Second Circular

In continuation of a very successful series of 4 conferences in Europe and overseas, we invite you to participate in Diffusion Fundamentals V. Returning for the first time to its birthplace at the Universität Leipzig in Leipzig/Germany, the conference is scheduled for August 26–28th, 2013.

Diffusion is an ubiquitous dynamic transport process that shapes structures from the molecular to macroscopic and cosmic scales. In the context of soft matter physics, we often encounter it in the form of Brownian motion. Floppy meso-structures excited by thermal noise give rise to slow complex dynamics, susceptible to weak perturbations through heterogeneities and external fields. Diffusion Fundamentals V will cover a selection out of a large range of diffusion-related topics, including fundamental aspects as well as applications:

• Single Molecule and Ensemble Studies of Diffusive Transport Processes
• Phase Transitions and Molecular Dynamics in Complex Matrices
• DNA and Polymer Dynamics and Mechanics under Constraints
• Hot Brownian Particles and Active Brownian Motion

Leipzig is one of the liveliest and most dynamic cities in Germany. Whether as a musical city, trade fair Mecca or city of books – Leipzig has been an important European centers for hundreds of years. Traces of the lives of poets such as Lessing, Klopstock, or Goethe can be found throughout the city, and its philosophers Leibniz, Nietzsche and Bloch remain influential today. More recently, Leipzig was home and breeding ground to the peaceful revolution in Eastern Germany. Today’s visitors also come for the city’s modern art (“Neue Leipziger Schule”) and never fail to notice its vivid musical life, routed in a long tradition stretching back to Bach and Mendelssohn Bartholdy. As two memorable dates in the year 2013, we mention the 200^th anniversaries of Richard Wagner’s birth in Leipzig and of a major battle in the Napoleonic wars, commemorated by an ascendable monument (“Völkerschlachtdenkmal”) on the battle ground.

The Diffusion Fundamentals V will take place at the Universität Leipzig south of the city center. A map of the conference site and the city center will be published at the conference website.

The city of Leipzig is situated in Saxony about 200 km to the south-west of Berlin. It is easy to reach by high-speed train from Berlin or directly via the international Airport Halle/Leipzig. It is well connected to the highway system in Germany, especially with the A9 north south route or the A14/A38/A4 east west route. Accommodation has to be directly reserved by the participants. A list of suitable hotels is available at the conference website. Early booking is highly recommended.

The conference fee includes all catering during the conference comprising the Conference Dinner and the conference excursion. Please note that a participation in the conference excursion requires a registration! Registration is possible online at the conference website.

You are welcome to submit a poster contribution. Please submit your poster abstract until May 31st, 2013 by e-mail to Ms. Andrea Kramer. Please use the abstract template supplied at the website (.tex, .doc) for submission.
Posters should fit in DIN A0 portrait format (width: 84.1 cm, height 118.9 cm). Three posters will be selected for a “Best Poster Award” including a short oral presentation at the conference. Accepted abstracts of contributions will be available electronically via the Diffusion Fundamentals Online Journal.

• Dezsö L. Beke, Lajos Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary
• Stefano Brandani, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• Armin Bunde, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
• Alan Chadwick, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK
• Christian Chmelik, Universität Leipzig, Germany
• Frank Cichos, Universität Leipzig, Germany
• Marc-Olivier Coppens, University College London, UK
• Gerhard Ertl, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany
• Dieter Freude, Universität Leipzig, Germany
• Farida Grinberg, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
• Paul Heitjans, Universität Hannover, Germany
• Jörg Kärger, Universität Leipzig, Germany
• Yossi Klafter, Tel Aviv University, Israel
• Klaus Kroy, Universität Leipzig, Germany
• Alfred Leipertz, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
• Andreas Mandelis, University of Toronto, Canada
• Graeme Murch, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
• Jean Philibert, Université de Paris-Sud, France
• William S. Price, University of Western Sydney, Australia
• Douglas M. Ruthven, Orono, University of Maine, USA
• Michael J. Saxton, Davis, University of California, USA
• Gunter Schütz, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
• Doros Theodorou, Athens, University of Patras, Greece
• Rustem Valiullin, Universität Leipzig, Germany
• Ilpo Vattulainen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
• Gero Vogl, University of Vienna, Austria
• George H. Weiss, Bethesda, Center for Information Technology Maryland, USA

	DFG Research Unit 877 From Local Constraints to Macroscopic Transport
	DFG Collaborative Research Center TRR 102 Polymers under Multiple Constraints: Restricted and Controlled Molecular Order and Mobility
	Top Level Research Area 1 Universität Leipzig From Molecules and Nano-objects to Multifunctional Materials and Processes
	Graduate School BuildMoNa Building with Molecules and Nano-objects
	ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
	Rubotherm GmbH