Neun Plenarvorträge geben einen Überblick über die neuesten Fortschritte in verschiedenen Forschungsgebieten.
An zwei Abenden sind ein öffentlicher Vortrag sowie eine Filmvorführung geplant:
Let there be light, a film on the quest for fusion
This documentary film is in the form of interviews with physicists and engineers, either from the big international project ITER under construction in the south of France and involving many partner countries, or other smaller projects mainly in the United States. Directed by two Canadian filmmakers, Mila Aungh-Thwin and Van Royko, it follows researchers in their everyday lives. Thus, it not only shows us large experimental facilities while recalling important milestones of the history of fusion, but it also leads us to the heart of what motivates researchers to dedicate their lives to see the realization of fusion energy. There is a good balance between science and social in this film, which was one of the top 10 Canadian films in 2017. A solid introduction to the subject and a useful update on the state of play for those already familiar with the work as well as for a broad audience.
Die folgenden Parallelsitzungen sind geplant:
* organisiert vom NCCR MARVEL
Abhängig von Anzahl und Inhalt der Beiträge werden die Sitzungen nochmals thematisch unterteilt.
CHIPP wird sein internes, nicht-wissenschaftliches Treffen am Dienstag Nachmittag abhalten, die wissenschaftlichen Beiträge werden in den TASK-Sitzungen platziert.
Die Postersitzung beginnt am 29. August im Rahmen eines Apéros und wird am Abend des 30. August mit einem Mittags-Buffets fortgesetzt. Alle Poster müssen an beiden Tagen präsentiert werden.
Die drei herausragendsten Poster werden mit einem Preis ausgezeichnet. Zusätzlich zu obiger Bedingung muß der Erstautor des Posters persönlich an der Konferenz teilnehmen, um bei der Auswahl berücksichtigt zu werden. Die Preise werden in einer kleinen Zeremonie am 31. August verliehen.
Die maximale Postergröße ist A0 (Hochformat).
Wie jedes Jahr werden herausragende wissenschaftliche Arbeiten mit den SPG-Preisen geehrt werden. Die mit jeweils CHF 5000.- dotieren Preise werden in den Gebieten der Allgemeinen Physik (gestiftet vom ABB Forschungszentrum), der Physik der kondensierten Materie (gestiftet vom IBM Forschungslabor Rüschlikon), der Angewandten Physik (gestiftet von OC Oerlikon), für eine Arbeit mit Bezug zur Metrologie (gestiftet vom METAS) und für eine Arbeit auf dem Gebiet der computergestützen Physik (gestiftet von COMSOL) vergeben.
Roland Horisberger, Gewinner des Charpak-Ritz Preises 2018, gestiftet von SFP (Société Française de Physique) und SPG, wird am 27. August an der Jahrestagung der SFP in Grenoble geehrt. Er wird an beiden Konferenzen einen Preisvortrag halten.
CHIPP sowie die Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Neutronenstreuung (SGN) werden ebenfalls ihre Preise vergeben.
Die Preisverleihung findet am Vormittag des 29. August statt.
Die Generalversammlung findet am 28. August statt. Die Traktandenliste wird in den SPG-Mitteilungen Nr. 55 publiziert.
Wir ermuntern alle SPG-Mitglieder, sich aktiv zu beteiligen und mit dem Vorstand Kontakt aufzunehmen, falls bestimmte Themen auf der Tagesordnung stehen sollten.
Parallel zur Konferenz findet eine Ausstellung wissenschaftlicher Geräte, Apparaturen, Software und Literatur statt. Interessierte Firmen wurden eingeladen, an der Tagung teilzunehmen. Sollte Ihre Firma Interesse an einer Teilnahme haben, jedoch von uns bis Ende März keine Einladung erhalten haben, wenden Sie sich bitte an das SPG Sekretariat.
Das Konferenzabendessen findet am 30. August im "Casino Morges" statt. Sie können das Abendessen während der normalen Registrierung auswählen. Der Preis ist CHF 80.- (inkl. Bustransfer, Apéro, 3-Gänge Menü, Getränke).
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Theoretical Physics
The session on Theoretical Physics at the annual meeting 2018 will put a special emphasis on Computational Physics, still welcoming contributions from all venues of theoretical physics. The aim is to present the most important developments in the field brought forward by researchers having links to Switzerland, and do so in a way that is largely accessible to all physicists.
Contact: Gian Michele Graf
Physics Beyond University
Most Master or PhD students and PostDocs are only exposed to academic career models during their studies. Yet the majority of physicists actually later work in non-academic positions. The section “Physics in Industry” will present a session centred on showcasing physicists careers and job-roles that reflect the variety of pathways that are open with a physics degree. Invited speakers will describe their career development and how important their physics education was in its course. Is it the generalist, specialist or practitioner skills that make them successful?
If you have studied physics, work in an industry, start-up company or other non-academic profession and would like to share your view on why a physics education is important in your position or company, please submit your contribution before the abstract submission deadline.
Contact: Andreas Fuhrer, Thilo Stöferle
Condensed Matter (KOND)
The condensed matter section of the Swiss Physical Society encourages submission of abstracts to all related focussed sessions (see below). Further topics in Condensed Matter Physics e.g. magnetism, superconductivity, semiconductors, among others will be covered by the regular KOND program.
Contact: Laura J. Heyderman
Magnetism and Spintronics at the Nanoscale
With this focus session we would like to highlight recent advances in the fabrication, measurement and control of novel functionalities in spintronic and nanomagnetic systems. We aim to bring together experimentalists and theoreticians from Switzerland and the neighbouring countries exploring magnetic properties in thin films, interfaces, and nanostructures. Harald Brune (EPFL) and Rolf Allenspach (IBM Zurich) will give invited presentations in this session.
Contact: Claire Donnelly, Jizhai Cui, Laura J. Heyderman
SwissFEL – recent advances and future opportunities
In the last ten years, X-ray science has had an impressive growth and many developments were made due to the introduction of X-ray Free Electron Laser light sources and their unique photon properties. In comparison to synchrotron storage rings, XFELs have brought a significant improvement in time resolution (i.e. typical pulse widths below 100 fs), with an impressive increase in photon flux per pulse by several orders of magnitude.
The new XFEL facility at PSI, SwissFEL, delivers femtosecond photon pulses of spatially coherent X-rays in the wavelength range 0.1 to 7 nm (180 eV to 12.4 keV), with extremely high peak brightness. The first experiments performed in 2017 mark the beginning of the ultrafast X-ray science capabilities at this facility for the scientific community.
This session will be dedicated to present the most recent achievements in ultrafast X-ray science in selected research fields including condensed matter physics, materials science, chemistry, molecular physics, and non-linear x-ray science.
Contact: Luc Patthey, Christoph Bostedt, Majed Chergui, Henrik Lemke, Chris Milne
Advanced Electronic-Structure Developments and Applications (organised by the NCCR MARVEL)
This session aims at highlighting recent advances in the computational study of the properties of real materials with particular emphasis on the description of the electronic structure through advanced methods, both as far as methodological developments and applications are concerned.
We aim at bringing together computational researchers active in various fields, such as materials for batteries, halide perovskites and other materials for photovoltaics, functional oxides, electrochemical interfaces & catalysis, metal organic frameworks, two-dimensional materials, solid-state ion conductors, and others. Two invited speakers are confirmed: Giacomo Miceli (EPFL) and Wei Chen (Louvain-La-Neuve).
Contact: Alfredo Pasquarello
Advances in Topological Materials (organised by the NCCR MARVEL)
The objective of this session is to provide an account of recent advances in materials realizing topological electronic phases (topological insulators, Dirac and Weyl semimetals, etc.). The session intends to gather both the theorists working on the subject as well as experimental researchers studying various aspects of these emerging materials (materials synthesis, photoemission spectroscopy, transport measurements). Alexey Soluyanov (ETHZ) and Ming Shi (PSI) will give invited talks.
Contact: Oleg Yazyev