1. @ Universidade do Porto, Portugal

2. When? November 2012 Where? IN-IFIMUP Physics Department Porto University Portugal Local Organizers João Pedro Araújo Célia Sousa João Ventura André Pereira Contacts jearaujo@fc.up.pt

3. 8 Porto

4. Several low cost companies

5. Facilities Preparation of nanostructures and thin films Materials preparation Transport measurements Magneto-optical techniques Dielectric measurements Magnetic and thermal measurements Ultra-short pulsed lasers Spectroscopies and Diffraction Dr. Joao Pedro Araujo Dr. Abilio Almeida Dr. David Schmool IFIMUP

6. 2 permanent staff researching electrodeposition (João Pedro Araújo, João Ventura) 2 senior post-doc, 3 PhD students and 3 Master (MP Fernandez; AM Pereira; CTSousa; MP Proença; A Apolinário; MC Custódio; J Azevedo; JD Costa) Work in electrochemical (deposition) Alumina, Titania and Hematite, Nanoporous Templates and Nanotubes by Anodization DC, AC and Pulsed Electrodeposition of polycrystalline Nanowires and nanotubes( Ni, Py, Fe, Ag, Cu, Au) Magnetization and transport measurements in electrodeposited nanowires Metamaterials and Negative Refraction Index measurements in electrodeposited nanowires in alumina templates Biofunctionalization of electrodeposited nanowires and Nanotubes.