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MML2013: 8th International Symposium on Metallic Multilayers
Magnetism Group Calendar
The LXVII Yamada Conference, “The 8th International Symposium on Metallic Multilayers (MML2013)” takes place at the Kyoto Research Park, Kyoto, Japan, during May 19-24 2013, after previous symposia of this series held in 1993 in Kyoto, 1995 in Cambridge, 1998 in Vancouver, 2001 in Aachen, 2004 in Boulder , 2007 in Perth and 2010 in Berkeley.
The central thrust of the MML symposia series is to bring together scientists working on magnetic and non-magnetic metallic multilayers and heterostructures in order to share their expertise and experience.
The main emphasis of the symposium is on new developments in metallic, magnetic and superconducting heterostructures yielding novel physical phenomena as well as applications.
The scope of this symposium includes the synthesis and patterning of magnetic nanostructures, the magnetization dynamics and the spin-dependent phenomena in these structures.
Applications concern practical devices such as magnetoresistive sensors, nonvolatile magnetic memories, spin…
Event Title: MML2013: 8th International Symposium on Metallic Multilayers. Organised by: Yamada Science Foundation. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: mml@krp.co.jp
MML2013 Secretariat
c/o Convention Department, Kyoto Research Park Corp. (KRP)
Chudoji Minami-machi 134, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8813, Japan
Phone: +81-75-315-8835 Fax: +81-75-314-2968.
Sunday, May 19, 2013 – Friday, May 24, 2013.
Kyoto Research Park, Kyoto, Japan.
For more info visit www.mml2013.jp. Branch Pub Meeting
East Anglia Branch Calendar
Informal Networking with your local committee and fellow IOP Members.
Come down to the Maypole for a networking event, meet your committee members and grab a free drink on arrival as long as you come between 19:30-20:00 Open to all IOP members.
Ages 18+
Parking in Park Street next door to the Pub.
Event Title: Branch Pub Meeting. Organised by: IOP East Anglia Branch. Requires registration: No. Contact details: esther.bennett@iop.org.
Monday, May 20, 2013, 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM.
The Maypole (upstairs), 20a Portugal Place, Cambridge, CB3 0HE.
For more info visit www.maypolefreehouse.co.uk. Physics at Work
Ireland Branch Calendar
Colin Murray will give an overview of the type of rescue work undertaken by
25 volunteers based at Howth and how they collaborate with the Rescue
Service Helicopter.
During the tour of the Coast Guard Station, we will have
the chance to see Underwater Sonar equipment and the Response Van
equipped for used in cliff top rescue.
Event Title: Physics at Work. Organised by: IOP in Ireland Teacher Coordinators. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: David Keenahan
Email: dkeenahan@gmail.com.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Irish Coast Guard Service, Howth Coast Guard Station, West Pier, Howth Harbour, Co. Dublin.
“Please don't buy an electric car”
South West Branch Calendar
Professor Macdonald will present and a panel of three academics will answer questions afterwards.
Further details about the talk to follow. Refreshments will be available from 7pm. Attendance is free, there is no need to reserve places in advance, and non-IOP members are welcome.
Event Title: “Please don't buy an electric car”. Speaker(s): Professor Averil Macdonald1, Professor Alun Vaughan2, Prof Paul Lewin2. Organised by: South West Branch. Requires registration: No. Contact details: Philip Milsom : salisburyiop@salisburyiop.org.uk.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 7:30 PM.
The St John’s Suite at the White Hart, Salisbury, SP1 2SD.
39th Stirling Physics Meeting
Scotland Branch Calendar
- The largest meeting of the physics teaching community in the UK;
- A mixture of information, stimulation and communication;
- An effective meeting, bringing you into contact with the latest thinking in physics and physics education, and with colleagues from throughout Scotland.
Event Title: 39th Stirling Physics Meeting. Organised by: IOP in Scotland. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: conferences@iop.org
02074704800.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Stirling Management Centre, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA.
For more info visit www.stirlingmeeting.org. The global atmospheric electric circuit
London and South East Branch Calendar
Register here: https://www.eventsforce.net/iop/411/register
This lecture will consider what and where the global circuit is , its modus operandi , the thunderstorms and electrical shower clouds which power it , the height profile of electrical conductivity which determines its properties , now it can be modelled using PSpice , some results of this model , some recent relevant experimental observations, and , some ideas for future studies
Michael J Rycroft was Professor of Aerospace at Cranfield University from 1990 to 1994.
In January 1995 he moved to the International Space University in Strasbourg, France, to prepare, with two colleagues, the new interdisciplinary Master of Space Studies course; he is presently a Visiting Professor there and at Cranfield University, and also a Visiting Senior Fellow at the University of Bath. He has written more than 200 scientific papers, edited more than 40 books and special issues of journals and, since 2002, he has been Editor-in-Chief of the journal…
Event Title: The global atmospheric electric circuit. Speaker(s): Michael J Rycroft. Organised by: IOP London and South East Branch. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: londonsoutheast@physics.org.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
76 Portland Place, London, W1B 1NT.
Time Reborn: From the Crisis of Physics to the Future of the Universe
London and South East Branch Calendar
The Institute of Physics is pleased to announce that it is hosting a talk by Lee Smolin to mark the publication of his new book, "Time Reborn: From the Crisis of Physics to the Future of the Universe".
In "Time Reborn" Smolin proposes that the laws of physics are not fixed, but that they evolve, in real time. This hypothesis opens up the possibility of resolving some of the open questions in physics today, such as the nature of the quantum world and its unification with spacetime and cosmology. Smolin places an emphasis on human agency and how our choices directly affect the range of possible outcomes for our future.
Further details (PDF, 903 KB).
Event Title: Time Reborn: From the Crisis of Physics to the Future of the Universe. Speaker(s): Professor Lee Smolin. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: claudia.reidegeld@iop.org.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
76 Portland Place, London,
W1B 1NT.
For more info visit www.eventsforce.net. Biomedical photoacoustic imaging: physics, technology and applications
Optics and Photonics Division Calendar
Light and sound meet in an extraordinary number of experimental techniques covering areas from basic research in Physics to testing cutlery. The number of emerging techniques, especially for medicine and the life sciences, has mushroomed in recent years.
This one day meeting aims to bring research working on combined use of light and ultrasound from across the disciplines together to explore and share the myriad of applications and techniques available.
This meeting aims to share expertise from the different research communities involved with the combined use of light and sound.
This conference is open to all areas involving combining the use of light and sound including:
Photoacoustics / Ultrasound modulated optical tomography / Novel contrast agents e.g. nanoparticles, microbubbles / Nano-acoustics, PS ultrasonics and phononics / NDE/T / Sensing / Laser ultrasonics /Optical detection and optical generation of ultrasound / Non linearity
Abstracts of approximately 100-150 words should be submit…
Event Title: Optics + Ultrasound One Day Meeting. Speaker(s): Professor Paul Beard (UCL). Organised by: IOP Optical Group and IOP Physical Acoustic Group. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Organiers: Prof Matt Clark (matt.clark@nottingham.ac.uk) and Prof Steve Morgan (Steve.Morgan@nottingham.ac.uk).
To register, please email, eleanor.jennings@nottingham.ac.uk.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Room B3, School of Biology, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD.
For more info visit www.iop.org. Rockets – Make and Take
Education Calendar
Build your own “rocket” launcher. You can then use the compressed air launcher in the classroom to engage students with the design of the rockets. Through modifications such as adding fins or altering the shape of the nose cone, students can theorise and then try out how a rocket’s flight path can be affected.
The session will also involve a discussion of the usefulness of different models of electric current and the physics that can be used with the rocket launcher.
Event Title: Rockets – Make and Take. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more info or to book a place, please contact Phil Furneaux, Physics Network Coordinator, at p.furneaux@lancaster.ac.uk.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Netherhall School, Maryport, Cumbria CA15 6NT.
EMRS 2013 Spring Meeting: Semiconductor Nanostructures towards Electronic and Optoelectronic Device Applications – IV
Quantum Electronics Group Calendar
This symposium presents the latest research in semiconductor nanostructures and their applications to electronic, optoelectronic and photonic devices. It covers all aspects from fundamental growth issues and material development, to interfaces, device integration and testing along with blending experimental with numerical and theoretical approaches.
Event Title: EMRS 2013 Spring Meeting. Organised by: Pascal André. Requires registration: No. Contact details: Pascal André University of St Andrews, pascal.andre@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 12:00 AM – Friday, May 31, 2013, 12:00 PM.
Congress Center in Strasbourg
Place de Bordeaux – Wacken
F-67082 Strasbourg cedex
France.
For more info visit www.emrs-strasbourg.com. MCNEG 2013
Computational Physics Group Calendar
Aimed at users of all radiation transport codes, the MCNEG 2013 meeting provides delegates with the opportunity to present and discuss their applications and recent developments of Monte Carlo in a wide range of areas.
Previous meetings have included presentations and discussions on Medical (radiotherapy, diagnostic, radiation protection, radioactivity), Commercial (nuclear power generation, geological measurement), Academic and Archaeological applications.
For further details and abstract submission please contact Henry Lawrence.
Event Title: MCNEG 2013. Organised by: Suffolk University. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Henry Lawrence
Radiotherapy Physics, Ipswich Hospital, Heath Rd, Ipswich IP4 5PD
Henry.Lawrence@ipswichhospital.nhs.uk.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 10:00 AM – Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 5:00 PM.
University Suffolk, Ipswich Campus, Neptune Quay, Ipswich, IP4 1QJ.
For more info visit www.mcneg.org.uk. Physics in the Field
East Anglia Branch Calendar
The East Anglia Branch of the IOP will be entertaining the crowds at the Suffolk Show this year, using everyday objects they will show you how to pick up a jar of rice using only a pencil, how to skewer a balloon without popping it and many other exciting experiments to boggle the mind.
Entry fee to the show applies.
Event Title: Physics in the Field. Organised by: IOP East Anglia Branch. Requires registration: No. Contact details: see website.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 9:00 AM – Thursday, May 30, 2013, 5:00 PM.
Suffolk Show Ground, Trinity Park, Ipswich, IP3 8HU.
For more info visit www.suffolkshow.co.uk. Talk University of Ulster at Jordanstown
Ireland Branch Calendar
Nowadays atmospheric pressure cold plasma technologies attract growing interest in the field of surface processing of materials since the absence of vacuum equipments is expected to result in several benefits such as the reduction of process and reactor costs, the employment of easy-to-handle apparatuses, and the easier integration into continuous production lines. Among the different electrical discharges which allow to establish non-thermal plasma conditions at atmospheric pressure, dielectric barrier discharges (DBDs) can be considered one of the most popular approaches. The confident utilization of DBDs in surface treatment of materials strictly requires the knowledge of the most important aspects of their operational features which highly differentiate this approach from the well-established low pressure plasma technology. These and other aspects will be examined in this lecture along with some examples of the use of DBDs for the deposition of thin films. The investigation of the plasma-enhanced chemi…
Event Title: Atmospheric Pressure Dielectric Barrier Discharges for Surface Processing of Materials. Speaker(s): Fiorenza Fanelli. Organised by: IOP Ireland. Requires registration: No. Contact details: Davide Mariotti - D.Mariotti@ulster.ac.uk.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
NIBEC Building
Lecture Room
University of Ulster at Jordanstown,
Newtownabbey,
Co Antrim,
BT37 OQB,
Northern Ireland.
The Rise and Fall of the Atomic Age: or How I learned to Start Worrying and Fear the atom!
London and South East Branch Calendar
The idea of radiation and nuclear power is very much out of fashion at the moment, but it wasn't always that way.
During the 1950s and 60s the public were more accepting of the idea of atomic power and dreamed up everything from atomic powered cars to
energy too cheap to meter.
Chris’s talk will track the rise of this golden age of the atom and its eventual fall, and will discuss if Nuclear power is something we should be really worried about.
Chris graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2006 with an honours degree in Physics and for the last 5 years has worked in the Nuclear Industry in Safety and Science based roles.
This event is free but places may need to be reserved.
Event poster: (PDF, 85 KB)http://www.iop.org/activity/branches/south_east/lse/calendar/files/file_59504.pdf.
Event Title: The Rise and Fall of the Atomic Age: or How I learned to Start Worrying and Fear the atom! Speaker(s): Chris Gallagher. Organised by: IOP London and South East Branch. Requires registration: No. Contact details: Dr Diane Crann
Email: d.crann@herts.ac.uk.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Lindop Building, College Lane Campus, Hatfield.
Visit to Airbus, BAE Systems, Broughton
Merseyside Branch Calendar
BAE ask for a voluntary donation to the Alzheimer's society of £5 per head. Please send cheques to Mike Poole by 10 days before at the latest. (Non-refundable) (Details on emailing Mike).
Sensible shoes should be worn as there is a considerable amount of walking during the tour.
Directions: Approach the site on the A5104 and turn into the main entrance opposite Broughton Garage, drive down to the security lodge and onto the visitors car park.
Please arrive at 13:45 for the tour at 14:00. Tour finishes 16:30.
To book, email mike.poole@stfc.ac.uk You will need to send full name, date of birth, place of birth and nationality to Mike Poole by 20 May.
Places are limited - first come, first served. Over 14s only.
Event Title: Visit to Airbus, BAE Systems, Broughton. Organised by: IOP Merseyside Branch. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: mike.poole@stfc.ac.uk.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Airbus-Broughton, Chester Road, Broughton Chester, CH4, ODR.
Physics in the Field at Lakeside Children´s Festival
East Midlands Branch Calendar
Physics busking at a children's festival. We will be getting the general public, young and old, trying out our various physics 'tricks'.
We will be sticking sticks through balloons without them poping, making musical instruments from straws and lots more.
If you would like to get involved and volunteer to help out on the stall please get in touch.
Event Title: Physics in the Field at Lakeside Children´s Festival. Organised by: East Midlands Branch. Requires registration: No. Contact details: Deborah Phelps: thedebphelps@yahoo.co.uk or David Wilkinson:david.wilkinson@iop.org.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 9:00 AM – Sunday, June 2, 2013, 9:00 AM.
Lakeside Arts Centre, University Of Nottingham University Blvd, Nottingham, NG7 2RD.
For more info visit www.physics.org. Second International Conference on Optical Angular Momentum
Conferences Department Calendar
This international conference provides a forum for scientists working on the orbital angular momentum of light, aiming to identify new developments and directions in the field.
Event Title: Second International Conference on Optical Angular Momentum. Organised by: IOP Optical Group. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Kirsty Orr
Tel: +44 (0)207 470 4800
Email: kirsty.orr@iop.org.
Monday, June 3, 2013 – Wednesday, June 5, 2013.
The Burrell Collection, Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G43 1AT, UK.
For more info visit icoam2013.iopconfs.org. Space expo, Dublin
Ireland Branch Calendar
The European Space Expo is an exciting, interactive exhibition visiting Dublin in June 2013.
The spectacular Space Expo dome will be in Front Square, Trinity College, and open to the public from June 4 – 9. Free Admission.
Inside the dome visitors will get to experience the wonders of space through interactive exhibits and will learn how space science can benefit us all.
A team of dedicated mediators will take you on a fun-filled tour of the dome and answer all of your questions.
Every day we will host a series of short Soap-Box Talks given by talented scientists and communicators from all over Ireland.
At lunch time every day we will host the Sun@One – your chance to remotely control a world-famous telescope on the Canary Islands and take pictures of the sun.
Visiting schools and groups should ensure they get a tour by registering on our booking page, while the full range of events can be found in our programme.
Event Title: Space expo, Dublin. Organised by: European Space Agency and TCD. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Jeanette Cummins:
Email: cumminsj@tcd.ie
bookings@spaceexpo.ie
+353 1 896 4141.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 10:00 AM – Sunday, June 9, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Front Square, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2.
For more info visit spaceexpo.ie. Cheltenham Science Festival - 'In pursuit of Pulsars'
South West Branch Calendar
The SW Branch has tickets to give away FREE to members for a talk entitled 'In pursuit of Pulsars' by Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell (former president of IOP) on Tuesday 4th June at 7.30pm. Maximum 2 tickets per member on a first come, first served basis. Send your name, membership number, and request for one or two tickets, to profnewing@btinternet.com.
Full programme of the Cheltenham Science Festival from cheltenhamfestivals.com where you may also book on line for all events 4-9 June.
Event Title: Cheltenham Science Festival - 'In pursuit of Pulsars'. Speaker(s): Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell (former president of IOP). Organised by: South West Branch. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Email: profnewing@btinternet.com.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Cheltenham Science Festival.
Cosford Big Day Out
Education Calendar
Following on from last year's fantastic day of CPD at Cosford, we bring you the second annual Cosford Big Day Out. Aimed at secondary school teachers of physics, the day will include a mixture of exciting talks and inspiring workshops. You'll pick up some great ideas to use in class as well as lots of fab freebies to take away.
Event Title: Cosford Big Day Out. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more info or to book a place, please contact Tom Dawson, Physics Network Coordinator, at physicsiseasy@googlemail.com.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013.
RAF Museum, Cosford, Wolverhampton, Shropshire WV7 3EX.
Next generation nuclear energy – the UK’s role
Energy Group Calendar
In the late 20th Century, the UK was a world-leader in the development of advanced nuclear fission reactor systems; these included several of what are now known as the “Generation IV” concepts. In recent years the UK has ceased to participate actively in this research beyond keeping a watching brief – a situation that has been recognised by the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology. There is an opportunity now to change this situation, and for UK expertise in nuclear science, engineering and technology to have a significant impact. This meeting draws together experts to review the current situation and discuss how the UK could re- engage in this field. The event will be chaired by Professor Richard Maudslay (Chairman of the National Nuclear Laboratory) and include a panel discussion session. Martin Freer (Birmingham): The Future of Nuclear Energy
Richard Stainsby (AMEC): Engineering Aspects of Gen IV
Baroness Worthington (Weinberg Foundation): Thorium – a Gen IV Fuel?
TBC:…
Event Title: Next generation nuclear energy – the UK’s role. Speaker(s): Martin Freer; Richard Stainsby; Baroness Worthington; Harold McFarlane. Organised by: IOM3, Royal Academy of Engineering and IOP Energy Group. Requires registration: No. Contact details: events@raeng.org.uk
Tel: 020 7766 0682.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Royal Academy of Engineering,
3 Carlton House Terrace,
London,
SW1Y 5DG.
For more info visit www.raeng.org.uk. Using IT in Physics
Education Calendar
This FREE TO ATTEND twilight session will look at how you can use IT in your physics lessons. Aimed at all teachers of physics, it will feature suggestions for the use of iPads, smartphones and the Virtual Physics Laboratory, among others.
Event Title: Using IT in Physics. Organised by: Institute of Physics and Science Learning Centres. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more information or to book a place, please contact Colin Piper at colin.piper@iop.org.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College, 205 Dyke Rd, Brighton and Hove, Hove, East Sussex BN3 6EG.
Materials Challenges for Fusion Power
London and South East Branch Calendar
Please register here https://www.eventsforce.net/iop/407/register
Development of nuclear fusion as a power source is moving forward rapidly, with the ITER experimental reactor currently under construction.
The first power generating reactor, "DEMO" is moving towards the design stage. Some of the major obstacles remaining to be overcome before fusion can be an economical power source lie with the materials for critical reactor components.
In this talk I will review some of these problems and outline the state of current research aimed at solving them.
Tea/Coffee at 18:00 and afterwards.
Event Title: Materials Challenges for Fusion Power. Speaker(s): Professor Steve Roberts. Organised by: IOP London and South East Branch. Requires registration: Yes.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
IOP, 76 Portland Place, London, W1B 1NT.
For more info visit www.eventsforce.net. Optoelectronic Technologies for the Oil and Gas Industry
Instrument Science and Technology Group Calendar
The fourth meeting in the series will be held in Europe’s oil and gas capital, Aberdeen.
The conference offers a unique opportunity for oil and gas industry professionals, technology developers, academics and researchers to share the latest innovations in this rapidly expanding technology area.
Event Title: Optoelectronic Technologies for the Oil and Gas Industry. Organised by: IOP Instrument Science and Technology Group. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Daniel McStay, FMC Technologies (Meeting Chair)
Tel: +44 (0) 1383 747021.
Thursday, June 6, 2013, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Hilton Aberdeen Treetops Hotel, 161 Springfield Road, Aberdeen, AB15 7AQ.
For more info visit www.optotechmeeting.com. Rugby Meeting: The 25th Annual Meeting for Teachers of Physics in Schools and Colleges
The largest meeting of the physics-teaching community in England, bringing together physics teachers from both the state and the independent sectors to learn about the latest developments in physics and physics education.
For further information, including programme details and how to book onto the meeting, visit www.iop.org/rugby.
Event Title: Rugby Meeting: The 25th Annual Meeting for Teachers of Physics in Schools and Colleges. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: To book your place at the meeting, visit http://www.iop.org/rugby.
Thursday, June 6, 2013, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5DW.
For more info visit www.iop.org. ASE Northern Ireland Conference
Education Calendar
CPD conference for Primary and Post-Primary Science teachers and technicians. The conference programme includes a variety of workshops including IOP-led sessions: “Make-and-Take Physics” from Sandra O’ Connell, Leanne Hawthorne and Sue McGrath; and, “Science Fair Project Generation” from Brian McKenna. The keynote address will be by entrepreneur Hugh Cormican, sharing his vision for a thriving STEM-based economy in the region.
Please note there is a fee of £30 ASE member / £40 Non Member.
Event Title: ASE Northern Ireland Conference. Organised by: Association for Science Education. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more details or to book, please follow the link below.
Friday, June 7, 2013.
St. Mary's University College, Belfast.
For more info visit www.ase.org.uk. ASE (NI) Conference
Ireland Branch Calendar
One-stop shop for the CPD event for the pro-active primary and post-primary science teacher and technician.
The Conference will provide a plethora of workshops and a large hall of
exhibitors.
Hugh will share his vision for a thriving STEM based economy in our Region.
Workshops are being planned using the feedback from the recent ASE Conference Survey.
Event flyer (PDF, 265 KB): http://www.iopireland.org/events/info/file_58695.pdf.
Event Title: ASE (NI) Conference. Speaker(s): Hugh Cormican (entrepreneur). Organised by: Associate for Science Education. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Wilson Agnew, Secretary ASE(NI),
153 Kernan Hill Manor, Portadown, Co. Armagh, BT63 5YL
Email: WilsonRAgnew@Hotmail.com.
Friday, June 7, 2013, 9:00 PM – Saturday, June 8, 2013, 5:00 AM.
St. Mary's University College, 191 Falls Road, Belfast, BT12 6FE.
SPS Event: Rockets – Make and Take
Education Calendar
Build your own “rocket” launcher. You can then use the compressed air launcher in the classroom to engage students with the design of the rockets. Through modifications such as adding fins or altering the shape of the nose cone, students can theorise and then try out how a rocket’s flight path can be affected.
Please note that this is a Stimulating Physics Support (SPS) event aimed at trainee and recently qualified physics teachers. For more info on the SPS programme please follow the link above.
Event Title: SPS Event: Rockets – Make and Take. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more details or to book a place, please contact Neal Gupta, SPS Mentor, at nealgupta@talktalk.net.
Saturday, June 8, 2013, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Ockbrook School, The Settlement, Ockbrook
DE72 3RJ.
For more info visit www.iop.org. REMS Visit to Denmark
London and South East Branch Calendar
This visit has been organised by David & Gill Pick and Eva Mason and is going ahead. Currently we have a total of 32 who have expressed an interest in this visit. On this basis accommodation at the hotel has been reserved and a coach has been arranged, transport detailed below.
The hotel requests that numbers are confirmed by the middle of April and will accept “unavoidable” drop out without penalty by 1 June.
Accommodation (Note this a group booking contact john.a.belling.secrems@gmail.com not the hotel)
16 Double rooms and 4 single rooms have been booked at the Søfryd at Jyllinge. The hotel has offered two options. (Note I have used 1DKK = £0.107 as the current conversion rate).
Half board (B&B and a two course menu (chef’s choice)) is £67 ppn in double room and £94 ppn in a single room. B&B only is £47 ppn in double room and £76 ppn in a single room.
Hotel Søfryd is a small cosy hotel, located in Jyllinge in the middle of the Danish archipelago, along the bank of the Roskilde Fjord, midway…
Event Title: REMS Visit to Denmark 10 – 15 June 2013. Organised by: IOP REMS London and South East Branch. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: John Belling john.a.belling.secrems@gmail.com.
Monday, June 10, 2013 – Saturday, June 15, 2013.
Hotel Søfryd, Jyllinge Denmark.
26th International Congress and Exhibition on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management
Ireland Branch Calendar
The Congress will cover a wide range of subjects in engineering, manufacturing, process, environment, energy and human factors management including keynotes, technical papers, poster sessions and exhibition stands.
The Congress will also feature an active and varied social programme with lots of opportunities for networking with delegates and speakers from industry, academia and government whilst enjoying the beautiful sights and hospitality of Helsinki, the white pearl of the Baltic Sea.
Important Dates
• Submission of Abstracts 15.10.2012
• Notification of Abstract Acceptance 10.12.2012
• Papers’ Submission 31.01.2013
• Notification of Papers’ Acceptance 15.03.2013
• Early Registration (Reduced Fee) 15.03.2013
• Camera Ready Manuscript 15.04.2013
• Authors’ registration deadline 15.04.2013
• Conference 11.06.2013.
Event Title: 26th International Congress and Exhibition on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management. Organised by: Finnish Maintenance Society. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Mr. Antti Heljo
Email: info@comadem2013.net
Finnish Maintenance Society Promaint.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 – Thursday, June 13, 2013.
FI-00521 Helsinki
Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre
Finland.
For more info visit www.comadem2013.net. Teacher Network for North Wales Conference
Education Calendar
A conference for all who teach physics, with a key note speech from Professor Lyndon Rees Evans and a selection of inspiring workshops.
The conference will begin with a talk from Prof Lyndon Rees Evans CBE FRS, director of the linear collider collaboration, entitled From the Large Hadron Collider to the next Linear Collider. Attendees will then complete three hands-on workshops full of ideas and activities to take back to the classroom. Topics include 'bringing the universe into the classroom' 'mathematics for A-level physics' and 'teaching physics in the great outdoors' among others.
Contact Andrea Fesmer using the contact details above for a full programme or to book a place.
Event Title: Teacher Network for North Wales Conference. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more info or to book a place, please contact Andrea Fesmer, Physics Network Coordinator, at andrea.fesmer@talk21.com.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013.
Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG.
Is fear of nuclear radiation scientifically justified? - A Fresh Look at the Effect of Radiation on Life
London and South East Branch Calendar
Ever since the Cold War, radiation has been held in awe and widely
considered dangerous.
But direct damage to health due to nuclear radiation is surprisingly low.
Wade Allison examines why this is so and what changes could be made to radiation safety standards that would reduce nuclear costs without any added risk.
Event Title: Is fear of nuclear radiation scientifically justified? - A Fresh Look at the Effect of Radiation on Life. Speaker(s): Professor Wade Allison (Oxford University). Organised by: IOP London and South East Branch. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Raymond S Mackintosh
r.mackintosh@open.ac.uk.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Berrill Lecture Theatre, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA.
Plasmas, Surfaces and Thin Films
Conferences Department Calendar
This one day meeting has become an annual event providing a forum for those involved in using plasmas or ion beams for surface modification and thin film deposition. Topics covered include modelling of fundamental atomic collisions in solids through to new techniques for high throughput industrial processes. The meeting usually attracts equal numbers of participants from Universities and Industry.
Event Title: Plasmas, Surfaces and Thin Films. Organised by: IOP Ion and Plasma Surface Interactions Group. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Dawn Stewart
Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4800
E-mail: dawn.stewart@iop.org.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013.
Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, W1B 1NT, UK.
For more info visit www.eventsforce.net. Ensuring Safety, Security and Safeguards in Nuclear Power; Opportunities and Challenges of a Coordinated Approach
Nuclear Industry Group Calendar
The aim of this conference is to stimulate thinking about the interfaces between safety, security and safeguards in design, operation and regulation and how the requirements can be better coordinated in current and in future programmes.
Event Title: Ensuring Safety, Security and Safeguards in Nuclear Power; Opportunities and Challenges of a Coordinated Approach. Organised by: University of Central Lancashire. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: triplesconf@uclan.ac.uk.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Westleigh Conference Centre, Lea Road, Preston, PR4 0RB.
For more info visit www.uclan.ac.uk. Engaging Girls in Physics Workshop
Education Calendar
Girls are under-represented in physics post-16 across the UK. For the last 20 years, only 20% of physics A-level students have been girls, despite about equal success between genders in GCSE physics and science. In terms of choices, physics is the 19th most popular A-level subject for girls, but 4thmost popular for boys. Clearly there is something about physics, or how it is perceived, that discourages girls.
We invite you to participate in the Engaging Girls in Physics workshop that will take place on Wednesday 12th June 2013 at Loreto College, Manchester. Supported by The Ogden Trust and the Institute of Physics, this afternoon event aims to provide teachers with the opportunity to develop approaches and interventions to improve the participation of girls in physics.
This workshop will present the recent findings on research on the under representation of girls in physics, explore teaching and learning strategies to make physics more attractive to girls and provide the opportunity for stimulating…
Event Title: Engaging Girls in Physics Workshop. Organised by: Institute of Physics, the Ogden Trust and Loreto College. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For further information or to book a place, please contact Yasmin Andrew at yandrew@loreto.ac.uk.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Loreto College, Chichester Road South, Manchester M15 5PB.
The Biggest Bangs in the Universe
Lancashire and Cumbria Branch Calendar
Building 27 on the campus map http://www.lancs.ac.uk/maps/Campus-Map-2011.pdf.
Event Title: The Biggest Bangs in the Universe. Speaker(s): Prof Nial Tanvir. Organised by: IOP Lancashire and Cumbria Branch. Requires registration: No. Contact details: John Bradshaw
Email: john.bradshaw@physics.org.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Colloquium Room, Faraday Building, Lancaster University, LANCASTER, LA1 4YB.
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Education Calendar
A wide range of hands on experiments and resources to cover the whole EM spectrum.
Event Title: Electromagnetic Spectrum. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more details or to a book place, please contact Dennis Waugh, Physics Network Coordinator, at den@waughd.fslife.co.uk.
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
Queenbury Academy, Langdale Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 3BU.
Rockets – Make and Take
Education Calendar
Build your own “rocket” launcher. You can then use the compressed air launcher in the classroom to engage students with the design of the rockets. Through modifications such as adding fins or altering the shape of the nose cone, students can theorise and then try out how a rocket’s flight path can be affected.
The session will also involve a discussion of the usefulness of different models of electric current and the physics that can be used with the rocket launcher.
Event Title: Rockets – Make and Take. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more info or to book a place, please contact Phil Furneaux, Physics Network Coordinator, at p.furneaux@lancaster.ac.uk.
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
William Howard School, Brampton, Cumbria CA8 1AR.
For more info visit www.iop.org. Engineering Spookiness: entanglement, teleportation and the like
North East Branch Calendar
The well-travelled quantum engineers Alice and Bob arrive in Newcastle and experience the spooky world of quantum physics.
They experience “superposition” “entanglement” and “teleportation” – phenomena which, although weird, can be used in quantum engineering to do very useful tasks.
Dr Irene D’Amico will guide you through the strange situations that Alice and Bob encounter.
In the everyday world measurements may be made without change or harm to the subject. In the quantum world even the act of looking represents measurement and has a random and unalterable effect on the particles observed.
Particles in a quantum state are said to be entangled; each has multiple potential and measurement of one automatically fixes the state of the other.
The application possibilities of this include encryption and cryptanalysis, which have security implications. The act of eavesdropping, for example, alters or destroys what is being observed (useful to governments and the military, as well as for personal pri…
Event Title: Engineering Spookiness: entanglement, teleportation and the like. Speaker(s): Irene D'Amico. Organised by: IOP North East Branch. Requires registration: No. Contact details: Christopher Walker
chris.walker@physics.org.
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Northumbria University, Ellison Building, NE1 8ST.
Annual Conference of the British Association for Crystal Growth (BACG)
Thin Films and Surfaces Group Calendar
This year we will focus on the following themes:
1. Nucleation and Growth from Solution
2. Novel Inorganic Materials
3. Industrial Crystallisation and Pharmaceuticals
4. Surface Science of Crystal Growth Phenomena
Alongside plenary, keynote and contributed lectures the conference will include
The presentation of the BACG Annual Lecture (Professor Sally Price, University College London) , The BACG Young Scientist award and lecture , Awards of three poster prizes , Award of the best student presentation prize , An industrial exhibition , The BACG Annual General Meeting (Sunday afternoon)
Event poster (PDF, 690 KB): http://www.iop.org/activity/groups/subject/tfsg/calendar/file_59632.pdf.
Event Title: Annual Conference of the British Association for Crystal Growth (BACG). Organised by: British Association for Crystal Growth. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Conference Chairs
Prof Sven L.M. Schroeder (S.Schroeder@manchester.ac.uk)
Dr Ghazala Sadiq (Ghazala.Sadiq@manchester.ac.uk).
Sunday, June 16, 2013 – Monday, June 17, 2013.
University Place, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL.
For more info visit www.bacg2013.org. What Happens Next?
Education Calendar
Discover a series of experiments with unexpected outcomes to challenge students’ presumptions and so encourage them to explore and debate physics principles. The simple demonstrations each present a puzzle with a range of possible outcomes, they can be used as starters or prompts for revision.
Event Title: What Happens Next? Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more information or to register contact Darrell Hamilton at dahp.twggs@gmail.com.
Monday, June 17, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, Kent.
Teachers and Technicians Day
Education Calendar
This day meeting will have something for everyone who teaches or supports physics in secondary schools. As well as a talk from Prof Martin Freer on nuclear power in the UK, there will be practical sessions on teaching the electro-magnetic spectrum and finding equipment on a tight budget.
This is a great chance to meet colleagues and exchange ideas. A buffet lunch will be provided. All at no charge to attendees.
Event Title: Teachers and Technicians Day. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more details or to book a place, please contact Richard Bonella, Physics Network Coordinator, at trbonella@yahoo.co.uk.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM.
University of Birmingham (Physics West Bldg, B15 2TT).
For more info visit www.birmingham.ac.uk. Cloud Chambers - Make and Take
Education Calendar
Making something abstract concrete is a useful tool for those teaching physics. Cloud chambers allow students to see the paths that ionising radiation has travelled. In this workshop you get to make a take away a cloud chamber big enough for a group of people to see into. You'll also get ideas for getting the most out of your dry ice.
Event Title: Cloud Chambers - Make and Take. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more info or to book a place, please contact Lin Harwood, Physics Network Coordinator, at lin.home@zams.co.uk.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
Gillingham School, Dorset SP8 4QP.
Rockets – Make and Take
Education Calendar
Discover a series of experiments with unexpected outcomes to challenge students’ presumptions and so encourage them to explore and debate physics principles. The simple demonstrations each present a puzzle with a range of possible outcomes, they can be used as starters or prompts for revision.
Event Title: Rockets – Make and Take. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more info or to book a place, please contact Angela Forrest, Physics Network Coordinator, at forra3@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Northgate High School, Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 3DL.
Cloud Chambers - Make and Take
Education Calendar
Making something abstract concrete is a useful tool for those teaching physics. Cloud chambers allow students to see the paths that ionising radiation has travelled. In this workshop you get to make a take away a cloud chamber big enough for a group of people to see into. You'll also get ideas for getting the most out of your dry ice.
Event Title: Cloud Chambers - Make and Take. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more info or to book please email Mike Shovlin, Physics Network Coordinator, at mikeshovlin.iop@gmail.com.
Thursday, June 20, 2013, 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM.
Egglescliffe School, Eaglescliffe, STOCKTON-ON-TEES.
A day for everyone teaching physics
Education Calendar
This conference provides the opportunity to explore new resources for teaching physics in the classroom, and also the chance to develop an understanding of some of the latest developments in physics. There will be sessions for those new to the subject as well as experienced teachers.
Cost: FREE with lunch and refreshments included.
Places must be pre-booked through the Science Learning Centre North East (failure to attend without prior notice will incur a £25 administration fee).
Event Title: A day for everyone teaching physics. Organised by: Durham University Physics Department, Institute of Physics and Science Learning Centre North East. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Book via Nicola Hall
Tel: 0191 370 6200
E-mail: n.l.hall@durham.ac.uk.
Thursday, June 20, 2013, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
Durham University Physics Department.
For more info visit www.sciencelearningcentres.org.uk. Liverpool Annual Physics Teachers Conference
Education Calendar
A day conference open to all Science teachers. It will include various lectures and workshops. Please contact Lucas using the details above for more information on the timetable.
Event Title: Liverpool Annual Physics Teachers Conference. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more info or to book a place, please contact Lucas Hayhurst, Physics Network Coordinator, at lht@blueyonder.co.uk.
Thursday, June 20, 2013, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX.
2013 NMR DG Postgraduate Meeting
BRSG: The Magnetic Resonance Group Calendar
Annual NMR-DG postgraduate meeting aimed at early career researchers whose work involves NMR spectroscopy. Attendance by established scientists and group leaders is encouraged.
Programme and registration form (PDF, 1 MB): http://www.iop.org/activity/groups/subject/brsg/calendar/info/file_60209.pdf.
Event Title: 2013 NMR DG Postgraduate Meeting. Organised by: UK NMR Discussion Group. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Dr Iain Day (i.j.day@sussex.ac.uk).
Thursday, June 20, 2013, 10:00 PM – Friday, June 21, 2013, 5:00 AM.
University of Edinburgh, School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JJ.
For more info visit www.nmrdg.org.uk. 2013 SW Physics Teachers’ Conference
Education Calendar
This popular day for everyone teaching physics is a mix of practical workshops, inspiring talks and congenial networking.
Sessions will be suitable for both those new to physics as well as experienced teachers and will concentrate on ideas that
you can use in your labs and classrooms. Technicians and trainees are also very welcome.
The workshops will be delivered by members of the IOP Physics Teachers Network and other experienced presenters and
have all received good reviews from teachers of physics. During lunchtime there will be a variety of stalls to browse for
resource ideas.
For full details or to book, please follow the link above.
Event Title: 2013 SW Physics Teacher’ Conference. Organised by: Institute of Physics and Science Learning Centres. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more details and to book, visit www.slcs.ac.uk/go/sw/swc12375 or contact the Centre on 0117 915 7257 or info@slcsw.org.uk.
Friday, June 21, 2013.
St Luke’s Campus, Exeter.
For more info visit www.sciencelearningcentres.org.uk. Women in Physics Group Careers Development Workshop
Women in Physics Group Calendar
This workshop is organised by the IOP Women in Physics Group.
Event Title: Communicating for Career Advancement - or how to be happy talking about yourself. Organised by: IOP Women in Physics Group. Requires registration: Yes.
Friday, June 21, 2013, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Institute of Physics
76 Portland Place
London
W1B 1NT
UK.
For more info visit www.eventsforce.net. Is there equality in the way we communicate?
Conferences Department Calendar
This event is jointly organised by the IOP Physics Communicators Group and the IOP Women in Physics Group.
Event Title: Is there equality in the way we communicate? Organised by: IOP Physics Communicators Group and the IOP Women in Physics Group. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Kirsty Orr
Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4800
E-mail: kirsty.orr@iop.org.
Friday, June 21, 2013, 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, W1B 1NT, UK.
For more info visit www.eventsforce.net. Physics of Emergent Behaviour: From single cells to groups of individuals
Conferences Department Calendar
The aim of this multidisciplinary meeting is to bring together physicists and biologists to discuss experimental and theoretical approaches for studying behaviour in living systems. Speakers will combine an introduction aimed at a broad audience with results from their latest research. Topics covered will include search strategies and foraging, simplicity underlying complexity, sensing and migration, and decision-making. These topics span multiple scales from single cells and individuals to collectives.
Event Title: Physics of Emergent Behaviour: From single cells to groups of individuals. Organised by: IOP Biological Physics Group. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Joanne Hemstock
Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4800
Email: joanne.hemstock@iop.org.
Monday, June 24, 2013 – Wednesday, June 26, 2013.
The Grand, 97-99 King's Road, Brighton, BN1 2FW, UK.
For more info visit bio13.iopconfs.org. Theory Meets Experiment: Organic Molecules on Semiconductor Surfaces
Computational Physics Group Calendar
This focussed one-day workshop has invited talks from two leading experimental and two leading theoretical scientists in the area of organic molecules on semiconductor surfaces. The main theme is the powerful role that close collaboration between theory and experiment can have, and we welcome contributed talks and posters that exemplify this idea.
The workshop will be an opportunity not only to learn about the latest developments in the field, but also to form new collaborations. There will be plenty of time for informal discussions, and we hope that the workshop will allow us to frame the developments needed to advance the field.
Event Title: Theory Meets Experiment: Organic Molecules on Semiconductor Surfaces. Organised by: IOP Computational Physics Group;IOP Nanoscale Physics and Technology Group; IOP Thin Films and Surfaces Group. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Email: tyc-administrator@ucl.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7679 9950
Web: www.thomasyoungcentre.org/events/theory-meets-experiment-organic-molecules-on-semiconductor-surfaces/.
Monday, June 24, 2013, 9:00 AM – Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 6:00 PM.
London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, 19 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH.
For more info visit www.thomasyoungcentre.org. London Mathematical Society Popular Lectures
This year's speakers are Professor Ray Hill (Mathematics in the Courtroom) and Dr Vicky Neale (Addictive Number Theory).
These lectures will also be presented at the King Edward School, Birmingham on Thursday 26 September.
Further information.
Event Title: London Mathematical Society Popular Lectures. Speaker(s): Professor Ray Hill (Mathematics in the Courtroom) and Dr Vicky Neale (Addictive Number Theory). Organised by: London Mathematical Society. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: To register for tickets, please email popular.lectures@lms.ac.uk.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL.
For more info visit www.lms.ac.uk. Diamond and 3D - Detectors for the Luminosity Frontier
High Energy Particle Physics Group Calendar
The LHC experiments have adopted now diamond detectors as e.g. beam monitors, and there are new ideas to use 3D detectors made out of diamond to push the radiation hardness even further. The UK has a long tradition in being leading in the field of 3D detectors (Silicon), synthetic diamond (manufactured by element six) and has various activities on diamond detectors.
The half day meeting is intended to bring together the UK groups interested in diamond detector research for HEP experiments and other applications (synchrotron beam monitoring, radiation therapy beam monitors), with experts in the 3D silicon field, and to discuss recent progress in the field of 3D diamond detectors.
Event Title: Diamond and 3D - Detectors for the Luminosity Frontier. Organised by: IoP HEPP/University of Manchester. Requires registration: No. Contact details: Cinzia Davia - cinzia.davia@hep.manchester.ac.uk.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 12:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
The School of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Manchester,
Oxford Road,
Manchester,
M13 9PL,
UK.
For more info visit agenda.hep.manchester.ac.uk. Low-carbon housing renovation: how much of a physicist does a builder need to be?
Energy Group Calendar
Low-carbon housing renovation how much of a physicist does a builder need to be?
https://www.eventsforce.net/iop/412/register
Gavin’s expertise is in low-carbon refurbishment of the UK housing stock. But he’s not just a researcher – he has put into practice his knowledge by doing a low carbon refurbishment of his own Victorian house.
Gavin will discuss the technical and market potential for scaling up renovation across the whole country; the likely costs and benefits; and some implications for policy, industry, society and research.
Event Title: Low-carbon housing renovation: how much of a physicist does a builder need to be? Speaker(s): Dr Gavin Killip, University of Oxford. Organised by: IOP Energy Group and London and South East Branch. Requires registration: No. Contact details: Dr. Roger Welch, Roger.Welch@collerip.com.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013.
Institute of Physics,
76 Portland Place,
London,
W1B 1NT.
For more info visit www.iop.org. Low-carbon housing renovation: how much of a physicist does a builder need to be?
Gavin’s expertise is in low-carbon refurbishment of the UK housing stock. But he’s not just a researcher – he has put into practice his knowledge by doing a low carbon refurbishment of his own Victorian house. Gavin will discuss the technical and market potential for scaling up renovation across the whole country; the likely costs and benefits; and some implications for policy, industry, society and research. Do energy experts have the management skills and experience to run building sites? Do builders have the technical understanding to ensure good results? And what about the behaviour of the occupants?
Event Title: Low-carbon housing renovation: how much of a physicist does a builder need to be? Speaker(s): Dr Gavin Killip, University of Oxford. Organised by: IOP Energy Group and London & SE Branch IOP. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Dr. Roger Welch, Roger.Welch@collerip.com.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London
W1B 1NT.
A-level Physics Day
Education Calendar
A one-day CPD course for A-level Physics teachers in the London region, hosted by King's College, University of London.
This course is aimed both at experienced teachers of Advanced Level Physics and also those who are new to teaching the subject at this level. It offers a combination of lectures, demonstrations and hand-on practical activities.
Talks will include:
Making molecules real – the molecular weight meter and the Science behind it - Dr. Neil Downie (Science author)
Take two crystals from quartz watches and a dozen electronic parts and - BINGO ! - you have a molecular weight meter, as seen in Neil’s new Ultimate Book of Saturday Science. You will learn how make your own molecular weight meter – and look at the science behind how it works. There will be a whole bunch of other related demonstrations from a binary pinball machine to underwater bells.
CERN@school - Dr. Tom Whyntie (Imperial College, Queen Mary, STFC researcher)
CERN@school is a project that brings CERN technology into…
Event Title: A-level Physics Day. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more info or to book a place, please contact Niloufar Wijetunge, Physics Network Coordinator, at niloufar@wijetunge.com.
Friday, June 28, 2013.
King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS.
SPS Event: Early Career Science TeachMeet
Education Calendar
A morning for science teachers at the beginning of their careers. Come along and share your experiences and bring a favourite activity / demonstration. Tea, coffee and cake provided.
This event is funded by IOP and there is no cost to participants.
Please note that this is a Stimulating Physics Support (SPS) event aimed at trainee and recently qualified physics teachers. For more info on the SPS programme please follow the link above.
Event Title: SPS Event: Early Career Science TeachMeet. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more details or to book your place, please contact Carol Davenport at carol.davenport@rocketmail.com or Ruth Wiltsher at ruth.wiltsher@iop.org.
Saturday, June 29, 2013, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Discovery Museum, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA.
For more info visit www.iop.org. Summer Residential Course
Education Calendar
A free two week residential course designed to boost Physics subject knowledge. The course is particularly well suited to those currently in teacher training but more experienced teachers looking to refresh their subject knowledge are also welcome.
Experienced teachers, university lecturers and guest presenters will deliver talks and supervised lab work covering the basics of key stage 3 and 4. The delegates have an opportunity to meet recently qualified teachers during the evening sessions. The last day is given up to project work culminating in small teams presenting to the whole group.
Charterhouse offers this course for free as part of its Education in the Community programme.
Event Title: Summer Residential Course. Organised by: Charterhouse School Governing Body, Institute of Physics and Surrey University. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more details or to book places, please contact Steve Hearn at sth@charterhouse.org.uk.
Monday, July 1, 2013 – Friday, July 12, 2013.
Charterhouse, Godalming, Surrey GU7 2DX.
For more info visit www.charterhouse.org.uk. It’s not Unlucky Physics 2013: Y9 East of England G&T Competition
Education Calendar
Teams of gifted and talented Year 9 students are invited to enter this competition and battle it out with other students from across the East of England.
Event Title: It’s not Unlucky Physics 2013: Y9 East of England G&T Competition. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more info or to enter a team, please contact Gerry Blake, Physics Network Coordinator, at gerry.blake@iop.org.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Theoretical and Experimental Magnetism Meeting
Magnetism Group Calendar
The meeting will start at 10:30 am on Thursday 4 July and is expected to end at 16:30 on Friday 5 July.
The meeting is intended for anybody who wishes to become familiar with current research in magnetism in condensed matter physics with the special emphasis to bring scientists from UK and Korea together to foster long-term collaborations.
Students and post-doctoral scientists are especially welcome.
Talks will cover current research in both theoretical and experimental magnetism.
Event Title: Condensed Matter Physics in the City 2013. Organised by: IOP Magnetism Group. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: http://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/People/devashibhai_adroja5211.html.
Thursday, July 4, 2013 – Friday, July 5, 2013.
Cosener's House, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK.
For more info visit www.rhul.ac.uk. It’s not Unlucky Physics 2013: Y9 East Midlands G&T Competition
Education Calendar
Teams of gifted and talented Year 9 students are invited to enter this competition and battle it out with other students from across the East Midlands.
Event Title: It’s not Unlucky Physics 2013: Y9 East Midlands G&T Competition. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more info or to enter a team, please contact Gerry Blake, Physics Network Coordinator, at gerry.blake@iop.org.
Friday, July 5, 2013, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
Uppingham Community College, Rutland.
International Conference on Neutron Scattering
Conferences Department Calendar
The International Conference on Neutron Scattering is held every four years and the next conference will take place in Edinburgh, at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, from 9 – 12 July 2013. ICNS 2013 will bring together scientists from a wide range of disciplines including physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, engineering and materials science.
Event Title: International Conference on Neutron Scattering - ICNS 2013. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Conferences Department
Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4800
Email: jenny.bremner@iop.org.
Monday, July 8, 2013 – Friday, July 12, 2013.
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
The Exchange
Edinburgh
EH3 8EE
UK.
For more info visit www.icns2013.org. The Magnetic Resonance Detection of Explosives (MRDE) Workshop 2013
BRSG: The Magnetic Resonance Group Calendar
The workshop will include a full day joint session with the UK Radiofrequency Methods for the Detection of Explosives (RFDEX) Meeting on Thursday 11 July.
The aim of the RFDEX meeting is to introduce the detection of explosives using magnetic resonance methods to the wider UK magnetic resonance community, with talks on definitions and requirements in the field of explosives detection, past and current collaborative projects incorporating magnetic resonance methods, sources of funding, and current research in this field.
Representatives of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) will be on hand to put all of this into a UK context.
The organisers believe that the day will be beneficial to anyone in the UK magnetic resonance community interested in seeing if there is scope to apply their research interests to the detection of explosives.
RFDEX attendees will also be encouraged to submit papers on relevant topics for inclusion in the meeting.
There is no registration fee, but atte…
Event Title: The Magnetic Resonance Detection of Explosives (MRDE) Workshop 2013. Organised by: King’s College London. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Workshop secretary: Ms Georgia Kyriakidou (mrde2013workshop@gmail.com).
Monday, July 8, 2013 – Friday, July 12, 2013.
Kings College London, The Strand, London, WC2R 2LS.
Superconductivity and Quantum Fluids
Conferences Department Calendar
A one-day meeting bringing together research on superconductivity and quantum fluids and solids.
Confirmed speaker: Professor J C Séamus Davis, Cornell University.
Event Title: Superconductivity and Quantum Fluids. Organised by: IOP Low Temperature Group and Superconductivity Group. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Dawn Stewart
Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4800
E-mail: dawn.stewart@iop.org.
Monday, July 8, 2013, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, W1B 1NT, UK.
For more info visit www.eventsforce.net. Cloud Chambers - Make and Take
Education Calendar
In this workshop you get to make a take away a cloud chamber big enough for a group of people to see into. You'll also get ideas for getting the most out of your dry ice.
Event Title: Cloud Chambers - Make and Take. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more info or to book a place, contact Devinder Gill, Physics Network Coordinator, at dgill@ermysteds.n-yorks.sch.uk.
Monday, July 8, 2013, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Dixons City Academy, Ripley St, Bradford BD5 7RR.
Rockets – Make and Take
Education Calendar
Come to make and take your own rocket launcher and have fun testing your own rocket, as well as to explore engaging ways to get your learners to make their own motion sensors to measure the launch speed of their rockets. There will be a meal at a local pub after the workshop and you are very welcome to join us for that too! The food will be paid by IoP, but you will pay for your own drinks.
Event Title: Rockets – Make and Take. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: For more info or to book aplace, please contact Alessio Bernadelli, Physics Network Coordinator, at aso.ber@ntlworld.com.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 4:30 AM – 6:30 AM.
Chipping Campden School, Gloucestershire, GL55 6HU.
REMS at home - A miscellany
London and South East Branch Calendar
This meeting is open to visitors, please register with John Belling. Costs are £31 with lunch, or £10 without lunch.
This meeting has been organised by George Freeman
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME:
10:20 Registration and coffee
10:50 Welcome and notices
11:00 Michael Callaghan More tales from the cockpit
11:45 John Temple I was an erk
12:30 Richard Hartley interviews guest Geof Cockett: Life Scientific
13:15 Lunch
14:30 Lambert Dopping-Hepenstal, ASTRAEA Engineering & Programme Director.
“Flying testbed”; ASTRAEA’s progress towards pilotless aircraft
http://www.astraea.aero/ http://www.baesystems.com/magazine/BAES_051920/look-no-hands .
15:30 Dr David Pearce, BAS Drilling to Lake Ellsworth
www.ellsworth.org.uk
16:30 Tea.
Event Title: REMS at home - A miscellany. Speaker(s): Chairman, Mike Quinton. Organised by: IOP REMS London and South East Branch. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: John Belling (REMS Secretary) john.a.belling.secrems@gmail.com.
Thursday, July 11, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
IOP 76 Portland Place London, W1B 1NT.
Summer Physics Update Course
As part of its active involvement in supporting physics in schools and colleges, the Institute of Physics arranges courses throughout the year for experienced and practising teachers of physics.
This summer’s course will be based at the university’s physics and astronomy department and accommodation will be on campus.
Event Title: Summer Physics Update Course. Organised by: University of Leicester. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Manchi Chung
Email: manchi.chung@iop.org
Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4820).
Friday, July 12, 2013 – Sunday, July 14, 2013.
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH.
For more info visit www.iop.org. IOP Annual Dinner and After Dinner Speaker
East Anglia Branch Calendar
Parking in the Grand Arcade Car park
3 course dinner including wine or beer and coffee.
Members and Guests (places limited first come first served)
Price: Members £27 non Members £32.
Event Title: IOP Annual Dinner and After Dinner Speaker. Organised by: IOP East Anglia Branch. Requires registration: No. Contact details: see website.
Saturday, July 13, 2013, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
St. Catherine's College, Cambridge.
For more info visit www.cta.phy.cam.ac.uk. WOOFYT Workshop
London and South East Branch Calendar
Musician Jeremy Sampson will be bringing his Wooden One-Octave Organ For Young Technologists. Learn about the science of sound, at the same time as helping him make music!
Free Entry - Must book through organproject@unionchapel.org.uk
Age 7+ (families welcome)
Book early to avoid disappointment! (Limited spaces)
Booking closes on Saturday 6 July.
Event Title: WOOFYT Workshop. Speaker(s): Jeremy Sampson. Organised by: Union Chapel Islington. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: organproject@unionchapel.org.uk.
Sunday, July 14, 2013, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, Islington, N1 2XD.
For more info visit www.unionchapel.org.uk. Annual General Meeting 2013
All corporate members are entitled to attend and vote at the AGM. A formal notice and proxy information will be sent to all members in early June.
Event Title: Annual General Meeting 2013. Organised by: Institute of Physics. Requires registration: No. Contact details: Simon Kellas
Email: simon.kellas@iop.org.
Thursday, July 18, 2013, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Eddington Room, Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, W1B 1NT.
24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine
History of Physics Group Calendar
The International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine is the largest event in the field, and takes place every four years.
Recent meetings have been held in Mexico City (2001), Beijing (2005) and Budapest (2009).
In 2013, the Congress will take place in Manchester, the chief city of Northwest England, and the original "shock city" of the Industrial Revolution.
Congress facilities will be provided by The University of Manchester, with tours and displays on local scientific, technological and medical heritage co-ordinated by members of the University's Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine.
Event Title: 24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine. Organised by: IUHPS/DHST. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: enquiries@ichstm2013.com.
Sunday, July 21, 2013 – Sunday, July 28, 2013.
The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL.
For more info visit www.ichstm2013.com. REMS visit the Government Art Collection
London and South East Branch Calendar
17:00 Meet in Queens Yard
17:25 Check in via security
17:30 Talk & tour of the collection
19:00 Walk to restaurant
19:30 dinner
The tour takes approximately 1 ½ hours.
I will book tables at a nearby Italian restaurant so, if you wish, we can have a meal together. Please indicate your intention on the booking form available from John Belling, john.a.belling.secrems@gmail.com.
The nearest stations are Warren Street, Goodge Street and Euston. COSTS £3 each with a maximum of 20 plus cost of your meal if you go to the restaurant.
Event Title: REMS visit the Government Art Collection. Organised by: IOP REMS London and South East Branch. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: REMS Secretary. john.a.belling.secrems@gmail.com.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Queens Yard at 179a Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7PA.
For more info visit www.gac.culture.gov.uk. Lewis Fry Richardson - Father of Numerical Weather Prediction
Scotland Branch Calendar
On 1 August 1913, Lewis Fry Richardson took up the post of Superintendent of Eskdalemuir Observatory. To mark the centenary of this occasion the Met Office and the Institute of Physics (IOP) will be unveiling an historic blue plaque on the main Observatory building on 1 August.
On 1 August 1913, Lewis Fry Richardson took up the post of Superintendent of Eskdalemuir Observatory. He was the physicist, mathematician and meteorologist, who pioneered mathematical methods for weather prediction laying the foundation for modern computerised weather forecasting.
Rob Varley, Met Office Operations and Services Director and Paul Hardaker CE of the IoP will be in attendance and there will also be presentations covering the impact of Richardson’s work and the history of the Eskadelmuir Observatory. There will be an opportunity to tour this historic site and lunch will be provided.
Event programme (PDF, 210 KB): http://iopscotland.org/events/info/file_60206.pdf.
Event Title: Lewis Fry Richardson - Father of Numerical Weather Prediction. Organised by: IOP in Scotland and the Met Office. Requires registration: Yes. Contact details: Ian Dawson
ian.dawson@metoffice.gov.uk.
Thursday, August 1, 2013, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Eskdalemuir Observatory, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, DG13 0QW.