nov. 22
ASTRA “TUT Institutional Development Program for 2016-2022”
GRADUATE SCHOOL FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES (FMTDK)
Guest lectures on
Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham, UK
Date: November 24, 2017
Location: Tallinn University of Technology (Ehitajate tee 5, Tallinn)
Room: SOC-213
Time: 11:00 to 12:00
Discussions and consultations with FMTDK PhD students and supervisors
Further information: Ilona Oja Acik, ilona.oja@ttu.ee, 6203369
nov. 21
Kolmapäeval, 22. novembril 2017 algusega 10:15 toimub TÜ keemia instituudis (Ravila 14a, Chemicum) aud 1020 loeng-seminar teemal “Supercomputer technologies in biocatalysis – new level of view on molecular mechanisms and applications”.
Esineb dr Sergey D. Varfolomeev, N.M. Emanuel Institute for Biochemical Physics of RAS, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University, Russia.
Diskussioon ja konsultatsioonid FMTDK doktorantide ja juhendajatega 20.11-24.11.17 orgaanilise keemia õppetoolis.
Info: dr Lilli Paama lilli.paama@ut.ee, prof Jaak Järv jaak.jarv@ut.ee
Lühiresümee:
During the late decade, due to the efficient development of supercomputer computational technologies, the essential progress has been reached in the area of modeling the molecular-dynamic processes, including the study of elementary processes in catalysis.
A principally important progress has been obtained in the research of molecular mechanisms of catalysis by enzymes. The methods of molecular mechanics, molecular dynamics, quantum chemistry, turned to be highly prolific in deciphing the elementary processes in the catalytic cycle of protein catalysis. The following problems are analysed in the report:
– Current status of molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics of protein molecules.
– Information of entropy approaches to the analysis of the structure of enzymes with identification of the members of the catalytic process and of the critical positions in the protein structure ensuring the formation of functional active sites,
– Molecular-mechanical approaches to the search for effective interaction ligand-active center, the development and use of dockingprocedures,
– Molecular-dynamic methods of analysis of the interaction of ligand-active center and protein-protein interactions,
– Combination methods of quantum chemistry and molecular mechanics (QM / MM approach) to describe the elementary stages and the complete catalytic cycle,
-Modeling of the complete catalytic cycle, the search for the extrema on the surface of the potential and free energy; identification and visualization of structures of all intermediate compounds and transition states, the assessment of the rate constants of all elementary steps of the catalytic cycle,
– Allosteric interactions in regulating the catalytic activity,
– The problem of the molecular polymorphism of human proteins with the analysis of the influence of the substitution of individual amino acids in the enzyme structure to its catalytic activity.
General approaches are analyzed to study the examples of specific enzymatic reactions, including serine proteases, acetylcholine- and buterylcholineesterases, N-acetylaspartase of human brain. The authors likewise discussed in the report the supercomputing applications in molecular medicine and designing drugs.
nov. 15
8:45 – 9:00 Registreerumine
9:00 – 9:40 TTÜ teadusprorektor, prof Renno Veinthal „Doktoriõppe reform TTÜ-s“
9:40 – 10:10 Prof. Jakob Kübarsepp „Doktoriõppe hea tava TTÜ-s“
10:10 – 10:40 Prof. Priit Kulu „Hea teaduse tava“
10:40 – 11:20 Ilona Oja Acik „FMTDK 2017/2018 eelarve ja tegevused“
„FMTDK doktorantide küsitluse kokkuvõte“
Küsitluse eesmärk oli saada doktorantidelt informatsiooni juhendamise ja doktoriõppe kohta, samuti doktorantide karjääriplaneerimise võimaluste ja oskuste kohta.
11:20-11:30 Kohvipaus
11:30- 13:00 Mari-Liis Järg, Ülle Velt, DevelopDesign OÜ „Juhendamise psühholoogia alused“
13:00- 13:45 Lõuna
13:45- 15:00 SEMINAR: Juhendajalt – Juhendajale
okt. 25
November 15-16, 2017 Pühajärve SPA Hotel
Leave Tartu to Pühajärve, Ravila 14a, CHEMICUM, at 9.15
10:15 – 10:45 Registration , coffee
10:45 – 11:00 Opening of the Seminar, prof Enn Lust
Lectures and discussion, moderator prof. Enn Lust
11:00 – 12:00 Dr Rünno Lõhmus, Institute of Physics, University of Tartu. “Nanomanipulation as Powerful Material Characterization Technique”
12:00 – 13:00 Dr Arri Priimägi, Tampere University of Technology, Finland.
”Moving Polymers with Light”
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
Lectures and discussion
14:00 – 15:00 Dr Malle Krunks, Tallinn University of Technology.
“Modern Materials for Photovoltaics”
15:00 – 16:00 Dr Tatsiana Burankova, Paul Scherrer Institute, Germany. “Quasielastic Neutron Scattering for the Investigation of Stochastic Motion in Solids and Liquids”
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee
Lectures and discussion, moderators prof Jaak Kikas , prof Marco Kirm
16:30 – 17:30 Prof. Enn Lust, Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu.
” In Situ / Operando Methods in Electrochemistry”
17:30 – 18:30 Dr. Suzanne Zoö Fisher, European Spallation Source, Lund, Sweden. “ESS : Current Status and Life Science Research Opportunities”
18:30 – 19:30 Dinner
19:30 – 21:00 Workshop , dr Jaanus Eskusson
19:30 – 20: 30 Meeting of GSFMT Council
9:00 Breakfast
Lectures and discussion, moderators prof Enn Lust, prof Jaak Kikas
10:00 – 11:00 Dr. Sebastian Jaksch, Foschungszentrum Jülich. “Phospholipids: an Example for Small- Angle Neutron Scattering on Soft Matter”
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee
11:15 – 12:15 Ronald Väli, Ph.D student, Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu.
“Development of Na-ion Batteries”
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 14:15 Ove Oll, Ph.D student, Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu. “Applicability of Fundamental Studies in Electrochemistry”
14:15 – 15:15 Sander Ratso, Ph.D student, Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu
“Nanomaterials as Non-Precious Metal Catalysts for Polymer
Electrolyte Fuel Cell Application”
15:15 – 15:45 Closing of the GSFMT Autumn Seminar, coffee
16:00 Leave Pühajärve to Tartu
okt. 11
Tartu University ASTRA project PER ASPERA Graduate
School of Functional Materials and Technologies (GSFMT-
FMTDK), Institute of Chemistry, Elcogen AS
October 18, 2017 at 12.15
CHEMICUM, Ravila 14,a aud.1021
Coffee break at 13.30 Chemicum
Discussion and consultations with GSFMT PhD students and supervisors in the laboratory of physical chemistry 5009-5041.
Info:
prof Enn Lust enn.lust@ut.ee
dr Lilli Paama lilli.paama@ut.ee
sept. 19
Tartu University ASTRA project PER ASPERA Graduate School of Functional Materials and Technologies (GSFMT- FMTDK), Institute of Chemistry, Institute of Physics
November 15-16, 2017 PÜHAJÄRVE SPA HOTEL, Otepää
Registration till October 31, 2017
Lilli Paama e-mail lilli.paama@ut.ee
Info: prof Enn Lust enn.lust@ut.ee
Lilli Paama lilli.paama@ut.ee
sept. 19
Tartu Ülikooli ASTRA projekt PER ASPERA Funktsionaalsete materjalide ja tehnoloogiate doktorikool (FMTDK), TÜ füüsika instituut
toimuvad neljapäeval, 12. oktoobril 2017 algusega 12.00 TÜ füüsika instituudis, Physicum, W.Ostwaldi 1, fuajees ja aud. A106
13.45-14.15 KOHVIPAUS (Teadusteatri ruumis)
Diskussioon ja konsultatsioonid FMTDK doktorantide ja juhendajatega
Teadust ja FMTDK-d populariseeriva ürituse korraldajad:
Maido Merisalu, Kristjan Kalam, Jekaterina Kozlova, Helle-Mai Piirsoo, Kaspar Roosalu
Info:
Maido Merisalu, MSc maido.merisalu@ut.ee
dr Lilli Paama lilli.paama@ut.ee
sept. 14
ASTRA “TUT Institutional Development Program for 2016-2022” GRADUATE SCHOOL
FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES (FMTDK)
Guest lecture on
Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland
Date: Sept 21, 2017
Location: Tallinn University of Technology, Mektory (Raja 15, Tallinn)
Time: 09:10 – 09:40
Discussions and consultations with FMTDK PhD students and supervisors
Guest lecture on
Research Institute for Nuclear Problems of Belarusian State University
Date: Sept 22, 2017
Location: Tallinn University of Technology, Mektory (Raja 15, Tallinn)
Time: 13:10 – 13:40
Discussions and consultations with FMTDK PhD students and supervisors
Further information: Ilona Oja Acik, ilona.oja@ttu.ee, 6203369
POLYMERIC HYBRID NANOMATERIALS
Heikki Tenhu
Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki
Modern methods of polymer synthesis allow the construction of macromolecules with well-defined architectures and molecular masses. Controlled radical polymerization techniques have enabled the creation of multitudes of hybrid nanomaterials, which combine inorganic and organic components into novel functional entities.
Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and reversible addition-fragmentation polymerization (RAFT) offer a relatively easy way of combining inorganic nanoparticles and polymers. Two synthetic approaches include “grafting from” and “grafting to” techniques.
Specific properties of nano-sized materials will be discussed using gold as an example. In addition to this several materials based on metal, clay, and silica nanoparticles will be introduced and finally, novel thermoresponsive nanogels decorated with gold nanoparticles will be introduced.
GRAPHENE/POLYMER BASED PASSIVE MICROWAVE – THZ DEVICES
Polina Kuzhir
Institute for Nuclear problems of Belarusian State University, Minsk 220030, Belarus
polina.kuzhir@gmail.com
The ideas of using carbonaceous thin films (CVD graphene, pyrolytic carbon films, etc) separated by polymer slabs as the main working elements of passive radiofrequency devices, such as shields, filters and polarizers are proposed and proved experimentally [1-4]. Alternatively to graphene/polymer sandwiches, it is also possible to develop an easy to use, cheap, 3D printing process [5,6] for producing 3D structures of sophisticated geometries made from a graphene-polymer composites. The peculiarities of electromagnetic response of all these carbonaceous materials are investigated; the advantages of each type of carbon structures depending on particular application are emphasized.
sept. 04
Balti-Saksa Kõrgkoolide Büroo (Baltisch-Deutsches Hochschulkontor) projekt “Plasmonic electrostatic field detectors”
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Tartu Ülikooli ASTRA projekt PER ASPERA Funktsionaalsete materjalide ja tehnoloogiate doktorikool (FMTDK),
TÜ keemia instituut, TÜ füüsika instituut
toimub teisipäeval, 12. septembril 2017 algusega 12.00
TÜ füüsika instituudis, PHYSICUM W. Ostwaldi 1, Tartu aud. A111.
Diskussioon ja konsultatsioonid FMTDK doktorantide ja juhendajatega 12.09.17-13.09.17 TÜ füüsika instituudi nanostruktuuride füüsika laboris.
Info: dr Martin Järvekülg martin.jarvekulg@ut.ee
sept. 04
Sept 5, 2017
NPM Silmet AS (Kesk tn 2, Sillamäe, Estonia)
7:30 Bus departures in front of TTÜ main building (Ehitajate tee 5)
10:00 Registration, coffee
Presentations: NPM Silmet AS, discussions
10:15-10:45 Signe Kask, CEO, “Introduction of NEO Performance materials and NPM Silmet AS“
10:45-11:15 Tiit Vau, Commercial Director, “NPM Silmet AS Products & Markets“
11:15-11:45 Jane Paju, R&D Director, “NPM Silmet AS Technologies overview“
11:45-12:15 Kadri Rattasepp, HR Manager, “Overview of the NPM Silmet career prospectives“
12:15-13:00 NPM Silmet AS – Analytical Laboratory tour
13:00-13:45 Lunch, discussions
Presentations: FMTDK doctoral students, discussions
13:45-14:10 Taavi Simson, TTÜ, ”Tungsten – a short overview”
14:10-14:35 Anna Peterson, TTÜ, KBFI, “Oxacalix[n]arenes — prospective macrocyclic host compounds”
14:35-15:00 Ove Korjus, TÜ, “Development of Ceramic Materials and Application of Novel Physical Analysis Methods in Enhancement of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells”
15:00-15:25 Ramin Rahmaniahranjani, TTÜ, “3D Metal Printing and Related Machines”
15:25-15:50 Joosep Link, TTÜ, KBFI, “Permanent magnet related research in KBFI”
16:00 Bus departures to Tallinn
