Colombia in the International Year of Light
from
Tuesday, 16 June 2015 (07:00)
to
Friday, 19 June 2015 (21:00)
Monday, 15 June 2015
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
08:00
Registration
Registration
08:00 - 09:00
Room: León de Greiff Auditorium
09:00
Opening Ceremony (Chairperson: Prof. Enrique Forero)
Opening Ceremony (Chairperson: Prof. Enrique Forero)
09:00 - 10:00
10:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
Plenary Talk by Prof. Alain Aspect (Chaiperson: Prof. Diógenes Campos)
Plenary Talk by Prof. Alain Aspect (Chaiperson: Prof. Diógenes Campos)
10:30 - 11:30
Room: León de Greiff Auditorium
Contributions
10:30
The atomic Hong-Ou-Mandel effect: a new evidence of atomic entanglement (B)
11:30
Plenary Talk by Prof. Jean-Pierre Galaup (Chairperson: Prof. Jaime Rodriguez)
Plenary Talk by Prof. Jean-Pierre Galaup (Chairperson: Prof. Jaime Rodriguez)
11:30 - 12:30
Contributions
11:30
Optical Tweezers (B)
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Plenary Talk by Prof. Boris Rodríguez (Chairperson: Prof. Karen Fonseca)
Plenary Talk by Prof. Boris Rodríguez (Chairperson: Prof. Karen Fonseca)
14:00 - 15:00
Room: León de Greiff Auditorium
Contributions
14:00
Single photon polarization: the quantum nature of light (B)
15:00
Plenary Talk by Prof. Paulo Soares Guimarães (Chairperson: Prof. Humberto Rodríguez)
Plenary Talk by Prof. Paulo Soares Guimarães (Chairperson: Prof. Humberto Rodríguez)
15:00 - 16:00
Contributions
15:00
Quantum dots and photonic crystals (B)
16:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Plenary Lecture by Prof. Serge Haroche (Chaiperson: Prof. Enrique Forero)
Plenary Lecture by Prof. Serge Haroche (Chaiperson: Prof. Enrique Forero)
16:30 - 17:30
Contributions
16:30
Experiments in Cavity QED: controlling photons in a box and raising Schrödinger cats of light (B)
17:30
Discussion panel by all speakers (Cairperson: Prof. Jean-Pierre Galaup)
Discussion panel by all speakers (Cairperson: Prof. Jean-Pierre Galaup)
17:30 - 18:30
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
08:00
Arrival
Arrival
08:00 - 08:30
Room: Mario Laserna Auditorium
08:30
Welcome Note by Dr. Pablo Navas, President of Universidad de los Andes
Welcome Note by Dr. Pablo Navas, President of Universidad de los Andes
08:30 - 08:45
08:45
Plenary Talk by Prof. Suzanne Fery- Forgues (Chairperson: Prof. Yenny Hernández)
Plenary Talk by Prof. Suzanne Fery- Forgues (Chairperson: Prof. Yenny Hernández)
08:45 - 09:30
Room: Mario Laserna Auditorium
Contributions
08:45
Fluorescent organic nanoparticles as a new tool for in vivo bio-imaging (B)
09:30
Cofee Break
Cofee Break
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Plenary Talk by Prof. William G. Unruh (Chairperson: Prof. Alejandra Valencia)
Plenary Talk by Prof. William G. Unruh (Chairperson: Prof. Alejandra Valencia)
10:00 - 10:45
Contributions
10:00
Physics, analogs, and black holes (B)
10:45
Dr. Ana María Rey (Chairperson, Prof. Alejandra Valencia)
Dr. Ana María Rey (Chairperson, Prof. Alejandra Valencia)
10:45 - 11:30
Room: Mario Laserna Auditorium
Contributions
10:45
New perspectives on quantum simulation with ultra-cold matter (B)
11:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
11:30 - 14:00
Talk by Prof. Serge Haroche (Chairperson: Prof. Eduardo Posada)
Talk by Prof. Serge Haroche (Chairperson: Prof. Eduardo Posada)
11:30 - 12:30
Room: Main Auditorium
Contributions
11:30
Celebrating the International Year of Light: how NMR and the Laser have changed our lives? (B)
14:00
Plenary Talk by Prof. David Wineland (Chairperson: Prof. Enrique Forero)
Plenary Talk by Prof. David Wineland (Chairperson: Prof. Enrique Forero)
14:00 - 15:00
Room: Mario Laserna Auditorium
Contributions
14:00
Single-atom optical clocks (B)
15:00
Cofee Break
Cofee Break
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
Plenary Talk by Prof. Alejandra Valencia (Chairperson: Prof. Yenny Hernández)
Plenary Talk by Prof. Alejandra Valencia (Chairperson: Prof. Yenny Hernández)
15:30 - 16:00
Contributions
15:30
Experimental quantum optics at Universidad de los Andes
16:00
Academic Discussion (Chairperson: Prof Yenny Hernández)
Academic Discussion (Chairperson: Prof Yenny Hernández)
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Closing Remarks by Prof. Silvia Restrepo (Vice-president of Research of Universidad de los Andes)
Closing Remarks by Prof. Silvia Restrepo (Vice-president of Research of Universidad de los Andes)
16:30 - 16:45
Thursday, 18 June 2015
07:30
Registration
Registration
07:30 - 08:00
Room: Parque Explora Auditorium
08:00
Opening ceremony (Chairperson: Prof. Nicolás Naranjo)
Opening ceremony (Chairperson: Prof. Nicolás Naranjo)
08:00 - 09:00
09:00
Plenary Talk by Prof. Serge Haroche (Chairperson: Prof. Jorge Mahecha)
Plenary Talk by Prof. Serge Haroche (Chairperson: Prof. Jorge Mahecha)
09:00 - 10:00
Room: Parque Explora Auditorium
Contributions
09:00
Experiments in Cavity QED: controlling photons in a box and raising Schrödinger cats of light (M)
10:00
Cofee Break
Cofee Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
Plenary Talk by Prof. Alain Aspect (Chairperson, Prof. Edgar Rueda)
Plenary Talk by Prof. Alain Aspect (Chairperson, Prof. Edgar Rueda)
10:30 - 11:30
Contributions
10:30
The atomic Hong-Ou-Mandel effect: a new evidence of atomic entanglement (M)
11:30
Plenary Talk (in Spanish) by Prof: Boris Rodríguez (Chairperson: Prof. Esteban Silva)
Plenary Talk (in Spanish) by Prof: Boris Rodríguez (Chairperson: Prof. Esteban Silva)
11:30 - 12:30
Contributions
11:30
Single photon polarization: the quantum nature of light (M)
12:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:30
14:30
Plenary Talk (in Spanish) by Prof. Ana María Rey (Chairperson: Prof. Jorge Mahecha)
Plenary Talk (in Spanish) by Prof. Ana María Rey (Chairperson: Prof. Jorge Mahecha)
14:30 - 15:30
Room: Parque Explora Auditorium
Contributions
14:30
New perspectives on quantum simulation with ultra-cold matter (M)
15:30
Cafee Break
Cafee Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Plenary Lecture by Prof. William George Unruh (Chairperson: Prof. Esteban Silva)
Plenary Lecture by Prof. William George Unruh (Chairperson: Prof. Esteban Silva)
16:00 - 17:00
Contributions
16:00
Physics, analogs, and black holes (M)
17:00
One Hour Pause
One Hour Pause
17:00 - 18:00
18:00
"Ciencia en Bicicleta" by Prof. Serge Haroche (Chairperson: Dr. Andrés Ruiz)
"Ciencia en Bicicleta" by Prof. Serge Haroche (Chairperson: Dr. Andrés Ruiz)
18:00 - 19:00
Room: Parque Explora Auditorium
Contributions
18:00
Celebrating the International Year of Light: how NMR and the Laser have changed our lives? (M)
Friday, 19 June 2015
08:00
Plenary Talk (in Spanish) by Prof. John Henry Reina (Chairperson: Prof. Jorge Mahecha)
Plenary Talk (in Spanish) by Prof. John Henry Reina (Chairperson: Prof. Jorge Mahecha)
08:00 - 09:00
Room: Parque Explora Auditorium
Contributions
08:00
Photons for tomorrow: from quantum computers to precision agriculture
09:00
Plenary Talk by Prof. David Wineland (Chairperson: Prof. Enrique Forero)
Plenary Talk by Prof. David Wineland (Chairperson: Prof. Enrique Forero)
09:00 - 10:00
Contributions
09:00
Single-atom optical clocks (M)
10:00
Cofee Break
Cofee Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
Plenary Talk (in Spanish) by Prof. Jean Pierre Galaup (Chairperson: Prof. Freddy Pérez)
Plenary Talk (in Spanish) by Prof. Jean Pierre Galaup (Chairperson: Prof. Freddy Pérez)
10:30 - 11:30
Contributions
10:30
Optical Tweezers (M)
11:30
Plenary Talk (in Spanish) by Prof. Alejandro Mira (Chairperson: Prof. Edgar Rueda)
Plenary Talk (in Spanish) by Prof. Alejandro Mira (Chairperson: Prof. Edgar Rueda)
11:30 - 12:30
Contributions
11:30
How we see the world?
12:30
Conference Photograph
Conference Photograph
12:30 - 13:00
13:00
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:30
14:30
Plenary Talk by Prof. Paulo Soares Guimarães (Chairperson: Dr. Carlos Molina)
Plenary Talk by Prof. Paulo Soares Guimarães (Chairperson: Dr. Carlos Molina)
14:30 - 15:30
Room: Parque Explora Auditorium
Contributions
14:30
Quantum dots and photonic crystals (M)
15:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Public Forum About Quantum Entanglement by Prof. William George Unruh and Prof. Alain Aspect (Chairperson: Dr. Carlos Molina)
Public Forum About Quantum Entanglement by Prof. William George Unruh and Prof. Alain Aspect (Chairperson: Dr. Carlos Molina)
16:00 - 17:00
Room: Ruta N Auditorium
Contributions
16:00
What is Quantum Entanglement and why is it important?
16:20
From Einstein’s intuition to quantum bits: a new quantum age
16:40
Discussion
Plenary Talk by Prof. Suzanne Fery‐Forgues (Chairperson: Prof. Jorge García)
Plenary Talk by Prof. Suzanne Fery‐Forgues (Chairperson: Prof. Jorge García)
16:00 - 17:00
Room: Parque Explora Auditorium
Contributions
16:00
Fluorescent organic nanoparticles as a new tool for in vivo bio-imaging (M)
17:00
One Hour Pause
One Hour Pause
17:00 - 18:00
18:00
"Ciencia en Bicicleta" by Prof. David Wineland (Chairperson: Dr. Andrés Ruiz)
"Ciencia en Bicicleta" by Prof. David Wineland (Chairperson: Dr. Andrés Ruiz)
18:00 - 19:00
Room: Parque Explora Auditorium
Contributions
18:00
Quantum computers and Schrödinger’s cat