May 2018 | Facts and Info from the European Physical Society | e-EPS |
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Editorial: A strong passion for scienceThe first time I heard about “Emma” Noether was in the course of Fisica Teorica by Nicola Cabibbo at the Rome University. It was an inspiring “discovery” for two reasons. The first is because the Noether theorem we were taught is beautiful, elegant and foundational, the second because “Emma” was finally a woman in a male dominated discipline. [read more] |
Physics for Development: Networking across the MediterraneanFor two weeks at the start of April, the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste was home to 6 enthusiastic and dedicated young women scholars from Palestine and Morocco. [read more] |
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EPS Council 2018: Petra Rudolf is the next EPS President-electPetra Rudolf is the next EPS President-elect. She will take up office as the President of EPS in April 2019, when the term of the current President, Rüdiger Voss, comes to an end. [read more] |
FCC Week reportThe 2018 FCC Week, jointly organised by CERN, NIKHEF and the University of Twente, brought together about 500 scientists and engineers in Amsterdam to review the progress in the various domains of the study. [read more] |
Europe defines astroparticle strategyMulti-messenger astronomy, neutrino physics and dark matter are among several topics in astroparticle physics set to take priority in Europe in the coming years, according to a report by the Astroparticle Physics European Consortium (APPEC). [read more] |
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Electrons and Positrons Collide for the first time in the SuperKEKB AcceleratorElectrons and positrons accelerated and stored by the SuperKEKB particle accelerator collided for the first time on 26 April 2018 0:38, GMT+09:00 at KEK in Tsukuba, Japan. The Belle II detector, installed at the collision point, recorded events from electron-positron annihilation (matter-antimatter annihilation) of the beam particles, which produced other particles likely including beauty quark and anti-beauty quark pairs as well as other hadronic and Bhabha scattering events. [read more] |
Global Survey of ScientistsThis survey is conducting by the Gender Gap in Science project funded by the International Council for Science (ICSU). It is a collaboration among many different organisations. People in mathematical, computing and natural sciences at all levels, including students, are needed to share their career and education experiences. [read more] |
Research Infrastructures beyond 2020 – sustainable and effective ecosystem for science and societyHow to foster sustainability and the impact of European research infrastructures on industry, policy and society was the core of the discussion during the Bulgarian Presidency Flagship Conference held in Sofia, 22-23 March 2018. [read more] |
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EPS Executive Committee and Staff activities April 2018The EPS works to support its members. Click here for the list of the activities of EPS Executive Committee and … [read more] |
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