International Scientific Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists (AYSS-2015)

The XIX International Scientific Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists (AYSS-2015) will be held on 16-20 February 2015 and will be dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding physicist, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences Fyodor L. Shapiro.
The Conference is held annually and attended by students, PhD students, young scientists and specialists from JINR and other Russian and foreign scientific centers. The proceedings and abstracts will be published in special issues. The papers recommended by the Competition Committee will be submitted for publication in refereed journals. Participation in the Conference is confirmed by a certificate.

A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF F.L.SHAPIRO:
Starting in 1958, FYODOR L. SHAPIRO (April 6, 1915 – January 30, 1973) began his research activity in the Laboratory of Neutron Physics at JINR, where the construction of a fast neutron pulsed reactor (IBR) was already underway. In 1960, the method of neutron beam polarization suggested by F.L.Shapiro and consisting in passing neutrons through a polarized proton target was successfully tested on one of the IBR beamlines. In 1961, F.L.Shapiro suggested that the IBR reactor be used for condensed matter investigations. In 1968, F.L.Shapiro with his colleagues successfully carried out the experiment on first observation of ultracold neutrons. However, realizing that condensed matter experiments demand more powerful pulsed neutron sources, F.L.Shapiro initiated development of a new reactor. In 1969, the construction of a more powerful reactor IBR-2 began. Fyodor L. Shapiro has made a significant contribution to the theoretical and experimental investigations of the neutron resonance absorption in thick layers of uranium and the temperature effects in reactors.

TOPICS: The Conference will cover to the fundamental and applied fields of research conducted in JINR. Within the framework of the Conference leading JINR scientists will give lectures in English on the recent theoretical and applied investigations in neutron and nuclear physics, and condensed matter physics.

PARTICIPANTS: Students, PhD students, young scientists and specialists under 35 years are invited to participate in the Conference with oral or (and) poster presentations. The registration will be open until December 20, 2014 at the Conference web-site. Right after registration you will receive a confirmation from the Organizing Committee.

Registration is opened until January 20, 2015.

THE WORKING LANGUAGES of the Conference will be English (preferable) and Russian.