School visits

Every year, the DIPC and the Materials Physics Centre (CFM CSIC - UPV/EHU) organise visits for schools.

This initiative aims to convey the appeal of a scientific career as a career option and to showcase the great scientific work being carried out in our environment in the fields of materials science, nanoscience and supercomputing, among others.

Our centres are multidisciplinary, staffed by physics, chemistry, computer science and engineering specialists who actively participate during the visit to our facilities and laboratories.

The visit is free of charge and is intended for 1st and 2nd year Baccalaureate and Vocational Training students. Groups of up to 45 students are accepted. We will organise two virtual visits throughout the year to meet the large number of requests from schools: December 15th, 2023 and February 9th, 2024. 

For more information about the visit programme, please contact us at visit.cfm@dipc.org.

ON-SITE VISIT

9:30-9:45 Presentation in the CFM or DIPC auditorium: research fields of both centers, introduction to nanoscience and description of the scientific career.

9:45-10:45 Researchers show their everyday work in the lab, explaining different instruments and equipments, and providing a framework of their scope. You will visit three of the following five spaces:

• Supercomputing Center (DIPC).
• Nanoscience and Nanophysics laboratory (CFM).
• Polymers Chemistry laboratory (CFM).
• Quantum Nanophotonics laboratory (CFM).
• Nanomaterials and Spectroscopy laboratory (CFM).

10:45-11:15 Round table and Hamaiketako (midmorning snacks) in the CFM cafeteria with the scientific crew.

ON-LINE VISIT

9:45 Connection and sound test with participating schools

10:00 – 10:15 Presentation of the research fields of both centers, introduction to nanoscience and description of the scientific career.

10:15- 11:00 Virtual visit to three of the following 5 facilities

• Supercomputing Center (DIPC).
• Nanoscience and Nanophysics Laboratory (CFM).
• Polymers Chemistry Laboratory (CFM).
• Quantum Nanophotonics Laboratory (CFM)
• The NEXT experiment at Canfranc Laboratory (LSC-DIPC, Huesca)

11:00-11:30 Round table with the scientific crew.

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