The 2022 edition of the European Nuclear Physics Conference (EuNPC), organized by the Nuclear Physics Board of the European Physical Society, took place, from 24^th to the 28^th of October 2022, in the beautiful Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela. It was the 5^th edition of the EuNPC series, after the ones in Bochum, Bucharest, Groningen, and Bologna, and it gathered more than 200 participants from all over Europe, and beyond.

During five intense days, plenary and parallel talks provided the latest news on the themes dealt by the Nuclear Physics Division of EPS, such as nuclear structure and dynamics, heavy Ion collisions, theory and phenomenology, accelerators and applications.

Besides the scientific talks, four special sessions were held, two of which were devoted to award ceremonies and two to the EPS “Young Minds” project. The Lise Meitner Prize, which is given every two years for outstanding work in the fields of experimental, theoretical or applied nuclear science, was awarded to Prof. Phil Walker (University of Surrey). Prof. Walker earned the prestigious prize for his seminal contributions to the understanding of long-lived nuclear excited “isomeric” states and the factors that determine their half-lives, that range from nanoseconds to years. The PhD Prize, recognizing the excellence of a recent PhD thesis in experimental, theoretical or applied nuclear physics, was awarded to three young promising scientists: Giuliano Giacalone, for his thesis “Observing the shape of nuclei at high-energy colliders”; Jonas Karthein (“High-precision measurements in the direct vicinity of the doubly magic ¹⁰⁰Sn (N=Z=50) at ISOLDE/CERN”); Ágota Koszorús (“Laser spectroscopy at the frontiers of RIB production”). The sessions devoted to the Young Minds (YM) project, which aims at boosting the career and the scientific creativity of young physicists around Europe and fostering the creation of an international network of young and motivated researchers, consisted in a roundtable on “Life beyond the PhD, a guide to a satisfactory professional career” and a workshop on “Well-being and Positive Mental Health in research career”. Both these sessions saw an important participation of young scientists, interacting actively with the panelists.

More information on EuNPC2022 can be found on the conference web site: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1104299/

Prof. Phil Walker receives the Lise Meitner Prize

 From left to right: Prof. Miguel A. Sanchis Lozano (Vice chair of the RSEF), Prof. Alison Bruce (Chair of the EPS-NPD board), Prof. Antonio López Díaz (Chancellor of USC), Prof. Phil Walker, and Prof. Dolores Cortina, head of the EuNPC22 Local Organizing Committee.

From left to right: Prof. Alison Bruce (Chair of the EPS-NPD board), Dr. Ágota Koszorús, Prof. Phil Walker, Dr. Jonas Karthein, Dr. Giuliano Giacalone.

The Nuclear Physics Board of the European Physical Society is glad to announce that the beautiful Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela will host the 2022 edition of the European Nuclear Physics Conference. It will be the 5^th edition of the EuNPC series, after the ones in Bochum, Bucharest, Groningen, and Bologna, and will take place from the 24^th to the 28^th of October 2022.

The capital of Galicia and a millennial pilgrimage destination, at the end of the world-renowned Way of Saint James, Santiago de Compostela is a UNESCO World Heritage site. In addition to its millennial tradition of receiving pilgrims, it has a vast experience in organizing large national and international conferences. EuNPC2022 will take place in the main Auditorium of the Faculty of Media Studies, one of the two buildings that the well-known architect Álvaro Siza undertook in Santiago de Compostela in the late ‘90s.

The Local Organizing Committee, composed by the Nuclear Physics Group of the Real Sociedad Española de Física and faculty staff of the Instituto Galego de Física de Altas Enerxías of Santiago de Compostela University, has expertise covering the majority of the themes dealt by EuNPC, such as nuclear structure and dynamics, heavy Ion collisions, theory and phenomenology.

EuNPC2022 aims to review and discuss the status and prospects in the field of nuclear physics and its applications. The conference will be a showcase for forefront theoretical and experimental developments, promoting the interplay between outstanding research and innovative concepts in the field. In particular, the following subjects will be addressed, both in the plenary and parallel sessions:

• Accelerators and Instrumentation.
• Nuclear Structure, Spectroscopy, and Dynamics
• Nuclear Astrophysics
• Astroparticle Physics
• Heavy Ion Collisions and QCD Phases
• Hadron Structure, Spectroscopy, and Dynamics
• Fundamental Symmetries and Interactions
• Nuclear Physics Applications
• Few-Body Systems

The participation of young promising scientists is strongly encouraged: special rates and local support for junior physicists will be available. There will also be a poster contest sponsored by NuPECC.

The abstract submission is open until August 20^th.

More information can be found on the conference web site: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1104299/

The Nuclear Physics Board of the European Physical Society has chosen, among other worthy candidates, the beautiful seaside Greek city of Thessaloniki as the hosting site for the 2024 edition of the Applied Nuclear Physics (ANP) conference. It will be the 2nd edition of the ANP series of conferences, after the first one held in Prague in 2021.

ANP2024 will be organized under the guidance of the Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society (HNPS), a non-profit organization, formed in 1990, of scientists studying fundamental problems related to the nature of matter, such as nuclear reactions and nuclear structure.

Many physicists of HNPS are involved in interdisciplinary studies on nuclear astrophysics and nuclear applications to meet societal needs, including medical diagnoses and environmental issues.

The conference will focus on applications of nuclear physics to energy, health, space, security, environment, material science, preservation and study of cultural heritage. In particular, it will address the following topics: ion beam analytical methods in material science; ion and neutron beam irradiation of materials; nuclear physics for energy and space technologies; nuclear analytical methods for environmental and archaeological studies; nuclear physics in medicine.

The ANPC complements the series of NPD divisional conferences, comprising the European Nuclear Physics Conference (EuNPC) and the Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics (NPA) Conference. The organization of the 2024 edition will be led out by a consortium of universities and research centers from both Thessaloniki and Athens.

More details on ANP2024, such as the program, deadlines for abstract submission, information on accommodation, and the web site, will be provided in the upcoming months.

The call for nominations for the 2022 Lise Meitner Prize is open.

NOMINATION FORM

Nominations should be accompanied by a complete nomination form, a short description of the achievements of the nominee(s), a brief curriculum vitae of the nominee(s), a list of major publications and eventually letters of support from authorities in the field.

Nominations will be treated in strict confidence. While all nominations will be acknowledged, there will be no further communication from the selection committee, till the announcement of the prize winner.

2022 Lise Meitner Prize Committee contact person: Alison Bruce, Alison.Bruce@brighton.ac.uk

Deadline for submission of nomination : Deadline for submission of nomination is February 28^th, 2022.

Prize Rules:

·         The Prize should consist of a Diploma, a Medal with the image of Lise Meitner and cash, when available.

·         The money for the Prize will be provided by sponsors.

·         The Prize shall be awarded every two years.

·         The Prize shall be awarded to one or more researchers.

·         The Prize shall be awarded without restrictions of nationality, sex, race or religion.

·         Only work that has been published in peer-reviewed journals can be considered in the evaluation of nominations.

·         Call for nominations will be published on EPS website.

·         Self-nominations shall not be accepted.

·         Nominations shall be reviewed by a Prize Committee appointed by the NPD board. The Committee shall consider each of the eligible nominations and shall make recommendations to the NPD board, taking into account possible reports of referees who are not members of the Board.

·         The final recommendation of the NPD board and a report should be submitted for ratification to the Executive Committee of EPS.

Sponsors:

The 2022 Lise Meitner Prize is sponsored by:

·         IJCLab Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie, Orsay

·         GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt / FAIR

.         Forschungszentrum Jülich

.         INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati

.         INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro

.         INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud

.         ELI-NP

The application material should include the description of the proposed location and venue, of the participating Universities and Laboratories, the projected costs, the expected financial supports, and the foreseen approximate conference fees. The bid should also provide the list of members composing the Local Organizing Committee.

The deadline to submit the application material to the Scientific Secretary of the NPD board (Alessandra Fantoni, alessandra.fantoni@lnf.infn.it) is March 31, 2022.

The NPD board will meet to select the ANP conference site in the spring of 2022.