Physics Measurements: a laboratory of ideas

• Science and scientific progress are based on the ability to perform experiments

LOC: Laura Basiricò, Eugenio Bertozzi, Silvia Castellaro, Andrea Ciavatti, Silvana Di Sabatino, Cristian Massimi, Paolo Ruggieri, Claudia Testa, Cristian Vignali.

• PARTNERS: University of Notre Dame (USA) and University of Wollongong (Australia)  

 The Schools is partially funded by: 

• the University of Bologna within “Alma Strutture 2023“ 
• Open Physics Hub: the strategic project of the Department of Physics and Astronomy
  

The program is articulated in front lectures in the form of seminars (1 hours each - including  questions and discussions) and a series of special presentations aimed at providing the vision for the future developments of the experimental techniques discussed in the school.  Laboratory sessions are planned to support the creative thinking on the content of the school. All attendants who will actively participate to the laboratory sessions of the school will be granted a certificate attendance to the School. 

SPEAKERS

Featured lectures

• Richard deBoer (University of Notre Dame) - Nuclear Astrophysics Experiments  
• Harindra Joseph Fernando (University of Notre Dame) - Air-sea interaction
• Marco Petasecca (University of Wollongong) - Radiation dosimetry for advanced radiotherapy modalities
• Peter Heering (Europa Universität Flensburg) - Experiments in the History of Science: are they as simple as they seem?

Seminars

• Pietro Antonioli (INFN Bologna) - Silicon Photomultipliers: applications in Particle e Nuclear Physics

• Erika Brattich / Francesco Barbano (University of Bologna) -  Environmental thermography
• Sirio Belli (University of Bologna) - Astronomy from Space: JWST and Euclid
• Leonardo Brizi / Isabella Zironi (University of Bologna) - Biophysical measurements by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry techniques
• Franco Camera (University of Milan) - Scintillation detectors
• Silvia Castellaro (University of Bologna) - Passive seismics for active people
• Italo Foppiani (INAF-OAS) - Chracterization of optical and infrared solid state detectors
• Maria Pia Morigi (University of Bologna) -  X-ray tomographic systems for Cultural Heritage
• Jessie A. Posar (University of Sydney) - Organic Semiconductors: New Frontiers in Radiation Detection
• Stefano Toffanin (CNR) - Organic Optoelectronic Devices in Smart-Integrated Miniaturized Systems for Optical Biosensing

Hands-on / Laboratory sessions

• Francesco Barbano, Erika Brattich, Leonardo Brizi,  Silvia Castellaro, Andrea Ciavatti, Italo Foppiani, Cristian Massimi, Isabella Zironi
• tutors: Luigi Brogno, Valentina Cicero, Alessandro Gesuato, Carlo Golini, Jessie Posar, Riccardo Ridolfi

6 different project-oriented laboratory sessions (2 hour each) will take place in the afternoon. Students can actively reflect on the topics discussed during the lectures, transform them into skills to perform advanced experiments. Collaborative activities include data analysis and the preparation of a short presentation that will be hosted in the last day of the School.