19th Nobel Laureate to Come to ICISE to Share His Knowledge

DNVN – Professor Serge Haroche - Nobel Prize in Physics 2012, was present at ICISE Center to share the latest research at the international conference “100 years of Quantum Physics” - a special event within the framework of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology announced by the United Nations.

The conference “100 years of Quantum Physics”, taking place from October 7-9 at ICISE (Quy Nhon Nam - Gia Lai), gathered more than 80 professors, scientists , and researchers from 14 countries along with 60 excellent students from specialized schools in the region.

Vice Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee Lam Hai Giang delivered a welcome speech at the conference.

This is a forum for the global scientific community to look back on a brilliant century of quantum physics – the foundation for quantum technology, which is predicted to create the next scientific revolution for humanity after artificial intelligence.

In his welcoming speech, Vice Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee Lam Hai Giang affirmed that the event not only has academic significance but also marks an important step in the province's international scientific cooperation.

He said that since its inception (2013), ICISE has welcomed more than 16,500 scientists from over 60 countries, including 19 Nobel Prize-winning professors, contributing to making Gia Lai a special destination for human knowledge.

Professor Serge Haroche – Nobel Prize in Physics 2012, shared at the conference.

“Quantum technology has been identified by Vietnam as one of the 11 top priority technology groups, alongside artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology. Gia Lai province hopes that through ICISE, it will expand cooperation in research, training and knowledge transfer with international scientists, contributing to the development of high-quality human resources, serving the country's digital transformation and innovation process,” Mr. Lam Hai Giang emphasized.

The conference “100 Years of Quantum Physics” was attended and presented by many leading names in the world such as Professor Hans Bachor (Australian National University), Professor John Doyle (Harvard University, USA), Professor Michel Brune (Collège de France, France), Professor Arno Rauschenbeutel (Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany), Professor Vahid Sandoghdar (Max Planck Institute, Germany), Professor Claude Weisbuch (École Polytechnique, France)... with more than 40 scientific reports on quantum optics, quantum communication, quantum computation, atomic physics, condensed matter physics, high energy and cosmology.

Professor Serge Haroche – Nobel Prize in Physics 2012, who pioneered research on the interaction between light and matter, emphasized that world-changing inventions such as transistors, lasers, GPS, mobile phones or MRI all originated from basic research driven by scientific curiosity.

Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan (4th from left) and delegates presented flowers to welcome Professor Serge Haroche and his wife.

“We cannot predict which knowledge will lead to useful applications. Therefore, basic research needs to be invested sustainably, creating fertile ground for applications to arise. A free and trustworthy academic environment is essential for science to truly develop,” he said.

Professor Haroche also expressed his impression of the way Vietnam has put quantum technology into its national development strategy. He said that Vietnam has a great advantage with a young, eager-to-learn workforce and a rapidly improving education system.

“A good education at the secondary level is a prerequisite to attract young minds to science,” he emphasized, expressing his wish to meet more Vietnamese students on the journey of spreading knowledge.

Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan presented flowers to congratulate Professor Tran Thanh Van and his wife, Professor Le Kim Ngoc, who were recently awarded the Legion of Honor, officer rank, by the French government.

From the perspective of a Nobel laureate, Professor Haroche also warned about the challenges facing modern science, such as geopolitical tensions or the spread of anti-science views in society. He called on the international scientific community to “uphold reason, freedom of research and the spirit of global cooperation”, considering them core values ​​of humanity in an uncertain era.

In the closing part of his speech, he expressed his deep gratitude to Professor Tran Thanh Van – founder of Rencontres du Vietnam and ICISE, and his wife, Professor Le Kim Ngoc, for creating an international “house of knowledge” in Vietnam. He called ICISE “a subtle combination of architecture and nature, a place where generations of scientists can share, explore and nurture their dreams”.

Delegates planted souvenir trees at the Nobel garden.

Launching the stone pillar honoring Professor Serge Haroche on Nobel Street in the ICISE Center campus.

On this occasion, Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan also came to welcome scientists attending the conference "100 years of Quantum Physics" and presented flowers to congratulate Professor Tran Thanh Van and Professor Le Kim Ngoc who were recently awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government.

The Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee also joined the 2012 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Professor Serge Haroche, and delegates in planting a commemorative tree at the Nobel tree garden and inaugurating the 19th stone pillar honoring Professor Serge Haroche at Nobel Street in the ICISE Center campus. The stone pillar symbolizes the fossilized coconut trunk, symbolizing the eternity and longevity of knowledge.

Yuan You

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