Varenna Summer School: 27 June - 13 July 2016

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ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA - ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PHYSICS
“ENRICO FERMI”
VARENNA
SUMMER COURSES 2016
VILLA MONASTERO – VARENNA, LAKE COMO
Course 196
Workshop 197
FOUNDATIONS OF QUANTU
METROLOGY: FROM PHYSICS FUNDAMENTALS TO
QUALITY OF LIFE
in collaboration with the Wilhelm und Else Hera
8 – 13 July
27 June – 13 July
Modules and Topics:
Topics:
Module I: Metrology for Quality of Life (26 June to 29 June 2016)
• Metrology in Chemistry • Food and safety • Biomarkers • Methods and
materials for clinical measurements • Climate and air quality monitoring •
Redefinition of the mole
• History and interpretations of quantum theory
• Principle of complementarity and wave-particle duali
• Quantum theory from principles
• Reality of the wave function
• Concept of the photon
• Measurement in quantum theory
• Interface of quantum theory and general relativity
• Quantum optical tests of quantum theory
Module II: Fundamentals of Metrology (30 June to 2 July 2016)
• The New International System of Units • Fundamental constants • Quantum
Metrology • Nanotechnology for Metrology • Measurement uncertainty •
International metrology organization
Module III: Physical Metrology and Fundamental Constants (3 July to 6 July 2016)
• Electrical Metrology • The Future of the Mass standard • Temperature
standard and mise en pratique • Optical Frequency standards • Metrology in
Space • Light metrology
Lecturers and Seminar Speakers:
Walter Bich – INRIM, Torino (Italy)
Vincent Delatour – LNE, Paris (France)
Michael de Podesta – NPL, Teddington (UK)
Nigel Fox – NPL, Teddington (UK)
Bernd Güttler – PTB, Braunschweig (Germany)
Andy Henson – BIPM, Sèvres (France)
Massimo Inguscio – INRIM, Torino (Italy)
Beat Jeckelmann – METAS, Bern-Wabern (Switzerland)
Martin Milton – BIPM, Sèvres (France)
Francois Nez – LKB-CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (France)
William Phillips – NIST, Gaithersburg (USA)
Terry J. Quinn – BIPM, Sèvres (France)
Maria Luisa Rastello – INRIM, Torino (Italy)
Patrizia Tavella – INRIM, Torino (Italy)
Thomas Udem – Max-Planck-Institut, Garching (Germany)
Robert I. Wielgosz – BIPM, Sèvres (France)
Carl Williams – NIST, Gaithersburg (USA)
Stephen Wise – NIST, Gaithersburg (USA)
Directors:
Massimo Inguscio – INRIM, Torino (Italy)
Martin Milton – BIPM, Sèvres (France)
Patrizia Tavella – INRIM, Torino (Italy)
Scientific Secretary:
Natascia De Leo – INRIM, Torino (Italy)
Deadline for application:
15 April 2016
Correspondence and application forms should be sent to:
Natascia De Leo
Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, INRIM
Nanoscience and Materials Division
Strada delle Cacce 91
10135 Torino, Italy
Tel: +39 11 3919410-645
Fax: +39 11 346384
[email protected]
Participation fees and arrival and departure days:
Participants can apply for the whole Ten-Days Course (Module I, II and III) or for
one of the two intersected Six-Days Course (Module I and II or Module II and III).
Module II is mandatory for each of the Six-Days Course.
The registration fee (attendance, board, lodging and Proceedings) for the whole
Ten-Days Course is 1400,00 Euro VAT included (Sunday 26 June to Wednesday
6 July: arrival and departure days). The registration fee for each Six-Days Courses
is 900,00 Euro VAT included (Sunday 26 June to Sunday 3 July or Wednesday
29 June to Wednesday 6 July: arrival and departure days).
Lecturers:
Robert Boyd – University of Ottawa (Canada) and Univ
Giacomo Mauro D’Ariano – Università di Pavia (Italy)
Christopher Fuchs – University of Massachusetts, Bost
Daniel M. Greenberger – City University of New York (
Gerd Leuchs – Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germa
Erlangen (Germany)
Marlan O. Scully – Texas A&M University, College Sta
Aephraim Steinberg – University of Toronto (Canada)
Nancy Thorndike Greenspan – Bethesda (USA)
Andrew White – The University of Queensland, Brisban
Directors:
Ernst M. Rasel – Universität Hannover (Germany)
Wolfgang P. Schleich – Universität Ulm (Germany)
Scientific Secretary:
Sabine Wölk – Universität Siegen (Germany)
Deadline for application:
22 April 2016
Correspondence and application forms should be s
Sabine Wölk
Department Physik
Universität Siegen
Emmy-Noether-Campus
Walter-Flex-Str. 3
D-57068 Siegen, Germany
Tel: +49 271 7403799
Fax: +49 271 7403807
[email protected]
Arrival day:
Thursday, 7 July 2016
Opening of the Course:
Friday, 8 July 2016 - 9.00 a.m.
Closing of the Course:
Wednesday, 13 July 2016 - 12.30 p.m.
Participation fee:
€ 300,00 (VAT included) for attendance, board, lodging