Conferences
NORNDiP Conference 2024
Nordic Network for Diversity in Physics - Annual Conference
We are pleased to announce the 6th Annual Conference of the Nordic Network for Diversity in Physics, NORNDiP. It will take place at the Inst for fysikk og teknologi, UiBin in Bergen, Norway on:
May 7th and 8th, 2024!
You can now register for the conference here!
For more information: Scan the QR code above or follow the link to Annual NORNDiP Conference 2024.
You can also find the preliminary conference program here!
Conference theme: Smoothing the Bumpy Road – on Gender Microaggression
Invited speakers:
Christiane Helling, Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Title of speech: Characterizing the complex chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres with virtual laboratories and space telescopesAdrienne Lorelei Traxler, University of Copenhagen, Department of Science Education
Title of speech: Counting and context: Gender, physics, and methods in tension
The conference will feature speakers from each of the Nordic countries presenting their research in various fields of physics, as well as speakers on gender and diversity topics. Young scientists particularly are encouraged to present their work.
Image credit: Maren Malling
NORNDiP Conference 2023
Nordic Network for Diversity in Physics - Annual Conference
We are pleased to announce the 5th Annual Conference of the Nordic Network for Diversity in Physics, NORNDiP. It will take place at the historical Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark on:
May 24th and 25th, 2023
Conference Theme: Starting a Career in Physics
The conference will feature speakers from each of the Nordic countries presenting their research in various fields of physics, as well as speakers on gender and diversity topics.
Registration is now open, and we invite you to submit your abstracts for a poster or short presentation. Presentations and posters can be on physics topics (any field) or gender-related topics, and we especially encourage young scientists to present their projects. Please click here to register for the conference and submit your abstract.
Attendance is free of charge, and all are welcome. NORNDiP aims to emphasize the importance of diversity as a resource and create a vibrant Nordic physics community for everyone.
Abstract submission is open until May 10th. Registration for the conference is open until May 15th.
Invited speakers are:
⭐Anne L’Huillier, Professor of Atomic Physics at the Department of Physics, Lund University and recipient of the Wolf Prize in physics in 2022.
⭐Liv Hornekær, Professor of Materials Science at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University and center leader of the Center for Interstellar Catalysis (InterCat).
⭐Katrine Krogh Andersen, Dean of SCIENCE at University of Copenhagen.
⭐Marie Valentin Beck, advisor of diversity and inclusion at BureauM, Copenhagen, who has helped develop a gender diversity strategy for the Niels Bohr Institute.
Stay tuned for updates to the program.
The Niels Bohr Institute is part of the Faculty of Science at University of Copenhagen and is located at Blegdamsvej 17, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, with easy access from the city center by bus or metro. Copenhagen city offers a wide range of hotels in any price class.
NORNDiP Conference 2022
Nordic Network for Diversity in Physics - Annual Conference
The fourth edition of the NORNDiP conference was a conference in hybrid form.
It was be held in Reykjavik, Iceland on 18-19 August 2022 with the possibility of joining virtually on Zoom.
The talks from the conference can be found here.
Below you can obtain an overview of the conference timetable as well as an introduction of the keynote speakers.
Timetable Overview
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12:30-13:00 Registration
13:00-13:15 Welcome
13:15-15:15 Session 1
Keynote speaker Prof. Beata Bielska.Speaker: Katja Anniina Lauri University of Helsinki.
Speaker: Emiliya Yordanova (Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala).
15:15-15:45 Coffee/Tea Break
15:45-17:00 Session 2
Speaker: Tamari Meshveliani (University of Iceland) .Speaker: Nandita Khetan (DARK Cosmology centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen) .
Speaker: Victoria L. Martin (University of Iceland)
Speaker: Gevy Jiawei Cao (University of Oslo)
17:00-18:00 Posters - Reception
18:00-19:30 Public talk
Prof. Barbro Åsman, “ CERN, LHC and the Higgs”19:30-21:00 Dinner
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09:00-11:00 Session 3
Keynote speaker Prof. Carole MundellSpeaker: Åshild Fredriksen (The Arctic University of Norway, NO)
Speaker: Tomas Brage
Speaker: Prof. Þorgerður J. Einarsdóttir (University of Iceland)
11:00-11.30 Coffee/Tea Break
11:30-12:30 Session 4
Speaker: Namiko Mitarai (Niels Bohr Institute)Speaker: Anna Lipniacka (University of Bergen (NO))
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:40 Session 5
Speaker: Prof. Christa Gall (University of Copnhagen, DK)Speaker: Dr Eija Tuominen (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI))
Speaker: Anna Danielsson (Stockholm University)
Speaker: Ásrún Matthíasdóttir (Reykjavík University)
14:40-15:15 Coffee/Tea Break
15:15-16:15 Panel Discussion
Speakers: Prof. Beata Bielska (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland), Prof. Carole Mundell (University of Bath, UK), Eija Tuominen (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI)), Tomas Brage, Prof. Þorgerður J. Einarsdóttir (University of Iceland)16:15-17:15 Wrap up
Introduction of Keynote Speakers
Dr. Beata Bielska
Nicolaus Copernicus University
Title: “How to tackle resistance against gender equalite in a hostile environment.”
Prof. Carole Mundell
University of Bath
Title: “Black-hole driven explosions and the dynamic Universe – breaking barriers in the era of multi-messenger astrophysics”
GeDiMIRT: Gender Dimension in Physics and Math-Intensive Research and Teaching
The conference will be organized as a hybrid event at the Lund University with the possibility to virtually attend. If an on campus meeting at Lund University will not be possible, then the conference will be exclusively virtual.
Register and view a preliminary pogram for the conference here.
More information will come soon.
Virtual Conference in Celebration of International Women's Day
International Women’s Day on March 8th 2022 was celebrated with a one-day virtual conference with two keynote speakers (introduced below).
Conference Timetable (Swedish time):
2:00 PM: Meytal Eran-Jona, Women's careers in physics: Bound by the ropes of motherhood expectations and the gendered labor market.
3:00 PM: Jane Rigby, The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): Launch, commissioning, and getting ready for science.
Introduction of Keynote Speakers
Dr. Meytal Eran Jona
Head of Diversity and Inclusion Office
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Dr. Jane Rigby
Astrophysicist; JWST Operations Project Scientist
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NORNDiP Virtual Conference 2021
The third NORNDiP annual conference was held online, via Zoom, due the to Covid-19 pandemic on 29 January 2021.
The talks from the conference can be found here.
Invited Speakers During the Conference:
Ilona Riipinen
Physicist, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Stockholm University
Angela Saini
Science journalist, Author of the book “Superior: The Return of Race Science” (2019)
