Trainings

• Summer School on Solid Lubrication, organised by SOLUTION, Azores, July 2018.
• NOMAD Summer School on Novel Material Discovery, organised by CECAM, Lausanne, September 2018.
• ARCHER CSE. 3-days intense course. Course about parallel programming with the openMP and MPI standards.
• Chemistry through the Computational Microscope. Force field simulation methods, DFT theory and quantum chemistry calculations.
• Presenting Your Research. Half-day course about achieving effective scientific presentation and hands-on session.

• Summer school in tribology organised by SOLUTION, Azores, July 2018

The name of training courses for PhD students I took at the University of Southampton are:

• Technical Writing Skills for FPSE & FEE
• Research Methodology for Scientists & Engineers
• Presenting Your Research
• Research Data Management: what you need to know from the start

I am taking now two modules:

• Intelligent agents, 7.5 ECTS
• Machine learning technologies, 7.5 ECTS

• Summer school on Solid lubrication in Angra do Heroismo, July 2018
• Additional AFM training with dr. Kosta Simonovic (CVUT) and dr. Egor Ukraintsev (FZU) in Prague, June 2018
• Raman spectroscopy training with dr. Kosta Simonovic (CVUT) in Prague, June 2018

• Seminar attended
  Seminar-Nanotechnology in Portugal: Science, Business, Society
  Venue: International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
  December 13th 2017
• Summer school attended
  Summer school on solid lubrication
  24-25 july 2018.
  Summer school organized by H2020 MSCA project SOLUTION ITN.
  Venue: Angra Marina Hotel, Azores Island, Portugal
  Topics discussed: Introduction to world of TMDs, Theoretical statistics and friction, Atomistic simulations on friction, Catalytically active coatings for tribological applications, Friction and bearings, Magnetron sputtering at industrial scale, low-friction coatings in industrial applications, Project management, Grant writing.
• Local trainining at University of Coimbra, Portugal: Physics and mechanics of plastic deformation (6 ECTS), Surface Characterisation (6 ECTS), Experimental Methods (6 ECTS), Research design and methodology (3 ECTS), Surface Engineering (6 ECTS), Drat Thesis in Surface Engineering (33 ECTS).

• Summer school attended
  Summer school on solid lubrication
  24-25 july 2018.
  Summer school organized by H2020 MSCA project SOLUTION ITN.
  Venue: Angra Marina Hotel, Azores Island, Portugal
  Topics discussed: Introduction to world of TMDs, Theoretical statistics and friction, Atomistic simulations on friction, Catalytically active coatings for tribological applications, Friction and bearings, Magnetron sputtering at industrial scale, low-friction coatings in industrial applications, Project management, Grant writing.

Training activities at the University of Burgos (UBU) (transversal skills): I have attended several courses from the doctorate school at UBU focusing on the following subjects:

1. Bibliographic and authors information. Data Bases. Open access journal
2. Expression of scientific activity
3. Quantitative data processing
4. Research and training strategy

I have been trained-through-research in a variety of techniques including cellular and bacterial preparations, PCR, electrophoresis, assessment of cell viability assays such as Neutral Red and Colony Forming Unit and oxidative stress assay such as ROS production.
Coursera Course:
Experimental Methods in Systems Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Azores summer school lectures, including:

• Welcome and introduction to the world of TMDs
• Theoretical statistics and friction
• Atomistic simulations on friction
• Catalytically active coating for tribological applications
• Magnetron sputtering at industrial scale
• Low-friction coatings in industrial applications
• Project management
• Grant writing Tomas

Training on characterization and thin film sputtering equipment in IPN and University of Coimbra, including:

• Magnetron sputtering equipment (DC magnetron sputtering, RF magnetron sputtering, High power impulse magnetron sputtering)
• X-ray diffraction equipment
• Nano-indentation equipment
• Reciprocating and unidirectional pin on disk tribometers
• Scratch testing equipment
• Optical microscopy
• Scanning electron microscopy

Training activities were generally related to the equipment used for the research. I have used 3 deposition systems until now. A laboratory unit (Hartec) for magnetron sputtering equipped with 2 cathodes powered by DC-power supplies. A High Impulse Power Magnetron Sputtering power supply was also used. The other laboratory deposition unit used was Edwards E306A with 2 cathodes powered by radio-frequency power supplies. Finally a semi-industrial Teer Coatings UDP 650 deposition unit was used which has 4 cathodes powered by DC power supplies. Training related to usage of X-ray diffraction machine, Nanoindentation, Atomic Force Microscopy, Scratch Testing and Unidirectional and Reciprocating pin on disk equipment was also attended.
I also attended the summer school at Terceira Islands, Azores which was organized from the consortium.
Additionally the coursed related to the PhD program at University of Coimbra for the first year of study were passed.

• November 2017: PGR Training Session (Settling in Issues and Research Data Management) – University of Southampton
• February 2018: 2 days training on Raman Spectroscopy – Czech Technical University in Prague
• May 2018: 2 days training on Raman Spectroscopy and vacuum tribometer – Czech Technical University in Prague
• July 2018: Summer school on solid lubrication 24-25 July

• Cambridge workshop: "Total Energy and Forces Methods" (11/01/2018)
• CECAM Lausanne: "Non-adiabatic quantum dynamics: From Theory to Experiments"(02/07/2018)

• Molecular Modelling and Simulation, Kolafa, Summer Semester, VSCHT
• Statistical Thermodynamics, Malijevsky, Summer Semester, VSCHT

• CStedy software training. Software used for modelling seal faces of mechanical seals (16 hours).
• DGS test rig training. (16 hours).
• Profilometer training. (2 hours).
• Writing for engineers. (2 hours).
• SEM. (2 hours).
• Optical microscope. (0.5 hours).
• Disc-on-disc rig training. (3 hours).
• Minitab software training. (30 hours).
• Summer School on solid lubrication in Azores. Presentation about the progress made so far. Explanation about the parameter matrix of the disc-on-disc rig, the set up and the steps to be done in the following months. (16 hours).
• Interferometer training. (0.5 hours).

Due to the very limited time Mr. Mathioudakis has been working for the project, he hasn’t yet had any training activity such as summer schools or training units organized by the project’s consortium.

Aleksandra Lelevic participated in Training Units 1, 2, 3 of the project, which were organized by the consortium. Training Unit 1 was held in Prague in January 2018 and Traning Units 2 & 3 took place in Terceira island, Azores in July 2018. Furthermore, she attended the EU Pulse Plating Seminar held in Vienna on March 2018 and also a series of lectures conducted by ARTIA Nano‒Engineering and Consulting in its facilities at Peristeri. The lectures where given by Mr. Thanos Karvounis and were aimed to train the participants in innovation managment. Moreover the ESR was trained by Artia as follows. Full in house training in:

• Adequate preparation of brass substrates, prior to electrodeposition of Ni–P alloy and Ni‒P/WS₂ composite coatings.
• Adequate preparation of nickel anodes, prior to electrodeposition of Ni–P alloy and Ni–P/WS₂ composite coatings.
• Preparation of various electrolytic solutions employed in the electrodeposition of Ni–P alloy and Ni–P/WS₂ composite coatings.
• Adequate preparation of nanoparticles in order to be dispersed in the electrolytic solutions for the electrodeposition of Ni–P alloy and Ni–P/WS₂ composite coatings.
• Putting together and operating a complete bench top electrodeposition set up, employed in the electrodeposition of Ni–P alloy and Ni–P/WS₂ composite coatings.
• Conducting sedimentation tests by adding different surfactants in appropriate electrodeposition solution containing WS₂. Full training in evaluating the results of the sedimentation tests.
• Production of Ni–P alloy and Ni–P/WS₂ composite coatings via the electrodeposition technique.
• Measuring microhardness of the produced Ni–P alloy and Ni–P/WS₂ composite coatings.
• Optical Microscopy
• Specimen/sample preparation and results evaluation of Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM–EDS) and also of X‒Ray Diffraction (XRD).
• Hull Cell tests
• Cyclic polarization technique

Based on my relevant experience from my master’s degree I had already acquired a good extent of training on the experimental facilities needed to implement my PhD in Patras. Additional training I received during my first months of research work at FORTH/ICE-HT is summarized as follows:

• CVD growth of transition metal dichalcogenides
• Raman facility, including spectra recording and data interpretation
• Surface-sensitive techniques (XPS) with emphasis on data interpretation
• Evaporation and sputtering techniques for thin film growth
• Efficient literature searching
• Effectual paper writing and preparation of reports