2nd European Physical Society Conference on Gravitation: measuring gravity
The 2nd European Physical Society Conference on Gravitation will be held at the King’s College (London, UK) from 7-9 April 2020. It is organised by the Gravitational Physics Division of the European Physical Society (EPS). The aim of the conference is to discuss experimental aspects of Gravity, including General Relativity tests, measurements of the G constant, [...]
EPS-roll-ups “Physics in YOUR life – Physics and Society” now also in German
On the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the German Physical Society, which the DPG will celebrate next year, the DPG has translated the roll-ups “Physics in YOUR life – Physics and Society” of the European Physical Society (EPS) into German. Under the motto “Physics for and in society”, the DPG uses the roll-ups to [...]
First ever winners of new Institute of Physics Technician Awards announced
The first ever IOP Technician Awards winners were announced in October. Five winners in four categories – secondary school; further education and higher education; business and/or facilities and team – are the first technicians to be recognised by the IOP.
The First Balkan Physics Olympiad – BPO2019
The idea of a Balkan Physical Olympiad (BPO) emerged at the time of the formation of the Balkan Physics Union (1985-1987). Based on this long-standing idea, after the initiative from the Hellenic Physical Society (HPS) and numerous joint discussions, the Balkan Physics Union (BPU) Council decided to accept the initiative for the organisation of BPO [...]
EPS Executive Committee and Staff activities October 2019
11-12 October 2019: D. Lee, EPS Secretary General, and O. Fornari participated in the Young Minds Action Committee Meeting, which took place at the University of Warsaw, Poland. 15 October 2019: Petra Rudolf, EPS President, Christophe Rossel, former EPS president, and David Lee were in Brussels, Belgium, to present the EPS study “The Importance of [...]
An interview with Sarah Köster, Professor of physics: « the best job I can imagine! »
Sarah Köster is a biophysics professor at the University of Göttingen, Germany. She has been awarded the Emmy Noether Distinction of the European Physical Society (EPS) for her seminal contributions to the physics of biological cells and biopolymers, in particular for the understanding of intermediate filaments, and her impressive ability in teaching and recruiting women [...]
Every year again: Physical Experiments in Advent
24 entertaining physics experiments will again be offered this year under the motto “24 more experiments until Christmas” in cooperation with several national and international physical societies and STEM initiatives. Many great prizes can be won.
Visit of the EPS Nuclear Physics Division Board at GSI/FAIR
The Nuclear Physics Board of the European Physical Society met in Frankfurt at the end of September 2019. The first day of the two-days meeting took place in the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, where a mini-workshop was held (Fig. 1), followed by a visit of the facility. Fig. 1: The EPS-NPD board members [...]
The EPS Emmy Noether Distinction Summer 2019 goes to Sarah Köster
The summer 2019 EPS Emmy Noether Distinction is awarded to Sarah Köster from the Institute for X-Ray Physics, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany.
Decoding Beethoven’s music style using data science
What makes Beethoven sound like Beethoven? EPFL researchers have completed a first analysis of Beethoven’s writing style, applying statistical techniques to unlock recurring patterns.
Bike route and EPS Historic Site Award honour Georges Lemaître, father of the Big Bang theory
On Thursday 23 May 2019, a new bike route dedicated to the Big Bang theory was festively opened. Furthermore, the Heilige-Geestcollege in Leuven, where Georges Lemaître lived and worked when he developed the Big Bang theory, will receive the prestigious Historic Site Award from the European Physical Society (EPS) and the Belgian Physical Society.
Interview with Ágnes Kóspál: There are many rewarding moments in my work
Ágnes Kóspál is an astrophysicist who worked as a postdoc in the Netherlands at Leiden University and at the European Space Agency after obtaining her MSc in physics and astronomy, and her PhD from Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary.
