In order to contribute to the training of young scientists working in the energy sector or intending to do so, the European (EPS) and the Italian (SIF) Physical Societies started the Joint EPS-SIF International School on Energy as a collaborative initiative. The Courses are foreseen to take place on a biennial basis in the beautiful venue of Villa Monastero in Varenna, Lake Como, Italy. The 8th Course (2025) of the School will then be devoted to: NUCLEAR ENERGY AND ITS CHALLENGING NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
Beyond Knabenphysik: Women in the History of Quantum Physics
The moniker “boys’ physics” (Knabenphysik) originally emphasized the youthfulness of the early quantum physics protagonists. Its gender connotation long remained unchallenged. This panel brings to light the remarkable yet long-overlooked contributions of women to the development of quantum physics.
The Women in the History of Quantum Physics (WiHQP) collaboration was founded in early 2021, in preparation for the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. We are an international team of historians, scientists, writers, and philosophers of science working to reconstruct and analyze the lives and contributions of dozens of women, including those who worked during the early days of the old quantum theory and later contributors to quantum field theory.
In celebration of the 2025 centennial of quantum mechanics, this panel will present a subset of narratives from our forthcoming anthology, Women in the History of Quantum Physics: Beyond Knabenphysik, (currently in press with Cambridge University Press). We aim to share the richness and diversity of scientific life that has grown from researching the quantum.
The APS Global Physics Summit is the largest physics research conference in the world, uniting 14,000 members of the scientific community across all disciplines of physics.
Both in-person and virtual presentation and registration options are available.
Beyond Knabenphysik: Women in the History of Quantum Physics
The moniker “boys’ physics” (Knabenphysik) originally emphasized the youthfulness of the early quantum physics protagonists. Its gender connotation long remained unchallenged. This panel brings to light the remarkable yet long-overlooked contributions of women to the development of quantum physics.
The Women in the History of Quantum Physics (WiHQP) collaboration was founded in early 2021, in preparation for the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. We are an international team of historians, scientists, writers, and philosophers of science working to reconstruct and analyze the lives and contributions of dozens of women, including those who worked during the early days of the old quantum theory and later contributors to quantum field theory.
In celebration of the 2025 centennial of quantum mechanics, this panel will present a subset of narratives from our forthcoming anthology, Women in the History of Quantum Physics: Beyond Knabenphysik, (currently in press with Cambridge University Press). We aim to share the richness and diversity of scientific life that has grown from researching the quantum.
The speakers for the event in Göttingen are:
-Margriet van der Heyden: Women in the History of Quantum Physics
-Patrick Charbonneau: Molecular WiHQP Vignettes: Hertha Sponer and Elizabeth Monroe
-Andrea Reichenberger: Grete Hermann: A pioneer of the philosophical debate about the foundations of quantum mechanics and a political activist
The program will go online here on February 5.
Passion For Physics – A Day of Quantum
International Symposium on the occasion of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ)
19 July 2025 – Villa Monastero – Varenna, Lake Como, Italy.
ITAMP Winter School on Quantum Revolution in AMO Science
AMO physics-based platforms and techniques are some of the most promising systems for the development of quantum simulators, quantum sensors, and interface technologies. Much of this progress owes to the fact that AMO systems can be precisely controlled, and precisely characterized. This school will provide a pedagogical and advanced graduate-level introduction to some of the topics and algorithms.
49th Assembly of Polish Physical Society (Zjazd Fizyków Polskich)
ZFP is a biannual assembly of Polish physicists organized by The Polish Physical Society. The event will be held in Katowice from 5th to 11th September 2025. As the “Quantum” is inherently inscribed into contemporary physics, all sessions will cover a broad range of topics connected to quantum science.
Quantum Week
Quantum Week will take place at the Palais de la Découverte, in Paris, from September 23 to 28, 2025. The week is entirely dedicated to quantum science and technology, with experiments, board games, exhibitions, and conferences. A unique opportunity for all ages to discover the mysteries of quantum science.
This week is brought to you by DIM QuanTiP, PCQT, QICS, Quantum Saclay, and SFP in collaboration with the Palais de la Découverte.
30th International Conference on Low Temperature Physics
Every single advance and insight that has led to the development of today’s quantum computers has been presented and discussed during the International Conference in Low Temperature Physics. For example, the properties of quantum gases, the development of dilution refrigeration, or the superconducting qubits.
The International Conference on Low Temperature Physics (LT30) is the main activity of the C5 commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP). LT30 is a major event in Physics, held only every three years. LT has been regularly organized since 1946 all over the world, see here. It is a great opportunity that the organization of LT30 coincides exactly with the IYQ.
There are usually about 1000 participants and there is an exhibition for companies, where we expect major players in quantum technologies.
This time, on the special occasion of the IYQ, we have added a specific committee on quantum information and technologies. The list of speakers is found here.
The conference will include a public session with a renowned speaker, and we will organize quantum experiments on the street, including superconducting levitation and the demonstration of other quantum phenomena. Organizers have significant experience in dissemination; see, for example, this video or here.
Four major prizes will be awarded, with quite possibly a large protagonism of specific quantum science results. For example, the London and Simon prizes. London prize was awarded to Landau (LT7 Toronto 1960, Nobel 1962), Bardeen (LT8 Londres 1962, Nobel 1972), Josephson (LT12 Kyoto 1970, Nobel 1973), Abrikosov (LT13 Boulder 1972, Nobel 2003), Leggett (LT16 Los Angeles 1981, Nobel 2003), Thouless (LT17 Karlsruhe 1984, Nobel 2016), Müller and Bednorz (LT17 Karlsruhe 1984, Nobel 1987), Wieman and Cornell (LT21 Prague 1996, Nobel 2001) and Ketterle (LT22 Helsinki 1999, Nobel 2001), among other renowned scientists.
Missione Fisica
Missione Fisica is an ambitious project promoted by the National Research Council (CNR) aimed at high school students in the city of Naples. The initiative is the result of collaboration between three prestigious CNR institutes – ISASI, INO, and SPIN – operating under the Department of Physical Sciences and Matter Technologies.
The project seeks to bring young people closer to the world of scientific research by offering them a direct and engaging experience. Through a series of innovative educational events, participants are introduced to the pivotal role of the CNR as a key hub of the scientific community, both nationally and internationally. The mission goes beyond simply imparting knowledge: it aims to spark curiosity, foster a deep understanding of the value of science in contemporary society, and increase public awareness of the transformative potential of quantum science and its practical applications.
By contributing to the International Year of Quantum Science and Technologies global initiative, the project underscores the need to enhance collaboration on a global scale and to inspire a new generation of scientists and innovators who will shape the future of quantum science.
Through the synergy of science, education, and communication, Missione Fisica aspires to strengthen the connection between the research community and society at large, while highlighting
A Public Reading of Copenhagen by Michael Frayn
Performers: Skye Brandon, Kris Bratton, Elizabeth Nepjuk. With welcome remarks from Carla Orosz (Associate Professor, School for the Arts) and Steven Rayan (Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Director, quanTA Centre).
This beloved Tony Award-winning play, which premiered on Broadway 25 years ago, concerns a pivotal moment in the history of quantum physics: a trip made by one revered quantum thinker, Werner Heisenberg, to Copenhagen in 1941 to visit another, his former supervisor Niels Bohr. The exact content of the meeting between them has never fully been known, although it is understood that they discussed and debated the emergence of nuclear weapons and the ethics around it.
The play, in true quantum fashion, presents many different ways their conversation might have gone, exploring the human side of quantum at a time when quantum theory was reshaping science and when World War II was reshaping the world. This reading is produced by the Entangled Spaces Theatre Collective with support from the University of Saskatchewan Quantum Innovation Signature Area, quanTA Centre, and the School for the Arts. A Canadian Actors’ Equity Association production under the Artists’ Collective Policy. Reading Starts: 7:30 pm CST