The jury members decided to attribute the Emmy Noether Distinction to Prof. Cristiane Morais Smith, “for her outstanding contributions to the theory of condensed matter systems and ultracold atoms to unveil novel quantum states of matter”.
On October 15th, the European Physical Society (EPS) presented the new report “The Importance of Physics in the Economies of Europe” at the Press Club Brussels Europe. The report was commissioned by the EPS as an independent economic analysis from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) .
Advanced synchrotron radiation (SR) has been recognized as a premier research tool for developments of science and technology as well as for core industrial applications. Large-scale SR facilities around the world are constantly evolving, providing super brilliant and super directive X-rays. Consequently, a new range of applications in the nano-disciplines has been created.
The first electrons have been injected in the new ESRF Extremely Brilliant Source storage ring according to schedule. This is an important milestone on the way to opening to the international scientific community the first high-energy fourth-generation synchrotron light source, known as EBS – Extremely Brilliant Source.
The 20th Young Minds Action Committee meeting took place in Warsaw on 11 and 12 October 2019, hosted by the local EPS YM section (Koło Naukowe Optyki i Fotoniki UW – OSA & SPIE & EPS & IEEE Student Chapter).
The International Symposium on Laser Physics and Spectroscopy, held on 11-12 November 2019 at the Institute of Spectroscopy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISAN) in Troitsk near Moscow, was an exceptional event, organised specifically to celebrate the 80th jubilee of Vladilen Letokhov, former vice-director for research of this institute.
EPS-TIG (Technology and Innovation Group), in close collaboration with the EPS Young Minds Programme, the Soleil synchrotron and CERN, organised a hands-on Maker Event for Science, Technology and Interfaces at CERN from 4-6 November 2019.