Some of the world's top theoretical physicists and chemists will meet at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Feb. 1-2 at a workshop sponsored jointly by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and Los Alamos National Laboratories.
The joint workshop on geometric phases in atomic and molecular physics will draw researchers from the University of Heidelberg; Harvard; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of California, Berkeley; California Institute of Technology; and University of Texas, Austin to the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ campus.
"It is quite an honor for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ to be cohosting this conference with Los Alamos National Laboratories and for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ to have such celebrated scientists visiting our campus," said workshop coordinator Bernard Zygelman, a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ associate professor of physics.
During the workshop the scientists will be discussing not only current research in the relatively new field of geometric phases, but also will talk about the direction their research should take in the future.
The geometric phase provides new insight into how atoms and molecules behave at the microscopic level, Zygelman explained.
The workshop sessions will take place at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and at the Alexis Park Resort.
For additional information on the workshop, contact Zygelman at 895-1321.
