Upcoming events which will be organised by the Turkish Physical Society:

1. Turkish Physical Society 38th International Physics Congress (TPS-38) will be organised between 31st August – 4th September 2022 at Bodrum Municipality at the Herodot Cultural Center in Bodrum / Turkey. The Head of the Organising Committee of the Congress is Assoc. Prof. Aytül ADIGÜZEL, the Head of the Advisory Committee is Prof. Bülent AKINOĞLU and the Head of the Scientific Committee is Prof. Ömer İLDAY.

2. Turkish Physical Society 8th International Congress on Particle Accelerators and Applications (UPHUK VIII) will be organised between 5th – 7th September 2022 at Bodrum Municipality at the Herodot Cultural Center in Bodrum / Turkey. The Head of the Organising Committee of the Congress is Dr. Serdar BULUT, the Head of the Advisory Committee is Prof. Serkant Ali ÇETİN and the Head of the Scientific Committee is Prof. Gökhan ÜNEL.

3. Turkish Physical Society 14th International Summer School on Particle Accelerators and Detectors (UPHDYO XIV) will be organised between 8th – 11th September 2022 at Bodrum Municipality at the Herodot Cultural Center in Bodrum / Turkey. The Head of the Organising Committee of the Summer School is Assoc. Prof. Bora KETENOĞLU, the Head of the Advisory Committee is Prof. Ömer YAVAŞ and the Head of the Scientific Committee is Prof. Orhan ÇAKIR.

Prizes awarded by the Turkish Physical Society

The winners will be awarded at the opening ceremony of the Turkish Physical Society 38th International Physics Congress (TPS-38):

• Turkish Physical Society 2021 Özgen Berkol DOĞAN The Best Experimental Poster Presentation Award
  
• Turkish Physical Society 2021 Engin ABAT The Best Theoretical Poster Presentation Award
• Turkish Physical Society 2022 Prof. Şevket ERK Young Scientist Award
• Turkish Physical Society 2022 Prof. Engin ARIK Scientist Award Winner
• Turkish Physical Society 2022 Honour Award
• Turkish Physical Society 2022 Public Special Honour Award
• Turkish Physical Society 2022 International Special Honour Award
• Turkish Physical Society 2022 Industrialist and Businessman Special Honour Award
• Turkish Physical Society 2022 Press Special Honour Award

For more info, visit the website of the Turkish Physical Society.

Author: Hans Peter Beck and Maurizio Musso

The 7^th joint annual meeting of the Austrian Physical Society (ÖPG [1]) and the Swiss Physical Society (SPS [2]), held at the Technology Campus of the University of Innsbruck / Austria from August 30^th to September 3^rd, 2021, will go down in the annals of the ÖPG and SPS as a great success. Over 600 participants attended on site an extremely successful program [3], thanks to the very constructive interaction of all board members of the SPS and the ÖPG in preparation and final design of the joint conference, both with regard to the plenary session and the topical sessions, and also with regard to the entire award ceremony for prizes awarded by ÖPG and SPS, the ceremony including the binational Charpak-Ritz Prize, jointly awarded by SPS and the French Physical Society SFP [4].

This year lectures in the plenary session spanned a wide range of physical and physics-related aspects [3], i.e. from surfaces at the atomic scale to materials, from quantum states to quantum optics and quantum technologies, from particle colliders to free electron lasers, from exoplanets to black holes, from physics and education to physics and society, in particular also in connection with innovative products by start-ups, with renewable energy and its repercussion on the climate, and with quality of life in connection with medical applications of physics-related technology.

Stimulated by the talks given in the plenary session and in the topical sessions, and by the personal exchange during the poster sessions, where some are accessible online [3], it was indeed possible to show what the advantages of a personal exchange are, being again achievable with the Covid certificate being checked at the registration desk, and where it became self-evident that physicists are predominately fully vaccinated.  When new contacts are made, when informal conversations spontaneously arise and where one can build up mutual trust, the glue is formed to do further and better research, allowing trying out new ideas in physics, which are the base for the proposition and realization of new projects. It is this inspiring vibe that motivates young members to stay long-term members of the two societies and thus allows to actively shape the future activities of the two societies, which get then also constructively reflected by the associated activities of the EPS.

Winners of the prizes of the Austrian and of the Swiss Physical Society, and the winner of the binational Charpak-Ritz Prize of the Swiss and of the French Physical Society, together with the presidents of the French, Swiss and Austrian Physical Societies. The prizes have been bestowed during the 7^th joint annual meeting of the Austrian and Swiss Physical Society in Innsbruck/Austria from 30^th August to 3^rd September 2021.

[1] Austrian Physical Society http://www.oepg.at/

[2] Swiss Physical Society https://www.sps.ch/en/home

[3] Program of the Joint Annual Meeting of ÖPG and SPS 2021 https://indico.cern.ch/event/1015032/timetable  

[4] French Physical Society https://www.sfpnet.fr/

Previous report: https://www.eps.org/blogpost/751263/367164/Traditional-Joint-Annual-Meeting-of-two-physical-societies-2021

Author: NNV

In the afternoon of April 16^th, the NNV organises its annual conference FYSICA 2021. For the second time in row, it is an online conference due to the pandemic. Nobel Prize laureates Reinhard Genzel and Roger Penrose will give key-note lectures. Because of our centennial, it’s our treat and everyone can register free of charge. This means that there is no threshold to attend the meeting: language is English, it is an online event so no travelling and it is free of charge. Interested? Take a look at the website www.fysica.nl. We would love to welcome you.

Authors: Daryna Pesina, Mattia Ostinato, Carmen Martín-Valderrama

On 28 October, EPS Young Minds hosted a webinar with Dr. Gregory Quarles, a renowned physicist with 25 years of experience driving cutting-edge laser, optics and photonics technology development. Currently Dr. Quarles is CEO and a member of the Board Tucson-based Applied Energetics, Inc., previously he served as the Chief Scientific Officer for the Optical Society and worked, among other institutions, at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Having been employed in academia, at a government research laboratory, at a not-for-profit society, and more recently in industry, in his talk “Beyond the Scientific Method for Career Success” Dr. Quarles brought a unique perspective to opportunities that present themselves to young researchers as their career progresses. Gregory shared practical, real-world advice detailing opportunities, challenges and decisions that can enhance the growth of a student’s career and described the benefits of leadership opportunities through volunteerism in global societies.

On 11 November, the webinar by Dr. Marina Corradini took place. As a Science Communication Officer at the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre and former member of the Naples YM Section, she presented the seminar titled “Demolishing Barriers to Science”, addressing the topics of gender inequality and underrepresentation of women and minorities in Academia and STEM-related fields. More than 40 people attended the seminar, where Marina illustrated three key points to significantly weaken the gender barrier in science:  awareness of the situation, actions to be undertaken and resources to use and share.  First, she presented the social issues and those internal to academia, which were followed by a discussion on the different ways each of us can take action in order to make the STEM environment a place without gender discrimination. The talk was accompanied by resources, links to groups addressing any mentioned issue and references to many initiatives. Participants also shared other resources and interacted intensively with the speaker, showing a great enthusiasm, and proposing a good amount of questions. With such an attendance and participation, the seminar has been a huge success thanks to the incredible work of Marina.

Both webinars were streamed online on the Facebook page of EPS Young Minds Programme. You can always watch them here:

• https://fb.watch/2b3-fIPbQ3/
• https://fb.watch/2bapyi4ckk/
  

Registration is now open, and detailed information can be found at https://www.egas52.org

The EGAS group is part of the Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Division of the EPS with the aim to promote studies in atomic, molecular, and optical physics and related topics. Information on the EGAS activities and on previous EGAS conferences is found at http://www.eps-egas.org

author: Rosario Gonzalez-Ferez, chair of the EPS EGAS board