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Sunday, 25 August 2002   15:00 – 21:30 Registration (Level –1) 19:00 – 21:30 Welcome Reception (Harmony Hall, Level –1)

 

Monday, 26 August 2002   9:00 – 9:30 Opening (Globe Hall – Level 0) 9:30 – 10:10 Cecil Powell Memorial Lecture D. Weaire (Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland): The value of useless studies  (Globe Hall – Level 0) 10:10 – 10:50 Z. Alferov (Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, St Petersburg, Russia):  Semiconductor heterostructures: State-of-art and future trends (Globe Hall – Level 0) 10:50 – 11:20 Coffee break 11:20 – 12:00 F. Capasso (Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, USA): Teaching electrons and photons new tricks with state-of-the-art technology: Quantum Cascade Lasers, optical microbilliards, and QED-based nanomechanics (Globe Hall – Level 0) 12:00 – 12:40  T. Dietl (Institute of Physics, Warszawa, Poland):  Semiconductor Spintronics (Globe Hall – Level 0)   Lunch 14:20 – 15:50 Poster Session 1 — ICPS2002 and EPS-12 poster presentations (attended)  (Poster Hall – Level 0 and  Globe Hall Gallery – Level 1) 15:20 – 15:50 Coffee break 15:50 – 16:50 Agilent Technologies Europhysics Prize  Lecture R. Sessoli (University of Florence, Italy), J. Friedman (Amherst College, Amherst, USA), B. Barbara (CNRS, Grenoble, France): Quantum dynamics of nanomagnets  (Globe Hall – Level 0) 16:50 – 17:30 E.N. Economou (FORTH & Univ. of Crete Heraklion, Crete, Greece): Photons and phonons in mesoscopic systems (Globe Hall – Level 0) 17:30 – 17:35 Announcement of the result of the Poster Competition (Globe Hall – Level 0) 19:15 – 20:00 Organ Concert (Matthias Church)

 

Tuesday, 27 August 2002   9:00 – 10:55 Young Physicists’ Day — 7 talks (Globe Hall – Level 0) 10:55 – 11:25 Coffee break 11:25 – 12:40 Young Physicists’ Day — 5 talks (Globe Hall – Level 0)   Lunch 14:40 – 17:30 Parallel Symposia 1–6 (Globe Hall, Rooms A, B, C, D, E – Level 0) Poster Session 1 — ICPS2002 and EPS-12 poster presentations (unattended)  (Poster Hall – Level 0 and  Globe Hall Gallery – Level 1) 17:30 – 18:00 Coffee break 18:50 – 20:00 Round-Table Discussion — The Future of Research and Development in Europe (Globe H all – Level 0) 20:00 –  ICPS2002 Barbecue Party (not included in the EPS-12 registration fee) (Margaret Island, Europe Grill Garden) PARALLEL SYMPOSIA 1–6 Globe Hall – Level 0 – from 14:40 to 17:30 SYMPOSIUM 1: EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE (NEUTRON, MUON AND PHOTON SOURCES, LOW-ENERGY ION ACCELERATORS) Convener: Y. Petroff (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA)  14:45 F. Sette (ESRF, Grenoble, France): X-ray science at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility: recent results and future challenges 15:13 M. Altarelli (Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy): Science with VUV and soft X-ray synchrotron light sources 15:41 F. Schluenzen (Max-Planck-Arbeitsgruppen für strukturelle Molekularbiologie Hamburg, Germany): Antibiotics targeting ribosomes 16:09 F. Mezei (Hahn-Meitner Institut, Berlin, Germany): ESS: a quantum leap in research opportunities  16:37 R.Cywinski (University of Leeds, UK): Muon beam research in condensed matter science: achievements and prospects 17:05 F. Pászti (KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Budapest, Hungary): Ion beam analysis today and tomorrow      Room A – Level 0 – from 14:40 to 17:30 SYMPOSIUM 2: EDUCATION Convener: A.W. Kleyn (Leiden University, The Netherlands) 14:40 A.W. Kleyn (Leiden University, The Netherlands): The Physics Education Division of EPS 14:45 E. Johansson (Stockholm University, Sweden): School projects at the physics frontline 15:30 H. Ferdinande (Universiteit Gent, EUPEN Consortium, Gent, Belgium): EUPEN's ongoing contribution to European physics education 16:10 Break 16:30 R. Lambourne (Open University, Milton Keynes, UK) Teaching physics at a distance: challenges and solutions 16:50 G. Tibell (Uppsala University, Sweden): Physics competitions — a way to promote the discipline in schools 17:10 Zs. Rajkovits (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary) New types of physics competitions for secondary school students  Room B – Level 0 – from 14:40 to 17:30   Room B – Level 0 – from 14:40 to 17:30 SYMPOSIUM 3: PHYSICS IN BIOLOGY Convener: P. Ormos (Research Center for Biology, HAS, Szeged, Hungary)  14:40 J. Howard (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany): Coupling microtubule depolymerization to ATP hydrolysis by the Kin I kinesin MCAK 15:10 U. Nienhaus (University of Ulm, Germany): Exploring the rugged conformational energy landscape of proteins 15:40 A. Dér (Biological Research Centre HAS, Szeged, Hungary): The role of environmental fluctuations in the function of proton pumps 16:10 Break 16:30 T. Duke (University of Cambridge, UK): Active detection of sound in the inner ear 17:00 R.H. Austin (Princeton University, USA): Micro to nanoscale machinery to unravel the code of life     Room C – Level 0 – from 14:40 to 17:30 SYMPOSIUM 4: PHYSICS OF CONJUGATED POLYMERS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS Convener: W.R. Salaneck (IFM Linköping University, Sweden) 14:45 W.R. Salaneck (IFM Linköping University, Sweden): Introduction 15:00 J.L. Brédas (University of Arizona, Tucson, USA): Characterization of the charge transport and energy transfer processes in organic semiconductors 15:30 W.R. Salaneck (Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden): Photoelectron spectroscopy of conjugated polymers 16:00 C. Taliani (CNR, Bologna, Italy): Organic spintronics: a new perspective for organic semiconductors 16:30 R. Friend (University of Cambridge, UK): Polymer electronics 17:00 H. Hofstraat (Philips Research, Department Polymers & Organic Chemistry, and University of Amsterdam, Eindhoven, The Netherlands): Application of conjugated polymers — We are just at the beginning   Room D – Level 0 – from 14:40 to 17:30 SYMPOSIUM 5: QUANTUM GASES Convener: N.J. Mason (University College London, UK) Co-convener: E. Hinds (University of Sussex, Brighton, UK) 14:40 C.I. Westbrook (Lab. Charles Fabry de l'Inst. d'Optique, Orsay, France): Studies of Penning ionizing collisions in Bose-Einstein condensates 15:15 M. Inguscio (Universita' di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy): Fermi-Bose and Bose-Bose quantum degenerate K-Rb mixtures 15:50 F. Masnou-Seeuws (Laboratoire Aime Cotton, Orsay, France): Formation of ultracold molecules via photoassociation of laser-cooled atoms 16:25 J. Dalibard (Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France): Rotating Bose-Einstein condensates and quantum vortices 17:00 E. Hinds (University of Sussex, Brighton, UK): Taming the wild atom   Room E – Level 0 – from 14:40 to 17:30 SYMPOSIUM 6: COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS: INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS Convener: D. Stauffer (Universität zu Köln, Germany) 14:40 R.E. Ansorge (University of Cambridge, UK): Physics in medical imaging 15:30 F. Kun (University of Debrecen, Hungary): Fracture and Fragmentation of Disordered Solids 16:15 Break 16:45 D. Stauffer (Universität zu Köln, Germany): How to convince others — simulations of Sznajd models

 

Wednesday, 28 August 2002   9:00 – 09:40 S. Solomon (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel): The importance of being discrete: The emergence of complex social dynamics from simple individual interactions (Globe Hall – Level 0) 9:40 - 10.20 T. Vicsek (Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary): Crowd control (Globe Hall – Level 0) 10:20 - 11:00 P. Barabaschi (ITER Garching, Germany): ITER: Realizing the promise of fusion energy (Globe Hall – Level 0) 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break 11:25 – 12:40 EPS President’s Address and General Meeting, Gero Thomas Memorial Medal (Globe Hall – Level 0)   Lunch 15:00 – 22:30 EPS-12 Conference Excursion including dinner

 

Thursday, 29 August 2002   9:00 – 09:40 G. Schäfer (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany): Recent progress and future developments in gravitational physics (Globe Hall – Level 0) 9:40 - 10.20 A. Wolfendale (University of Durham, UK): The origin of cosmic rays (Globe Hall – Level 0) 10:20 - 10:40 EPS Public Understanding of Physics Prize  Joint EPS-BPU Prize for Environmental Physics (Globe Hall – Level 0) 10:40 – 11:10 Coffee break 11:10 – 11:50 J. Stachel (University of Heidelberg, Germany): Deconfined nuclear matter, what have we learnt from the SPS? (Globe Hall – Level 0) 11:50 - 12:30 H. Nifenecker (ISN Grenoble, France): How much could nuclear power contribute to the mitigation of CO2 emissions? (Globe Hall – Level 0) 12:30 - 12:40 Lise Meitner Prize (Globe Hall – Level 0) 12:40 - 12:50 Outreach Prize (Globe Hall – Level 0)   Lunch 14:40 - 16:10 Poster Session 2 — EPS-12 presentations (attended) (Poster Hall – Level 0 and Globe Hall Gallery – Level 1) 15:40 - 16:10 Coffee break 16:10 - 19:00 Parallel Symposia 7–12(Globe Hall, Rooms A, B, C, D, E – Level 0) Poster Session 2 — EPS-12 presentations (unattended) (Poster Hall – Level 0, and Globe Hall Gallery – Level 1) 20:15 - 22:45 Conference Dinner (not included in the EPS-12 registration fee), Stefánia Palace (Budapest, XIV. Stefánia út 34.) PARALLEL SYMPOSIA 7–12 Globe Hall – Level 0 – from 16:10 to 19:00 SYMPOSIUM 7: HIGH-ENERGY ACCELERATORS AND THE FUTURE OF HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS Convener: A. Wagner (DESY, Hamburg, Germany) 16:10 W. Buchmüller (DESY, Hamburg, Germany): Theoretical perspectives of Particle Physics 16:38 L. Rolandi (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland): What have experiments taught us? 17:06 B. Foster (University of Bristol, UK, DESY, Hamburg, Germany): The scientific Roadmap of Particle Physics in the coming 20 Years 17:34 K. Hübner (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland): Challenges for accelerators 18:02 J. Carr (Centre de Physique de Particules de Marseille, France): Particle Physics without accelerators 18:30 I.F. Corbett (ESO, Garching, Germany): Challenges of going global: new paradigms for Particle Physics?   Room A – Level 0 – from 16:10 to 19:00 SYMPOSIUM 8: NANOSTRUCTURES Convener: L. Pavesi (Universita' di Trento, Italy)  16:10 L. Tiefenauer (Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI, Switzerland): Nanotechnology for Life Sciences 16:50 U. Woggon (Universität Dortmund, Germany): Ultrafast spectroscopy of quantum dots 17:30 D.L. Beke (University of Debrecen, Hungary): Non-linear effects in diffusion on nanoscale 18:10 F. Iacona (CNR-IMM, Catania, Italy): Photoluminescence and electroluminescence properties of undoped and Er-doped Si nanocrystals   Room B – Level 0 – from 16:10 to 19:00 SYMPOSIUM 9: QUANTUM AND QUANTUM-OPTICS DEVICES Convener: M. Ducloy (Université Paris Nord, Villetaneuse, France) Co-conveners: G. Leuchs (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany) J.-M. Raimond (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France)  16:10 J.A. Jones (Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford, UK): Quantum computing and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 16:35 J.I. Cirac (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany): Entangling atomic ensembles 17:00 N. Gisin (Université de Geneve, Switzerland): Quantum communication at telecom wavelengths 17:25 G. Rempe (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany): Optical cavity quantum electrodynamics 17:50 M. Orrit (CNRS & Universite Bordeaux, Talence, France): Quantum optics with single nanoobjects 18:15 P. Joyez (CEA-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France): Operation of a solid-state quantum bit circuit   Room C – Level 0 – from 16:10 to 19:00 SYMPOSIUM 10: APPROACHING THE DRIPLINE FOR UNSTABLE NUCLEI Convener: B. Jonson (Chalmers/GU, Göteborg, Sweden) 16:10 T. Nilsson (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland): Exotic nuclei and radioactive beams at low energy 16:50 H. Fynbo (University of Aarhus, Denmark): Multi-particle emission 17:10 F. Herfurth (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland): Masses of dripline nuclei 17:30 T. Aumann (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany): Exotic nuclei and radioactive beams at high energy 18:00 M. Freer (University of Birmingham, UK): Clustering in neutron-rich nuclei  18:35 H. Simon (TU Darmstadt, Germany): Unbound nuclei   Room D – Level 0 – from 16:10 to 19:00 SYMPOSIUM 11: PHYSICS IN SPACE Conveners: J.P. Swings (Université de Liège, Belgium) Co-conveners: M.C.E. Huber (International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland)  J. Kuijpers (University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands) 16:10 C. Aerts (Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium): Asteroseismology: from the Sun to stars 17:00 I. Lehmann (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany): Recent results from the X-ray Satellites Chandra and XMM-Newton 18:10 J.L. Puget (Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, Orsay, France): Cosmic Microwave Background measurements: status and future   Room E – Level 0 – from 16:10 to 19:00 SYMPOSIUM 12: PHYSICS FOR DEVELOPMENT Convener: L. Wöste (Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany) Round Table Discussion Speakers: Z. Ben Lakhdar (University of Tunis, El Manar-Tunis, Tunisia)  J.-L. Morán López (Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, San Luis Potosí, Mexico) A. Suzor-Weiner (University Paris-Sud, Orsay, France) L. Wöste (Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany) N. Hounkonnou (National University of Abomey-Calavi, Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin) A. Baig (Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan) E. Lillethun (University of Bergen, Norway)

 

Friday, 30 August 2002   9:00 – 09:40 C. Joshi (UCLA, Los Angeles, USA): High energy density plasma science with ultrarelativistic electron beams (Globe Hall – Level 0) 9:40 - 10.20 D. Treille (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland): What have we learnt with the LEP machine? (Globe Hall – Level 0) 10:20 - 11:00 M.J.G. Veltman (NIKHEF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands): The Higgs particle: fact and speculation(Globe Hall – Level 0) 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 – 12:10 J.-L. Morán-López (Institute for Scientific and Technological Research of San Luis Potosí, México): Is physics the privilege of developed countries? (Globe Hall – Level 0)   Lunch 14:50 - 15:30 L. Hau (Harvard University, Cambridge, USA): Ultra-slow and stopped light and superfluid shock waves at the ‘light roadblock’(Globe Hall – Level 0) 15:30 - 16:10 A. Zeilinger (University of Vienna, Austria): Quantum interference of individual quantum systems (Globe Hall – Level 0) 16:10 - 16:40 Coffee break 16:40 - 17:20 H. Walther (Sektion Physik der Universität München and Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany): Single atom experiments and the test of Quantum Physics (Globe Hall – Level 0) 17:20 - 18:00  L. Tisza (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA): Remembering Eugene Wigner and pondering his legacy (Globe Hall – Level 0) 18:00 - 18:20 Closing (Globe Hall – Level 0)