Programme of Events

The Institute of Physics in Ireland is proud to be hosting Physics High Flyers, a public event open to anybody who would like to hear some of the most influential scientists in the World speaking about their careers, research, and the future of Physics and Science in an informal atmosphere. The programme includes two Physicists in the Chair interview/Q&A sessions.

Distinguished Speakers include:

• Prof. Jerome Friedman - 1990 Physics Nobel Prize Winner who uncovered the first experimental evidence that protons had an internal structure, later known to be quarks

• Prof. Margaret Murnane - 2011 RDS Irish Times Boyle Medal Winner who is an Irish Physicist at the very forefront of ultra-short pulsed laser research

• Prof. Anton Zeilinger - 2010 Physics Wolf Prize Winner who is a world-renowned pioneer in the field of quantum information and quantum optics

• Prof. Henry Kapteyn - 2010 Schawlow Prize Winner whose pioneering work has pushed X-ray source research to the very brink of laser-like technology

• Prof. Cecilia Jarlskog - 2011-2014 President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics

Free event but booking requested: Please send a brief email to [email protected], listing the names of people who would like to attend. Please indicate‘IOPI High Flyers Event’ in the subject line.