The University of Alberta presents

Supersolids Banff 2009
31 July - 4 August, 2009
Banff, Alberta, Canada

Invited Speakers   PW Anderson Sebastien Balibar John Goodkind Patryk Gumann Robert Hallock Ben Hunt & Ethan Pratt Minoru Kubota Anatoly Kuklov Humphrey Maris Norbert Mulders Zohar Nussinov Nikolay Prokof'ev Luciano Reatto John Reppy John Saunders John Toner Josh West

Workshop Goals and Scientific Program

Since the discovery of supersolidity in helium in 2004, many research groups have focused on understanding this unusual new state of matter. Despite the intense efforts of theorists and experimentalists around the world, many open questions remain, for example the microscopic mechanism of supersolidity, the role of crystal defects and disorder, and whether superflow is possible.

The interplay between theory and experiment has been invaluable in understanding solid helium and has been greatly enhanced through a series of timely workshops devoted to supersolidity. SUPERSOLIDS BANFF '09 will follow the tradition of these earlier meetings. It will bring together theorists and experimentalists actively working in this exciting field, to discuss new ideas and recent results in an informal setting. The program will include ample time for informal discussion. Invited talks will be about 45 minutes long and include time for questions. We will also have a poster session where all participants are encouraged to present their recent research results.

Conference Deadlines

Request to Participate: April 01, 2009          Registration deadline: April 15, 2009 Accommodation booking: April 27, 2009 ***          Deadline to cancel: May 22, 2009

Organizers

Contacts

Mailing Address:               Courier Address:

The Banff Centre               The Banff Centre
Box 1020                       107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
Banff, Alberta                 Banff, Alberta
Canada T1L 1H5                 Canada  T1L 1H5