19th European Student Colloid (ESC) Conference
Bordeaux / France
from 24 to 27 June 2024
WELCOME!
The European Colloid & Interface Society (ECIS), the University of Bordeaux (UBx) and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) invite you to attend the 19th European Student Colloid (ESC) Conference, to be held in Bordeaux, France, from 24 to 27 June 2024.
After having been organized in many wonderful places in Europe, the ESC Conference will return to France, 27 years after its successful edition held in Strasbourg in 1996. The French scientific community is looking forward to welcoming the future generation of colloid and interface scientists from all over our continent! However, if your fields of interest seem to be more related to materials science, nanotechnology or even biotechnology and many areas of physics, this conference still has open doors for you: remember that colloid science is a deeply interdisciplinary field and you might be surprised how useful it could be to interact and exchange ideas with your peers and to learn from our expert invited speakers!
ECIS organises these bi-annual meetings for motivated students at PhD and MSc level and postdocs who are conducting research at a European university or in collaboration with European research groups. The aim of these meetings is to enable students and postdocs to present their work to their peers and to promote scientific and social interaction. Apart from the prominent senior invited speakers, the conference is restricted to PhD students, MSc students and postdocs. Presentations can be either oral or poster. Recent events, including the European Student Colloid Conference in Szeged, Hungary (June 2022), typically attract around 100 attendees from more than a dozen countries.
Many students from the University of Bordeaux and members of CNRS and UBx are involved in the organisation of this meeting. We are highly motivated to organise a great event for our visitors and we hope that you will all enjoy a stimulating and fruitful four days during the 19th ESC in Bordeaux!
Venue
Bordeaux, the host city
Bordeaux, jewel of the 18th century.
The city of Bordeaux has an attractive, rich and complex personality, forged over the centuries by a multitude of influences. It offers an outstanding architectural heritage as well as a fantastic lifestyle revolving around fine wine and good food.
The capital of south-west France, Bordeaux is 2 hours from Paris by TGV high-speed train, 45 minutes from the sea, 2 hours from Spain and 3 hours from the picturesque Pyrenees. The quality of life is excellent in Bordeaux, a city with many tourist attractions.
The world capital of wine, Bordeaux gives its name to France’s oldest and most prestigious wine-growing region and is world famous for its fine wines!
Bordeaux has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 28 June 2007. It is the first urban area of this size (1,810 hectares) to be so honoured and includes 347 listed historic monuments, a protected area of 150 hectares and 3 churches that were previously World Heritage Sites (stops on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela). Bordeaux is justifiably proud of its 18th century architecture and its lively cosmopolitan districts, from the narrow streets of Saint Michel to the Mériadeck with its buildings from the 60s and 70s.
Bordeaux owes its beauty to many architects over the years: Jacques Gabriel (Allées de Tourny), Victor Louis (Grand Théâtre), Jacques d’Welles (municipal stadium) and Richard Rogers, who designed the Centre Pompidou in Paris as well as the Bordeaux courthouse.
The streets behind the magnificent 18th-century buildings along the quays reflect the city’s long history. From Saint Michel to the Chartrons, from Saint Seurin to Saint Pierre, the old and the new blend in perfect harmony.
Venue
Bordeaux, the host city
Bordeaux, jewel of the 18th century.
The city of Bordeaux has an attractive, rich and complex personality, forged over the centuries by a multitude of influences. It offers an outstanding architectural heritage as well as a fantastic lifestyle revolving around fine wine and good food.
The capital of south-west France, Bordeaux is 2 hours from Paris by TGV high-speed train, 45 minutes from the sea, 2 hours from Spain and 3 hours from the picturesque Pyrenees. The quality of life is excellent in Bordeaux, a city with many tourist attractions.
The world capital of wine, Bordeaux gives its name to France’s oldest and most prestigious wine-growing region and is world famous for its fine wines!
Bordeaux has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 28 June 2007. It is the first urban area of this size (1,810 hectares) to be so honoured and includes 347 listed historic monuments, a protected area of 150 hectares and 3 churches that were previously World Heritage Sites (stops on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela). Bordeaux is justifiably proud of its 18th century architecture and its lively cosmopolitan districts, from the narrow streets of Saint Michel to the Mériadeck with its buildings from the 60s and 70s.
Bordeaux owes its beauty to many architects over the years: Jacques Gabriel (Allées de Tourny), Victor Louis (Grand Théâtre), Jacques d’Welles (municipal stadium) and Richard Rogers, who designed the Centre Pompidou in Paris as well as the Bordeaux courthouse.
The streets behind the magnificent 18th-century buildings along the quays reflect the city’s long history. From Saint Michel to the Chartrons, from Saint Seurin to Saint Pierre, the old and the new blend in perfect harmony.
Topics Covered
Biomedical aspects of colloids
Surfactants, micelles
Colloidal particles and self-assembly
Interfacial phenomena and adsorption
Polymer solutions, gels and phase behaviour
Surface forces, liquid films, interactions in colloids
Colloidal dispersions, foams, emulsions, suspensions
