EPS-PPD PhD Research Award
The EPS Plasma Physics Division Board has pleasure in announcing four winners of its 2018 PhD Research Award. These were selected on the basis of their outstanding PhD theses.
Bulgarian Presidency Flagship Conference on Research Infrastructures
The conference on Long Term Sustainability of the Research Infrastructures, organised under the auspices of the Bulgarian Presidency by the Ministry of Education and Science, attracted 273 participants from 30 countries.
Call for bids for the organisation of the EPS-HEP 2021 Conference
The HEPP Board of the European Physical Society is soliciting Expressions of Interest (EoI) from potential hosts of the EPS-HEP conference in 2021. These EoIs should contain information on the Local Organizing Committee, the Universities and/or Laboratories involved, the location of the conference, the foreseen costs and the expected financial contribution from sources other than conference fees.
The United Kingdom officially joins European XFEL
The UK joined European XFEL as the research organization’s twelfth member state. In a ceremony at the British Embassy in Berlin, representatives of the UK government and the other contract parties including the German federal government signed the documents to join the European XFEL Convention. The UK’s contribution will amount to 26 million Euro, or about 2% of the total construction budget of 1.22 billion Euro (both in 2005 prices) and an annual contribution of about 2 % to the operation budget. The UK will be represented in European XFEL by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) as shareholder.
IBM Scientists First to Demo Rocking Brownian Motors for Nanoparticles
On 30 March, the IBM Research team published the first real world demonstration of a rocking Brownian motor for nanoparticles in the peer-review journal Science.
Scientists create “Swiss army knife” for electron beams
Pocket accelerator combines four functions in one device
EPS Executive Committee and Staff activities March 2018
The EPS works to support its members. Find below the list of activities of the EPS Executive Committee and staff last month:
Science Me! – the European Science Show Competition
Are you an astronomer, biologist, chemist, computer specialist, Earth scientist, engineer, mathematician, neuroscientist, pharmacist, physician, physicist, psychologist, or any kind of scientist or geek? Are you keen on showcasing your science to a large audience of non-specialists and of all ages?
Then Science Me!, the 3rd edition of the European Science Show Competition, is made for you!
12th International Conference of the Society of Physicists of Macedonia 2018
The conference is organised by the Society of Physicists of Macedonia (DFRM), in cooperation with the Institute of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. It will take place at the Congress Centre Ohrid, Macedonia (http://www.ukim.edu.mk/kc/index_eng.html) from 27-30 September 2018. The creation of a forum [...]
Physics day in Vilnius University, Lithuania – 50 years of popularity and fun
Every year in April, Vilnius is shaken up by a big demonstration of physicists and followers in the main streets of the Capital of Lithuania.
Editorial: Shaping science in South East Europe
An international scientific facility following the CERN model would stimulate the region.
