EPL celebrates 25th anniversary
The 25th anniversary of EPL was celebrated at the symposium ‘Exploring the Frontiers of Physics’, which was held between 3-4 May at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, in Munich.
With 250 participants – including 90 students – and a broad range of lectures from a panel of leading researchers, the conference presented many opportunities for intensive exchanges between new and experienced scientists – especially at the symposium dinner, where each table was hosted by one of the speakers, or another senior scientist…
EPS makes conference proceedings available online
The proceedings of all EPS division and group conferences are to be made available to EPS members online. It is hoped that this will help intensify the links between different divisions and groups, while creating a permanent registry of EPS proceedings independent of any individual, or divisional, web server.
The facility – which has been active since March this year – was the brainchild of Carlos Hidalgo, the chair of the EPS Plasma Division, and was commissioned after being universally well received as a concept in a survey of…
Winner of the 2011 IBA Prize announced
The winner of the 2011 IBA-Europhysics Prize has been announced by the EPS Nuclear Physics Division. The awards will be presented at the first International Conference on Advances in Radioactive Isotope Science, which is taking place between 29 May and 3 June in Leuven, Belgium.
The 2011 IBA Prize for Applied Nuclear Science and Nuclear Methods in Medicine is awarded to Elisabetta Boaretto, in recognition of her significant contribution to the development of precise quality controlled radiocarbon dating…
13th European Solar Physics Meeting
The 13th European Solar Physics Meeting (ESPM-13) will take place at Ixia, Rhodes between 12-16 September this year. The event, which is being held within the Rodos Palace Convention Resort, has been declared a Europhysics Conference by the European Physical Society.
ESPM-13 will play host to a discussion of the following topics: chromospheric and coronal heating; emergence and evolution of magnetic flux in the solar atmosphere; origin and properties of the solar wind; the science of…
Winners of EPS High Energy Physics Division prizes
The winners of the EPS High Energy Physics Division prizes have been announced. The awards will be presented at the 2011 Europhysics Conference on High-Energy Physics, which is being held between 21-27 July in Grenoble, France.
The 2011 High Energy and Particle Physics Prize, for an outstanding contribution to the field, is awarded to Sheldon Lee Glashow, John Iliopoulos and Luciano Maiani, for their crucial contribution to the…
EPS AG Accelerator Prizes announced
The EPS Accelerator Group (EPS AG) is pleased to announce the recipients of the EPS AG Accelerator prizes of 2011. The awards will be presented at the International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC’11) in San Sebastian, Spain on the 4-9 September this year.
There are three main EPS AG awards: The Rolf Wideröe Prize for outstanding work in the field of accelerator physics, the Gersh Budker Prize for a recent, significant contribution to the field and the…
Executive Committee Meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria
The EPS Executive Committee travelled to Sofia over 20-21 May, to meet with representatives from the Balkan Physical Union and the Union of Bulgarian Physicists.
Our Bulgarian colleagues demonstrated impressive levels of activity; with the organisation of various schools, publications and workshops – in spite of their struggles with a very tight context for research and teaching…
1st EPS Young Minds Leadership Meeting
The 1st EPS Young Minds Leadership Meeting took place at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland on 29-30 April.
The Young Minds Project was launched by the European Physical Society early in 2010, to promote the next generation of physicists in Europe by creating an environment where young physicists can assume an active role.
These young scientists – from undergraduates up to postdoctoral researchers – are encouraged to organize EPS Young Minds Sections that collaborate to develop scientific, networking and outreach activities…
Editorial
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the second issue of e-EPS, the online facts and information newsletter of the European Physical Society.
EPS members, committees, divisions and groups are encouraged to submit their news and information for publication in future issues. e-EPS is the place for announcing events, interesting research, obituaries, policy issues and other news for distribution to the European physics community…
Editorial
Dear Readers,
I have the pleasure of introducing e-EPS, the online facts and information newsletter of the European Physical Society. Within you will find timely announcements and information about the EPS and its members, physics, events, and issues relevant to the European physics community. It complements Europhysics News, the bi-monthly magazine of the EPS…
Earthquake in Japan
The European Physical Society has sent letters of support to the physical societies in Japan, as well as the Japanese Embassy in Poland following the earthquake and tsunami.
The European Physical Society (EPS) would like to express its profound sympathy to the Japanese people following the twin catastrophes of the earthquake and the tsunami of 11 March 2011. We grieve with you for the loss of life and destruction. Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by these tragic events…
EU consultation on Research and Innovation Funding
The European Commission has launched a consultation on major improvements to EU research and innovation funding, to make participation easier; increase scientific and economic impact; and improve value for money.
The proposed “Common Strategic Framework“, set out in a Green Paper, would cover the current Framework Programme for Research, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology…
