Contact

Coordinator
PD Dr. Peter Zahn

Phone: +49 351 260 3121
E-mail: nanonet@hzdr.de

Spokesperson
Prof. Dr. Artur Erbe

Phone: +49 351 260 2366
E-mail: a.erbe@hzdr.de

Deputy spokesperson
Prof. Dr. Gianaurelio Cuniberti

Phone: +49 351 463 31414
E-mail: g.cuniberti@tu-dresden.de

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News

2024-02-21
Apply for Green ICT Award 2024, deadline April 30th

2023-06-22
Ahmad Echresh defended his PhD thesis at TU Dresden, Faculty of Physics - Congratulations!

2020-12-31
Helmholtz funding of NanoNet expired, but the network will continously promote collaboration and exchange of ideas.
Thanks to all members and partners.
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Events

2024-05-27/31
E-MRS Spring Meeting 2024, Strassbourg, FR

2024-06-24/26
DRC 2024, College Park, MD, US

2024-09-18/20
NanoNet+11 Workshop 2024, Plauen

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Acknowledgment

IHRS NanoNet was funded by Initiative and Networking Fund of Helmholtz Association (VH-KO-606) until Dec 2020.

Transferable skills and professional training

In order to optimally prepare PhD students for future careers in academia and industry, the IHRS NanoNet invests heavily in the training of professional and transferable skills and competencies of the candidates. This includes training in presentation techniques, scientific writing, research and project management, group dynamics, and leadership.


Transferable skills courses

Once a year, the IHRS NanoNet doctoral candidates will participate in a transferable skill course organized by the Helmholtz Association in cooperation with coaches from the Imperial College London. The transferable skills courses are attended by doctoral candidates of all Helmholtz Research Schools and are compulsory to all NanoNet PhD candidates. Each course is adjusted to fit the different career stages of the doctoral candidates:

  • 1st year students: Research skills development
  • 3rd year students: Career and leadership

The schedule of upcoming transferable skills courses can be found in our event calendar.

Please contact the IHRS NanoNet coordinator for further information and to register in the transferable skills courses.


Professional training

In addition to the standard scientific guidelines provided to every graduate student, the participants of the research school will receive intensive training on some of the basic aspects necessary for their future careers, as for example concerning publishing and writing proposals.

Scientific publishing

To provide a detailed insight and training into the mechanisms of scientific publishing at an early career stage, all NanoNet participants are involved in the publication of an annual internal scientific journal (NanoNet JOURNAL) not accessible to an external audience.

All publications submitted to the NanoNet JOURNAL are peer-reviewed by at least two other participants of the school. Every participant of the NanoNet research school should act at least twice as referee. The editorial board of the NanoNet JOURNAL (composed of 4 PIs of the research school) is responsible for final decisions on the submitted manuscripts. A successful PhD candidate is expected to have at least one publication in the NanoNet JOURNAL, and use these as seed for submission to international scientific journals.

There is no deadline for submission of manuscripts. More details on the submission process are given in the internal area.

Writing a proposal

Each PhD candidate is expected to write either a research proposal (about one page) for a postdoctoral position in either academia or industry, or alternatively elaborate a business plan, in order to be funded immediately after conclusion of the PhD project. The proposal should be based on the results of the PhD thesis but also demonstrate the capability of the doctoral candidate to envision follow-up research beyond the scope of his/her own PhD project. The proposal will be evaluated by the TAC, and is to be written following the committee’s meeting at the end of the second year. The deadline for submission is 6 months thereafter. The approved (by the TAC) proposal should be sent by the scientific or doctoral supervisor to the coordinator.


Courses offered by the Graduate Academy of TU Dresden

The complete list of courses offered by the TU Dresden Graduate Academy for PhD students and PostDocs is available on the GA web site. Please, check for your eligibility.