IOP Institute of Physics
Image credits
Cover: IoP Hereford & Worcester “Life on a Mars Base”
competition winner, 2015. Miss Callie Gledhill.
Event images: All images courtesy of the speakers
Web-links to other sites
Institute of Physics
http://www.iop.org
Institution of Engineering and Technology (Hereford &
Worcester)
http://mycommunity.theiet.org/communities/home/155
Institute of Mechanical Engineers
http://nearyou.imeche.org/near-you/UK/Midland
British Computer Society (Hereford & Worcester)
http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/22678
Worcester Astronomical Society
http://www.worcesteras.freeserve.co.uk/
What’s on in Worcestershire
http://www.visitworcestershire.org/events/
Worcester Live
http://www.worcesterlive.co.uk/
Malvern Festival of Innovation
http://www.festival-innovation.com/
The Institute of Physics is a leading international
professional body and learned society, established to
promote the advancement and dissemination of
physics.
The Institute has a world-wide membership and has
a major international presence in:
Hereford & Worcester Events
What’s on 2015/2016
scientific publishing and electronic dissemination
of physics;
setting professional standards for physicists and
awarding professional qualifications;
promoting physics through scientific conferences,
education and science;
policy advice.
The Hereford & Worcester Centre of the IoP
arranges a programme of talks on a range of
scientific subjects. Most talks would be
understandable to those with little or no scientific
knowledge.
All of our talks are free and open to anyone with an
interest in science or technology.
Venues
Huntingdon Hall,
Hall Worcester, WR1 3LD.
Box Office: 01905 611427.
University of Worcester,
Worcester St Johns Campus,
Worcester. WR2 6AJ.
(Follow signs from Reception)
Malvern St James,
James Avenue Road, Malvern. WR14 3BA.
(Follow signs from main entrance)
Three Counties Showground,
Showground Malvern. WR13 6NW.
Lectures start at 7.30pm.
We finish by 9:00pm.
They are free and open to all.
Membership and Chartership
Details about the various grades of membership and
of professional qualifications can be found at
http://www.iop.org/membership/
Students aged between 16 -19, and undergraduates
reading physics, can join the IoP for free.
For further information
Institute of Physics - Hereford and Worcester Centre:
J E Beale
07801365204
Dr A C Smith
01684 569503
john.beale@physics.org
alancsmith@physics.org
If you have an idea for a topic that you would like to
hear about, then please get in touch.
Follow us on Twitter @iophwc
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Image: Callie Gledhill, Weobley Primary School.
IoP Hereford & Worcester “Mars Base” competition winner.
Admission free!
IOP Hereford and Worcester Lecture Programme
Thursday 17th September 2015
Monday 9th November 2015
February 2016 (Date to be announced)
WORCESTER ● University of Worcester, EEG089
● Dr Ceri Brenner, Central Laser Facility,
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford
Super Intense Lasers
WORCESTER ● University of Worcester, EEG089
● Chris Warrick, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
● Joint with IET
Fusion Power - within our grasp?
WORCESTER ● University of Worcester, EEG089
● Prof Kathy Cashman, School of Earth Sciences
University of Bristol.
Volcanoes and Human Societies
STFC’s Central Laser Facility brings
together laser systems with international
scientists. Together they unlock a wealth
of inspiring plasma research; from
mimicking astrophysical plasmas in the
laboratory for future energy solutions in the
form of laser fusion energy, to compact, ultra-short bursts of
high energy radiation for medical and industrial applications.
Tuesday 6th October 2015
Fusion of hydrogen nuclei is the
process that powers the Sun – and at
the European JET project, located at
Culham Science Centre, these
processes are being replicated. By
heating a gas of Deuterium and Tritium
to 150-200 million degrees C and employing powerful
magnetic fields, the JET tokamak has demonstrated the
fusion of these nuclei and a subsequent release of energy
(16MW - a world record for fusion power produced).
Wednesday 16th March 2016
MALVERN ● Three Counties Showground. (See website)
Next Generation Innovators
Tuesday 1st December 2015
This is a science fair for Years 6 to 9 pupils.
There will be hands-on workshops, exhibits
and lectures. (Attendance is booked through
their schools.)
Thursday to Saturday 8th - 10th October 2015
MALVERN ● Malvern Theatres. (See website)
Malvern Festival of Innovation
The aim of the Festival is to enthuse you both
professionally and personally so that you can
apply new ideas and insights to the way you
work and the way you live.
Including…
10th
October, the Family Day: Be enlightened
and inspired by the Family Show speakers and explore the
hands-on exhibits staged in the Malvern Theatres.
Wednesday 14th October 2015
21st Annual Public Science Lecture.
Admission by (free) ticket only from Box Office.
WORCESTER ● Huntingdon Hall
● Professor Martin Hendry, MBE, FRSE. Univ Glasgow.
Gravitational Waves: Einstein's final frontier
Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric
of space and time predicted by Einstein.
Astronomers are on the threshold of directly
detecting gravitational waves. Professor
Hendry will describe this remarkable
technology and highlight the fundamental
questions that may be answered as we
open this new window on the Universe.
WORCESTER ● University of Worcester, EEG089
● Dr Jamie K. Pringle, School of Physical & Geographical
Sciences, Keele University
How to find a dead body: An insight into Forensic
Geoscience
This talk focuses on the search for
clandestine burials of missing
persons, weapons and
environmental crime. Current work
to improve detection via geophysical detection methods will
be described. Key findings from simulated and unmarked
burials will be shown, detailing how decomposition fluids can
date a burial. Case studies are shown throughout.
Thursday
14th
January 2016
WORCESTER ● University of Worcester, EEG089
● Gerry Gilmore, FRS, Professor of Experimental
Philosophy, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University
● Joint with Worcester Astronomical Society
The GAIA Mission to map the galaxy
The European Space Agency’s
satellite, Gaia is successfully in
operation, observing and discovering.
Its mission is to deliver a 6-D census
of one billion stars, the first precision
view of the Milky Way. What and how
will be explained.
British Science Week
MALVERN ● Malvern St James School
● Professor Andrew Shortland, FSA, FGS, Cranfield
Forensic Institute, Cranfield University.
The scientific analysis of fakes and forgeries
This talks looks into the use of analytical
techniques in the verification of historical
objects. After considering a couple of
historical examples, Professor Shortland
will show how modern analysis is helping
museums and auction houses identify
late copies and fakes, particularly in high
value porcelain.
Wednesday 20th April 2016
WORCESTER ● University of Worcester, EEG089
● William Chaplin, Professor of Astrophysics,
School of Physics and Astronomy, Univ Birmingham
Sounding stars and the search for other worlds
Did you wonder how many stars have planets
and how many of those planets might be
capable of harbouring life? This talk will
discuss how we are studying the natural
resonances of stars, the novel technique of
asteroseismology, in particular highlighting
results from the NASA Kepler Mission.
All lectures start at 7.30pm. We finish by 9:00pm.
They are free and open to all.
For venues, see reverse of this card.
IOP Institute of Physics