Invitation to the ICTP Colloquium by Prof. John Dudley: "Unexpected Ultrafast - Extreme Light, the Nobel Prize and the History of Nonlinear Science"
Dear All,
The talk is non-technical and suitable for a general
audience and all Staff are especially welcome!
BIOSKETCH: John Dudley received his Ph.D. from the University
of Auckland, New Zealand in 1987 and worked at the University
of St Andrews and the University of Auckland before his
appointment in 2000 as Professor at the University of
Franche-Comté in Besançon, France. His research combines both
theory and experiment in optical physics, and he has made
particular contributions in the fields of ultrafast optics,
supercontinuum generation and the science of rogue waves. In
addition to research, he is committed to education and the
public communication of science. He served as the President of
the European Physical Society for a two-year term from April
2013-March 2015 and has worked with UNESCO and ICTP since 2011
in organizing the International Year of Light in 2015 and the
International Day of Light that took place for the first time
in 2018. He has received a number of distinctions for his
efforts in education and research, most recently the 2019 SPIE
Harold E. Edgerton Award recognizing his contributions to
ultrafast measurements in nonlinear fibre optics.
More information is available at http://indico.ictp.it/event/8781/
The Colloquium will be livestreamed at ictp.it/livestream
Light refreshments will follow.
Looking forward to seeing you on this special occasion!
With best regards,
Office of the Director, ICTP