"The Geilo School" 2011

This will be the 21th Geilo School held every two years since 1971 at Geilo Norway.
See list of previous Geilo schools

Themes

1. Gas, liquid, particle/granular flow
2. Flow in and of organic/living systems
3. Turbulence
4. Vortex flow

Topics will cover both experiments and theory. In addition to about 40 hours of invited lectures and seminars, there will be tutorials and discussions.
Participants are encouraged to submit abstracts for a poster session.

Application form, deadline 28 January 2011

Invited Lecturers

• L. Mahadevan - Harvard University, USA
• Suzanne Fielding - University of Durham, GB
• Knut Jørgen Maloy - Univ. Of Oslo, Norway
• Renaud Toussaint - Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France
• Namiko Mitarai - Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Amber T. Krummel - Colorado State University, USA
• Roberto Benzi - University of Roma II, Italy
• Elisabeth Bouchaud - CEA-Saclay, France
• Tiina Roose - University of Southampton, GB
• Lene Oddershede - Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Yves Couder - Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
• Jon Otto Fossum - NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
• Tom Henning Johansen - Univ. Of Oslo, Norway
• Albert Libchaber - The Rockefeller University, USA
• Ivar Giaever - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), USA

Preliminary Program (pdf)

Programme Committee

Arne T. Skjeltorp - Institute for Energy Technology, Norway (Head)
Mogens Hoegh Jensen - Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark
Joseph McCauley - University of Houston, USA
Roger Pynn- Indiana University and Oak Ridge National Lab, USA
Amy Rowat – Harvard University, USA
Joel Stavans - Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Harry Thomas – University of Basel, Switzerland (Unfortunately deceased July 18, 2010)

Participants
The Advanced Study Institute is intended for postgraduates and researchers in the field of soft condensed matter, statistical physics and biological physics.
The number of participants will be limited to about 75.

Publication
It is planned to have lectures in this School published as papers in The European Physical Journal as a Special Topics Issue (Springer).

Grants
Limited funds are available to defray parts of the expenses of deserving participants. Travel expenses should be based on the most economical fares and means of transport.

Accomodation and transport

Bardøla Høyfjellshotel is located at Geilo, a very attractive ski resort, about 250 km from Oslo. Sunday and the early afternoons of the weekdays will be partly free for skiing and other activities.

The cost of hotel (cost per person per day, all meals included) will be: Single room: NOK 1190; double room: NOK 990, and cabin 6 persons: NOK 650. (4 persons` cabin may be available for NOK 850). Some hotel rooms will be booked in Oslo before and after the meeting for participants requiring these.

On Monday 4 April there will be buses leaving Oslo Airport (Gardermoen) at about 13 (12 from Oslo S station) and at about 15 p.m. On 14 April a return bus will arrive at Oslo Airport at about 2 p.m.

For information or questions, contact the administration of the Institute:
Trine Løkseth
Institute for Energy Technology
P.O. Box 40, NO-2027, Kjeller, Norway
e-mail: fysikk@ife.no