CONFÉRENCE

Diamonds are forever

The Latsis Symposium 2019 on Diamond Photonics at EPFL will be a unique event bringing together for the first time the worldwide leaders in diamond photonics.

Diamond can enchant us with its unequalled gleam and richness of tones so valued in jewellery. But this is not the only reason to call diamond a wonder material. It can boast a number of record properties – stiffness, thermal conductance, index of refraction and transparency – which are bringing diamond on the front stage of scientific research and novel technologies, such as photonics, quantum optics and biosensing. These new applications are driven by tremendous advances in synthesizing high quality and high purity diamonds, and by the development of scalable micro- and nanofabrication methods.

The Latsis Symposium 2019 on Diamond Photonics at EPFL will be a unique event bringing together for the first time the worldwide leaders in diamond photonics. It will gather on EPFL campus the key international players of academic research in diamond physics and photonics, in diamond growth and fabrication technologies, together with companies engaged in bringing the applications of diamond photonics to the market.

From 19-22 May 2019, the Forum Rolex will be the meeting point for diamond physicists, engineers, materials scientists, and entrepreneurs, with keynote, invited and contributed talks, and poster sessions in a social setting including standing dinner.

“Shine on, you Nanostructured Diamond”: A special public lecture on 19 May 2019, 17h, by Prof. Marko Lončar from Harvard University, will introduce the topic of diamond photonics in general terms. The lecture (given in English) is open to a broad audience; young participants with an interest in science and engineering are especially welcomed to join. The event is free of charge, but online registration is required. The lecture is part of EPFL 50 ans, and will be followed by an apéro.

The event receives generous financial support from the Latsis Foundation and is endorsed by the International Day of Light and the Optical Society of America. Conference organizers are Prof. Niels Quack (STI IMT) and Prof. Christophe Galland (SB IPHYS).

Niels Quack, organizer

> MORE INFORMATION: www.diamondphotonics.org

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CONCOURS

72 jeunes cerveaux pour penser le village olympique du futur

— L’association CIEL, nouvellement créée à l’EPFL, invitera les 3 et 4 mai des étudiants de huit hautes écoles internationales à participer à un «hackaton» original: des équipes interdisciplinaires seront tirées au sort parmi les 72 participants. Chacune aura 24 heures pour imaginer et décrire – sous forme de pitch, poster, maquette et film – le village olympique durable du futur. Les conférences d’introduction du vendredi et la présentation des résultats le samedi seront ouverts au public.

> PLUS D’INFO: ciel.epfl.ch

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