Biofilm Short Course
July 16-20, 2023
University of Notre Dame
The five-day, hands-on course will address the following topics:
- Biofilm imaging with light microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and optical coherence tomography (OCT)
- Biofilm flow cells and reactors
- Biofilm microprofiling with microsensors (e.g., O2, H2, NH4+, pH)
- Biofilm modeling with AQUASIM and COMSOL
Doctoral students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty are encouraged to apply. Participation is limited to 20 attendees. Participants will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please apply early. Accepted applicants will be sent a link for registration.
The registration fee is $100 for academic participants and $500 for industrial participants, including course materials and one dinner.
The course will be taught by Rob Nerenberg (Notre Dame), Erika Espinosa-Ortiz (Montana State University - Center for Biofilm Engineering), Cristian Picioreanu (KAUST), Caitlin Proctor (Purdue University), and other Notre Dame faculty, guest faculty, post-docs, and graduate students. Participants are encouraged to bring their own samples.
Important Dates
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May 1, 2023
Application Deadline -
June 15, 2023
Registration deadline -
July 16-20, 2023
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