May 26-30, 2025
LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTION: Focusing on Polariton Chemistry and Physics
Cultural Centre "Jules Pascin" - the Synagogue
39 Baba Vida Street
Vidin 3700
Bulgaria
Organizers: Nimrod Moiseyev (Technion) and Alex Kuleff (Heidelberg)
Arrival on May 25th
Polaritons are mixtures of molecular states with quantum electromagnetic (QED) states. In chemistry, the goal is to control reaction rates and enable new chemical processes at the nanoscale. In physics, we will focus on the differences between the interactions of atoms and molecules with classical and quantum electromagnetic fields. We will examine the ability to observe the effects of quantum light when atomic and molecular systems are exposed to high-intensity laser fields that are usually treated classically.
Two overview introduction talks, one on Polariton Chemistry and the other on Polariton Physics , will be given in addition to the talks by invited speakers
:Two discussion panels among all partiipants will be held
A: On open problems in the feasibility of controlling reaction rates by dark cavity
B: On open problems in the feasibility of observing QED (quantum light) effects in strong laser field experiments
A one-day tour to the Belogradchik Rocks, Magura Cave with Stone Age drawings, and Baba Vida Castle will be guided by Ms. Albena Darakchieva
The evening before the tour, Raymond Kravis Professor of Geology (Emeritus), Alan Matthews from the Hebrew University, Former Director of the National Natural History Collections will deliver an introductory talk 'How geology, wind and rain shaped the formation of the Belogradchik rocks'.
Confirmed Participants
TECHNION:
CHEMISTRY Prof. Nimrod Moiseyev, Prof. Uri Peskin, Associate Prof. Lev Chuntonov, Assistant Prof. Ofer Neufeld, Associate Prof. Yuval Shgam, Associate Prof. Zohar Amitay
PHYSICS & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Prof. Moti Segev, Prof. Oren Cohen, Prof. Ido Kaminer, PhD Student Matan Even-Tsur
HAIFA UNIVERSITY:
PHYSICS & MATHEMATICS Prof. Ofir Alon
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY:
CHEMISTRY Prof. Tal Schwarz, Prof. Sharly Fleischer
HEBREW UNIVERSITY:
INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES Prof. Alan Matthews
FRITZ HABER INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR DYNAMICS Prof. Ronnie Kosloff
HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY:
THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY, INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Prof. Dr. Oriol Vendrell Romagosa, Associate Prof. Alex Kuleff and Prof. Dr. Lorenz Cederbaum
PhD student Niclas Krupp, PhD student Federico Mellini, and PhD student
Lisamaria Wallner
TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY:
PHYSICS Prof. Ed Narevicius
MAX BORN INSTITUTE, BERLIN:
PHYSICS Prof. Mikhail Ivanov (Misha), PhD Student Nikolai Klimkin, Prof. Olga Smirnova, PhD student Aycke
Dr Philip Flores and PhD student Alexander Loehr
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID:
CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS CENTER Prof. Johannes Feist, Dr. Anael Ben-Asher, PhD Student Felipe Reibnitz Willemann
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIAGO:
CHEMISTRY Prof. Joel Yuen Zhou, PhD Student Arghadip Koner, PhD student Sricharan Raghavan Chitra
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA:
CHEMISTRY Prof. Abraham Nizan
GUANGDONG TECHNION-ISRAEL-INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY:
CHEMISTRY Associate Prof. Milan Sindelka
SOFIA UNIVERSITY:
CHEMISTRY Prof. Alia Tadjer
Associate Prof. Julia Romanova and Assistant Prof. Hristo Rasheev
BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES:
ELECTRONICS Associate Prof Ivan Angelov and PhD student Lidia Zaharieva
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC:
PHYSICS Dr. Petra Kapralova
AIIT GUWAHATI, INDIA:
MEDICINE: Prof. Ashish Gupta and Dr. Mwdansar Banuary
Food and accommodation in Vidin will be self-paid by the participants.
Hotel reservations should be made by the participants themselves. The conference venue, the Cultural center Jules Pascin (The Synagogue), is located in the heart of the old town of Vidin and in a walking distance from several hotels.
The Old Town Hotel for 18 people B&B, 42 Euro per person.
Anna Kristina Hotel for up to 40 people, B& B 77 Euro per person.
Dunav Hotel for up to 90 people, B&B 31 Euro per person.
The prices were given by the hotels for July 2024 and are subject to change.
Transportation
The participants are expected to arrive in Sofia on May 25th and leave on May 31st, 2025. Sofia Airport is the main international airport of Bulgaria and is well connected with many European and non-European cities
Depending on the number of participants and their arrival time at Sofia Airport, several shuttle services will be organized from the airport to Vidin on May 25th.
Similarly, shuttles from Vidin to Sofia airport will be organized on May 31st. We are thus asking to communicate with us your arrival and departure times as soon as possible
Registration Fee
Conference fee: 100,- EUR
The conference fee will include the transportation from Sofia Airport to Vidin and back, free use of the facilities of the Workshop premises, coffee breaks during the entire duration of the meeting, and the one-day guided tour with lunch to the Belogradchik Rocks, Magura Cave, and Baba Vida Castle
The conference fee is to be payed via bank transfer to
Baden-Württembergische Bank, Stuttgart
IBAN: DE69 6005 0101 7421 5004 36
SWIFT/BIC: SOLADEST600
Please use the following reference for your payment: UHD 7819357 / Name of Participant(s)