The Swiss Physical Society (SPS) and SCNAT celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table of the Elements (IYPT 2019) with a special symposium on Friday, 30 August 2019 in Zurich:
On the Origin of the Elements
SPS-SCNAT symposium for the IYPT 2019: 150 year of the Periodic Table
August 30, 2019, 11:15 - 13:30h
University of Zürich, Campus Irchel, Room G30
Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich
The United Nations General Assembly and UNESCO proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, IYPT2019, taking into account its 150th anniversary. The Swiss Physical Society (SPS) and the Platform MAP (Mathematics, Astronomy & Physics) of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) will celebrate this important milestone with a special symposium on Friday, 30 August 2019 in Zürich as the closing event of the joint annual meeting of SPS and ÖPG.
Under the title On the Origin of the Elements three overview talks will highlight the role of physics in the IYPT2019. Given by renowned specialists, they will cover the history of the discovery of the 118 elements, Big Bang and stellar nucleosynthesis, and the creation of heavy elements in stellar explosions. Each presentation will allow for enough time to answer questions from the audience.
Talks:
- Celebrating 150 years Periodic Table, historical remarks and current situation by Heinz W. Gäggeler (PSI & University of Bern)
- Big Bang and stars, two hot environments for making elements by Georges Meynet (University of Geneva)
- Stellar Explosions and the Heavy Elements by Friedrich-Karl Thielemann (University of Basel)
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