A Topical Seminar on The Legacy of LEP and SLC will take place in Pontignano, Siena, Italy, on 8-11 October. Organized by F-L Navarria (Bologna), M Paganoni (Milano), and P G Pelfer (Firenze), it is the seventh in a series devoted to experimental and theoretical results in high-energy particle physics and astrophysics.
The 2001 meeting will focus on what has been learned from electron-positron collisions at the Z energy and at LEP2, in terms of precision measurements and the search for new particles. Progress in physics below the Z energy and the prospects for experimentation at much greater energies will also be discussed.
The seminar will include reviews summarizing different perspectives on the progress that has been made within the major sectors of high-energy particle physics and astrophysics, as well as shorter contributed talks on specific issues. Attendance will be by invitation only and will be limited to approximately 100 physicists. Interested parties should contact F-L Navarria, Dip. di Fisica, V. le Berti-Pichat 6/2, I-40127 Bologna, or e-mail one of the three organizers: kaos@bo.infn.it, paganoni@mib.infn.it or pelfer@fi.infn.it.
For futher information see http://www.bo.infn.it/sminiato/pontignano01.html.
UK Institute of Physics Awards 2001
Of the UK Institute of Physics Awards for 2001, the Harrie Massey medal goes to Anthony W Thomas of Australia's Special Research Centre for Subatomic Structure. Thomas has made outstanding contributions to a variety of problems in nuclear and particle physics, including internationally recognized work on problems ranging from low-energy nuclear scattering to deep inelastic scattering processes.
The Bragg medal and prize goes to distinguished nuclear and particle physicist George Marx of Budapest's Roland Eotvos University for a lifetime of achievement in physics education, and the Kelvin medal and prize goes to theoretical physicist and science communicator Paul Davies for his outstanding contributions to the popularization of physics.
Cosmology centre to open at SLAC
A new centre for particle astrophysics and cosmology will soon be established at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), thanks to the generosity of Dr Pehong Chen, founder and president of the software company BroadVision. In March, Chen donated $15 million to Stanford University to construct a new building for the Pehong and Adele Chen Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology Institute and to create an endowed professorship for its director.
"We anticipate that the institute will serve as a focal point for eminent researchers and visitors," said SLAC director Jonathan Dorfan. "We'll also appoint several fellows to promote the best young talent in the field." The Stanford departments of physics and applied physics will be closely involved in research activities at the institute, a director for which is currently being sought.
