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Polariton Science Conference 4-7 June

80 researchers joined the conference in Odense to present results within the research field of polariton-driven nanoscale light-matter interactions

By Louise Skovborg Just, , 6/10/2024

4-7 June POLIMA had the pleasure of hosting the Polariton Science Conference which featured invited talks from emerging and renowned international research leaders. The conference focused on the state-of-the-art and future directions of polariton-driven nanoscale light-matter interactions across diverse fields. 

80 researchers from  more than 30 research groups joined the conference and spent the time in Odense discussing and presenting results.

Keynote speaker

Professor Ido Kaminer opened the conference with his talk 'Mapping Light-Matter Interactions Using Ultrafast Free Electrons'.

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Summer School 4-5 June

5o younger scientists started the Polariton Science Conference with a two-day Summer School with lectures from Professor Nahid Talebi, Professor Bert Hecht, Professor Javier Garcia de Abajo, Professor Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi, Professor Joel Yang and Professor Thomas Pertsch.

Javier
Woman giving a presentation to seated attendees in a glass-walled meeting room with a laptop on a standing table.

Best Poster Award

Wenhua Zhao, Max Born Instute, Berlin won the Best Poster Award for her poster with the title: 'Real-time surface plasmon polariton propagation in silver nanowires'. The prize was generously sponsored by NIL Technology. 

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Photos from the conference

Please enjoy photos from the poster session, the talks and from the networking breaks. 

Two conference attendees discussing a scientific research poster with charts and figures in an indoor exhibition area.
Conference attendees reviewing a research poster, with one man pointing to the poster and another holding a paper cup.
Older man giving a presentation indoors beside a whiteboard and a projected slide with partial text "• Look".
Students seated at tables in a modern classroom, listening to a lecture with laptops and notebooks in front of them.
Wide-angle view of people attending a presentation in a modern lecture hall with a projected slide and presenter at the front.
Woman presenting at a conference podium with portrait banners behind her, including the text "Barbara McClintock" and "SDU".
Man in a blazer holding a presentation remote during an indoor conference talk.
Conference attendees gathered around a poster board in an indoor event space, discussing the presentation.
Conference attendees holding wine glasses while standing indoors near a wood slat wall and door.
Conference attendees gathered near research posters during a poster session, with several people conversing and holding coffee.
Man giving a presentation in a conference room with portrait banners behind him showing Albert Einstein and the text "be curious".
Two conference attendees discussing a research poster mounted on a presentation board.
Four conference attendees with name badges converse indoors near a wooden slat wall; one holds a wine glass and another gives a thumbs-up.
Conference speaker gesturing during a talk next to an Albert Einstein poster with the text "be curious".
One conference attendee points to a research poster while explaining it to another attendee standing nearby.
Two conference attendees standing beside a scientific poster with the text "KU LEUVEN" visible.
Man giving a presentation beside a lectern with a laptop and large black-and-white posters, including Albert Einstein, in the background.
Bearded man in glasses and a gray blazer presenting indoors in front of black-and-white portrait photos.

Funding

Danish National Research Foundation generously funded the Polariton Science Conference

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Best Poster Award

NIL Technology generously funded the Best Poster Award

NIL Technology

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Editing was completed: 10.06.2024