IFSA 2013
The 8th International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications [IFSA 2013] will be held in Nara, Japan, from 8-13 September 2013. The goal of IFSA 2013 is to bring together scientists in the fields of inertial fusion sciences, high energy density physics, and related applications.
The 2013 Edward Teller Medal sponsored by the American Nuclear society will be awarded during the conference.
The 6th IAEA Technical Meeting on Physics and Technology of Inertial Fusion Energy Targets and Chambers will…
Nominate a deserving (woman) physicist
This year, the European Physical Society [EPS] launched the Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics to recognize noteworthy women physicists.
Emmy Noether was a mathematician whose work has had an enormous impact in physics, and a role model for future generations of scientists. The laureates of the Emmy Noether Distinction are chosen for their capacity to inspire the next generation of scientists, and especially encourage women to handle careers in physics…
CCP 2013
The 25th IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics [CCP 2013] will be held from 20 to 24 August 2013 in Moscow, Russia. Since 1998, the CCP conferences rotate around the world.
The 25th edition of the conference will focus on the following topics related to computational physics:
- Statistical Physics & Complexity;
- Plasma Physics…
1st ESTORM
The first edition of the International Freiberg Conference on Electrochemical Storage Materials [ESTORM] will be held in Freiberg, Germany, the 3 and 4 June 2013.
The talks will cover a range of topics from economic aspects to materials science and production technologies of batteries and their components.
The speakers include Christophe Pillot (Avicenne Energy, France), Prof. Deyang Qu…
Physics league… for kick-ass students
The International Association of Physics Students [IAPS], the Dutch umbrella organization for physics study associations [SPIN] and the physics students association in Utrecht [A–Eskwadraat] have launched a new contest challenging physics (under)graduate students. The first edition of the Physics League Across Numerous Countries for Kick-ass Students [PLANCKS] will be organised in April 2014 in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
The competition focuses on theoretical physics problems to be solved by participating teams. Some sample…
The 2nd EU Women Innovators Prize has been launched
After a successful first edition in 2011, the European Commission has launched the second edition of the EU Women Innovators Prize to reward 3 women who have achieved outstanding innovations and brought them to market.The first 2011 laureate is Dr. Gitte Neubauer, CELLZOME co-founder. She is leading her company’s work on new, better-targeted drugs against inflammatory diseases and cancer.The Prize for Women Innovators 2014 will aim to increase public awareness of gender issues, to encourage women to exploit the commercial and business opportunities offered by their research projects and become entrepreneurs…
Science on Stage 2013: sharing best-practice teaching ideas
From 25-28 April 2013, about 350 science teachers met in Slubice, Poland, during the Science on Stage festival.
The main focus of the event is to offer science and mathematics teachers a platform from which they will exchange teaching projects and network together. The projects presented at the festival in 2013 were selected from 25 European countries.
The Science on Stage festival gives teachers the opportunity to present their best-practice ideas…
Odysseus contest reveals the next generation of scientists
Students from all over Europe demonstrated their interest in science during the Odysseus contest.
The contestants, from 14 to 18 years old, had to design a project related to space exploration and research. Over 430 high school students from 17 European countries participated. After the national and international selections, 5 teams were selected as laureates of the contest. The winning pupils and their coaches were invited to visit the astronaut-training center in Cologne, Germany and to attend the awards ceremony and event at Space Expo…
ICPE-EPEC 2013
The International Conference on Physics Education [ICPE-EPEC 2013] will be held from 5 – 9 August 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic.
The general focus of the conference is “Active learning – in a changing world of new technologies”. Keynote speakers have been invited to discuss this topic: Eugenia Etkina, Rutgers University, USA; Josip Slisko, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico; Kyoko Ishii, University of Fukui, Japan: Pratibha Jolly, University of Delhi, India…
JEMS 2013
The Joint European Symposia on Magnetism [JEMS 2013] will take place in Rhodes, Greece, from 25-30 August 2013.
The conference aims to present the current status of research and advanced discoveries in the field of magnetic materials.
The conference consists of 9 symposia covering the following topics: Spin electronics; Magnetization dynamics and magnetization processes; Magnetism in metal alloys and intermetallics; Magnetic materials for energy…
ICOAM 2013
The Second International Conference on Optical Angular Momentum [ICOAM 2013] will be held from 3-5 June 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland (UK).
This international conference provides a forum for scientists working on the orbital angular momentum of light, aiming to identify new developments and directions in the field. The list of invited speakers is already available online.
The ICOAM 2013 is organised by the Institute of Physics [IoP] and co-sponsored by the European Physical Society…
International school of nuclear physics
The International School of nuclear physics will take place from 16-24 September 2013 in Erice, Italy.
Founded by Prof. H. Schopper in 1974, the school celebrates its 35th course. This year again, recognized experts in the field of nuclear physics and young scientist as well as PhD students will meet and discuss problems at the interface between nuclear, particle, and astrophysics.
The course will focus this year on “Neutrino Physics: Present and Future”. The invited lecturers will present a review…
