OCPA9, Beijing, July 17-20, 2017 第九届全球华人物理学大会 北京、2017年7月17-20日、清华大学、北京大学、中国科学院物理研究所 Meeting Website: http://meetings.phys.tsinghua.edu.cn/ (Direct Link): http://meetings.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1 OCPA9 Registration and Abstract Extension, Extended Deadline: May 15, 2017. The OCPA conference is a conference for Chinese Physicists worldwide. Since 1994, the conference has been held regularly every two (or three) years. Past conferences were held in Shantou (1995), Taipei (1997), […]
1000 Young Talents Plan Forum at Guan...
"1,000 Young Talents Plan” Forum to be held at Guangzhou University from May 20-22. Guangzhou University is a tier one comprehensive university constructed by the Guangdong Provincial Government and Guangzhou Municipal Government. Striving to become a “domestic first-class and world-known university”, Guangzhou University is currently promoting high-level development throughout its programs. Guangzhou University currently has […]
OCPA9 Registration and Abstract Exten...
Dear Members and Conference Participants: The OCPA9 Registration and Abstract Deadline has been extended to May 15, 2017.
2017 APS March Meeting FIP (Forum on ...
Upcoming OCPA Co-sponsored Event (March 14, 2017) APS March Meeting FIP (Forum on International Physics) Reception, New Orleans The reception is next Tuesday evening in New Orleans: TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2017 6:00 – 8:00 PM Napoleon Room – New Orleans Marriott . On […]
HAPPY HOLIDAYS–2016 OCPA Award ...
Update on OCPA9 Beijing Poster Award APS Sponsorship Dear Member, During this holiday season, I bear wonderful tidings. First, on behalf of OCPA, I wish you all: Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year! A. The 2016 OCPA Awards–Please join me in congratulating the winners of the: 1) Achievement in Asia Award (AAA-Robert […]
2017 APS Prize Winners and 2016 APS F...
Please join me in congratulating: 1) 2017 APS Prize winners: Xiao-Gang Wen (MIT) 2017 APS Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize: https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Wen&first_nm=Xiao-Gang&year=2017 "For theories of topological order and its consequences in a broad range of physical systems." Xiao-Gang shares this year's prize with Alexei Kitaev (Caltech). Tze-Chiang Chen (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center) 2017 George […]
2016 OCPA Awards Nomination/Extension...
Reminder for 2016 OCPA Awards Nomination/Extension of Deadline: Dear Colleagues, I would like to remind our membership that the deadline for the nomination of candidates for the following awards is fast approaching. 2016 Oustanding Young Researcher Award (Macronix Prize) OCPA_2016_OYRA_Nomination.pdf 2016 Achievement in Asia Award (Robert T. Poe Prize) OCPA_2016_AAA_Nomination.pdf 2016 Oustanding Dissertation […]
International Conference on Algorithm...
International Conference on Algorithms and Applications for Excited State Electronic Structure Theories August 8-10, 2016, Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, China Conference Themes Excited state electronic structure theory is one of the most active research fields in condensed matter physics and quantum chemistry, and plays a critical role in understanding electronic and optical properties […]
2015 APS Prize Winners
Earlier, we had announced the winners of 2016 APS Prizes. Here, we update with the complete list (courtesy Jian-Ping Chen; Jefferson Lab; OCPA Chair Communication Committee): 1) 2016 Herman Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics Recipient: Xiangdong Ji University of Maryland, College Park / Shanghai Jiao Tong University "For pioneering work in developing tools to […]
2016 APS March Meeting FIP Reception ...
The FIP reception took place on Tuesday, March 15 in Baltimore Hilton Labtrobe ball room from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. The recpetion was attended by ~ 60 international participants, and was a great success. Representatives of OCPA, including Prof. Dongping Zhong (Ohio State; OCPA Secretary), and Prof. Xuan Gao (Case Western; OCPA Vice Chair Communication Committee), were […]
Meeting Updates
Brief update on meeting with Dr. Amy Flatten (APS Director of International Affairs), Prof. Xiaoxing Xi (Temple), Prof. Maria Spiropulu (Caltech; chair APS FIP). Prof. Xiaoxing Xi (Temple) met with me, Amy Flatten, and Maria Spiropulu on the sideline of the APS March meeting. I would like to report that the meeting was useful and constructive. APS […]