Topics
Solid-state physics
High Temperature Corrosion. Gordon Research Seminar
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In New London, NH
High Temperature Corrosion Processes: From Single Oxidants to Complex Environment
Physical Metallurgy
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In Biddeford, ME
Frontiers in Physical Metallurg
Atomic Physics. GRC. From Ultracold to Strongly Interacting Quantum Systems
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In Newport, RI
Electron Diffraction for Quantitative Surface Structure Determination. ICSOS workshop-3 on surface structures
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In Lodz
UXSS2015. Ultrafast X-ray Summer School 2015
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In DESY Campus, Hamburg
UXSS 2015 is jointly organized by the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) at DESY and the PULSE institute at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The summer school program will be highly interdisciplinary, with topics ranging from accelerator physics to molecular biology.Please note that the number of summer school participants will be limited. In order to facilitate the selection of participants, we are asking applicants to provide a short text describing their educational and scientific background and their motivation for applying for participation in UXSS 2015. The applicants will be asked to pay a registration fee in the amount of 100 EUR. Accepted applicants will receive financial support for travel and local expenses, provided by the VolkswagenStiftung.
Please forward this announcement to doctoral students and postdoctoral research associates who you think might be interested in participating in UXSS 2015.
 List of speakers at UXSS 2015
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- Giorgio Margaritondo, EPFL, Switzerland: X-ray light sources
- Robin Santra, DESY & Univ. of Hamburg, Germany: Fundamentals of X-ray--matter interaction
- David Reis, SLAC & Stanford Univ., USA: Ultrafast X-ray application in condensed matter physics
- Linda Young, Argonne Natl. Lab., USA: Atomic and molecular physics using ultrafast X-rays
- Markus Gühr, SLAC, USA: Ultrafast chemical dynamics
- Simone Techert, DESY & Univ. of Göttingen, Germany: Time-resolved structural biology and chemistry
- Thomas White, DESY, Germany: Serial femtosecond crystallography
- Wilfried Wurth, DESY & Univ. of Hamburg, Germany: Ultrafast electronic dynamics in solids
- Ulf Zastrau, Univ. of Jena, Germany: Matter under extreme conditions
Superconductivity. Gordon Research Conference
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In Hong Kong
Unconventional Superconductivity: Materials and Mechanisms
Superconductivity. Gordon Research Seminar
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In Hong Kong
249th ACS National Meeting
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In Denver, CO
ICESS-15. International Conference on Electron Spectroscopy and Structure
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In Stony Brook, NY
The thirteenth International Conference on Electron Spectroscopy and Structure: ICESS-15, will be held in Stony Brook, New York, Sept 28th to bring together some 400 people interested in the properties of electrons and their interactions in systems ranging from atoms and molecules to complex condensed matter materials. Specific topics fordiscussion will include Atomic and Molecular Science, Photochemistry, Quantum Materials, Imaging Spectroscopies, Novel Instrumentation, and Nanomaterials.
Electronic structure is one of the fundamental properties of matter, and as such has been the subject of scientific investigation for more than a century. Â However the last two decades have witnessed important new discoveries in all areas ranging from the atomic level through to that of complex materials. Â There have also been significant developments in new methods, both theoretical and experimental, for investigating these properties. Â Â New experimental techniques have often evolved at the large scale facilities and by 2015 it is anticipated that the new state-of-the-art synchrotron radiation source at BNL, the NSLS II will be operational. Â It is anticipated that attendees will have the opportunity to tour this important facility.
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Micro & Nanoscale Phase Change Heat Transfer. Gordon Research Conference
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In Galveston, TX
Magnetic Resonance and Muons - A Complementary View of Materials
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In London
Organised by the IOP BRSG: Magnetic Resonance Group
This one-day meeting will discuss the complementarity of muon techniques with well established magnetic resonance methods. Presentations will cover many aspects of condensed matter physics and chemistry, highlighting the novel information muon measurements can provide.
10:30
 ÂRegistration and refreshments Â
11:00
ÂSemiconductor and Oxide Muonics
Steve Cox, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
11:30
ÂTowards Green and Safe Rechargeable Batteries
Martin Mansson, PSI and EPFL, Switzerland
12:00
ÂUnconventional Superconductivity in Alkali Fullerides
Kosmas Prassides, University of Durham, UK
12:30
 Lunch14:00
ÂOpportunities for µSR
Adrian Hillier, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
Local Probe Investigations of Highly Frustrated Kagome Antiferromagnets
Fabrice Bert, University Paris Sud, France
14:45
ÂSpin Dynamics and Onset of Correlations in Dilute LiY1-xHoxF4
Mike Graf, Boston College, USA
15:15
ÂSpin Diffusion in the Low-Dimensional Molecular Quantum Heisenberg Antiferromagnet Cu(pyz) (NO3)2 Detected with Implanted Muons
Fan Xiao, University of Durham, UK
15:45
 Refreshments16:15
ÂInterfacial transfer in Microemulsions by Muon Spectroscopy
Nigel Clayden, University of East Anglia, UK
16:45
ÂSpin Probes in Soft Matter
Iain McKenzie, TRIUMF and Simon Fraser University, Canada
17:15
 Close of meetingKey dates
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Early registration deadline:
18 November 2014 -
Registration deadline:
9 December 2014
Superconductivity Group Winter Science Meeting
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In Bath
Organised by the IOP Superconductivity Group The annual scientific meeting of the IOP Superconductivity Group brings together researchers in fundamental and applied aspects of superconductivity. The day will include invited and contributed talks and the Brian Pippard prize lecture. There will also be a poster session.
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Session A - Applications
10:30
(Invited Prize Lecture) Infrared single-photon detection with superconducting nanowires
R Hadfield, University of Glasgow, UK 11:15 Adiabatic quantum computation with the D-wave machine
P Warburton, London Centre for Nanotechnology / University College London, UKÂ 11:35 Measurement of the current-phase relationship of an InSb nanowire Josephson junction using an Andeev interferometer
C Checkley, London Centre for Nanotechnology / University College London, UK 11:55 Amplification of EM waves excited by a chain of propagating magnetic vortices in YBa2Cu3O7-δ Josephson-junction arrays at 77K and above
B Chesca, Loughborough University, UK 12:15  A 17.6 T trapped field in Ag doped bulk GdBa2Cu3O7-δ
J Durrell, University of Cambridge, UK   12:35 Lunch and poster session  Â
Session B - Unconventional superconductors
13:30
(Invited) The role of high magnetic fields in unravelling the physics of high temperature superconductivity
N Hussey, Nijmegen High Field Magnet Laboratory, The Netherlands 14:00 Electronic structure of superconducting FeSe as determined by ARPES and quantum oscillations
M Watson, University of Oxford, UKÂ 14:20 Direct observation of spin-orbit coupling in LiFeAs iron-based superconductor by angular resolved photoemission spectroscopy
T Kim, Diamond Light Source, UK 14:40 A nodal superconducting gap in the Nickel based superconductor TlNi2Se2
L Malone, University of Bristol, UK   15:00 Refreshment break  Â
Session C - Novel correlated states
15:30
(Invited) Influence of fermi surface geometry on spin-triplet correlations in superconductor-ferromagnet hybrid structures
M Eschrig, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK 16:00 Spin-polarised supercurrents for superconducting spintronics
N Banerjee, University of Cambridge, UKÂ 16:20 Angular dependence of resistance and critical temperature in superconducting spin valves
A Isidori, Royal Holloway, University of London, UKÂ 16:40 Evidence for odd-frequency pairing in the quasi-1D superconductor (TMTSF)2ClO4
F Pratt, ISIS Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK   17:00 Close of meeting  Â
Physical and Chemical Characterization of Surfaces at Different Scales: From Theory to Applications. International School.
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In Saclay (at SOLEIL)
School aims and scope
The international school aims at providing a thorough background in physical and chemical surface characterization, based on methods and instruments, to interested PhD students, post-docs and scientists working at European and non-European universities and laboratories. The school will cover the different aspects of surface analysis and appropriate analytical techniques in detail, from the most conventional (Raman spectroscopy, AFM/STM, IBA) to the most innovative requiring Synchrotron X-ray (X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray microscopy, X-ray diffraction/scattering). The complementarity between laboratory and X-ray based techniques will be presented.
Plenary lectures and tutorials are given by specialists of materials science, solid state-physics, physico-chemical interface from CEA, Synchrotron SOLEIL and Paris Sud University. A substantial part of the programme is devoted to practical sessions carried out on cutting edge instruments, at the facilities of partner institutes and laboratories. In addition, a practical exercise on how to prepare a successful beam time proposal is given, as well as a poster session and a tour of SOLEIL. Examples presented during the lectures cover the variety of existing applications to physics and chemistry of condensed matter.
The attendees will be able to discuss their own projects with the speakers and other participants.
Modern aspects of the physics of condensed matter
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In PSI, Villigen
 Lectures:
Polymer brush structures on polymer surfaces, Dr. C. Padeste, PSI
Nanomagnets as model systems, Prof. F. Nolting, PSI
X-ray phase contrast imaging, Dr. F. Marone, PSI
Magnetism and Superconductivity, Prof. C. Niedermayer, PSI / University of Konstanz
Roundtable Discussion:
Current Topics in Physics Education, Prof. A. Vaterlaus, Dr. C. Wagner, A. Lichtenberger, ETH Zurich
Evening lecture:
The proton accelerator HIPA as a tool for research, Dr. M. Seidel, PSI
Cost: SPG and the PSI take over the costs of meals and accommodation.
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The final program will be sent to the beginning of November to the participants.
6th MaNEP Winter School
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In Saas-Fee
Shedding light on correlated electrons
The 2015 MaNEP Winter School combines introductory courses with more specialized lectures in the field of correlated quantum matter. The school aims at a broad introduction to topics of current interest in condensed-matter physics. This year, a special focus is devoted to spectroscopies of materials with strong electron correlations, especially time-resolved techniques. Three long lectures will provide an introduction to these materials and their electronic structure, to the fundamental aspects of optics and non-linear optics in solids, and to superconductivity and topological superconductors. Five shorter lectures will cover: neutron scattering, recent advances on cuprate superconductors using photoemission and resonant spectroscopies, introductions to time-resolved spectroscopies and to the theory of non-equilibrium dynamics of strongly-correlated systems. The school targets an audience at the doctoral and post-doctoral levels. A background in general condensed-matter physics should be sufficient. All lectures are given in English.
2015 HERCULES in Taiwan
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In Hsinchu
HERCULES 2015 - European School.
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In Grenoble, Paris (France) AND Switzerland
25 Years of Neutron & Synchrotron Radiation Science
This school provides training for students, postdoctoral and senior scientists from European and non-European universities and laboratories, in the field of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation for condensed matter studies (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Geosciences, Industrial applications).
The 1-month school includes lectures (60%), hands-on practicals and tutorials at partner institutes (ESRF, ILL in Grenoble, Soleil and LLB near Paris, SLS in Switzerland) and Grenoble Laboratories (CEA, CNRS, EMBL, IBS).
The school includes a common part and two parallel sessions:
Biomolecular, soft condensed matter structure & dynamics,
Physics and chemistry of condensed matter
HERCULES is a yearly event, established in 1991.
Interdisciplinary Surface Science Conference (ISSC-20)
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In Birmingham
ISSC-20 is the latest meeting in the series of interdisciplinary surface science conferences covering all experimental and theoretical aspects of surfaces, interfaces and nanoscale physics and chemistry.
XXXIII N.V. Belov Scientific Readings
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In Nizhni Novgorod
The official language of the conference is Russian.
The Readings are held annually since 1982. The conference program includes plenary and poster presentations on the development of scientific fields which N.V. Belov conducted pioneer research in, as well as memories of him.
Conference topics
·        Fundamental aspects of crystallography and symmetry theory
·        X-ray structure analysis, modern methods and equipment
·        Scientific basis for the creation and development of new methods for crystalline materials, technologies and equipment for the creation and processing of materials
·        Properties of crystalline materials
·        First principles calculations of electronic structure and physical properties of solids
·        Memories of N.V. Belov
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Application deadline is 15 November 2014.
ULT 2014. Frontiers of Low Temperature Physics
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In San Carlos de Bariloche
The aim of this conference is to discuss new physics in condensed matter systems at temperatures below 1 Kelvin, to identify new research directions, and to discuss technical challenges and innovations. We wish to bring together a broad community of researchers, to forge links between different experimental communities as well as between experimentalists and theorists.
Topics include:
- Quantum fluids and solids
- Quantum matter at ULT
- Quantum phase transitions
- Helium as a model system
- Quantum crystals
- Quantum turbulence
- Nanostructures at low temperatures
- New cooling technologies
- Thermometry and temperature scale
- Cryogenic ULT techniques
