Report on INARIE
The workshop “Integrating Access to Pan-European Research Infrastructures in Central and Eastern Europe” [INARIE] took place in Debrecen, Hungary from 30 November to 2 December 2015. INARIE was organised by the Institute for Nuclear Research (Atomki), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the European Physical Society in frames of the International Year of Light. The workshop was part of the INARIE project of the EPS Committee of European Integration (EPS-CEI) and concluded a series of previous EPS-CEI workshops in Bucharest, Sofia and Trieste.
Advanced School in Soft Condensed Matter ‘Solutions in the Spring’
The aim of this School is to provide a comprehensive foundation for researchers in the field of soft matter liquids and complex fluids. The lectures will introduce key topics of current interest together with the theoretical, experimental and computer simulation approaches used to address them. The School is directed towards postgraduate students from a wide range of backgrounds including physics, chemistry, chemical engineering and biophysics and abstract submissions were recently opened.
Few-body Physics: Advances and Prospects in Theory and Experiment
The 614th Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Seminar will take place at the Physikzentrum in Bad Honnef, Germany, from 18-20 April 2016.
The interaction of particles or macroscopic bodies is a key element of Nature for building up nuclei, atoms, molecules, gaseous, liquid or solid states of matter, and even the system of planets with galaxies.
ECAMP12
The 12th European Conference on Atoms Molecules and Photons [ECAMP12] will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, from September 5-9, 2016. The conference venue will be the Horsaalzentrum Campus Westend, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.
Editorial – The European Strategy for Nuclear Science: NuPECC gets help from the Nuclear Physics Division
The Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee [NuPECC] has just started the process for the preparation of a new Long Range Plan (LRP) for nuclear science in Europe. A new European strategy document is indeed needed since the last one dates from 2010 and because these documents are important references for research in the field over a period of 5-7 years.
EPS Emmy Noether Distinction Autumn-Winter 2015 for Women in Physics
It is a great pleasure to announce that the Autumn-Winter 2015 EPS Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics has been awarded to Prof. Sibylle Guenter from the Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics [IPP] in Garching, Germany. Sibylle is one of the leading theoretical physicists in the field of magnetic fusion plasmas.
The construction of the KM3NeT neutrino telescope has begun
In December 2015, scientists and engineers started the installation of KM3NeT.. Once completed, it will be the largest neutrino detector in the Northern Hemisphere. Located in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea, the telescope will be used to study the fundamental properties of neutrinos and map the high-energy cosmic neutrinos emanating from extreme cataclysmic events in the Universe.
Call for nominations for EPS prizes and distinctions
Calls for nominations are still open for the following EPS distinctions and prizes:
– EPS Fellows
– EPS Honorary Members
– the Gero Thomas medal
Call for the 2016 EPS QEOD Prize for Research in Laser Science & Applications
The Quantum Electronics and Optics Division [QEOD] of the European Physical Society [EPS] is presently soliciting nominations for their biennial prize in ‘Research in Laser Science and Applications’ to be presented at the 2016 Europhoton Conference on Solid-State, Fibre and Waveguide Coherent Light Sources. Details of the application procedure and information required are given below.
Training course for eighteen teachers at CERN
From 8 to 10 December, 18 teachers from all over France attended a three-day training course on matter, organised by the LAMAP Foundation (Fondation La main à la pâte, see here) and hosted by CERN and S’Cool Lab.
Ukrainian Physicists Experiment with Internet Seminars
In the 20th century, Ukraine held a respected position in the international physics community due to the quality of its research and researchers. However, in the 21st century, the physics community, like much of the rest of Ukraine, is facing many challenges.
Declaration at the INARIE workshop
During the workshop called “Integrating Access to Pan-European Research Infrastructures in Central and Eastern Europe” [INARIE], a common declaration on supporting the access to pan‐European research infrastructures by scientists of small- and medium‐size countries was signed by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the European Physical Society and the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures.
