Venue
The conference will be held on the campus of Umeå University.
November 4: Talks, poster sessions and dinner will be held in the Carl Kempe room in the Chemical and Biological (KBC) building (Linnaeusv. 7, Umeå)
November 5-6: Talk will be held in Aula Biological (Biology Building) just across the road from the KBC building (Linnaeusv. 6, Umeå)
Getting there:
By bus: Local buses operated by Ultra connect downtown Umeå (Vasaplan) with the university campus. Bus lines 2, 5, 8, and 9 stop at Universum, located in the heart of campus and a short walk from Aula Biologica. The journey takes approximately 10 minutes. Tickets can be purchased via the Ultra app or by card on the bus. Plan your trip at tabussen.nu/ultra.
On foot: Campus Umeå is about 2.5 km east of downtown. A pleasant 25–30 minute walk takes you along well-maintained paths, passing by the Umeå River.
From the airport: The airport bus (line 80) runs from Umeå Airport to Vasaplan in about 10 minutes, from where you can connect to campus buses or walk.
By train: Umeå Östra station is closest to campus (10–15 minute walk). From Umeå Centralstation, take a bus from Vasaplan or walk approximately 30 minutes.
MAPS to different locations used during the conference:
November 4 12:00-21:00 (conference + poster + dinner)
November 5 9:00-17:00 (conference)
November 5 19:00- (conference dinner)
November 6 9:00-13:30 (conference)
KBC Platform Tours:
During the Monday evening poster session (18:00–20:00), participants can sign up for guided tours of KBC’s research infrastructure platforms. These tours offer a unique opportunity to see cutting-edge surface characterization instruments in operation and discuss applications with platform experts.
Available tours:
NMR Core Facility – Five different spectrometers (360-850 MHz) providing support for a variety of scientific questions. Read more here.
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) – Surface analysis by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, featuring unique frozen-sample XPS capabilities developed in Umeå over 25 years.Read more here.
Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy (UCEM) – Joint resource for research and higher education in electron microscopy techniques.Read more here.
Vibrational Spectroscopy Core Facility (ViSp) – Open-access infrastructure providing Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy, including the newly acquired Optical Photothermal Infrared (O-PTIR) spectroscopy.Read more here.
Multi-purpose Adaptive X-ray Scattering platform (MAXS) – State-of-the-art X-ray diffraction, total X-ray scattering, and X-ray reflectometry with several sample environments.Read more here.
Space is limited. More information: https://www.umu.se/en/chemical-biological-centre/kbc-scientific-infrastructures/