The international conference “Advances in Solid State Physics and New Materials” is being organized to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Center for Solid State Physics and New Materials at the Institute of Physics Belgrade (IPB). The conference, subtitled "30 Years of the Center for Solid State Physics and New Materials at the Institute of Physics Belgrade", will take place from May 19–23, 2025, as a joint endeavor of the Department of Natural Sciences of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (OTN SANU) and the Center for Solid State Physics and New Materials, IPB.
The event commemorates the founding of the Center on May 24, 1995, and highlights its recognition as one of the first centers of excellence in nanoscience and nanotechnology in Serbia. The Center has also been acknowledged as a European center of exceptional value for applications of optical spectroscopy in physics, materials science, and environmental protection (OPSA). The conference is also part of the activities of the HIP-2D-QM project, conducted under the Horizon ERA Chair call, independently executed by researchers at the Center.
The program will cover a broad spectrum of topics in solid-state physics, including:
- New quantum materials
- Strong correlations
- Ordering phenomena and phase transitions
- 2D materials
- Topology
- Magnetism
- Unconventional superconductivity
- Semiconductors
Leadership and Committees
The conference will be chaired by:
- Dr. Nenad Lazarević (IPB)
- Dr. Emil S. Božin (IPB)
- Dr. Rudi Hackl (IFW Dresden, Germany)
The honorary chair is Academician Zoran V. Popović (SANU).
The Organizing Committee is led by Dr. Jelena Pešić (IPB) and Dr. Bojana Višić (IPB).
The Scientific Committee includes 10 prominent scientists from various countries:
- Rudi Hackl, IFW Dresden, Germany
- Nenad Lazarević, IPB, Serbia
- Emil S. Božin, IPB, Serbia
- Elena Gati, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Germany
- John S. O. Evans, Durham University, UK
- Zdeněk Sofer, UCT Prague, Czech Republic
- Milorad Milošević, University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Marija Drndić, University of Pennsylvania, USA
- Simon J. L. Billinge, Columbia University, USA
- Yann Gallais, Université Paris Cité, France
The Advisory Committee features seven leading experts in solid-state physics:
- Bernd Büchner, IFW Dresden, Germany
- Reshef Tenne, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
- Zoran V. Popović, SANU, Serbia
- Dragana Popović, Florida State University, USA
- Maja Remškar, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
- Matthieu Le Tacon, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- Wei Ku, Tsung-Dao Lee Institute & Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Participation and Workshops
Over 50 eminent scientists from various continents have already confirmed their attendance, with numbers expected to grow. The conference will include five workshops and a poster session:
- Quantum Phases and Ordering
Organizer: Ana Milosavljević (IPB) - Advanced Materials in Cultural Heritage Protection
Organizer: Tijana Tomašević Ilić (IPB) - Bioaerosols and Nanoaerosols: Interdisciplinary Approaches in Microbiology
Organizers: Predrag Kolarž (IPB) and Irena Aranđelović (University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine) - Computational Analysis and Modeling of Biological Materials
Organizers: Anđelija Ilić (IPB) and Tijana Štajner (Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade) - Research Opportunities at Large Scale User Facilities
Organizers: Dušan Božanić (Vinča Institute) and Emil Božin (IPB)
Join us for this landmark event celebrating three decades of groundbreaking research and collaboration!