Call for nominations for the EPS Emmy Noether Distinction
In 2013, the European Physical Society launched the Emmy Noether Distinction to recognise noteworthy women physicists.
Interview – Donna Strickland, 2018 Nobel Prize of Physics
Donna Strickland was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for her invention of the chirped pulse amplification (CPA) technique with Gérard Mourou in 1985. This technique amounts to stretching a short pulse at low energy through diffraction gratings, then amplifying it to high energy before finally compressing it in order to get a short, high energy pulse. This technology opened the route to petawatt lasers used in high-field science, ultrafast imaging and spectroscopy techniques, eye surgery, and many industrial applications such as micromachining, to mention a few.
Emmy Noether Distinction Winter 2018: Interview with Chiara Mariotti
On 4 February 2019, the Emmy Noether distinction was presented to Dr. Chiara Mariotti [CM] at CERN. She was interviewed by Luc Bergé [LB], chair of the Equal Opportunities Committee of the EPS.
NNV Diversity Prize 2018 awarded to Groningen
The first edition of the NNV-Diversity Prize was won by the faculty of Science and Engineering of the University of Groningen (RUG). The NNV (Netherlands Physical Society) has created the prize for the physics institution that is most successful in putting an open diversity policy into practice. The prize is a tribute and an inspiring example for other institutes and/or departments.
The winter 2018 EPS Emmy Noether Distinction goes to Chiara Mariotti
It is a great pleasure to announce that the Winter 2018 EPS Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics goes to Dr. Chiara Mariotti from INFN, Italy, and CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated each year on 11 February, was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to promote full and equal access to science and participation in science for women and girls. This Day is a reminder that women and girls play a critical role in science and technology communities and that their participation should be strengthened.
EPS Emmy Noether Distinction Winter 2017 for Women in Physics
It is a great pleasure to announce that the Winter 2017 EPS Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics goes to Dr. Françoise Remacle from the University of Liege in Belgium.
The Summer 2017 Emmy Noether distinction presented to Catalina Curceanu
On 1st December 2017, the Emmy Noether distinction was presented to Dr. Catalina Curceanu (Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Italy), by the EPS Equal Opportunity Committee (EOC) Chair, on behalf of the EPS.
Monitoring Gender Fair practices at Europhysics Conferences
A better representation of women in Physics at all stages of the career is central for all Society caring about the well being of its members. A key element in the career development of physicists is represented by their participation at conferences as speaker, committee member and organiser.
AIP Women in Physics Lecture Tour: call for nominations 2018
The Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) Women in Physics Lecture Tour (WIP) celebrates the contribution of women to advances in physics. Under this scheme, a woman who has made a significant contribution in a field of physics will be selected to present lectures in venues arranged by each participating branch of the AIP. Nominations are currently sought for the AIP WIP Lecturer for 2018. We are seeking a woman working overseas who:
