Nordic Network for Diversity in Physics - Annual Conference

The 6th Annual Conference of the Nordic Network for Diversity in Physics, NORNDiP took place at the Inst for fysikk og teknologi, UiBin in Bergen, Norway on:

May 7th and 8th, 2024!

If you want to know more about the conference, you can find the conference program here!

Conference theme: Smoothing the Bumpy Road – on Gender Microaggression

Invited speakers:

• Christiane Helling, Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences
  Title of speech: Characterizing the complex chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres with virtual laboratories and space telescopes

• Adrienne Lorelei Traxler, University of Copenhagen, Department of Science Education
  Title of speech: Counting and context: Gender, physics, and methods in tension

The conference featured speakers from each of the Nordic countries who presented their research in various fields of Physics, as well as speakers on gender and diversity topics. Young scientists particularly are encouraged to present their work.

Nordic Network for Diversity in Physics - Annual Conference

We are pleased to announce the 5th Annual Conference of the Nordic Network for Diversity in Physics, NORNDiP. It will take place at the historical Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark on:

May 24th and 25th, 2023

Conference Theme: Starting a Career in Physics

The conference will feature speakers from each of the Nordic countries presenting their research in various fields of physics, as well as speakers on gender and diversity topics.

Registration is now open, and we invite you to submit your abstracts for a poster or short presentation. Presentations and posters can be on physics topics (any field) or gender-related topics, and we especially encourage young scientists to present their projects. Please click here to register for the conference and submit your abstract.

Attendance is free of charge, and all are welcome. NORNDiP aims to emphasize the importance of diversity as a resource and create a vibrant Nordic physics community for everyone.

Abstract submission is open until May 10th. Registration for the conference is open until May 15th.

Invited speakers are:

⭐Anne L’Huillier, Professor of Atomic Physics at the Department of Physics, Lund University and recipient of the Wolf Prize in physics in 2022.

⭐Liv Hornekær, Professor of Materials Science at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University and center leader of the Center for Interstellar Catalysis (InterCat).

⭐Katrine Krogh Andersen, Dean of SCIENCE at University of Copenhagen.

⭐Marie Valentin Beck, advisor of diversity and inclusion at BureauM, Copenhagen, who has helped develop a gender diversity strategy for the Niels Bohr Institute.

Stay tuned for updates to the program.

The Niels Bohr Institute is part of the Faculty of Science at University of Copenhagen and is located at Blegdamsvej 17, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, with easy access from the city center by bus or metro. Copenhagen city offers a wide range of hotels in any price class.

Timetable Overview

Introduction of Keynote Speakers

The conference will be organized as a hybrid event at the Lund University with the possibility to virtually attend. If an on campus meeting at Lund University will not be possible, then the conference will be exclusively virtual.

Register and view a preliminary pogram for the conference here.

More information will come soon.