Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2013
Volume 58, Number 1
Monday–Friday, March 18–22, 2013; Baltimore, Maryland
Session S19: Funding Opportunities in Europe for Creative Minds from Anywhere in the World
Room: 321
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 5:45PM - 6:30PM |
S19.00001: Funding Opportunities in Europe for Creative Minds from Anywhere in the World Georgios Tzamalis The European Research Council (ERC) is the first European body to fund bottom up investigator-driven research at the frontiers of knowledge. Launched in 2007, it has been funding excellent science in Europe ever since. Governed by a council of 22 eminent scientists, the ERC is highly regarded by the international research community, and is quickly establishing itself as a world-class research funding agency. Since 2007, the ERC has funded pioneering research, which is now starting to bear fruit. Through highly competitive calls for attractive grants, the ERC encourages both junior and established researchers to pursue their work in Europe in any field of research and regardless of their nationality. The ERC promotes collaborations between scientists working on funded projects in Europe and international groups anywhere in the world including the USA. To date, over 30 000 scientific proposals have been received, and over 3000 researchers have been funded, including several Nobel Prize winners. By challenging Europe's brightest minds, the ERC expects that its grants will help to bring about new and unpredictable scientific and technological discoveries. This session will explain the ERC's funding schemes as well as provide answers to practical questions such as:\\[4pt] -How can the ERC support research careers?\\[0pt] -What are its main features?\\[0pt] -What are the selection criteria and how long is the selection process?\\[0pt] -How does the application process work?\\[0pt] -How many researchers are funded each year?\\[0pt] -What are the chances of success? [Preview Abstract] |
Session S22: The Status of NSF-DMR in FY13
Sponsoring Units: NSFRoom: 324
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 5:45PM - 7:45PM |
S22.00001: The status of NSF-DMR in FY13 Mary Galvin-Donoghue |
Session S26: DCOMP Business Meeting
Sponsoring Units: DCOMPRoom: 328
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 5:45PM - 5:57PM |
S26.00001: DCOMP Business Meeting |
Session S48: Special Evening Event Hosted by the Editors of Physics
Sponsoring Units: APSChair: Jessica Thomas, Editor, Physics
Room: Ballroom IV
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 7:30PM - 8:00PM |
S48.00001: Social Gathering with Pizza and Beer . [Preview Abstract] |
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:00PM - 9:00PM |
S48.00002: Why Condensed Matter Physicists Should Pay Attention to Atomic Physics Invited Speaker: William D. Phillips Atomic and molecular (AMO) physics has been revolutionized by the advent of ultracold atomic gases, including quantum degenerate Bose and Fermi gases. Much of the activity with cold atoms brings AMO physics into close contact with condensed matter (CM). Atoms in optical lattices (externally imposed periodic potentials) can mimic the behavior of electrons in crystals, Bose-Einstein condensed gases or Cooper-paired degenerate Fermi gases can mimic superfluid helium or superconducting materials, and atomic gases can exhibit phase transitions that are traditionally studied in solids. These and other atomic phenomena offer possibilities for measurement and control that can be quite different from those available in materials. This talk will explore some of the current intersections of AMO and CM physics and speculate about the future of this relationship. [Preview Abstract] |
Session S50: A Staged Reading of the Play: Farm Hall
Sponsoring Units: FHPRoom: Holiday Ballroom 4
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:00PM - 9:30PM |
S50.00001: Farm Hall: The Play Invited Speaker: David C. Cassidy It's July 1945. Germany is in defeat and the atomic bombs are on their way to Japan. Under the direction of Samuel Goudsmit, the Allies are holding some of the top German nuclear scientists--among them Heisenberg, Hahn, and Gerlach--captive in Farm Hall, an English country manor near Cambridge, England. As secret microphones record their conversations, the scientists are unaware of why they are being held or for how long. Thinking themselves far ahead of the Allies, how will they react to the news of the atomic bombs? How will these famous scientists explain to themselves and to the world their failure to achieve even a chain reaction? How will they come to terms with the horror of the Third Reich, their work for such a regime, and their behavior during that period? This one-act play is based upon the transcripts of their conversations as well as the author's historical work on the subject.\\[4pt] Discussion of the play with the playwright follows after the staged reading. [Preview Abstract] |
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