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 2022 ICTP Dirac Medal Winners AnnouncedICTP has awarded its 2022 Dirac Medal to three distinguished physicists "for groundbreaking and mathematically rigorous contributions to the understanding of the statistical mechanics of classical and quantum physical systems". The 2022 Dirac Medallists are:
Read more about the 2022 Dirac Medallists Watch a video explainer of the Medallists' work by ICTP Scientist Erio Tosatti | |
 ICTP Celebrates Diploma Programme GraduatesSome 43 young scientists from 26 countries graduated from ICTP's Postgraduate Diploma Programme during a ceremony held at ICTP on Friday 26 August. As a result of their ICTP studies, many of the students have been accepted to doctoral or master's programmes at top universities around the world; others will return to their home countries to share their knowledge with colleagues and students. The event included a keynote lecture by ICTP Dirac Medallist Dam Thanh Son on "Particles and Quasiparticles: Between Particle and Condensed Matter Physics". The ceremony and lecture were recorded and can be viewed on ICTP's YouTube channel.Read more... | |
 Meet ICTP's Diploma Graduates: Johann Sebastian Quenta RaygadaOne of the latest students to join the esteemed ranks of Diploma graduates is Johann Sebastian Quenta Raygada of Peru. Thanks to the research experience he gained through the Postgraduate Diploma Programme, under the steady guidance of ICTP mathematical physicist Pavel Putrov, Johann was accepted to a master's programme at the University of Burgundy in France. In an interview, he talks about his life-long attraction to science and shares his dreams for a career in academia. Read more... | |
 Fun and Games at ICTPIn what has become a popular, much anticipated social event at ICTP, the annual Table Tennis Tournament was organised from 18 to 21 July, bringing together more than 45 participants from all ICTP sections, including Diploma, masters and PhD students, postdocs, and ICTP staff in a series of friendly matches in singles and doubles categories. “Social events that bring the ICTP community together sharing similar hobbies are incredibly empowering, motivating and always useful,” said ICTP Director Atish Dabholkar, a skilled player who took third place in the singles category. | |
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Call for ICTP Meetings for 2023ICTP is planning its 2023 offering of conferences, workshops and schools—also known as its Scientific Calendar—and seeks proposals from the international scientific community for activities to include. The deadline for 2023 activity proposals is 30 September 2022. Read more... | |
Call for Nominations, ICTP Prize 2022ICTP is now accepting nominations for young researchers from developing countries for the 2022 ICTP Prize. The prize recognizes outstanding and original contributions to physics and includes a sculpture, a certificate, and a cash prize. The deadline for nominations is 30 September 2022. Read more... | |
Call for Nominations, Walter Kohn PrizeNominations are now being accepted for the Walter Kohn Prize for quantum-mechanical materials modeling, jointly instituted and co-funded by ICTP and the Quantum ESPRESSO Foundation; the deadline is 30 September 2022. Read more... | |
Call for Applications, ICTP-IMU Mathematics Visiting Fellowships 2023Every year ICTP's Mathematics section offers several fellowships for scientists working in developing countries for short visits to the Centre. This year, the fellowships are partially supported by the International Mathematical Union. Apply by 30 September 2022. Read more... | |
Postdoctoral OpportunitiesICTP is accepting applications for the following two postdoc fellowships. Both have deadlines of 30 September 2022:
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Upcoming Deadlines |  |  |
10th International Symposium on Optics and its Applications (smr 3756)Deadline: 5 September 2022 | Joint ICTP-IAEA Advanced Workshop on Future Trends in Multidisciplinary Ion Beam Analysis (smr 3742)Deadline: 7 September 2022 |  |  |
Climate Information for Risk Assessment and Regional Adaptation From Global Scale Climate Projections to Local Scale Climate Hazards, Bridging Across Temporal and Spatial Scales to Produce Impact and Risk Relevant Climate Information (smr 3738)Deadline: 12 September 2022 | Mixing in Action - Workshop of the CoPerMix (Control Prediction and Learning in Mixing) ITN Network (smr 3758)Deadline: 15 September 2022 |  |  |
Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Physics and Technology of Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems (smr 3700)Deadline: 15 September 2022 | Joint ICTP-IAEA School on FPGA-based SoC and its Applications to Nuclear and Scientific Instrumentation (smr 3765)Deadline: 18 September 2022 |  |  |
Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Quality Assurance and Dosimetry in Brachytherapy (smr 3754)Deadline: 30 September 2022 | |
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Remote Learning Resources at ICTP:
https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/2020/3/ictp-videos.aspx Virtual Seminars: https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/virtual-seminars.aspx ICTP Scientific Calendar: https://www.ictp.it/home/scientific-calendar Marie Curie Library: https://library.ictp.it/ A Video Introduction to ICTP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9dPsxEE6Pk | |
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