KELVIN 2007

Lord Kelvin was a giant of the 19^th Century Science, his fundamental contributions to thermal physics, electromagnetism and optics being matched by practical achievements ranging from undersea amplifiers to marine compasses.

In Glasgow, where Kelvin held the chair of Natural Philosophy for over 50 years, we plan to celebrate the 100^th anniversary of his death by inviting four leading scientists to look where the fields Kelvin started are now and where they are going. Sir Michael Berry will talk on vortices in light, Ed Hinds on cold atoms, Wilson Sibbett on telecommunications and Denis Weaire on Foams and Kelvin’s Legacy. The event will be chaired by the current holder of the Kelvin Chair, David Saxon.

This event will be held in the recently renovated Kelvin Gallery within the historic buildings of Glasgow University and adjacent to the Huntarian Gallery and Kelvin Exhibition.

Asia -Pacific Few Body 2008 Conference 2008

I was very glad to attend the Asia-Pacific Few Body 2008 in my own country. This conference, i thought the biggest conference in nuclear physics which there was in Indonesia as long as i knew. That was one reason why i attended this conference. Another reason is because i got funding support from department, so i can back to Indonesia with free beside attend the conference :). Anyway, the conference started on 19-23 August in Indonesia University. The chairmans of local committee are Dr. Imam Fachruddin and Prof. Dr. Terry Mart. This conference attended the physicist from many country such as Japan, USA, Germany, Iran, Australia, Thailand, UK. Almost all of the participant presented about N-N interaction (two body), N-N-N interaction (three body), Kaon Photoproduction as well as the experimental.(PTPH)