{"id":90,"date":"2015-06-23T13:12:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T12:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/?p=90"},"modified":"2015-06-23T13:12:02","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T12:12:02","slug":"graphene-week-kicks-off-in-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/2015\/06\/23\/graphene-week-kicks-off-in-manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphene Week comes home to Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Graphene Week 2015 officially opened at The University of Manchester yesterday (Monday 22 June). The key international conference is organised by the <a href=\"http:\/\/graphene-flagship.eu\/?page_id=554#.VYlMWPn6FNo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graphene Flagship<\/a>, a 1bn euro research initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Over 650 academics arrived at University Place on Oxford Road for the first packed day as Graphene Week was held in Manchester for the first time. The programme of events was officially opened by conference Chair and University of Manchester academic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk\/discover\/the-people\/cinzia-casiraghi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Cinzia Casiraghi<\/a> alongside a welcome from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.physics.lancs.ac.uk\/people\/vladimir_falko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof Vladimir Falko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe hope that you will enjoy Graphene Week and that your interaction with your colleagues from around 40 different countries will stimulate a creative exchange of ideas and will be personally rewarding. We also hope and trust that you will enjoy your visit to the lively city of Manchester.\u201d<strong><br \/>\n<em>Dr Cinzia Casiraghi, Graphene Week 2015 Conference Chair<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thomas Skordas, Head of the Graphene Flagship celebrated how far the ninth <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk\/explore\/graphene-week-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graphene Week<\/a> conference had come. It has grown from 26 attendees in its first instance to hundreds of international academics. Speaking to a capacity lecture theatre Skordas addressed the scientific community directly saying, \u201cKeep your hunger for innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first plenary session was introduced by Prof Kostya Novoselov who stated \u201cThe best way to organise a conference is to invite the best people and just let them speak.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physics.harvard.edu\/people\/facpages\/pkim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philip Kim<\/a>, Professor of Physics at Havard University took to the stage to present his talk on phenomena found in thermal and thermoelectric transport in graphene.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequent talks were presented by Shu-Jen Han (IBM), Rodney S. Ruoff (UNIST) and Wolfgang Templ (Alcatel Lucent).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Graphene-Flagship-22-June-4-of-23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Graphene-Flagship-22-June-4-of-23-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"Graphene Week Conference\" width=\"700\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Graphene-Flagship-22-June-4-of-23-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Graphene-Flagship-22-June-4-of-23-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Graphene-Flagship-22-June-4-of-23-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Graphene-Flagship-22-June-4-of-23-1536x1046.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Graphene-Flagship-22-June-4-of-23-2048x1394.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kostya\u2019s talk concluded the morning session. He presented some of his group\u2019s recent and current research on van der waals heterostructures, combining graphene with boron nitride to make new designer materials. This strand of research led to the development of a tiny LED being created here at the University in February. The LED could potentially be a precursor to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk\/latest\/?archive=twelvemonths&amp;id=13796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transparent and flexible electronic devices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In parallel to the Graphene Week academic conference, a series of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk\/explore\/graphene-week-2015\/graphene-industry-workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">industry focused workshops<\/a> were taking place over at the National Graphene Institute. 75 delegates were introduced to the commercial potential of the world\u2019s thinnest material.<\/p>\n<p>The Graphene Industry Workshops are a weeklong run of key engagement events for public sector business supporters, manufacturing businesses and industry leaders to engage and develop increased awareness and knowledge of graphene and other 2D materials.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_100\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_100\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Bennie-Li-discussing-graphene-commercial-applicaitons.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener www.neilsonreeves.co.uk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Bennie-Li-discussing-graphene-commercial-applicaitons-1024x919.jpg\" alt=\"Bennie Li discussing graphene commercial applications\" width=\"700\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Bennie-Li-discussing-graphene-commercial-applicaitons-1024x919.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Bennie-Li-discussing-graphene-commercial-applicaitons-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Bennie-Li-discussing-graphene-commercial-applicaitons-768x689.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Bennie-Li-discussing-graphene-commercial-applicaitons.jpg 1069w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Bennie Li discussing graphene applications &#8211; photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neilsonreeves.co.uk\">www.neilsonreeves.co.uk <\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The series of lectures and networking opportunities were organised by The University of Manchester and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessgrowthhub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Growth Hub<\/a> to encourage local SMEs to explore the advantages of working with graphene.<\/p>\n<p>The four days of workshops began with an introduction to graphene\u2019s material properties. Functional application areas including energy, electronics, composites and biomedical were also demonstrated along with opportunities to engage with the NGI and work alongside University of Manchester scientists.<\/p>\n<p>Day one of the conference which saw the world\u2019s graphene community in Manchester alongside an engaged industry audience ended with a reception at Manchester Town Hall in the evening. The Lord Mayor, Councillor Paul Murphy, welcomed the international audience and celebrated Manchester as the city where graphene research began in earnest before saying that Manchester was a city built on immigration and industry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Dame-Nancy-Rothwell-at-Graphene-Week-20151.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Dame-Nancy-Rothwell-at-Graphene-Week-20151-948x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dame Nancy Rothwell at Graphene Week 2015\" width=\"700\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Dame-Nancy-Rothwell-at-Graphene-Week-20151-948x1024.jpg 948w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Dame-Nancy-Rothwell-at-Graphene-Week-20151-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Dame-Nancy-Rothwell-at-Graphene-Week-20151-768x829.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Dame-Nancy-Rothwell-at-Graphene-Week-20151-1423x1536.jpg 1423w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/Dame-Nancy-Rothwell-at-Graphene-Week-20151-1897x2048.jpg 1897w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester also praised the fantastic wider programme of events throughout Graphene Week before introducing composer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk\/explore\/graphene-week-2015\/sara-lowes-graphene-suite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sara Lowes<\/a> on to the stage. Sara, composer in residence at the NGI, officially closed the first day by previewing two movements from her musical piece <em>Graphene Suite. <\/em>The full performance is open to all and is free to attend on Thursday 25<sup>th<\/sup> June, 1pm at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinharriscentre.manchester.ac.uk\/whats-on\/eventdetails\/?eid=even:j7h-ianzq46c-27s2sy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin Harris Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graphene Week 2015 officially opened at The University of Manchester yesterday (Monday 22 June). The key international conference is organised by the Graphene Flagship, a 1bn euro research initiative. Over 650 academics arrived at University Place on Oxford Road for the first packed day as Graphene Week was held in Manchester for the first time. 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