Full program overview

Parallel session 1

Quantum computing and complex systems

Chair: Elisabeth Rachlew (KTH)

Location: Auditorium S1

1. Memory effects hinder Quantum Darwinism in open quantum systems. Sabrina Maniscalco, University of Turku
2. Exploring dissocitive electron attachment processes with velocity slice imaging [pdf]. Oddur Ingólfsson, University of Iceland
3. Ab- initio quantum mechanical studies of mutual neutralization. Åsa Larsson, Stockholm University
4. Rydberg atoms in THz fields [pdf]. Jørgen Johansen Rørstad, University of Bergen

Novel electronic phenomena in condensed matter, including topological insulators and spintronics

Chair: Thomas Tybell

Location: Auditorium S2

1. Walker breakdown in magnon-induced ferromagnetic domain wall motion [pdf]. Vetle Risinggård, NTNU (15:15-15:35)
2. Superconducting spintronics: Superconductor/Ferromagnet structures with spin-15:55 orbit coupling [pdf]. Jabir Ali Ouassou, NTNU (15:35-16:15)
3. Enhancing triplet superconductivity by the proximity to a singlet superconductor in oxide heterostructures [pdf]. Mats Horsdal, University of Oslo (16:15-16:35)
4. Strongly correlated states of rotating two-species Bose gases [pdf]. Susanne Viefers, University of Oslo (16:35-16.55)

Astro- and subatomic physics 1

Chair: Jan Myrheim

Location: Auditorium S3

1. Measurement of angular correlations of D mesons and hadrons or electrons with ALICE [pdf]. Per-Ivar Lønne, University of Bergen (15 min)
2. Characterization of hot QCD matter using particle production measured by ALICE [pdf]. Marek Chojnacki, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen (15 min)
3. Thick silicon detectors operating at cryogenic temperatures [pdf]. Eija Tuominen, University of Helsinki (15 min)
4. ALICE TPV upgrade activities in Norway for RUN3 in 2018 [pdf]. Ganesh Tambave, University of Bergen (15 min)
5. Nuclear level density and gamma-strength function in 64Ni [pdf]. Lucia Crespo Campo, University of Oslo (15 min)
6. Investigating the low energy enhancement in the gamma strength function of 86,87Kr in inverse kinematics [pdf]. Vetle Wegner Ingeberg, University of Oslo (15 min)

Education 1

Chair: Morten Trudeng

Location: Auditorium S4

1. Teacher Education at NTNU/Lektorutdanning ved NTNU [pdf]. John Brumo, NTNU
2. Om lærerutdanning. Tom Olav Klepaker, University of Bergen
3. A virtual learning environment for interactive engagement with advanced quantum mechanics. Mads Kock Pedersen, Aarhus University

Parallel session 2

New experimental platforms and light sources

Chair: Peter Balling (AU)

Location: Auditorium S1

1. Controlling auto-ionizing states using strong fields and attosecond pulses [pdf]. Johan Mauritsson, University of Lund
2. Inelastic Scattering with Hard X-Rays. Johannes Niskanen, University of Helsinki
3. Cavity QED with cold strontium atoms. Jan W. Thomsen, University of Copenhagen
4. Characteriazation of silicon based Neutron detectors for European spallation source, Sweden [pdf]. Yashika Bansal, University of Bergen

Aerosol particle formation processes in the atmosphere

Chair: Jens Olaf Pepke Pedersen, Hanna Vehkamäki, Patrick Espy

Location: Auditorium S2

1. Atmospheric aerosol particles: from molecular clustering to global climate [pdf]. Hanna Manninen, University of Helsinki (11:00-11:22)
2. Ice nucleation in the atmosphere [pdf]. Erik Thomson, University of Gothenburg (11:22-11:44)
3. The CLOUD experiment at CERN: Neutral and ion-induced nucleation at free tropospheric conditions [pdf]. Andreas Kürten, Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (11:44-12:06)
4. X-ray induced fragmentation of ammonium bisulphate clusters [pdf]. Mauritz Ryding, University of Oslo (12:06-12:28)

Advanced surfaces and interface characterization techniques

Chair: Susanne Viefers

Location: Auditorium S3

1. Z-contrast imaging with atomic resolution [pdf]. Anette Eleonora Gunnæs,  University of Oslo (11:00-11:20)
2. Quantitative nanoscopy X-ray ptychography [pdf]. Eirik Bakken Skjønsfjell, NTNU (11:20-11:40)
3. Power laws in the brain – a sign of criticality? [pdf]. Gaute Einevoll, NMBU/University of Oslo (11:40-12:00)

Biophysics

Chair: Rita Dias

Location: Auditorium S4

1. Extracellular vesicles from multiple myeloma - role of exosomes in the disease development [pdf]. Katarzyna Psonka-Antonczyk, NTNU (11:00)
2. The synergistic role of macromolecular crowding and DNA-bridging protein in DNA condensation [pdf]. Sravani Ramisetty, NTNU (11:20)
3. Mineralized hydrogels: an in situ investigation [pdf]. Sindre Hove Bjørnøy, NTNU (11:40)
4. Synthesis of hierarchically structured cell compatible alginate hydrogels using microfluidics for bone-mimicking biomaterials [pdf]. Armend Gazmeno Håti, NTNU (12:00)

Education 2

Chair: Morten Trudeng

Location: Auditorium S5

1. Nætverk i fysikkdidaktisk forskning [pdf]. Jesper Bruun, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen (15:15) 
2. ReleQuant – bringing relativity and quantum physics into classrooms [pdf]. Thomas Frågåt, Jessheim Upper Secondary School and Cathrine Wahlstrøm, University of Oslo (11:40-12:10)
3. Changes in attitudes and beliefs of first year physics students at NTNU [pdf]. Jonas Persson, NTNU (12:10-12:30)

Parallel session 3

Women in physics

Chair: Åshild Fredriksen

Location: Auditorium S1

Panel discussion: Recruiting women to studies and professional work in physics

The topic will be introduced by the speakers

1. Physics choices among young women: What matters? [pdf]. Maria Vetleseter Bøe, Norwegian Centre for Science Education, University of Oslo (15:15-15:40)
2. Women and science - statistics and experiences from Finland [pdf]. Sirkku Manninen, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki (15:40-16:05)

Medical physics

Chair: Catharina Davies

Location: Auditorium S2

1. Proton therapy – the new cancer treatment modality. Dieter Røhrich, University of Bergen (15:15)
2. Proton CT With a High-Granularity Digital Calorimeter [pdf]. Kristian Austreim, University of Bergen (15:45)
3. Applications of diffusion-weighted MRI in the diagnosis and differentiation of breast cancer [pdf]. Pål Erik Goa, NTNU (16:00)
4. Magnetic field mapping using gradient-echo pulse sequence [pdf]. Mohan Jayatilake (16:15)
5. Methods of controlling tissue orientation to verify image analysis technique [pdf]. Elisabeth Romijn, NTNU (16:30)

Astro- and subatomic physics 2

Chair: Jan Myrheim

Location: Auditorium S3

1. Electromagnetic particle production in ultra-peripheral heavy-ion interactions at the LHC
2. Heavy-ion collisions: from central to ultra-peripheral. Joakim Nystrand, University of Bergen (30 min)
3. The ALICE upgrade - physics driving new challenges in online data processing [pdf]. Matthias Richter, University of Oslo (20 min)
4. The approach to CP conservation in the 2HDM [pdf]. Per Osland, University of Bergen (20 min)
5. Full treatment of electroweak corrections to neutralino annihilation [pdf]. Ahmad Galea, University of Oslo (20 min)

Soft and complex matter 1

Chair: Jon Otto Fossum

Location: Auditorium S4

1. Crystals and melting in binary colloidal mixtures [pdf]. Adrian Rennie, Uppsala University (20 min)
2. Electromagnetic tweezers for manipulation of colloids and living microorganisms [pdf]. Jaakko V. I. Timonen, Harvard University, USA (20 min)
3. Electro-hydrodynamic swimming [pdf]. Paul Dommersnes, NTNU (20 min)
4. Confinement effects on the crystallization & dynamics in nanometer-sized micellar cores [pdf]. Reidar Lund, University of Oslo (20 min)

Optics 1

Chair: Morten Kildemo

Location: Auditorium S5

1. Solar irradiance on the Tibetan Plateau [pdf]. Nuozhen Gelsor, University of Bergen (15:15-15:45)
2. Ultrashort-pulse laser excitation of dielectric materials: experiments and modeling [pdf]. Peter Balling, Aarhus University (15:45-16:15)
3. Detecting single particles using guided-resonance modes in photonic crystal mambranes with finite area [pdf]. Aasmund Sudbø, University of Oslo (16:15-16:45)

Parallel session 4

Ultrafast processes

Chair: Esa Rasanen (TUT)

Location: Auditorium S1

1. Auger decay - backwards and forwards (backwards, mostly) [pdf]. Sølve Selstø, Oslo University College
2. Femtosecond time-resolved imaging of twisting chiral molecules [pdf]. Lauge Christensen, Aarhus University
3. Generation of high harmonics with chirped femtosecond laser pulses [pdf]. Jana Precklicova, Lund University (15 min)
4. Probing the ultrafast near-field dynamics of individual nano bowtie-antennas [pdf]. Eleonora Lorek, Lund University (15 min)

Advances in environmental remote sensing

Chair: Patrick Espy

Location: Auditorium S2

1. Space Simulation Chamber (SSC) for space instrumentation testing in Tromsø [pdf]. Åshild Fredriksen, University of Tromsø (11:00-11:30)
2. The Cosmic Particle Telescope (CPT-SCOPE) - a Norwegian-German compact radiation monitor for small satellite application developed by students [pdf]. Grunde Wesenberg, NTNU (11:30-12:00)

Nanostructuring and nanoscale device technology

Chair: Thomas Tybell

Location: Auditorium S3

1. Nano improves thermoelectric performance [pdf]. Xin Song, University of Oslo (11:00-11:20)
2. Harvesting electrical energy from the environment [pdf]. Lars Egil Helseth, University of Bergen (11:20-11:40)
3. Restoration of the third law of thermodynamics in a nanorefrigerator model [pdf]. Vegard Sørdal, University of Oslo (11:40-12:00)

4. Thin-film solar cells of earth-abundant elements [pdf]. Jørgen Schou, Technical University of Denmark (12:00-12:20)

Soft and complex matter 2

Chair: Paul Dommersnes

Location: Auditorium S4

1. Local rheology of aqueous foams in two-dimensional porous media [pdf]. Yves Méheust, Université Rennes, France (20 min)
2. Gel-formation and temperature effects of a triblock copolymer [pdf]. Kenneth D. Knudsen, Institute for Energy Technology (20 min)
3. Woodquakes in wood [pdf]. Mikko Alava, Aalto University (20 min)
4. Self-assembled lamellar metal-polymer nanocomposites with strong optical anisotropy [pdf]. Xuan Wang, CNRS-Université de Bordeaux (15 min)
5. Mechanics and rheology of Pickering films [pdf]. Alexander Mikkelsen, NTNU (15 min)

Optics 2

Chair: Aasmund Sudbø

Location: Auditorium S5

1. Experimental study of the artificial oprical magnetism of plasmonic nanoclusters in the visible range [pdf]. Virginie Ponsinet, CNRS University of Bordeaux (11:00-11:30)
2. Fluorescence lifetime measurement and imaging of chlorophyll in UV-stressed Tetraselmis microalgae in vivo [pdf]. Arne Kristoffersen, University of Bergen (11:30-12:00)

Parallel session 5

Bionanotechnology

Chair: Pawel Sikorski

Location: Auditorium S1

1. Nanoplasmonic biosensors: Opportunities in wine and toxicity. Duncan Sutherland, Nanobiointerfaces group, Aarhus University (15:15)
2. E-gnosis: A nanostructured electrochemical biosensor for point-of-care diagnostics and mobile biosensing [pdf]. Peter Køllensperger, NTNU (15:45)
3. Tunable high aspect ratio polymer nanostructures for cell interfaces [pdf]. Kai Beckwith, NTNU (16:05)
4. Ultrasound-mediated delivery of nanoparticles to tumour tissue and brain tissue [pdf]. Catharina Davies, NTNU (16:25)

Astro- and subatomic physics 3

Chair: Jan Myrheim

Location: Auditorium S2

1. IceCube and the High Energy Neutrinos from Space [pdf]. Chad Finley, Stockholm University (30 min)
2. The Planck satellite. Benjamin Racine [pdf]. University of Oslo (20 min)
3. Needles, haystacks, and smoking guns: QUIET and the search for inflationary B-modes [pdf]. Tone Melvær Ruud, University of Oslo (20 min)
4. Testing fundamental cosmology with the Square Kilometer Array [pdf]. Philip Bull, University of Oslo (20 min)

Soft and complex matter 3

Chair: Kenneth Dahl Knudsen

Location: Auditorium S3

1. Pem pore network models: capabilities and shortcomings [pdf]. Morten Stornes (for Peter Berg), NTNU (20 min)
2. The effect of flow and thermal treatments on the morphology of polymer blends [pdf]. Nilesh Patil, NTNU (20 min)
3. X-ray nanotomography [pdf]. Marrko Myllys, University of Jyväskylä (20 min)
4. Elemental and structural analysis of nanoscale materials using coherent x-ray diffractive imaging [pdf]. Chan Kim, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea (15 min)
5. Intercalation and retention of carbon dioxide in a smectite clay promoted by interlayer cations [pdf]. Leander Michels, NTNU (15 min)

Education 3

Chair: Morten Trudeng

Location: Auditorium S4

1. Some reflections on the impact of computers in science education [pdf]. Knut Martin Mørken, University of Oslo (15:15)
2. Presentasjon av rapport til Kunnskapsdepartementet om naturfag og programfagene fysikk, kjemi, biologi, geofag og teknologi og forskningslære. Morten Trudeng, leder Norsk fysikklærerforening
3. Project based laboratory exercises in physics courses for engineering students [pdf]. Erik Wahlström, NTNU (16:15-16:25)
4. Årsmøte Norsk fysikklærerforening (NFL)

Optics 3

Chair: Aasmund Sudbø

Location: Auditorium S5

1. New (polarized) light on plasmonic photonic crystals [pdf]. Morten Kildemo, NTNU (15:15-15:40)
2. Physics and Applications of Ultrabroadband Femtosecond Lasers in Mid-IR [pdf]. Irina T. Sorokina, NTNU (15:40-16:05)