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SFB at Acoustofluidics conferences in Uppsala and Cargèse

Acoustofluidics 2024 conference in Uppsala.

This fall, two members of our SFB team, Monika Ritsch-Marte and Mia Kvåle Løvmo from the subproject on imaging of trapped particles, had the opportunity to attend two prominent international conferences focused on acoustofluidics.

The annual Acoustofluidics 2024 conference, organized by the Acoustofluidics Society, took place in Uppsala, Sweden, from August 14 to 16.

Researchers from around the globe gathered to share insights and discuss a diverse range of topics related to acoustic trapping and microfluidics – from theoretical advancements to innovative devices and novel applications.

In September, The European Summer School on Physical Acoustics and its applications was held in Cargèse in Corsica. The summer school offered a week filled with courses on ultrasonic fundamentals and engaging ‘Hot Topic’ seminars led by experts in the field. Attendees benefited from experimental demonstrations and numerical tutorials that provided valuable hands-on experience, and young researchers also showcased their work through short talks and poster sessions.

Monika was an invited keynote speaker in Uppsala. In Cargèse, she teamed up with Bruce Drinkwater, and together, they gave a ‘Hot Topic’ seminar on the ‘Parallels, Differences and Synergies of Optical and Acoustic Manipulation’. Mia contributed presentations on her recent work on acoustofluidic devices for optical tomography.

Both Uppsala and Corsica events offered great opportunities for sharing knowledge, fostering collaborations, and discussing the latest advances in acoustic manipulation – in peaceful and beautiful surroundings.

Monika Ritsch-Marte and Bruce Drinkwater talking about optical and acoustic manipulation.
Monika Ritsch-Marte and Bruce Drinkwater talk about optical and acoustic manipulation.
Attendees at the European Summer School on Physical Acoustics 2024 in Cargèse.

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PhD defense: Mia Kvåle Løvmo

We are pleased to announce that Mia Kvåle Løvmo, PhD student in the Subproject Imaging of Trapped Particles, defended her PhD thesis with the title “Rotational manipulation of trapped biological samples in acoustofluidic platforms for tomography” on 10 July 2024, and passed with distinction.

Mia’s doctoral study was supervised by Monika Ritsch-Marte, the principal investigator of the Subproject Imaging of Trapped Particles and the Director of the Institute of Biomedical Physics at the Medical University of Innsbruck. Congratulations from the SFB colleagues!

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ESI Workshop: Tomographic Reconstructions and their Startling Applications

The online Workshop at the Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI) has just started. This is a two-weeks event with more than 50 international researchers participating. 

In the first week (March, 15th – 18th), we have mainly talks from applied mathematicians presenting results on tomographic reconstructions while the second week (March, 23th – 25th) covers the practical applications of such methods in astronomy and medical imaging. See the full program here.

Registration is free. You just have to contact Peter Elbau.

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Nature publication by Monika Ritsch-Marte

New publication in Nature Reviews Physics by Kishan Dholakia, Bruce W. Drinkwater and Monika Ritsch-Marte. The paper entitled “Comparing acoustic and optical forces for biomedical research” provides an overview of optical and acoustic forces to be used for multi-modal imaging. The article can be found here.
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SFB goes online!

The 5th Internal Meeting and the 4th Member Workshop took place online on September 1st and 2nd, respectively. After the cancellation of the previous meetings due to Covid-19, we managed to meet after a long time (at least online).

In the internal meeting, we had the opportunity to listen to interesting talks from external members of the SFB and participate in special sessions of the collaborating sub-projects. The member workshop consisted of member talks and talks from associated members with potential application to the scope of the SFB. The members elect Simon Hubmer and Ekaterina Sherina as the new member speaker and vice-speaker, respectively.

Hopefully we can meet in person again in Bad Mitterndorf at the end of November.

  • Group photo.
  • Screenshot from R. Leitgeb’s talk.
  • Screenshot from M. Schneider’s talk.
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Presence in the celebration of University of Innsbruck 350th anniversary

Benedikt Pressl and Mia Kvåle Løvmo, members of the sub-project Imaging of Trapped Particles presented part of their work related to the SFB at the events “Campus Tage Technik” in April and “Fest der Wissenschaft” in June, as part of the 350th anniversary of the University of Innsbruck.

Scientists working at the Campus Technik presented aspects of their research (small presentations and experiments) to more than 1500 pupils. Benedikt was the coordinator and together with Mia, Franziska Strasser, Simon Moser, Alexander Jesacher, Lisa Bodner, Nicola Bregenzer and Martin Bawart gave hands-on experiments and exciting presentations about Optical tweezers and Lasers.