Open Dialogues across
Physics and Astronomy
Conference Programme
This programme is still being finalised; while we don’t the broad structure to change, we might need to make adjustments in the lead up to the conference.
Welcome to Open Dialogues across Physics and Astronomy!
We have an excellent programme of student talks, posters, discussion panels, and invited keynotes planned—along with a careers panel and peer mentoring workshop.
Below you will find the conference timetable, itineraries for each of the academic sessions (labelled A through H), and useful information about the venue. If there’s anything we can help you with, please get in touch with the conference chair Astra Sword via e-mail astra.sword@open.ac.uk.
Timetable
| Time |
Tue 6th Sept Day One |
Wed 7th Sept Day Two |
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8.30am 30min |
Breakfast B38 Terrace Restaurant |
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9am 30min |
Free | |
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9:30am 30min |
Tea Break B58 Murray Foyer |
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10am 1hr |
A. Opening B58 Murray LRC |
F. Creating New Physics I B58 Murray LRC |
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11am 20min |
Tea Break B58 Murray Foyer |
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11:20am 1hr 40min |
B. The Search for New Physics B58 Murray LRC |
G. Creating New Physics II B58 Murray LRC |
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1pm 1hr |
Lunch B58 Murray Foyer |
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2pm 1hr 40min |
C. Physics in Society I B58 Murray LRC |
H. Closing B58 Murray LRC |
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3:40pm 20min |
Tea Break B58 Murray Foyer |
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4pm 2hr |
D. Physics in Society II B58 Murray LRC |
Post-conference social |
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6pm 1hr |
Free Time | |
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7pm 2hr |
E. Dinner and Posters B48 Physics Common Room |
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Tue Sept. 6th
Day One
A. Opening
10am 1hr B58 Murray Lecture Room C
Welcome to Open Dialogues
Introduction 10min
Astra Sword (she/her), Conference Chair
“Heart, Mind, Guts”
Opening Keynote 45min
Dr. Yolanda Ohene, The University of Manchester
B. The Search for New Physics
11.20am 1hr 40min B58 Murray Lecture Room C
Looking for signs of EMIC acceleration in proton aurora
Student Talk 10min
R.A.Dayton-Oxland (she/her), University of Southampton
High Resolution Interferometric Observation of Dust in the Highly Accreting AGN I Zw 1
Student Talk 10min
Nora C. Drewes (they/them), University of Southampton
Joint Q&A
Student Q&A 10min
Open Dialogue on “The Search for New Physics”
Open Dialogue 1hr
Panellists: Catxere Casacio, Michael Fox, Charanjit Kaur Khosa, Ashley Spindler
C. Physics in Society I
2pm 1hr 40min B58 Murray Lecture Room C
Development and optimisation of tuneable nanomaterial scaffolds for biological applications
Student Talk 10min
Christopher J. Brown (he/him), University of Sussex
Naming Conventions: Who is making an impact?
Invited Student Talk 10min
Annie Lennox (she/her), The Open University
Joint Q&A
Student Q&A 10min
A biophysical perspective of organisation in living tissues
Research Keynote 45min
Jim Hague, The Open University
D. Physics in Society II
4pm 2hr B58 Murray Lecture Room C
Open Dialogue on “Physics in Society”
Open Dialogue 1hr
Panellists: Heidi Theimann, Michael Fox, Jim Hague, Catxere Casacio
Careers Panel and Peer Mentoring Workshop
Workshop 1hr
Panellists: Ashley Spindler, Charanjit Kaur Khosa, Heidi Theimann, Jim Hague, Michael Fox, Catxere Casacio
E. Dinner and Posters
7pm 2hr B48 Physics Common Room
Temperature-dependence study of methanol interstellar ice analogues
Poster
Marta Podgórny, The Open University
Spin current generation by edge plasmon
Poster
M. S. Ukhtary, University of Exeter
Exceptional Points in Linear and Non-Linear Open Quantum Systems
Poster
Oliver Fox (he/him), University of Exeter
Preparation of Pickering emulsions with membrane emulsifier to control the size of Graphene balls.
Poster
Raquel Irene Cano Cordero (she/her), The University of Sussex
Open Dialogues across Physics and Astronomy, how?
Poster
Vincent Deguin, The Open University
Wed Sept. 7th
Day Two
F. Creating New Physics I
10am 1hr B58 Murray Lecture Room C
The Quantum Workforce
Industry Keynote 30min
Michael Fox, Imperial College London
Quaternionic Optical Dirac equation and Electronic Maxwell’s equations
Student Talk 10min
Li, Mingjie (he/him); University of Exeter
IR Photodesorption of Carbon Monoxide from Amorphous Solid Water under Astrophysically Relevant Conditions
Student Talk 10min
E. R. Ingman, University of Sussex
Joint Q&A
Student Q&A 10min
G. Creating New Physics II
11.20am 1hr 40min B58 Murray Lecture Room C
The effects of small alcohols on the crystallisation behaviour of amorphous solid water
Student Talk 10min
Jack E. Fulker (he/him), University of Sussex
Absolute measurement of exchange enhancement of an InSb quantum well using Landau-level tunnelling spectroscopy
Student Talk 10min
D. K. Shearer (she/they), University of Surrey
Bose-Einstein condensates in multiple radio-frequency adiabatic potentials
Student Talk 10min
Natasha Bierrum (she/her), The University of Sussex
Joint Q&A
Student Q&A 10min
Open Dialogue on “Creating New Physics”
Open Dialogue 1hr
Panellists: Michael Fox, Catxere Casacio, TBC, TBC
H. Closing
2pm 1hr 40min B58 Murray Lecture Room C
Title TBC
Closing Keynote TBC
Dr. Jess Wade, Imperial College London
Keeping the Dialogue Open
Closing Talk TBC
Astra Sword, The Open University
Useful Information
Below is the information we have so far from the venue organisers, if you have any questions, queries, or concerns please email the conference chair, Astra Sword astrasword@open.ac.uk. We will be updating this section with more information as soon as we can.
Arrival
Arrival time: 09:20 for registration on Tuesday, 6 September at Murray Lecture Complex, Building 58.
Meet & greet
16:30 on Monday, 5 September at the Stag pub on campus. (Directions)
Travel
- Address:
- Building 58, Murray Lecture Theatre Complex, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton SO17 1BJ
- By rail:
- Fast trains from London and Bournemouth/Weymouth stop at Southampton Central and Southampton Airport Parkway. Trains from Portsmouth and Bristol/South Wales stop at Southampton Central. Highfield Campus is three miles from Southampton Central, and two miles from Southampton Airport Parkway. You can get the Unilink bus: U1 from either of these stations to Highfield Campus.
- Travelling by car:
- Postcode for satnav: SO17 1BJ. From the M3: Exit at junction 14. Southampton A33) From the M27: Exit at junction 5 (Southampton Airport). Please e-mail gradnet@sepnet.ac.uk. if you require a parking permit. A permit does not however guarantee a space. See link here for Hampton Car Park.
Travel Expenses
Travel Expenses for SEPnet PGRs, PDRAs and invited speakers from SEPnet institutions: Any travel expenses incurred can be claimed from your Physics Department.
Invited academics from outside of SEPnet can claim their travel expenses back, get in touch with Astra astra.sword@open.ac.uk for details.
Students outside of SEPnet must cover their own travel expenses.
Please note that your accommodation and meals have been paid in advance by SEPnet. If for any reason you do need to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances such as sickness then please let us know as soon as possible so that we may be able to offer your place to another student. Please note that if you fail to attend without good reason, then SEPnet may need to recover the conference costs from your department. Your department may in turn recover the costs from your research training support grant.
Catering
Breakfast is available 8:00-9:00 in the Terrace Restaurant in Building 38 (Staff Social Centre). Please can all delegates wear name badges to breakfast so you can be easily identified by staff on the till points.
Lunch is in the lower foyer in the Murray Lecture Theatre complex and the conference dinner is in the Physics Department (Seminar Room). Wine, beer and soft drinks will be available at the conference dinner.
Please note that Southampton catering are unable to guarantee that their catering products are entirely nut-free. They may have been produced, handled, delivered or stored in an environment that contains nuts and products with labels ‘may contain nuts’.
Photography
During the conference photographs will be taken and used on social media and the SEPnet website. If you do not wish to appear in any photographs please inform a member of the organising committee.