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Invitation to bachelor students and the
Department of Physics and Technology Department
of Physics and Technology produces 25% of facultyÕs graduated master candidates
each year, and we keep receiving positive feedback from our master students, both
in terms of their academic development and the overall satisfaction with job
opportunities. We are very pleased to hear that! However,
we do know that the situation is not exactly the same for our bachelor
students. We need to do something about that. We therefore invite all bachelor students, in
cooperation with our Student Council, to join our department during the
Subject Evaluation Day in order for us to find out more about the current
burning issues of the following topic: á
ÓHow can the bachelor students prosper
with IFT?Ó We will
start off with a late lunch offered and paid by the department (pizza and soft
drinks). We will proceed with an account of departmentÕs research and
educational possibilities. All this will take place in Auditorium
B. We intend to round up with an informal gathering,
hoping to hear some comments both from our students and our staff. We would
like to encourage all of our bachelor students to come join us! |
News and General Information
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Jan R. Lien receives the emeriti status This Monday,
February 28, is Jan R. LienÕs last working day as IFT employee. On that
occasion, we would like to invite everyone from our department to join us for
coffee and cake at 14:00 in the canteen. |
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University
of Bergen, in cooperation with Norwegian Industries, Bergen Chamber of
Commerce and Norwegian Climate Foundation, organize the 7-Mountains Conference on Renewable Energy in Grieghallen on March
31 and April 1. The conference will be an important professional and social meeting
place for researchers, politicians, suppliers, entrepreneurs and developers
working with renewable energy. Conference lecturers from both Norway and
abroad will broach many relevant and interesting topics. The chosen lecturers
are groundbreaking actors within the renewable energy field. Visit the
conference webpage for more information on the programme
and registration. Full-time students of spring 2011 can participate free of charge in the
conferenceÕs daytime programme. This
conference is a follow-up of the earlier ECT-conferences (Energy Climate Technology), but
with stronger emphasis on business developments. This conference is to take place annually, aiming to become
one of the most important meeting points for actors within the renewable
energy field in Norway. |
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Programme for the BFS-day: From the
smallest to the largest On March
9, IFT will be, in co-operation with Bergen Research Foundation, arranging
the BFS-day in the periodical room. We will be presenting three of our
research projects which have been granted financial
support by Bergen Research Foundation under the motto ÒFrom the smallest to
the largestÓ. This is an expression for the span of these projects: from
Morten F¿rre and the interaction between ultra-short
laser pulses and atoms, to Bodil Holst and atomic
optics with nanotechnology and further to Heidi SandakerÕs
search for the dark matter in the universe. We will also use this opportunity
for the opening of the new Nanostructure laboratory. The programme
will be as follows: 10.00 Welcome by the Head
of Department Professor Geir Anton Johansen 10.05 Professor Bodil Holst: Atoms as light, archeological textiles
and rock crystals: A short overview over results from my Bergen Research
Foundation Project. 10.30 Head of Department
Rolf Reed, Department of Biomedicine: Researcher recruitment: Challenges and
Possibilities 10.45 Professor Knut B¿rve, Department of Chemistry, Leader of Programme Management: Nanotechnology Education at UoB 11.00 Professor Bodil Holst: The path to E-beam-lab at IFT 11.10 Professor Karl
Berggren, Director for MIT Nanostructures Laboratory: Electron-Beam
Lithography: Harnessing Nature at the Nanoscale 11.40 Director KŒre Rommetveit, Bergen
Research Foundation: BFS- What have we managed? 12.00 Special advisor Dag H¿vik, The Norwegian Research Council 12.10 Opening of the
E-beam-lab, Trond Mohn 12.30 Lunch in IFT
cafeteria, Physics Show Bergen will be performing 13.15 Dr. Morten F¿rre: Super strong laser-molecule interactions 13.45 Dr. Heidi Sandaker: Dark Matter news and plans for LHC 14.30 Pause 14.45 Invited speaker:
Professor Subir Sarkar
(Oxford University): Darkness visible 16.00 End Together
with BFS we would like to wish everyone welcome to
an exciting arrangement.
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The Norwegian
Physics Students Conference We would
like to remind you about the Norwegian Physics Students conference which will
be held at UoB from March 11 to March 13 by the Student
Council/ NoFFo. |
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Seminar: The
Life after the PhD The
Research Fellow Organizations in Norway (SiN) invites
to the national seminar on "The Life after the PhD": á
Egget at the Student Center at UoB Monday, March 7 at 10.00-16.00. Both
nationally and generally in Europe it is stated that the society needs more
individuals with PhD education. But at the same time one does not always
receive satisfactory insight into how one shall move further after completing
a PhD degree. What possibilities exist to apply for academic positions or to
apply for research funds in Norway and abroad? What types of jobs require
individuals at PhD-level in the rest of the society? Is it a myth that many
employers hesitate to employ individuals with PhD education? What do the
employers expect from newly employed individuals with PhD degrees? How can
the society best benefit from the skills of those who hold PhD degrees? The
seminar is meant for current PhD students, those who have completed their PhD
degrees, those who consider pursuing a PhD degree,
those who work with PhD education and other who are interested in the subject. More
information about the programme and complete
invitation can be found at SiNÕs webpages. The seminar is free of charge
for everyone, but since lunch is included registration is required from those
who intend to attend the entire seminar. Register as soon as possible and
latest by February 28 by sending an email to stipendiatene@gmail.com. |
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PhD-news
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You want to have your PhD disputation before
the summer? Here is the final deadline for submitting your thesis: The last
deadline for submitting your thesis if you want to have your disputation
before the end of this semester is Wednesday, April 27. Your supervisor
should have the opponent suggestions ready by the time you submit your thesis. The very
last PhD disputation date before the summer is Thursday, June 30. |
Masternews
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Master thesis presentation at the department on Monday, 28. February 2011 at 12:30, room 368
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IFT in media
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Heidi Sandaker: Skyter med
antistrŒler, Interview iN PŒ H¿yden, February 24. |
Publications (ISI)
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Postema M, Gilja OH: Contrast-enhanced and targeted ultrasound ,
WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY Volume: 17 Issue: 1 Pages: 28-41 á
Aad G, Abbott B, Abdallah
J, Buanes T, Burgess T, Eigen G, Kastanas A, Lipniacka A, Mohn B, Sandaker H, Sjursen TB, Stugu B, Tonyan A, Ugland M et al.: Performance of the ATLAS detector using
first collision data JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS Issue: 9 Article
Number: 056 |