2012 Nobel Prize in Physics winner comes to Vietnam to discuss quantum technology

Professor Serge Haroche, Nobel Prize winner in Physics in 2012, and more than 80 leading experts will gather at ICISE (Gia Lai) to discuss the quantum technology revolution.

On October 6th, the International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE, in Quy Nhon Nam Ward, Gia Lai Province) announced that Professor Serge Haroche, the 2012 Nobel laureate in physics (along with scientist David Wineland from the USA), will be attending the international conference "100 Years of Quantum Physics" at the center.

Leaders of the Vietnam Meeting Association and the ICISE Center welcome Professor Serge Haroche and his wife (second from the right) in Hanoi.

PHOTO: ICISE

The conference will open on the morning of October 7th and run until October 9th, organized by the Vietnam Meeting Association, ICISE Center in collaboration with the international organizing committee. The event will bring together over 80 professors, scientists , and researchers from 14 countries, as well as 60 outstanding students specializing in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology from specialized high schools in the region, creating a space for meeting and sharing knowledge among generations passionate about science.

In addition to Professor Serge Haroche, the conference also featured prestigious speakers such as Professor Hans Bachor (Australian National University), Professor John Doyle (Harvard University, USA), Professor Alberto Bramati (Sorbonne University, France/National University of Singapore), Professor Michel Brune (Collège de France, France), Professor Arno Rauschenbeutel (Humboldt University Berlin, Germany), and many other leading experts.

Professor Serge Haroche, a distinguished scientist in the field of quantum physics, is a co-recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics.

PHOTO: ICISE

Before the official conference began, the organizing committee held specialized workshops for graduate students and young scientists to equip them with foundational knowledge and an overview of specialized fields in quantum physics. At the same time, the organizing committee aimed to foster connections between international scientists and the younger generation of Vietnamese scientists, paving the way for new international scientific collaborations.

At the conference, graduate students and young scientists will have the opportunity to present their research results and receive direct feedback from international experts. Roundtable discussions are designed to encourage academic exchange, disseminate new ideas, form common research directions, and initiate collaborative projects between Vietnamese and international laboratories.

For over a century, atomic physics and quantum physics have gone hand in hand, complementing and propelling each other, ushering in numerous revolutions in understanding and technological applications. Experiments on the interaction between light and atoms, especially since the invention of the laser more than 60 years ago, have made this field the focus of many Nobel Prizes and paved the way for the quantum technology era that humanity is entering.

Professor Serge Haroche (81 years old), a French physicist, is one of the leading figures in modern quantum physics. He is currently an emeritus professor at the Collège de France, a member of the French Academy of Sciences, the US National Academy of Sciences, and many prestigious international scientific associations.

In addition to the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics, Professor Haroche has also been honored with a series of prestigious awards such as the Einstein Prize for laser science (1988), the Humboldt Prize (1992), the CNRS gold medal (2009)...

He was the mentor of many of the world's leading scientists, such as Professor Michel Brune, Professor Arno Rauschenbeutel, Professor Claude Fabre, Professor Jean-Michel Raimond, and others.

Professor Haroche is the 19th Nobel laureate to visit Gia Lai province and the ICISE Center since the center began operating in 2013.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chu-nhan-nobel-vat-ly-nam-2012-den-viet-nam-thao-luan-ve-cong-nghe-luong-tu-185251006130103701.htm