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Organised by IOP Thin Films and Surfaces Group

Surface Science Day 5 is the fifth in a series of one-day workshops focussed on surface science. The workshop aims to cover most aspects of research in surface science. Its main audience is PhD students and Postdocs, as well as early professionals. The day includes a full programme of invited speakers with opportunities for cross-fertilisation between sub-disciplines. In addition, there is a poster session for contributed posters from delegates. Student posters are eligible for entry for a poster prize, which will be awarded on the day.

Solid-state Chemistry, Materials Chemistry,    Courses and Events for Physics Students

The study of phonons–a core discipline in the conventional condensed matter physics literature–is currently being viewed in a new light. With a focus on both elucidation and manipulation of phonons across multiple scales, the emerging field of phononics has been vigorously gathering pace in recent years. In 2011, Phononics 2011 was launched as a prime international conference for the field to take place on a biannual basis. Phononics 2023, the sixth in the series, welcomes scientists and engineers from across disciplines and from across the world.

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

The UK PorMat meetings are organised by the Porous Materials Interest Group of the RSC, and act as a focal point for researchers working on all aspects related to porous materials, including synthesis/design, characterisation, applications, and modelling. They cover research on a wide variety of materials, including zeolites and zeotypes, Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), porous silicas, porous carbons, porous polymers, porous organic cages, among others.

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    Photonics, Optoelectronics and Display Devices

LightMAT 2023 provides a platform for academic and industrial researchers, scientists, and engineers to present and discuss the recent development and progress made in Magnesium, Aluminium, Titanium and their alloys and materials combinations.

Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems

Lodz University of Technology

QIF3’s main themes are the density and density matrix-driven electronic structure methods, but sessions on strong electron correlation and beyond-QTAIM topological approaches are also planned. QIF3 is a satellite meeting of the 17th International Congress of Quantum Chemistry in Bratislava (https://icqc2023.org/). We have a great lineup of confirmed speakers but also several slots for contributed talks are available. A poster session is planned as well.

Email: qif2023@info.p.lodz.pl

Electronic structure methods, density functional theory, intermolecular interactions, atoms in molecules, electronic correlation

Physical (Theoretical) Chemistry, Computational Chemistry,    Atomic and Molecular Physics

This GRS will be devoted to recent advances in plasmon-driven processes, which enable and strengthen applications in photonics, chemistry, materials, engineering, and biomedical sciences. Valuable future perspectives will be provided to participants through in-depth discussions and interactive panels.

Fundamentals and Applications of Plasmon-Driven Processes

This GRC is dedicated to the use of plasmons to drive diverse physical and chemical processes, and to the improvement of the understanding of plasmon-controlled generation, manipulation, and conversion of photons, charges, and phonons that are involved in the plasmon-driven processes. New plasmonic applications will be identified. Challenging problems related to plasmonically powered processes will be discussed.

Plasmonic Control of Photons, Charges and Phonons

From displays, to materials actuation, biosensing, and even the nucleic acid bundles inside a viral capsid, liquid crystal ordering has enabled marvels in nature as well as numerous transformations in scientific, medical, and technological domains. The 2023 Gordon Research Conference on Liquid Crystals (LCs) will gather a diverse community of scientists who are pushing the boundaries of theory, experiments, and applications of liquid crystals. This meeting will feature research at the intersection of materials science, engineering, biology, chemistry, and physics, that is redefining and reinvigorating the field of liquid crystals. Topics include, but are not limited to, computational and theoretical advances in active matter, biosensors exploiting the exquisite responsiveness of liquid crystals, liquid crystal elastomers and soft robotics, synthetic and natural structural color, pharmaceuticals, and energy materials. Conference speakers and discussion leaders sample the full spectrum of creative liquid crystal researchers, from well-established authorities to junior innovators, with contributions from engineering, the life sciences, and industry.

Learning from Nature to Transform Technology through Liquid Crystal Science

Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems

Attosecond and strong field physics are evolving in new directions, unified by the concept of lightwave electronics: from the generation of structured pulses with tailored angular momentum properties, the control of the enantiosensitive electronic response in chiral molecules, the study of non-linear properties of solid-state materials, to the generation and application of electron matter-wave vortices.

Optics and Lasers,    Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information Theory

IOP

The Condensed Matter and Quantum Materials (CMQM) series is home to the UK condensed matter physics community and offers a focused meeting for topical and emerging fields in solid state and materials physics. The conference is supported by a number of Institute of Physics groups and aims at bringing together scientists and PhD students with diverse interests including exotic electronic and magnetic phenomena in solids, new materials, characterisation techniques and devices. The 2023 conference will be hosted by the University of Birmingham. During the event all active researchers within the relevant subject areas will have the chance to present, and which will form a marketplace for students, postdocs, advisors, and collaborators to find each other.

The European High Pressure Research Group (EHPRG)

Technische Universität Wien

The Conference will cover all aspects of processing, fabrication, structure/property evaluation and applications of both ferrous and non-ferrous materials, composites including biomaterials, high temperature materials, fuel cells/hydrogen storage technologies, batteries, super capacitors, thermoelectric materials, nanomaterials for energy and structural applications, aerospace structural metallic materials, bulk metallic glasses, UFGM, TMP of fission materials (fuel cladding, structural), high entropy alloys, materials & technologies in fusion reactors, additive manufacturing, smart/intelligent materials, modeling & simulation, welding/Joining- FSW-P, interfaces/Grain boundaries & neutron scattering /X rays studies and materials performance of advanced materials.

Institute of Low Temperatures and Structure Research PAS

Conference on Cryocrystals and Quantum Crystals (CC) has been an important international forum for presenting new results on physics and chemistry of atomic and molecular solids such as rare gas solids, hydrogens, nitrogen, oxygen, methanes, helium isotopes, water ice, etc.The scope of CC is wide, including, but not limited to: films, nanoscale systems, low temperature physics, charged species in cryocrystals, spectroscopy of cryocrystals, ultra-low temperature and high-pressure studies, matrix isolation in cryocrystals, ultrafast dynamics in crystals, order-disorder phenomena, technological applications and instrumentation.

Event Secretariat;     Phone: [+48 71 343 4 276];     Email: cc2022@intibs.pl

molecular crystals; quantum crystals; low-temperature physisc; nanoscale systems; thermal transport; order-disorder phenomena; high-pressure studies

Quantum materials, Low Temperature Physics,    Atomic and Molecular Physics

The 17th International Conference on Phonon Scattering in Condensed Matter, Phonons 2023, is the latest in the pre-eminent conference series on the physics of phonons and phonon interactions. It is held nominally every three years, the recent previous conferences were held in Nottingham, UK (2015) and Nanjing, China (2018). After the pandemics, Phonons 2023 retakes its momentum. Phonons 2023 will consist of: plenary sessions covering some of the latest developments in phonon physics; parallel oral sessions, including invited talks on key topics; poster sessions; and social events to facilitate discussions in the phonon physics community. The conference will take place in the Paris area. The city has excellent transport links to the major international airports in Europe and is easily reached by visitors from all over the world.

A major goal of this seminar is to highlight and celebrate the latest progress and insights in the novel topological and correlated matter, such as artificially designed moire systems built with twisted graphene or transition metal dichalcogenide layers, non-Hermitian and Floquet systems, topological magnetic materials, and axion insulators

Mapping a Landscape of Novel Unexpected States

During the past four years, new phenomena and material systems kept emerging. The artificially designed 2D materials have quickly become an important playground of this field, where correlation and topology are deeply intertwined. In addition to the twisted graphene systems, new topological and strongly correlated states are discovered also in twisted TMD layers recently bringing interesting new problems to the field. Another new territory for the topological and correlated systems is the non-equilibrium systems, where new topological states have been proposed and discovered in non-hermitian and Floquet systems. Impressive progress has also been made in more traditional bulk crystal materials, where new systems with quantum anomalous Hall states and axion insulators have been discovered and topological classification for magnetic crystals has been accomplished. Now, it is time to gather again and share the latest progresses and ideas.

Mapping a Landscape of Novel Unexpected States

Come and experience a rich palate of cryogenic-related topics including industry and research and development that are the foundation of the conference. The technical program features the latest research and state-of-the-art developments in all areas of cryogenics, including superconductivity, cryocoolers, transportation, medical, cryogenic materials, and other applications. Honolulu beckons with a relaxed and thought-provoking environment ripe for lively discussions, shared experiences, and collaboration development.

ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

The conference will bring together international researchers and engineers focusing on heat and mass transfer in a variety of applications. The program of SHTC 2023 will include technical paper sessions, plenary lectures, committee meetings and social events. The objectives of the meeting are to provide a forum for presentation of state-of-the-art research and opportunities for technical interactions among participants.

Mechanical engineering,    Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics and Statistical Physics

University of Tennessee Knoxville, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Talks at Undergraduate Level on Current Research Topics in High Energy Physics and Solid State Physics & Student Poster Session.

Organizer & Convener;     Email: phy.hanc@gmail.com

Astrochemistry, Electronic Structure Theory, Basics of Elementary Particle Physics, Neutrino, WIMP Dark Matter Search, CMS Experiment at CERN

High Energy Physics, Particles and Fields,    Courses and Events for Physics Students

Emerging Physical Platforms and Applications of Quantum Sensors

Metrology and Instrumentation,    Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information Theory

The AVS 23rd International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD 2023) featuring the 10th International Atomic Layer Etching Workshop (ALE 2023) will be a three-day meeting dedicated to the science and technology of atomic layer controlled deposition of thin films and atomic layer etching. Since 2001, the ALD conference has been held alternately in the United States, Europe and Asia, allowing fruitful exchange of ideas, know-how and practices between scientists.

Semiconductors,    Plasma and Gas-discharge Physics, Nuclear Fusion

Frontiers of Sensing in the Quantum Regime with Atomic, Solid-State and Photonic Systems

Metrology and Instrumentation,    Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information Theory

Institute of Physics (IOP)

The Joint 28th AIRAPT and 60th EHPRG International Conference on High Pressure Science and Technology will be held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) located in Edinburgh, UK.

Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research

Materials with strongly correlated quantum particles are at the forefront of present solid state research. Understanding the experimental properties of novel quantum materials crucially relies on the application of cutting-edge analytical and numerical tools. This workshop aims at bringing together world-leading experts in both analytical and numerical theory to advance the current perspective on important questions of the field: What are the signatures of quantum order in newly synthesized experimental setups? Which aspects of quantum materials can be described on the model level? What are the computational and algorithmic boundaries hindering the solution of the many-body problem? What is the nature of phase transitions between these novel states of matter?

Organizing committee;     Email: cnqm2023@fkf.mpg.de

The Korean Magnetics Society

UK Metamaterials Network, UK Acoustics Network

The one-week summer school, aimed at PhD students, Postdocs & Early Career Academics, will be hosted between the Henry Royce Institute and Manchester Metropolitan University. There will be five focussed days: i) Numerical Modelling (e.g., finite element), ii) Analytical Modelling, iii) Manufacturing, iv) Experimental Methods, and v) Career Progression/Funding. These will include invited summary lectures and specific state of the art talks from internationally recognised academic and industry experts. As exciting topics with local expertise, we will run metamaterials sports engineering linked projects as part of this event.

Acoustics, Noise and Vibration,    Courses and Events for Physics Students

Coherent control aims to steer quantum systems towards desired final states through its interaction with light. Recent years have witnessed rapid acceleration of research activity in the field. Along with new theoretical control strategies, latest advances in nonlinear optics and ultrafast laser technology have enabled spatial and temporal coherence of light to be extended through to the UV and X-ray regions. The possibility of engineering and tailoring coherent waveforms is paving the way to novel discoveries in a number of scientific disciplines at the interface between physics, chemistry and biology. Promising applications include the development and control of quantum materials and metamaterials, control of chiral matter, and high-precision spectroscopy on ultrafast time scales.

Theoretical and Experimental Techniques for Coherent Quantum Control With Strong Fields

Optics and Lasers,    Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information Theory

Nanoporous materials and their applications is a dynamic field with an ever-changing landscape. This forum enables young researchers active in the synthesis, characterization, engineering, computational modeling, and application of nanoporous materials to build community and share knowledge. The informal setting helps to facilitate fruitful discussions and cultivate new collaborations that accelerate the development and fundamental understanding of porous materials that can be used to overcome many modern-day challenges.

Leveraging Order and Disorder in Nanoporous Materials

Expanding the Horizons of Porous Materials Design and Applications

Expanding the Horizons of Porous Materials Design and Applications

The conference will focus on the two paradigms, quantum control and quantum technology, which are highly interconnected and merging together very rapidly. The development of the general principles of quantum control is essential for future quantum technology. Quantum control deals primarily with the interaction of laser light with matter. The objective of the control is to modify the state of matter or the course of a chemical or physical process. These control tasks require “intelligent” light fields, which have to be highly controllable in frequency, phase, and intensity.

Diversity and Synergetic in Quantum Control and Quantum Technology

Optics and Lasers,    Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information Theory

Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems

Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information Theory,    Optics and Lasers

University of Szczecin, Institute of Physics, Szczecin, Poland

We are pleased to inform you that the 25th International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science, ICCF-25, will be held in Szczecin, Poland, August 27 – 31, 2023. The progress in material science, nanotechnology, nuclear science and engineering, advances in thermoelectric materials, condensed matter science, lattice confinement and many other developments give us the opportunity to discuss the details on low-energy nuclear reactions. The conference is organized by the University of Szczecin.

ICCF-25 Secretariat;     Phone: [+48 22 243 40 40];     Email: info@iccf25.com

The scientific programme
 include: - Heat Production
 - Transmutations
 - Electrochemical Experiments
 - Hot gas experiments
 - Plasma Experiments
 - Beam Experiments
 - Instrumentation
 - Material Studies
 - Theoretical and Computational Studies
 - Engineering Applications
 - Other

Nuclear Physics,    Multidisciplinary Events in Physics

Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (IASM) in Hangzhou, China

Compressible flows are ubiquitous in nature with a broad spectrum of applications and they are important objects of the study in mathematical and physical sciences and engineering. Despite the old history and physical importance, mathematical understanding of the system of partial differential equations describing dynamics of inviscid compressible fluids such as the Euler equations remain challenging. In recent years, several deep and unexpected results were obtained by using a variety of elaborate techniques from distinct communities, which generated significant interests in the field and led to major advances in the mathematical study of inviscid compressible flows including non-uniqueness of weak solutions, the stability of very rough solutions, the formation of singularities, and the study of free boundary problems. The workshop brings together experts in compressible fluid dynamics from diverse communities, creates an inclusive atmosphere where the latest developments, ideas and techniques are vigorously discussed, and provides a unique opportunity to foster a new community with a large set of skills. Another important goal of the workshop is to introduce early career researchers to this active area of research and to provide a training and networking opportunity.

Sorbonne University and Chimie ParisTech-PSL

ICL is an international conference series held every three years with a program focused on all types of luminescent materials, the processes governing light emission and the applications of these systems.

Atomic and Molecular Physics,    Photochemistry and Spectroscopy

UC Santa Barbara, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP)

Recent progress in magnetism has been made by steadily increasing our understanding of its quantum aspects, as well as by embracing the complexity of magnetic materials with entangled spin, orbital and lattice degrees of freedom. These efforts are revealing new horizons that remained hidden behind this complexity, such as the emergence of low-energy quantum gauge theories that control the collective phenomena of different classes of quantum magnets. Harnessing substantial progress over the last several years, this conference will bring participants together to address outstanding modern challenges of quantum magnetism. These will include the search for real materials with novel topologically-ordered states of matter, the computation and measurement of dynamical and transport properties that can reveal fingerprints of fractionalization and multipolar ordering and the roles of disorder and spin-phonon interaction. We will also include the emergent-electrodynamics induced by topological spin textures, the unusual dynamics of integrable systems, and the revolutionary twist on the quantum 2D magnetism provided by experiments on Moiré systems such as twisted bilayer graphene and transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) bilayers.

Quantum materials, Low Temperature Physics,    Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Spintronics

Following the success of the previous editions, we are pleased to announce the 11h International Conference on Molecular Electronics (ElecMol) which will be held at Faculté de Chimie of the Université de Strasbourg from the 27th of August to the 1st of September 2023. The main purpose of the conference is an up-to-date scientific exchange on recent advances in the field of molecular electronics, gathering researchers from all over the world around top-level invited speakers. This reunion is also an opportunity for the development of national and international collaborations between academic and private partners at the highest level. 

T1 – Single Molecule Junctions, Memories & Switches T2 – Large Area Junctions, Memories & Switches T3 – Organic Electronics, Optoelectronics & Photonics: Materials & Devices T4 – 2D materials, Nanotubes & Nanowires T5 – Self-Assembly & Supramolecular Architectures T6 – Scanning Probe Microscopies & Near Field Approaches T7 – Molecular Theoretical Modelling T8 – Bioinspired Approaches & Biomimetic Devices

Applied Physics (general),    Electronic Engineering

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 36th European Conference on Surface Science (ECOSS 36) which will be held 28 Aug - 1 Sep 2023 in Lodz, Poland, organized by the University of Lodz.

ECOSS is a well-established annual meeting directed jointly by the Surface Science Division of the International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications (IUVSTA) and the Surface and Interface Section of the European Physical Society (EPS). The conference provides an excellent opportunity for scientists from Europe and from all over the world to meet and discuss the latest advances in the physics and chemistry of surfaces. Furthermore, it is a forum to discuss the progress of surface science in related innovation fields such as heterogeneous catalysis, organic molecular nano-architectures, two-dimensional materials and graphene, nanoelectronics, bio-nanoscience and functional and energy materials studied both using theoretical and experimental methods.

FEMS EUROMAT is the premier international congress in the field of materials science and technology in Europe. This congress will continue a successful series and foster the knowledge transfer and exchange of experiences amongst delegates with academic and industrial backgrounds.

Metallurgy and Materials Science,    Chemicals and Materials Science

European Physical Society (EPS) - The conference will be a joint event with FisMat, the biennial conference of the Italian community of condensed matter physics, optics, liquids and soft matter.

Juelich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS)

Juelich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) is happy to announce that application is open for the 25th Laboratory Course Neutron Scattering taking place September 4 - 15, 2023 in Juelich and Garching/Munich, Germany. The course will consist of one week of lectures and exercises and one week of practical training at the neutron scattering facilities of Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum MLZ. It is the aim of the course to give a realistic insight into the experimental technique and its scientific power.

Students of physics, chemistry, materials science and biosciences are invited to apply for participation. There is no tuition fee. Accommodation and meals during the course will be provided by JCNS. Travel expenses will be reimbursed within reasonable limits.

Deadline for application is May 21, 2023.

Email: neutronlab@fz-juelich.de

neutron scattering, soft matter, material science, crystallography, neutron diffraction, small angle neutron scattering (SANS), magnetic scattering, structural analysis, neutron reflectometry, GISANS, magnetic nanostructures, inelastic neutron scattering, strongly correlated electrons

Neutron Scattering,    Courses and Events for Physics Students

Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences (INI)

Applied Mathematics (in general),    Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics and Statistical Physics

SPIE - The International Society for Optics and Photonics

SPIE Laser Damage is the specialized meeting for laser damage materials and thin films used with high-power, high-energy lasers. Join the community to hear the latest advances in durability, properties modeling, testing, and component fabrication.

European Materials Research Society (E-MRS)

Solid-state Chemistry, Materials Chemistry,    Metallurgy and Materials Science

In a classic paper 50 years ago, Kugel and Khomskii demonstrated that in strongly-correlated systems orbital ordering can arise from a purely electronic super-exchange mechanism and not just the conventional co-operative Jahn-Teller effect. This work opened the field of orbital physics — a field which, since then, is undergoing continuous growth. It was understood that, beside orbital ordering, super-exchange can give rise to the orbital analogue of spin-liquid states. It was shown that the directional character of the orbitals can introduce anisotropic super-exchange interactions, which, in a simplified setting, are described by compass models, a prototype for the Kitaev model. This opened new avenues of its own. More surprising phenomena arise from the entanglement of spin and orbital degrees of freedom. New developments aim at dynamically tuning orbital occupations by pushing the system out of equilibrium, and at orbital-controlled electronics.

The goal of this year’s school is to provide students with an overview of the state-of-the art in the field of orbital physics in strongly correlated systems and the techniques used to investigate them. After introducing fundamental models and effects, lectures will focus on these effects in real materials, with introductions to crystallography and symmetries, methods for building minimal tight-binding Hamiltonians, the Jahn-Teller effect, and Coulomb-enhancements of the Jahn-Teller effect. Advanced lectures will address orbital ordering, orbital liquids and Kitaev materials, as well as theoretical approaches, from self-interaction corrected density functionals to dynamical mean-field theory and beyond. Experimental lectures will present probes of spin, orbital, and charge degrees of freedom, techniques to image orbitals and orbital ordering, as well as orbitally-controlled transport phenomena.

Email: correl23@fz-juelich.de

Orbital physics, orbital ordering, multi-orbital Hubbard model, strong-correlations, DMFT, Jahn-Teller, group theory, Kitaev materials, Mott transition, quantum Montecarlo, spin and orbital liquid, theory and experiments

Quantum materials, Low Temperature Physics,    Computational Physics and Numerical Simulation

Royal Society of Chemistry

There are major water-related challenges that require enhanced molecular-level understanding and description of water at interfaces, to relate that understanding to macroscopic phenomena in aqueous systems, and then ultimately utilize or control those phenomena. Interfacial water is crucial for disciplines as diverse as atmospheric science, geochemistry, energy science, water purification/desalination, and biology. This Faraday Discussion aims to combine different approaches, both experimental and theoretical, to further our understanding of the fundamental properties of water at interfaces. Such insights are expected to have important implications for chemistry, biology and potentially medicine; key sustainable technologies such as filtration, desalination, and photocatalytic water splitting; as well as modelling of processes in atmospheric chemistry and physics.

Dynamics and Nano-Rheology of Interfacial Water; Electrified / Charged Aqueous Interfaces; Ice Interfaces; Soft Matter-Water Interface

Solid-state Chemistry, Materials Chemistry,    Mechanics, Rheology and Tribology

The Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) technical meeting and exhibition series is a long-standing, recognized forum for fostering technical innovation at the intersection of materials science, engineering, and application. Organized by three leading materials-related societies, MS&T is where materials innovation happens.

Metallurgy and Materials Science,    Chemicals and Materials Science

Technische Universität Braunschweig

The goal of the Symposium “Particle-Based Materials 2023” is to bring together scientists and engineers from different communities that all share the goal of creating functionality in materials using particles. The synthesis, processing and materials integration of particles into thin films, bulk matrices, fibers or other geometries are covered by this symposium.

A strong focus will be on the development of scalable processes, novel modelling or characterization techniques as well as material properties that can be achieved using particles and that would be hard to obtain using other approaches. Anisotropic, complex particles and supra-particles that bring new or multiple functionalities to materials are of particular interest.

Synthesis (bottom up or top down), characterization (including new multidimensional techniques) and processing (purification, formulation etc.) of particles to be used in advanced materials ; Special types of particles (highly defined particles, anisotropic particles, supra-particles, multifunctional particles etc.) ; Assembly, arrangement, alignment and patterning of particles in films and bulk materials, multiscale simulations of particle growth, assembly and properties; Applications of particle-based materials with targeted functionality (magnetic, optical, electronic, structural, chemical, biological, pharmaceutical properties etc.)

Chemicals and Materials Science,    Metallurgy and Materials Science

The meeting is hosted by the Spanish Division of Condensed Matter Physics (DFMC-GEFES) of the Spanish Royal Society of Physics

The 1st Spanish Soft Matter 1 ½ Day aims at bringing together soft matter researchers working in this vibrant field within Spain. Systems of interest thus span granular matter, liquid crystals, colloidal science, droplets, jets, emulsions, foams, polymers, and more broadly any many-particle system with internal characteristic length-scales between atomic and macroscopic dimensions, and that could either be at or out-of equilibrium, as in the emerging field of active matter. Mechanical, optical, electrical, and thermal aspects of these materials are all of interest, as well as their phase and non-equilibrium behavior, linear and non-linear solid-like and/or liquid-like response, and structural and dynamical properties more generally. Additionally, due to the inherent multidisciplinary nature of the field, connections between soft matter and other disciplines, including statistical mechanics, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, complex systems, biology, nanoscience, chemical and mechanical engineering, and physical chemistry are all natural.

Banff International Research Station (BIRS) for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery

The Banff International Research Station will host a diverse, international group of mathematicians in 2023 to study geometric approaches to fluids and optimal transport. The ideas of geodesic settings for fluids have been circulating since the late 1960s, but received a strong surge lately, in the last 5-10 years, with the development of new techniques in infinite-dimensional geometry and group theory. The original idea is that the particles in an ideal liquid or gas move in a curved infinite-dimensional space, in the same way as an airplane flying around the earth: along the shortest path. Properties of the fluid, such as how well it can be predicted in the future, how well it mixes together, and how extreme the speed can be, can all be related to how curved this infinite-dimensional space is, which helps us understand features of the weather and climate geometrically. More recently similar ideas have been used to understand solids as well, for example when a pile of rocks are transported from one place to another at the optimal cost.

Geometry and Topology,    Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics and Statistical Physics

The TAN 23 is organized by Institute of Modern Physics (IMP), Chinese Academy Sciences and Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory

The TAN 23 is the seventh in the series of international conferences dedicated to recent achievements and developments in experiments and theory of the chemistry and physics of transactinide elements.

The conference will take place in Huizhou, a beautiful city of Guangdong province of southeast China. At the present, Institute of Modern Physics is constructing two large-scale scientific facilities in Huizhou, High Intensity Heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) and China initiative Accelerator Driven System (CiADS). The new facilities will enable scientists to continue to push the frontiers of science and technology, for the benefit of all. The scientific program of this conference will cover experimental and theoretical aspects of synthesis of the superheavy elements, nuclear reactions, nuclear structure, chemistry, atomic properties, and related topics.

Nuclear Physics,    Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry

Wilhelm-and-Else Heraeus Foundation

Strange metals are one of the most prominent frontiers of condensed matter physics. While conventional metals are well described by Landau’s Fermi liquid theory – i.e. a quantum liquid of long-lived, local, electron-like quasiparticles – strange metals defy this paradigm. Here, the local low-energy excitations are extremely short lived and the adiabatic connection to free electrons breaks down. As a consequence, strange metals display a multitude of unusual experimental phenomena, including anomalous charge transport (for example linear in temperature and magnetic field scaling of resistance), singular thermodynamics, and characteristic dynamical scaling. Experimentally, strange metallic behavior has been reported in a variety of experimental systems including high-temperature superconductors and heavy fermion materials. Recent progress in experimental control and device fabrication not only allowed for much more accurate studies of these classic materials, but, in the process, also revealed strikingly new properties such as the unexpectedly simple and yet puzzle scaling of the magnetoresistance. Present-day technology adds novel quantum emulators such as twisted van-der-Waals heterostructures and cold atomic gases to the list of experimental systems displaying strange metallic behavior. At the same time, most recent theories explaining strange metallic behavior resort – from a healthy variation of perspectives – to such diverse concepts as exotic (beyond-Landau) critical quantum fluctuations, effective dual gravity models, and quantum hydrodynamics. As such, this WE-Heraeus Seminar aims at bringing together key figures in the research on strange metals. A particularly important mission is the fruitful cross-talks between experimentalists working on a variety of platforms, as well as theorists with different perspectives of the problem.

Organizing committee;     Email: e.koenig@fkf.mpg.de

Quantum materials, Low Temperature Physics,    Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Computing

Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (MFO, Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics)

Banff International Research Station (BIRS) for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery

Courses and Events for Math Students and Early Career Researchers,    Applied Mathematics (in general)

Banff International Research Station (BIRS) for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery

Courses and Events for Math Students and Early Career Researchers,    Applied Mathematics (in general)

The European High Pressure Research Group (EHPRG)

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)

The 15th International Symposium on Superalloys (Superalloys 2024) aims to highlight technologies for lifecycle improvement of superalloys. In addition to the traditional focus areas of alloy development, processing, mechanical behavior, coatings, and environmental effects, the Superalloys symposium invites papers from academia, supply chain, and product-user members of the superalloy community that highlight technologies that contribute to improving manufacturability, affordability, life prediction, and performance of superalloys.

Metallurgy and Materials Science,    Chemicals and Materials Science

The European High Pressure Research Group (EHPRG)