We are looking forward to welcoming you to NSSM-2022! The workshop will bring together scientists working on various aspects of scattering from soft matter to discuss recent advances, fundamental challenges and emerging trends of this fascinating research field. NSSM-2022 is a lunch-to-lunch meeting, with a poster session and a dinner. The meeting venue is Aalto University, Otaniemi Campus.
Abstracts
Participants are invited to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations. Young researchers are particularly encouraged to submit abstracts for oral contributions! Abstract submission will open in autumn 2021.
Registration
Registration is aimed to be free and will open in autumn 2021.
Preliminary programme overview
Day 1 (January 10, 2022)
11.00 - 12:00 Registration
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 17:00 Sessions 1 & 2
17:00 - 19:00 Poster session, exhibition
19:30 - Dinner
Day 2 (January 11, 2022)
09:00 - 12:00 Sessions 3 & 4
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
Venue
NSSM-2022 will be held in the Otaniemi campus of Aalto University in Espoo, Finland
Building: tba
Address: tba
About Otaniemi campus and map of the campus
How to get to Otaniemi
By air: The closest airport is the Helsinki-Vantaa international airport. Transport from airport to Otaniemi campus is easiest by train and metro or by taxi. The trains (I and P trains) go to Helsinki central railway station about every 10-20 minutes and the metro (towards Tapiola and Matinkylä) from the central railway station to Aalto University (Aalto-yliopisto) metro station about every 2.5 – 10 minutes. The total travel time is about one hour. Tickets (ABC-zone) cost 4.60 € from a ticket machine or from the mobile app. The ticket is valid for 90 minutes and includes changes. Tickets must be purchased from ticket machines located at all stations or from the app in advance, there is no ticket sale on trains or on the metro. Taxi is a faster option and takes 20 – 40 min depending on traffic. Taxi costs about 45 € from the airport to the Aalto University area and 40 € to the Helsinki Center.
By metro & bus: Otaniemi can be reached easily by using a bus or a train to connect to the metro (dashed orange line) or the bus line 550 (orange solid line). The Helsinki downtown area is connected to Otaniemi by metro and the trip takes around 15 minutes depending on the station where you enter. For other public transport connections inside the metropolitan area, you can refer to the HSL route planner, which shows you the best connections between a given starting and ending point, and also shows timetables. The ticket to Otaniemi from Helsinki is the AB-zone ticket, which costs 2.80€ bought from a ticket or from the app. The ticket is valid for 80 minutes and includes changes. For more detailed information about the tickets and public transportation regions can be found on the Helsinki public transportation (HSL) website.
Accommodation
Registration does not include accommodation.
There is a hotel, a hostel and a guest house in the vicinity of the workshop site.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Otaniemi
Forenom Hostel , Otaniemi
Aalto Inn, Otaniemi
In addition, the Helsinki downtown area is connected to Otaniemi by metro and the trip takes around 15 minutes depending on the station you enter.
We recommend participants to book accommodation as early as possible.
Organisers
Mauri A. Kostiainen, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems
Ville Liljeström, Department of Applied Physics
Paavo Penttilä, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems