We are delighted to welcome you to the University of Manchester for the following joint programme.
New windows on Fundamental Physics: from tabletop devices to large scale detectors (20 - 23 Jan)
This will be preceded by a one day UK Astroparticle Phenomenology (UK-APP) meeting (19 Jan). The previous UK-APP meeting can be found at this link.
All talks will take place in the Jocelyn Bell Burnell Lecture Theatre in the Schuster Building - photo below.
The main workshop will consist of invited and contributed talks, as well as a poster session including a prize for best poster. The one-day meeting will comprise mainly contributed talks. We strongly encourage contributions for both meetings and welcome submissions from underrepresented groups. The focus of the 4-day meeting will be on tabletop detectors and quantum technologies for fundamental physics (QTFP), including
- Precision metrology & quantum sensing
- Cold atoms and molecules
- Quantum analogues
- Atom interferometry
- 5th force tests
- Axion/WIMP dark matter & dark energy
- Neutrinos
- Gravitational wave detectors
- High-frequency gravitational waves
- Tabletop detectors
Sustainability: Manchester places a strong emphasis on sustainability. In order to reduce wastage, we encourage participants to bring their own water bottles, and make use of water fountains on campus.
Current invited speakers for the main workshop include:
- Giovanni Barontini Birmingham
- Oliver Buchmueller Imperial
- Clare Burrage Nottingham
- Ed Daw Sheffield
- Joe Formaggio MIT
- Andrew Geraci Northwestern
- Hartmut Grote Cardiff
- Takis Kontos ENS Paris
- Tim Langen TU Wien
- Krisztian Peters DESY
- Sofia Qvarfort Stockholm
- Ruben Saakyan University College London
- Kristof Schmieden Mainz
- Wouter Van De Pontseele Colorado School of Mines
- Silke Weinfurtner Nottingham
- DRD5 (Steven Worm - DESY)
- More TBD
Local Organising Committee
Kieran Flanagan Manchester
Lucien Heurtier King's College London
Jamie McDonald (chair) Manchester
Peter Millington Manchester
Matt Millns Manchester
Ted Smith Manchester
External Advisory Committee
Diego Blas IFAE Barcelona
David DeMille Chicago
Babette Döbrich Max Planck Institute for Physics
Valerie Domcke CERN
Rachel Godun National Physical Laboratory
Ben Jones Texas at Arlington
Stefan Knirck Harvard
Axel Lindner DESY
Ruben Saakyan University College London
Accommodation and Venue
Attendees should make their own arrangements for their stay. The closest hotel is the Hyatt Regency which is located directly on campus a few minutes walk from the Schuster building where the workshop is taking place. You can achieve a reduced conference rate at the Hyatt by following the instructions at this link and using the discount code listed there. Other options are available throughout the city centre which is only 10 - 15 minutes walk from the workshop.
All talks will take place in the Jocelyn Bell Burnell Lecture Theatre in the Schuster building, the main entrance of which is shown in the picture below
Group photo with participants from the main workshop.
Poster prize winner, Kitty Zhang, from Imperial College London with her poster "detecting axion dark matter with an electron Penning trap".
Sponsorship
Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC)
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Institute of Physics (IoP)
University of Manchester
European Research Council
