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EPS Executive Committee and Staff activities May 2019

By e-EPS. Published on 17 June 2019 in:
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The EPS works to support its members. Find below the list of activities of the EPS Executive Committee and staff in summer:

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Call for nominations for the EPS Emmy Noether Distinction

By Luc Bergé. Published on 21 May 2019 in:
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In 2013, the European Physical Society launched the Emmy Noether Distinction to recognise noteworthy women physicists.

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EPS Historic Site, Leuven, Belgium : Georges Lemaître, founder of the Big Bang theory

By Jozef Ongena. Published on 21 May 2019 in:
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On 23 May 2019, the Belgian Physical Society, the European Physical Society, and the sister-universities UCLouvain and KU Leuven will celebrate the person and the work of Monsignor Georges Lemaître (1894-1966), who was a professor at the yet undivided University of Louvain, and the original founder of the theory of the Big Bang.

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The OSA Foundation Names First Recipient of the Milton and Rosalind Chang Pivoting Fellowship

By OSA. Published on 21 May 2019 in:
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Araceli Venegas-Gomez will use her stipend to become a ‘global ambassador’ for quantum technologies

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Interview with Andrea Blanco-Redondo: Do what you love and never give up

By Luc Bergé. Published on 21 May 2019 in:
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Andrea Blanco-Redondo is a young researcher, an expert in integrated nonlinear and topological photonics in silicon-based materials. She just took a position with Nokia Bell Labs, Holmdel, USA.

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Neutrino hunt in the Mediterranean: the sea’s all eyes

By Gina Gunaratnam. Published on 21 May 2019 in:
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Deep in the sea, far away from the surface, hundreds of “eyes” are scrutinising the deep sky. The light detectors of ANTARES (Astronomy with a Neutrino Telescope and Abyss Environmental Research) are hunting for high-energy neutrinos to unveil the mysteries of the Universe.

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42nd “School of Young Physicists” in Skopje and “The Light Fantastic show” in Ohrid

By Riste Popeski-Dimovski. Published on 21 May 2019 in:
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The Society of Physicists of Macedonia, together with its Skopje Young Minds section, has organised two major outreach events in this 2018/2019 academic year. One was the 42nd “School of Young Physicists” in Skopje with more than 500 registered participants, and the other “The Light Fantastic show” in Ohrid, which completely filled a 600-seat theater, one of the largest events in the Society’s long history.

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CERN unveils its Science Gateway project

By CERN. Published on 21 May 2019 in:
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CERN is launching a new scientific education and outreach centre. The building will be designed by world-renowned architects, Renzo Piano Building Workshop and funded through external donations, with the leading contribution coming from FCA Foundation

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Baikal-GVD project 2019

By JINR. Published on 21 May 2019 in:
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Two new clusters of optical modules of the Baikal deep underwater neutrino telescope, Baikal-GVD, were put into operation. The effective volume of the facility, which already includes five clusters, increased to 0.25 km3.

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The International Physicists’ Tournament continues

By David Collomb. Published on 21 May 2019 in:
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The 11th edition of the International Physicists’ Tournament (IPT) came to end at EPFL in Switzerland later April, with France represented by École polytechnique taking the winners Swiss fondue pot home! The IPT presents students with opportunities beyond just winning competition, from being able to travel to other countries, expanding their academic and social network to developing transferable skills which may not otherwise be developed during a typical undergraduate physics course.

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Astronomers capture first image of a black hole

By ESO. Published on 21 May 2019 in:
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ESO, ALMA, and APEX contribute to paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87.

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