Symposia Conveners
16:10 - 19:00 Thursday, 29 August 2002
Approaching the Dripline for Unstable Nuclei
Jonson, B.
Chalmers University, Göteborg
14:40 - 17:30 Tuesday, 27 August 2002
Computational Physics: Interdisciplinary Applications
D. Stauffer
Universität zu Köln
14:40 - 17:30 Tuesday, 27 August 2002
Education
Kleyn, A.
University of Leyden
14:40 - 17:30 Tuesday, 27 August 2002
European Research Infrastructure (Neutron and Photon Sources, Low-Energy Ion Accelerators)
Petroff, Y.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
16:10 - 19:00 Thursday, 29 August 2002
High-Energy Accelerators and the Future of High-Energy Physics
Wagner, A.
DESY
16:10 - 19:00 Thursday, 29 August 2002
Nanostructures
Pavesi, L.
Universita' di Trento
16:10 - 19:00 Thursday, 29 August 2002
Physics for Development
Wöste, L.
Freie Universität, Berlin
14:40 - 17:30 Tuesday, 27 August 2002
Physics in Biology
Ormos, P.
Research Center for Biology, HAS, Szeged
16:10 - 19:00 Thursday, 29 August 2002
Physics in Space
Swings, J.P.
Université de Liège
Huber, M.
ESA
Kuijpers, J.
University of Nijmegen
14:40 - 17:30 Tuesday, 27 August 2002
Physics of Conjugated Polymers and their Applications
Salaneck, W. R.
IFM Linköping University
16:10 - 19:00 Thursday, 29 August 2002
Quantum and Quantum-Optics Devices
Ducloy, M.
Université Paris Nord
Leuchs, G.
Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Raimond, J.-M.
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
14:40 - 17:30 Tuesday, 27 August 2002
Quantum Gases
Mason, N. J.
University College London 
Hinds, E. A.
University of Sussex

Symposia abstracts can be downloaded here.

 


 
 
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME OF THE SYMPOSIA

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
15:50  V. Urumov (Institut za Fizika, Skopje, Macedonia) Physics in a small country
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
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

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)
E. Lillethun (University of Bergen, Norway)
 

 


Organized by
Roland Eötvös Physical Society