On Monday, 15. May 2023, at 1200 c.t., the next meeting of our physics colloquium will take place.
The speaker will be Prof. Dr. Peter Hirschfeld (University of Florida) on the topic: "Superconductivity: There's Plenty of Cream at the Bottom.".
In 1961, Brian Pippard gave a speech at IBM called "The Cat and the Cream", in which he declared that the superconductivity field was finished, at least for "young innocents who wish to break new ground": the cream was gone, and the bowl was empty. I show why the subsequent 6 decades proved him so dramatically wrong, how new materials and experimental techniques have continuously driven new theoretical understandings, such that the field has been constantly renewed, and is in fact a very good place for young researchers to make a career.
Abstract of the lecture by Prof. Dr. Peter Hirschfeld.
The introduction will be given by Prof. Dr. Ilya Eremin.
The Department cordially Department all interested parties. The event will take place in Lecture Hall HNB and will also be held hybrid via Zoom. Coffee and cookies will be served before the colloquium. Clickthis linkto join the Zoom event(Meeting ID: 632 5520 9938, Password: 526977). You can find all dates for the Physics Colloquiumhere.