June 09, 2008
10 th Lähnwitzseminar on Calorimetry 2008 in Rostock

Rostock, Germany

The scope of the 10th Laehnwitz Seminar on Calorimetry is planned to be on "Calorimetry on a Nano-scale". We are convinced that calorimetry on nano-scaled objects will prove to be an important application for the future of modern calorimetry. One of the tasks of the Laehnwitz Seminar has always been to bring together scientists from different fields of calorimetry and science and to offer a platform for broad and intensive discussions, stimulating progress and further development. At this moment, we have begun the organization of the 2008 Seminar, but the introductory lectures are not yet fixed. Following the spirit of the previous Laehnwitz Seminars, we plan to have a few (maximum 14) introductory lectures of about 60 minutes in length, followed by an almost open-ended discussion. In addition, as before, poster presentations are kept up for discussion during the whole time of the seminar. It is planned to discuss the benefits and even the problems of different approaches to the direct study nano-scaled objects (e.g., by chip calorimetry) or on larger samples by conventional calorimetry. In a continuation of the last Laehnwitz Seminars, we will focus on chip calorimetry and temperature modulation (DSC and AC calorimetry) but do not exclude other techniques. The Organizers wish to cover the whole field of techniques which can successfully be applied to calorimetry and thermodynamics of nano-scale objects.