17:10 – 17:35 | Armin Gölzhäuser, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany Carbon nanomembranes: radiation-induced 2D materials for separation technology |
| 17:35 – 18:00 | David Field, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark The optical absorption spectra of spontaneously electrical solids: The case of nitrous oxide |
| 18:00 – 18:15 | Shyamal Mondal, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India Substrate dependent morphology of size-selected soft-landed clusters |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Welcome Reception |
Tuesday, 09th October 2018
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Morning session I: Thermal, optical and magnetic properties of nanosystems |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Andrey V. Solov’yov, MBN Research Center, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Dynamics of Meso-Bio-Nano (MBN) systems as seen from computational approach with MBN Explorer |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Florent Calvo, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France Interplay between external field and temperature on the structure of magnetic colloidal clusters |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Victor I. Balykin, Institute of Spectroscopy, Troitzk, Russia Planar plasmonic optics and its applications |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Morning session II: Nanoscale phase and morphological transitions |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Richard E Palmer, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom Massive scale-up of cluster beam deposition (CBD) for the production of functional nanomaterials |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Wolfgang Ernst, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria Core-shell nanoparticles prepared in superfluid Helium droplets: Structure, phase transition, and alloy formation |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Poster introductions |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon session I: Cluster and biomolecular ensembles, complexes, nanostructured materials |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Michal Fárník, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry Prague, Czech Republic Dynamics of processes on nano-ices investigated in molecular-beam experiments: interaction with molecules, UV-photons and electrons |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Markus Gühr, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany New perspectives on molecular dynamics using ultrafast soft x-ray spectroscopy and electron diffraction |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Henrike Müller-Werkmeister, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany Direct observation of reaction dynamics in spincrossover systems by ultrafast electron diffraction |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Masato Nakamura, Nihon University, Funabashi, Japan Metallicity and non-metallicity in mercury clusters |
| 16:00 – 19:00 | Drinks and poster session |
Wednesday, 10th October 2018
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Morning session I: Irradiation driven transformations of complex molecular systems and biodamage |
| 9:30 – 9:55 | Sadia Bari, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany Gas-phase biomolecules studied by mass spectrometry at advanced light sources |
| 9:55 – 10:20 | Franco A. Gianturco, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria Chemistry in the cold: ionic reactions in traps and processes in the interstellar environments |
| 10:20 – 10:45 | Sam Eden, The Open University Milton Keynes, United Kingdom UV-induced dynamics in DNA bases, nucleosides, and clusters |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Behnaz Behmand, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France Ionization of guanine nanostructures by absorption of low-energy UV photons |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Morning session II: Interaction of radiation with biosystems: mechanisms and applications |
| 11:30 – 11:55 | Andreas Mauracher, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria Modelling of short DNA single strands |
| 11:55 – 12:20 | Sylwia Ptasinska, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA Effects of plasma reactive species on biomolecular systems |
| 12:20 – 12:45 | Eric Suraud, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France Towards the analysis of attosecond dynamics in complex systems |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | S. V. K. Kumar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India Irradiation of protein cytochrome C by low-energy carbon ions and cobalt 60 gamma rays |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Conference photo |
| 13:15 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Session I: Biomedical applications of radiation |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Eugene Surdutovich, Oakland University, Rochester, USA Multiscale approach to the physics of ion-beam cancer therapy |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Steffen Greilich, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany Implementation strategies of RBE modelling in current treatment planning for (proton and) carbon ion beams |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Jefferson Shinpaugh, East Carolina University, Greenville, USA Experimental and computational study of gold nanoparticles as a radiosensitizer for proton and carbon ion irradiation |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Conference tour |
Thursday, 11th October 2018
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Morning session I: Electron & spin transport in molecular systems |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Ulrich Kleinekathöfer, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany Environmental effects on charge transport through molecular wires: A multi-scale approach |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Daniel Kattnig, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom Magnetosensitivity in three-radical systems |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Ilia A. Solov’yov, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Modeling electron transfers in biological systems: applications and examples |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Morning Session II: Reactivity and nanocatalysis |
| 11:30 – 11:55 | Emiliano Cortés, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom Plasmon induced chemistry |
| 11:55 – 12:15 | Robin Schürmann, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany Hot-electron transfer induced reactions |
| 12:15 – 12:40 | Shiv Khanna, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA Nano-catalysts for cross-coupling reactions, CO oxidation, and breaking polar bonds |
| 12:40 – 13:00 | Nigel Mason, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK Studies of thin films and ice layers; Applications from Astrochemistry to Nanolithography |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Session I: Collision processes, fusion, fission, fragmentation |
| 14:30 – 14:55 | Alexander Dorn, Max-Planck Institute, Heidelberg, Germany Hydration dependence of ionization and fragmentation reactions in bio-relevant molecules |
| 14:55 – 15:20 | Rodolphe Antoine, Université de Lyon1, Lyon, France New routes to enhance emission properties of gold nanoclusters |
| 15:20 – 15:45 | Pablo de Vera, MBN Research Center, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Molecular dynamics simulations of ion-induced shock wave effects in biological media |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Gerhard Hilgers, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany Measurement of correlations between two nanometric volumes in the track structure of 241-Am alpha particles |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Afternoon session I: Propagation of particles through medium |
| 16:30 – 16:55 | Andrei Korol, MBN Research Center, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Investigation of channeling and crystalline undulators with MBN Explorer |
| 16:55 – 17:20 | Vincenzo Guidi, Universita di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy Steering of GeV and TeV particles via coherent orientational effects in crystals |
| 17:20 – 17:40 | Vadim Ivanov, St. Petersburg Polytechnical University, St. Petersburg, Russia Channeling and radiation of electrons and positrons in bent and periodically bent diamond crystals |
| 17:40 – 18:00 | Laura Bandiera, INFN, Ferrara, Italy Experimental investigation of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by sub-GeV electrons in a bent crystal |
| 19:00 – 22:00 | Conference Dinner |
Friday, 12th October 2018
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Morning session I: Nanoparticle based radiation therapies and radiosensitizers |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Jon Golding, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Chemo-radiotherapeutic nanoparticles for cancer radiotherapy |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Ilko Bald, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany Interaction of single molecules with radiation studied by means of DNA origami platforms |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Jamoliddin Razzokov, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Effect of oxidation on the stability of amyloid protofibril |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Ida Friis, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Activation of the DNA-repair mechanism through NBS1 and MRE11 diffusion |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Morning session II: Structure and dynamics of clusters, nanoparticles and biomolecules |
| 11:30 – 11:55 | Thomas Schlathölter, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Gas-phase interactions of soft X-rays and MeV ions with G-quadruplex DNA |
| 11:55 – 12:20 | Alexey Verkhovtsev, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany Irradiation induced processes with radiosensitizing nanoparticles |
| 12:20 – 12:45 | Jaroslav Kocisek, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Prague, Czech Republic Electron attachment in biomolecular models of increasing complexity |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Elena Orlenko, Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russia An effect of the space dimension of electron Fermi-gas upon the spin ordering in clusters and nanoparticles |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Final Discussion and Conference Closing |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch and Departure |