Nederlandse Natuurkundige Vereniging

In the year 2016, the Lorentz Professorship will be held by Prof. Ch.L. Kane, University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia USA.

Professor Kane will give a course of three lectures on "Symmetry, Topology and Phases of Matter".

The lectures will be held on :

Tuesday May 17 13.45-15.30 hrs

Tuesday May 24 13.45-15.30 hrs 

Tuesday May 31 13.45-15.30 hrs

Place: De Sitterzaal, room 032, Oort Building

Niels Bohrweg 2, 2333 Ca Leiden.

Lecture 1: Topological Band Theory of Insulators and Semimetals

Lecture 2: Topological Superconductivity

Lecture 3: Topological Mechanics.

These lectures will provide a pedagogical introduction to topological band theory and discuss its application to symmetry protected electronis states including topological insulators, semimetals and superconductors. There will be time to discuss how related ideas can be applied to mechqanical systems. 

For info: http://www.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl/lorentzchair/

A sustainable energy future that does not rely on fossil fuels requires the advances of new materials design and development with efficient energy conversion. However, materials development is still at its infancy. There is an imperative to develop new energy conversion strategies. In Nature, plants harness sunlight and convert them into chemical energy.  The ability to mimic Nature by combining synthetic nanoscopic and molecular components to produce chemical fuels is the Holy Grail to achieve sustainable energy production.​ 

The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) and the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS), NTU, are jointly organizing the “2^nd Workshop on the Chemistry of Energy Conversion: From Molecular Design to Advanced Materials”. We aim to create dialogues among scientists in the energy conversion field, with the ultimate goal of facilitating breakthroughs in materials design for energy conversion. It will also bring the expertise on Chemistry of Energy Conversion to the door steps of the materials research community in Singapore and also provide a platform for participants to meet, network and exchange information about recent research findings on advanced materials.​ 

More details on Registration and Poster presentations can be found on our website.

 Website: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/ias/upcomingevents/SCW16/Pages/default.aspx

Studievereniging Marie Curie organiseert op 27 mei 2016 een symposium met als thema "Pioneer of Physics".

In your time as a physics student you will come across many interesting and new topics that will surprise and intrigue you, but go beyond the scope of your lecture. In this symposium we will boldly go beyond these borders and take a look at the forefront of research, where we will see some very exciting science. Chairman Luca Consoli will be guiding us in this journey and provide us with some historical insight.

 Learn how, despite of what you've learned in the electromagnetism course, we can see magnetic monopole behavior. Take a closer look at copper rust and discover physics similar to that of black holes. See what is happening in the ongoing fight to detect dark matter particles. If this hasn't grabbed your attention yet, have a look at the "Speakers" page for even more subjects and abstracts of all the talks.

Voor info: http://symposium.marie-curie.nl/