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SUMMARY:75th Birthday Symposium for Gerd Leuchs
DTSTART:20260625T065000Z
DTEND:20260626T160000Z
DTSTAMP:20260415T225500Z
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CONTACT:symposium.leuchs@mpl.mpg.de
DESCRIPTION:To mark the 75th (+1) birthday of Professor Gerd Leuchs\, foun
 ding director of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and Hea
 d of the Leuchs Emeritus Group\, a scientific symposium will be held from 
 June 25 to 26\, 2026.\nOver the course of two days\, leading international
  scientists and colleagues of Gerd Leuchs will offer insights into current
  developments in the fields of quantum sciences and technologies as well a
 s modern optics\, under the theme “Light\, Lasers & Quanta”.\nIn addit
 ion to scientific talks and panel discussions\, the symposium will place a
  special focus on scientific and personal exchange between participants an
 d speakers.\nThe event celebrates the remarkable scientific career and las
 ting legacy of the Institute’s emeritus founding director. With his grou
 ndbreaking contributions and influential personality\, Gerd Leuchs has sig
 nificantly shaped the field of light science. Bringing together researcher
 s from around the world\, the symposium will highlight current development
 s in the context of his work and honor his lasting influence on the scient
 ific community.\nSpace is limited\, so please register sooner than later!\
 n\nRegistration will be possible until June 10.\n\n \nPreliminary list of
  confirmed Invited Speakers\nUlrik L. Andersen (Technical University of De
 nmark)Peter Banzer (University of Graz)János A. Bergou (Hunter College\, 
 CUNY)Gunnar Björk (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)Maria V. Chekhova (M
 ax Planck Institute for the Science of Light)Silke H. Christiansen (Fraunh
 ofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS)Peter D. Drummond
  (Swinburne University of Technology)Berthold-Georg Englert (Beijing Insti
 tute of Technology)Radim Filip (Palacký University)Ebrahim Karimi (Chapma
 n University)Friedrich König (University of St Andrews)Natalia V. Korolko
 va (University of St Andrews)Peter L. Knight (Imperial College London)Pete
 r Lambropoulos (University of Crete)Peter van Loock (Johannes-Gutenberg Un
 iversity of Mainz)Norbert Lütkenhaus (University of Waterloo)Christoph Ma
 rquardt (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light)Klaus W. Rith (Frie
 drich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)Philip St.J. Russell (Max 
 Planck Institute for the Science of Light)Luis L. Sánchez-Soto (Universid
 ad Complutense de Madrid)Wolfgang P. Schleich (Universität Ulm)Bernhard S
 chmauß (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)Harald G. L. 
 Schwefel (University of Otago)Christine Silberhorn (Paderborn University)A
 ndreas Tünnermann (Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision 
 Engineering IOF)Albrecht Winnacker (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlan
 gen-Nürnberg)\nFormat\nThe in-person symposium will start on June 25\, at
  8:50 am and end on June 26 at approximately 6:00 pm. There will be invite
 d talks and panel discussions. On Thursday\, we will organise a conference
  dinner at MPL which is included in the registration fee. Lunch will also 
 be provided during the event.\n\nhttps://indico.mpl.mpg.de/event/28/
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