World-leading experts in quantum physics, including several Nobel laureates, will meet at ICTP from 28 to 30 May for an international conference celebrating quantum science. Titled “Quantum Physics: from Foundations to Emerging Technologies”, the event, co-sponsored by the Italian Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, will focus on the history of quantum science, its impact on society, and selected advances of quantum science and technology.
Speakers will include the following Nobel laureates, all of whom have made important contributions to quantum science and technology:
- Alain Aspect, University Paris-Saclay, France
Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 “for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science” - Eric Cornell, University of Colorado, USA
Nobel Prize in Physics 2001 “for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates” - David Gross, KITP Santa Barbara, USA
Nobel Prize in Physics 2004, “for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction” - Duncan Haldane, Princeton University, USA
Nobel Prize in Physics 2016, “for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter” - Serge Haroche, Collège de France
Nobel Prize in Physics 2012, “for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems” - Wolfgang Ketterle, MIT, USA
Nobel Prize in Physics 2001, “for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates” - Anne L’Huillier, Lund University, Sweden
Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023, “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter” - Giorgio Parisi, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome
Nobel Prize in Physics 2021, “for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales” - William Phillips, University of Maryland, USA (online)
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997, “for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light”.
