This 2-day symposium (9-10 July) gathers leading experimentalists and theorists, and will cover the optics and electronics of twisted 2D materials: Twistronics, Correlated electron systems, Excitonics, Mott insulators, Polaritonics, Superconductivity, Magnetism, Topology, etc.
The symposium will be preceeded by a 3-day school (6-8 July) aimed at advanced undergraduate, masters and early PhD students. Travel and accommodation fellowships are available for students wishing to attend the school. For more details see: frontiers.icfo.eu/school-2020/
Lecturers & Speakers
- Eva Andrei (Rutgers)
- Leni Bascones (ICMM Madrid)
- Dimitri Basov (Columbia)
- Andrei Bernevig (Princeton)
- Rafael Fernandes (Minnesota)
- Paco Guinea (IMDEA Madrid)
- James Hone (Columbia)
- Atac Imamoglu (ETH Zurich)
- Pablo Jarillo-Herrero (MIT)
- Jeanie Lau (Ohio State)
- Allan MacDonald (Texas)
- Xavier Marie (INSA Toulouse)
- Marco Polini (IIT Pisa)
- Rebeca Ribeiro Palau (Paris Saclay)
- Lucile Savary (ENS Lyon)
- Jie Shan (Cornell)
- Senthil Todadri (MIT)
- Ashvin Vishwanath (Harvard)
- Ali Yazdani (Princeton)
- Eli Zeldov (Weizmann)
Registration
You can register for the symposium via the following link.
The number of places is limited, so register early!
Students accepted into the 3-day school held prior to the symposium will be automatically registered for the symposium.
Registration Fees
Participants will be charged a small fee to help cover the costs of catering, including lunch and coffee breaks on both days, as follows:
- Undergraduates & MSc students: NO FEE
- PhD students & Researchers: €100
Important Dates
- Deadline for registration: 1 May 2020
- Notifications: early May 2020
- Symposium dates: 9 & 10 July 2020
Accommodation
To facilitate the accommodation for participants, we have also selected hotels near ICFO, in which we have reserved rooms and agreed on a special rate for this event.
Attendees should contact the hotel where they prefer to stay, and manage their reservation and payment directly. Use the reference FRONTIERS to access the reserved rooms for the school.
Participants are also free to arrange their own accommodation.
Hotel IBIS CASTELLDEFELS**
Phone: +34936342175
e-mail: H3208@accor.com
Address: Passeig del Ferrocarril, 342, 008860, Castelldefels
https://ibisbarcelonacastelldefelshotel.com-barcelona.com/
Rooms reserved for school:
SINGLE: 51€/night with breakfast
DOUBLE: 56€/night with breakfast
Hotel SB BCN Events**** SUP
Phone: +34936646230
e-mail: meetings.bcnevents@sbhotels.es
Rda. Can Rabadà, 22-24 · 08860 Castelldefels
www.hotel-bcneventscastelldefels.com
Rooms reserved for school:
SINGLE: 120€/night with breakfast
DOUBLE: 132€/night with breakfast
Note
If you are from a country with visa-obligations for Spain, please be advised to already inquire (only inquire) regarding the documentation necessary (usually inviting letter ICFO, plus travel and accommodation bookings) and the potential appointment-situation at the local Spanish Embassy/ visa-office.
For any questions, please contact us at events@icfo.eu.
Venue
ICFO – the Institute of Photonic Sciences, is a young research institution that aims to advance the very limits of the science and technology of light, tackling important challenges faced by society at large in all areas of life, including health, energy, information, safety, security and caring for the environment. ICFO is a member of BIST, the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, and is situated in Castelldefels, a small town located by the sea just outside of Barcelona, Spain.
More information about how to get to ICFO can be found HERE.
Organisation
The Local Organising Committee is Dima Efetov (ICFO), Pablo Jarillo-Herrero (MIT), Frank Koppens (ICFO), Adrian Bachtold (ICFO), Maciej Lewenstein (ICFO), Antoine Reserbat-Plantey (ICFO), Robert Sewell (ICFO).
ICFO Schools on the Frontiers of Light aim at giving talented young researchers and students worldwide a first introduction to a thematic research area and a taste of an international research environment. These schools incorporate a dynamic and social learning environment beyond participating in lectures, including group discussions, direct interactions with the lecturers, student talks, poster presentations, and visits to labs.
Hosted at ICFO – the Institute of Photonic Sciences in Barcelona, Spain, and supported by the Fundació Catalunya – La Pedrera • Ignacio Cirac Program Chair, these schools are open to a limited number of students, selected on the basis of academic merit.
