Conveners
Keynote speaker: Ricardo Karam - MATH
- André Heck (University of Amsterdam)
- André Heck (University of Amsterdam)
Keynote speaker: Alexandre Morin - CONT
- There are no conveners in this block
Keynote speaker: Mieke de Cock - ASTRO
- Pedro Russo (Leiden University / Leiden Observatory)
Keynote speaker: Judith Hillier - IDENT
- Roeland van der Rijst (Leiden University)
Keynote speaker: Rainer Müller - QUANT
- Kim Krijtenburg-Lewerissa (Utrecht University)
- Kirsten Stadermann
Keynote speaker: Heather Lewandowski - LAB
- Paul Logman (Leiden University)
Complex numbers were created (or discovered?) by Italian mathematicians in the 16th century as pragmatic tools to solve cubic equations, and not much attention was given to ontological questions about their “existence”. However, this changed significantly in the end of the 18th century, when complex numbers were given a geometrical interpretation. Such concretization motivated physicists to...
From bacteria colonies, to insect swarms, to bird flocks, collective motion emerges within large groups of living creatures even in the absence of a leader. Physicists aim at uncovering the universal aspects shared by all these systems despite their differences in length scales, environments, or communication means - very much like in phase transitions, such as crystallisation, where some...
Astronomy is not only one of the oldest sciences, it also fascinates a broad public. For this reason, it plays a special role within public science communication. However, because of its appeal, astronomy can also play a crucial role in science education, by acting as a “gateway science” which can open doors for many STEM fields.
To establish this, we need dedicated research on the teaching...
There have long been concerns about the lack of diversity in physics, most notably around the under-representation of women, with numerous efforts to make physics a more inclusive discipline. I will present an overview of how far we have come in recent decades, and how the nature of the discourse has changed from trying to ‘fix’ the people in the minority groups, to asking more searching and...
The teaching and learning of quantum physics has been an area of intense research in physics education for many years. Based on research on students' conceptions and learning difficulties, teaching concepts have been developed and evaluated. Possible learning objectives and the various ways to achieve them have been discussed at previous GIREP conferences. The first part of the talk will...
Theoretical models are essential for explaining and predicting physical phenomena, but physics is fundamentally an experimental science. The integration of theoretical or computational models with experimental data is a cornerstone of physics. However, physics education has traditionally prioritized theory through lecture-based courses, often at the expense of experimental education. This...
