Booking form for Physics in Perspective 2012

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1 Booking form for Physics in Perspective 2012 Online booking is recommended: For those unable to book online, send a completed booking form (photocopies accepted) with payment to: Manchi Chung, Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT Tel +44 (0) fax +44 (0) manchi.chung@iop.org Contact details Title: First name: Surname: Name of school/college (for group bookings): Address: Tel: Booking details No. of tickets for the complete series of 25 each = No. of tickets for Sunday lectures 9 each = No. of tickets for Monday lectures 9 each = No. of tickets for Tuesday lectures 9 each = No. of complimentary teacher tickets * : * Each teacher accompanying a minimum of five students will be admitted free of charge. Have you enclosed? Cheque (made payable to The Institute of Physics ) To pay by credit/debit card (or by invoice school/college groups only), book online at Has your school/college been to a Physics in Perspective course in the past? How did you find out about the Physics in Perspective course? Other requirements Please indicate if you require any adjustments, e.g. access, BSL interpretation, information in an alternative format, or facilities for an assistance dog/animal: Data Protection Act Please note that the Institute of Physics (the Institute ) will use the information provided in this form to notify you about any matters connected to the Physics in Perspective course. In addition, the Institute (and other companies in its group, including IOP Publishing Limited) may like to send you notifications in the future about other courses. If you would prefer not to receive these then tick here. We will never rent or sell your address to any third parties. At all times, any use of personal data by the Institute will be strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.

2 Accommodation and travel Specially arranged, central London hotel accommodation is available at a reduced rate to schools and colleges wishing to attend the course. As in past years, accommodation can be booked through Minerva Travel. For further information and an accommodation booking form, please contact: Geoffrey Pharoah Minerva Travel, 20 Church Road Epsom, Surrey KT17 4DX Tel +44 (0) sphinxee@aol.com For schools that are booking accommodation through Minerva, daily London travel cards can also be arranged at low cost. Theatre information and group booking is also available. To arrange group rail travel, you should contact your local rail centre. Please ensure that you have confirmation of the course booking with the Institute of Physics before you book your accommodation and travel. Booking the course The course is open to groups of students, individual students, teachers and parents (each teacher accompanying a minimum of five students will be admitted free of charge). The cost of admission to the complete series of lectures is 25 per person, or 9 per day. Online booking is recommended, simply go to Why choose to book online? A quick and easy method to reserve your places on the course. Instant confirmation of your booking. Payment options will include by cheque, credit/debit card or invoice. Deadline for bookings The closing date for bookings is Friday 27 January After this date, if you wish to be notified of unsold tickets or last-minute cancellations, please contact Manchi Chung (details below). For further information Please contact: Manchi Chung Tel +44 (0) manchi.chung@iop.org

3 Physics in Perspective An enrichment course for sixth-formers & college students London, February 2012

4 Physics in Perspective Aimed at sixth-formers and college students, Physics in Perspective offers in a period of just three days insights into many different aspects of modern physical science. The next event will take place in London on February 2012 and will include topics from the cutting edge of physics, up-to-date applications in a range of technological areas and some fun physics. The speakers are chosen for their ability to make physics come alive, to illustrate its impact on our lives and to explore its potential to shape the future world with engineering and technology. The three-day programme is designed to allow time to explore other aspects of London, whether it is museums, attractions such as the London Eye or theatres. However, it is possible to come for separate days if that is more convenient.

5 Programme: Day one Sunday 12 February p.m. Doors open University College London Cruciform Building: Lecture Theatre 1 Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT 2.30 p.m. The Large Hadron Collider: Latest News from the Energy Frontier Prof. Jon Butterworth (University College London) 3.30 p.m. Break Exciting new results from CERN s Large Hadron Collider have just been presented at the 2011 summer conferences. Scientists are closing in on the Higgs boson and studying physics in general at the smallest distances and highest energies ever seen. Prof. Butterworth is not sure what he will have to report by the time he gives this talk, but he doubts it will be dull! 3.50 p.m. Cosmic Dust Dr Matthew Genge (Imperial College London) More than tonnes of cosmic dust falls on Earth every year. These tiny extraterrestrial visitors are everywhere. Discover how we find them, collect them and what they can tell us about our solar system p.m. End of day one

6 Programme: Day two Monday 13 February p.m. Doors open The Royal Institution of Great Britain Faraday Lecture Theatre* 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS 2.00 p.m. Quantum Magic Tricks Make Small Technologies Dr Yvette Hancock (University of York) 3.00 p.m. Break Everybody loves new technology, and as each year passes, the newest available devices get increasingly smaller. Just look at the shrinking size of your netbook computer, mobile phone or ipod compared with the same product from a few years ago. To make small technologies requires even smaller components, built on scales that are less than the width of a human hair! How these components work depends on the very strange, but fascinating world of quantum physics. In this talk, YOU become the quantum mechanic learning to create your very own nanotech device by using specially taught quantum magic tricks p.m. Light Fantastic: the Science of Colour Prof. Peter Vukusic (University of Exeter) The science of light and colour is fantastically important in an enormous number of areas: observing and understanding the universe in astronomy; diagnosis and treatment processes in medicine; and for efficient communications and signal processing in industry. This talk will open your eyes to the basic concepts of this topic and show how both the biological world and technology are making the most of light s astonishing properties. It will include demonstrations and hands-on activities to help shed light on the science of colour, and how the use of light has created the world that we live in today and will shape the world we will live in tomorrow p.m. End of day two * Please note: the lectures at the Royal Institution will be held in the historical Faraday Lecture Theatre. Due to the steep rake of the venue taller visitors may struggle slightly; seating with more leg room can be found in the outer seats of the middle section (lower tier).

7 Programme: Day three Tuesday 14 February a.m. Doors open The Royal Institution of Great Britain Faraday Lecture Theatre* 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS a.m. Ubicomp: How Cloud Computing, Mobile Phones and Online Social Networks are Impacting on the Society we Live in Manik Surtani (Red Hat Inc.) a.m. Break This talk will introduce the concept of ubicomp (ubiquitous computing) and what this means for society; it will highlight how ubicomp is changing the way people interact with the world around them, as well as with each other. Several exciting ideas will be explored including cloud computing (both in the form we see today and the inevitable inclusion, just over the horizon, of mobile devices) and the power of online social networking. In today s alwayson constantly connected world, combined with smartphones powerful enough to run a business that fit in your pocket, we are on course for a quantum leap in the way things are done and how people interact with one another a.m. Powering the Future: The Physics of Fusion Dr Melanie Windridge Find out how the reaction that powers the Sun could provide a future clean energy source. This interactive talk builds on everyday physics to explain groundbreaking research. Dr Windridge will discuss the physics behind the fusion reaction that powers the Sun, how physicists replicate the fusion reaction in experiments, and the potential for harnessing the energy from the fusion reaction as an alternative to fossil fuels. With hands-on demonstrations we will explore the challenges of creating facilities that can withstand the high temperatures of the Sun to create the fusion reaction on Earth p.m. End of day three * Please note: the lectures at the Royal Institution will be held in the historical Faraday Lecture Theatre. Due to the steep rake of the venue taller visitors may struggle slightly; seating with more leg room can be found in the outer seats of the middle section (lower tier).

8 IOP membership Students studying physics who are aged between 16 and 19 can join the Institute of Physics for free. As well as being a great way for students to enhance their CVs, membership gives online access to the largest physics community in the UK. There are regular competitions, access to the member magazine Physics World, careers advice and lots of other exclusive opportunities such as taking part in I m a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here! ( Students can sign up for free at