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Word from Department Administration
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The state budget has been
presented and the comments from the university and higher education sector
sound as follows: ÓSad and lacking in ambitionÓ, ÓResearch budget which Lacks
visionÓ, ÓFrom resting place to a complete breakdown?Ó to name but a few. And
if Norway would like to become and remain a nation of better knowledge, we
must find another way. But it is great that the budget matches universitiesÕ challenge
on strengthening independent research by contributing personally with 100
million kroner, which in turn means that several of the good applications which
come to our department annually, can be financed. We now
notice that the awarding of PhD-scholarships has gradually been transferred from
Norwegian Research Council to the Ministry of Education. Norwegian Research
Council followed this transfer and the number of scholarships has thus
decreased. But it is a huge problem that the Ministry does not recognize that
the budget does not include a single new recruitment position. The facultyÕs director
confirms as discussed in the facultyÕs budget draft, that the number of PhDs at the
faculty decreases, and consequently the number of completed doctoral degrees
at our faculty are also on the way down – even though 2011 is going to
be a top year and a great number of externally-financed PhDs will compensate
for some of the loss. We can only hope that the work group established by the
Ministry will see the seriousness of this for those fields which have the supervision
capacities and in which the candidates are in demand. Have a great weekend, |
News and general information
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Physics on Studentersamfunnet: Mysteries of Quantum Physics
Quantum physics is a relatively
young branch of science, hardly a hundred years old. Following the
publication of the relativity theory by Einstein it was thought that one was
very close to a complete understanding of the laws of nature. However,
several experiments were carried out whose results could not explained by
classical physics. When one studies particles, natureÕs smallest building
blocks, the laws of classical physics will no longer be valid. New, advanced
mathematics had to be introduced in order to describe the behavior of
particles. This again led to unexpected phenomena. Today, mathematics is used
to describe these phenomena and this knowledge is used in modern science and
technology. However, this reality is so much more different than our own that
it is very difficult for humans to understand quantum physics. One then has
to re-evaluate his/her understanding of how the world functions. |
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Anja Hegen and co has made the
October number of FunderFinder ready for downloading – obligatory
reading for all scientific staff! |
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NTVA would
like to invite to a theme meeting in Bergen:
Tuesday,
October 18 2011 at 19:00, Nansensenteret on Marineholmen, Thorm¿hlens gate
47. Fish soup will be served after the meeting. The price is 100,-
NOK per place. Registration within
15:00 on Thursday, October 13, registration is required only for those who
will be joining the dinner. |
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The Research InstitutesÕ Joint
Arena – FFA The
University- and University College Council (UHR) and FFA – The Research
InstitutesÕ Joint Arena invite to an open day seminar on October 18 2011 at
HŒndverkeren in Oslo. The arrangement is a part of the Science Year and will
be focusing on the collaboration across institutional boundaries. What sort
of collaboration among universities, university colleges and research institutes
can promote the Norwegian research? The
seminar will consist of lectures, short presentations and conversations. The
contributions and discussions will be a part in the preparations of the new research
report. Extra time for
comments and questions will be allocated. Among the speakers
and debaters one may find the Minister Tora Aasland, the State Secretary
Kyrre Lekve, Director of the Research Council Arvid HallŽn and President of
Tekna, Marianne Harg. More
information on the program and
registration within
October 10. The participant fee is 500,- NOK (invoice will be sent). |
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Resilient
Proposal on Space Research from Commercial Satellites. A UiB based team has proposed a multi satellite
mission to be funded by ESA and flown on the commercial Iridium NEXT constellation. The
instrumentation is based on UiB's successful science and engineering record
with X-ray imagers. The TErrestrial GAmma- and X-ray (TEGAX)
mission will position Norway in a key role in international space weather
monitoring and enable closure to compelling science objectives as identified
by NASA's decadal report. Feel free to contact the PI Dr. Jesper W
Gjerloev. |
Staff
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New Staff |
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Ketil R¿ed was employed as a Postdoc in radiation
physics for 4 years from October 1. |
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Bianca Ross was employed temporarily as a senior
consultant at IFT as of October 3 2011. Her tasks are associated with SFI Michelsensenteret
including Bergensskolen i mŒlevitenskap (The Bergen School
of Measurement Science) and Nasjonal forskerskolen i
petroleumsfag
(The Nationa Researcher School of Petroleum Science). |
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We wish
Ketil and Bianca welcome to our department! |
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IFT in the media
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Jakob
Stamnes and ¯yvind Frette: Bedre klima med Kina (Better Climate with China) PŒ H¿yden September
30. á
Heidi
Sandaker: Brutt
lyshastigheten. Hva sŒ? (Broke the speed of light. So what?) Forskning.no September
24. |
Publications (ISI)
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Hjertaker B. T.; Maad R.; Johansen G. A.: Dual-mode capacitance and gamma-ray
tomography using the Landweber reconstruction algorithm MEASUREMENT
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Volume:
22 Issue: 10 Article Number: 104002 DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/22/10/ á
Bomark Nils-Erik; Choudhury Debajyoti; Lola
Smaragda; Osland, Per: Flavour
structure of R-violating neutralino decays at the LHC JOURNAL OF HIGH
ENERGY PHYSICS Issue: 7 Article Number: 070 DOI: 10.1007/ JHEP07(2011)070
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Olaussen K.; Osland P.; Solberg M. Aa: Symmetry and mass degeneration in
multi-Higgs-doublet models JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS Issue: 7 Article Number: 020
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP07(2011)020 |