Second International Workshop on Quantum Spin Ice

Europe/Zurich
Description

The goal of the workshop is to bring together experts in the field, to discuss the accomplished progress and perspectives for future developments. The program intends to cover fundamental aspects of the emergent quantum electrodynamics, its predicted signatures, and the experimental realizations. We aim to develop interdisciplinary communication and collaborations among internationally leading experts, and to promote young researchers contributing to the field.

The workshop will be held in the region Aargau, Switzerland and accessible by public transport (approximately 1 hour from either Zürich or Basel airport).

Confirmed invited speakers:

Claudio Castelnovo (University of Cambridge)

Monica Ciomaga Hatnean (Paul Scherrer Insitute / ETH Zürich)

Pengcheng Dai (Rice University)

Bruce Gaulin (McMaster University)

Ludovic Jaubert (CNRS)

Yong-Baek Kim (University of Toronto)

SungBin Lee (Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Elsa Lhotel (Institut Néel CNRS)

Andriy Nevidomskyy (Rice University)

Sylvain Petit (CEA - Université Paris-Saclay)

Victor Porée (Synchrotron SOLEIL)

Jeff Rau (University of Windsor)

Johannes Reuther (Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin)

Allen Scheie (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Robin Schaefer (Boston University)

Evan Smith (ETH Zürich)

David Tam (Institut Laue-Langevin)

Nan Tang (University of Augsburg)

Han Yan (University of Tokyo)

Organizers:

Romain Sibille, Tom Fennell and Michel Kenzelmann (Paul Scherrer Institute)

Michel Gingras (University of Waterloo)

Nic Shannon (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)

Location:

The event will be organized at the Herzberg: https://www.herzberg.org/home.html

The Herzberg offers events that promote interpersonal relationships, ecological understanding and the exchange of ideas between generations, cultures and world views. Since the Herzberg was founded in 1936, the focus has been on social commitment in adult education and ecology. Ethical and ecological principles as well as respect for the environment underlie all their actions.

Registration
QSI workshop registration
    • 08:30 08:45
      Welcome 15m
    • 08:45 10:15
      Session 1: two invited talks, each 30+15 min
    • 10:15 10:45
      Coffee break 30m
    • 10:45 12:15
      Session 1: two invited talks, each 30+15 min
    • 12:15 14:00
      Lunch break 1h 45m
    • 14:00 15:30
      Session 2: two invited talks, each 30+15 min
    • 15:30 16:15
      Coffee break 45m
    • 16:15 17:45
      Session 2: two invited talks, each 30+15 min
    • 18:30 20:00
      Dinner 1h 30m
    • 08:30 10:00
      Session 3: two invited talks, each 30+15 min
    • 10:00 10:30
      Coffee break 30m
    • 10:30 12:00
      Session 3: two invited talks, each 30+15 min
    • 12:00 13:00
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:00 14:30
      Easy hike 1h 30m
    • 14:30 16:00
      Session 4: two invited talks, each 30+15 min
    • 16:00 16:30
      Coffee break 30m
    • 16:30 18:00
      Session 4: four contributed talks, each 15+7 min
    • 18:30 20:00
      Dinner 1h 30m
    • 08:30 10:00
      Session 5: two invited talks, each 30+15 min
    • 10:00 10:30
      Coffee break 30m
    • 10:30 12:00
      Session 5: two invited talks, each 30+15 min
    • 12:00 13:30
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 13:30 15:00
      Session 6: two invited talks, each 30+15 min
    • 15:00 15:30
      Coffee break / walk 30m
    • 15:30 17:00
      Session 6: two invited talks, each 30+15 min
    • 17:00 17:30
      Break 30m
    • 17:30 18:15
      Session 6: 2 contributed talks, each 15+7 min
    • 19:30 22:00
      Banquet 2h 30m