Besenbacher Flemming
Flemming Besenbacher is a full Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Faculty of Science, Aarhus University, Denmark. He received his doctoral degree in Natural Sciences from Aarhus University. He is director and founder of the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (www.inano.au.dk) and head of the graduate school (www.iNANOschool.dk). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Carlsberg Foundation, the Carlsberg Breweries A/S, and of the Tuborg Foundation. He was vice-director of the centre of excellence Center for Atomic-scale Materials Physics (1993-2003) (www.phys.au.dk/spm) sponsored by the Danish National Research Foundation. From 2009 he acts as Director of the Sino-Danish Center of Excellence “Center for Molecular Nanostructures on Surfacesâ€.
"How nanoscience may change the world in 2025"
Nanoscience is said to lead to a new industrial revolution, but in my view, the convergence of traditional scientific disciplines is a natural evolution made possible by the advent of atomic-scale characterization, synthesis, and modelling techniques. I will present examples of successful interdisciplinary work, which may have profound impact on areas such as current and future energy technologies and medical treatments.