Physikzentrum Bad Honnef renovated
The Physikzentrum Bad Honnef [PBH] is internationally known as a conference venue and meeting place for physicists. The historical building with modern conference facilities hosts nearly hundred events every year: lectures, seminars, summer schools, meetings of working groups or of groups of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaf [DPG – German Physical Society]. The building has recently been completely renovated, and the guest rooms now provide high quality accommodation.
The Head Office of the DPG is also located at the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef…
Johanna Stachel new DPG president
Johanna Stachel took office as president of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft [DPG] on 16 March this year. Stachel, a professor of experimental physics at the University of Heidelberg, is the first female physicist to head the DPG since its founding in 1845.
Stachel presented her presidential agenda during her inaugural speech, which took place in the Magnus-Haus Berlin. Besides the promotion of fundamental research, the main concerns of the new president are education…
Physikzentrum Bad Honnef being refurbished by DPG
The Physikzentrum Bad Honnef is the conference centre of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG), the German physical society. This meeting place, for scientists from all over the world, is currently being extensively renovated and modernised. The construction, which began in the summer of 2010, will be mostly finished within the coming weeks.
The DPG, with a history extending back to 1845, is the oldest physical society in the world – as well as being the largest, with more than 60,000 members. The Physikzentrum Bad Honnef was founded as a conference centre…
Johanna Stachel to be first female president of the DPG
Johanna Stachel has been elected as the next president of the Deutsche Physikalischen Gesellschaft (DPG). Stachel, a professor of experimental physics at the University of Heidelberg, will be the first female physicist to head up the DPG.
The presidency of the DPG is a voluntary role, with a two year term. Stachel will take take over the role from the current president, Wolfgang Sander, in 2012. Sander himself will go on to be the next vice-president of the society.
Munich born Stachel, who comes from a background of physics and chemistry, recieved her PhD…
Executive Committee Meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria
The EPS Executive Committee travelled to Sofia over 20-21 May, to meet with representatives from the Balkan Physical Union and the Union of Bulgarian Physicists.
Our Bulgarian colleagues demonstrated impressive levels of activity; with the organisation of various schools, publications and workshops – in spite of their struggles with a very tight context for research and teaching…
