HIP NEWS, 13 May 2024
Farewell lecture
Prof. Hannu Kurki-Suonio will give a farewell lecture in Physicum E204 on 23 May 2024 starting at 14:15.
Everyone is cordially invited, but to estimate the catering needed, please indicate your intention to participate by registering by 16.5.2024 at https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/129597/lomake.html
HIP SEMINAR
Tuesday 14 May 2024 at 10:15 in A315
Tyler Gorda (Frankfurt)
“Probing the behavior of strongly interacting matter at the highest densities”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/seminars/
HIP SEMINAR
Tuesday 21 May 2024 at 10:15 in A315
David Milstead (Stockholm)
“Search for baryon number violation and other phenomena with the HIBEAM experiment at the European Spallation Source”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/seminars/
HIP SEMINAR
Tuesday 28 May 2024 at 10:15 in A315
Carlos Hoyos (Oviedo)
“TBA”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/seminars/
COSMOLOGY SEMINAR
Wednesday 15 May 2024 at 14.15 in Physicum A315
Teerthal Patel (Arizona State U.)
“TBA”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/cosmoseminars/.
Materials/Bio Physics seminar
Thursday 16 May 2024 at 14.15, Exactum (C124)
Eetu Makkonen
“Machine-learning molecular dynamics simulations of the effect of beryllium on plastic deformations in copper”
Abstract: Vacuum breakdown (BD) is a significant failure mode in radio-frequency accelerator structures. The breakdown rate (BDR) of different electrode materials is actively studied at CERN in a direct current experimental setup. The copper beryllium alloy has recently shown promise in these studies, allowing significantly higher electric fields in comparison to other Cu alloys. Modern models suggest that dislocation activity in the electrode drives the initial steps leading to BD events. To study this, a tabulated Gaussian approximation potential (tabGAP) for the dilute Cu-Be alloy was developed using an atomic structure dataset computed with density functional theory. With this tabGAP, the effect of interstitial Be atoms on plastic deformations in Cu was explored via the generalized stacking fault energy and measuring dislocation velocity under shear stress. It was found that Be binds to a partial dislocation, decreasing dislocation mobility.
Mind and Matter Spring Seminar – Welcome all!
You are warmly invited to join the Mind and Matter Spring Seminar talks. The topics of the cross-disciplinary seminar series are related to the themes of consciousness, intelligence, and information.
Dates: 24 May
Time: 14:15–15:45 EET/EEST
Place: University of Helsinki Main Building, Unioninkatu 34, 4th floor, room U4078, and online (Zoom link)
- 24 May – Nick Chater: The social contract in miniature: Virtual bargaining and the theory of joint action, meaning and the foundations of culture
Chaired by Riikka Möttönen (Online)
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/mind-and-matter/events/mind-and-matter-seminar-2024
The next Kumpula Physics Colloquium in the spring series will take place on Friday the 17th of May at 14:15 in Exactum B123.
Tanja Kallio, D.Sc. (Tech.), is an associate professor in electrochemistry and physical chemistry at the Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering. The title of her talk is “Artificial Cathode Electrolyte Interfaces for Understanding and Engineering of Lithium Battery High-Voltage Cathodes”.
For more information, please visit: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/physics-colloquium/
The event will also be streamed via Zoom.
Welcome!
ERA.NET call 2024 in materials science and engineering
M-ERA.NET, a European network of public funding organisations, has launched its 2024 joint call. The call has six thematic areas and two stages. The pre-proposal deadline is 14 May 2024.
The Research Council of Finland has earmarked a total of 1,250,000 euros for joint projects within the call. The funding decisions will be made in early 2025.
- Information event on the occasion of the start of Call 2024 was recorded. The record is available on the M-ERA.NET YouTube Channel. Watch the webinar video here.
- Presentation slides available here as download. (https://www.m-era.net/events/m-eranet_call_2024_webinar )
- Call opens: 5 March 2024. Call closes: 14 May 2024 at 12.00 Brussels time
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation accepts grant applications every day of the year. There are no separate application times.
https://jaes.fi/en/applying-for-donation-2/
Finnish Academy of Science and Letters: Mathematics Fund
There are no fixed dates for applying to the Mathematics Fund. There are no fixed dates for applying to the Mathematics Fund. Applications should be sent to the chairman of the trustees, Matti Lassas (matti.lassas [at] helsinki.fi ).
https://www.acadsci.fi/en/scholarships-and-prizes/scholarships/mathematics-fund.html
(In Finnish) Marjatta ja Eino Kollin Säätiö
Säätiön tehtävänä on tukea tieteellistä sekä soveltavaa tutkimusta ja kehitystyötä myöntämällä apurahoja hankkeiden toteuttajille. Säätiö tarjoaa mahdollisuuksia yksittäisille tutkijoille ja kehittäjille sekä tutkimus-/ kehittäjäryhmille. Haasteena on ruokkia nimenomaan sellaista kehitystä, jolla olisi elinympäristömme kannalta positiivista vaikutusta pitkällä tähtäimellä. Apurahojen hakuaika on jatkuva.
(På svenska) Svenska tekniska vetenskapsakademien i Finland (STV)
Akademien utdelar stipendier för verksamhet vars syfte sammanfaller med Akademiens. Stipendier kan beviljas enskild sökande med avlagd akademisk slutexamen. Stipendier kan sökas kontinuerligt under året och beslut görs kvartalsvis.
- Stipendier till stöd för vetenskapen
- Stipendier i första hand för kortare forskningsvistelser
https://www.stvif.fi/forskarstipendier/
EDUFI Fellowship
The EDUFI Fellowship is intended, particularly, for providing initial funding to carry out research for a doctoral thesis in Finland.
Applicant: a Finnish university department
Who: a doctoral student or a young researcher from outside Finland
Purpose: initial funding for completing a doctoral research project in Finland, completion of a double degree or a study visit on exceptionally compelling reasons
Application deadline: rolling deadline. You should apply for the grant five months before the start of the fellowship.
Duration of fellowship: 3–12 months, visits 3–6 months
https://www.oph.fi/en/development/edufi-fellowship
The Sigrid Jusélius Foundation: Visiting professor (3–12 months)
Application period 01.11.–30.11.2024 at 23:59.
The Visiting professor -grant is targeted for foreign senior medical researchers (“visiting professors”) to enable working in a Finnish research institution.
https://www.sigridjuselius.fi/en/apurahat/visiting-professor-3-12-months/
(In Finnish) Tulevaisuuden tekijät -ohjelma 2024
Teknologiateollisuuden 100-vuotissäätiö avaa suomalaisille yliopistoille suunnatun haun strategisen osaamisen vahvistamiseksi. Vuoden 2024 ohjelmassa haetaan kunnianhimoisia, tulevaisuuteen katsovia tutkimusavauksia. Painopisteenä on suomalaisen teollisuuden ja yhteiskunnan uudistumista kestävästi rakentavat teknologiat ja palvelumallit. Tavoitteena on käynnistää kunnianhimoisia tutkimushankkeita, joissa yhdistyvät kansainvälisesti huipputason tiede ja uuteen kasvuun tähtäävät strategiset avaukset.
Haku toteutetaan kaksivaiheisena. Ideahaku: 21.3.-31.5.2024.
https://techfinland100.fi/tulevaisuuden-tekijat-ohjelma-2024/
(In Finnish) Tiedonjulkistamisen apurahat 2024
Tiedonjulkistamisen neuvottelukunta (TJNK) myöntää tiedonjulkistamisen kohdeapurahoja yksityisille henkilöille tai työryhmien jäsenille (ei yhteisöille tai yhdistyksille) tiedonjulkistamista palvelevan työsuunnitelman toteuttamiseen lähinnä luovan työn korvauksina.
Myönnetyllä apurahalla tuetaan monipuolista, monikanavaista ja uudistuvaa tietokirjoittamista ja tiedonjulkistamista.
Hakuaika alkaa 1.5. klo 00.00 ja päättyy perjantaina 31.5. klo 16.00.
Jenny and Antti Wihuri foundation
Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation is a Finnish non-profit organisation operating in the fields of research, art and societal activities. Our mission is to create chances to fulfill, encounter and experience these three areas of life.
Application period starts 9.5 and application deadline is 31.5.
https://wihurinrahasto.fi/?lang=en
(In Finnish) Osk. Huttusen säätiön apurahat tieteellisiin jatko-opintoihin ulkomailla
Osk. Huttusen säätiö, jonka tarkoituksena on suomalaisen kulttuurin tukeminen, julistaa haettavaksi apurahoja tohtorin tutkintoon johtavien tieteellisten jatko-opintojen ja tutkimustyön suorittamiseksi ulkomaisissa yliopistoissa.
- Apurahat väitöskirjatyöhön
- Post doc –apurahat
Hakuaika on 15.5. – 15.6.2024.