South African Institute of Physics Conference 2017
Abstract
We request here support for the annual SAIP conference to be held at Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, from 3-7 July. SAIP is the primary conference event of the South African Institute of Physics. It is typically attended by around 400 participants and covers a broad range of physics topics in several parallel sessions subdivided according to the different SAIP Divisions. The Divisions are: 1.) Division of physics of condensed matter 2.) Division of nuclear, particle and radiation physics 3.) Division of photonics 4.) Division of astrophysics 5.) Division of space science 6.) Division of physics education 7.) Division of applied physics 8.) Division of theoretical and computational physics The conference aims to bring all physics researchers in South Africa together to share their research and stimulate collaboration. From time-to-time the conference hosts cross-division topical sessions to stimulate multi-disciplinary research, e.g. in 2017 we will have a quantum technologies session this year which will cover topics like single electron transport, quantum feedback control, quantum communication with orbital angular momentum states of light, open quantum systems, ion trapping, magneto-optical trapping and quantum simulation. In addition, a yearly winter school is held to introduce students to specific research disciplines. This year the topic of the winter school is Precision Measurement with Light. The conference furthermore features two plenary talks daily, typically by distinguished international visitors from the USA and Europe. The attendees comprise mainly South Africans, but includes a large compliment of attendees from other African countries, particularly students enrolled in South African universities. In the Photonics Division (the division of the principal investigator) typical topics include ultra-fast physics, laser source development (particularly in the IR), quantum key distribution, laser beam shaping, ion trapping, molecular spectroscopy, lunar ranging, optical coherence tomography, terahertz spectroscopy and white light generation. Support from ARO will be particularly important to ensure that we succeed in attracting international speakers of high caliber, to expose the local community of researchers to ground breaking work. We look forward to working with ARO in this regard.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Oct 06, 2018
- Source ID
- W911NF1710333
Entities
People
- Harmann Uys
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Stellenbosch University
- United States Army