General Info

The Lights of Tuscany programme is coming to its second edition. Following last year's great success, the Italian Association of Physics Students (AISF) will be organising it once more, also including some new features and further improvements.

During the Programme, 40 students will be visiting the European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy, the VIRGO site of the European Gravitational Observatory and the facilities at the INFN, University of Pisa and University of Firenze in central Italy. The event will have a focus on Photonics, but a number of other topics will be touched upon, including plasma physics, quantum optics and high energy collisions. Students will be expected to have a basic understanding of these subjects in order to effectively make the most of the programme.

Schedule

  • 15/12 - Thursday
    Arrival and Opening Ceremony in Pisa.
    12.00 - 16.00 Check-in
    17.00-17.20 Introduction to LoT and IAPS
    17.20-17.50 Prof. Andrea Macchi 'Under Light Pressure; from Solar Sails to Laser Accelerators'
    17.50-18.20 Prof. Alessandro Pitanti 'Optomechanics with active optical systems'
    18.20-18.30 Short Break
    18.30-19.00 Prof. Isidoro Ferrante 'The first detection of gravitational waves'
    19.00-19.30 Prof. Oliver Morsch 'Feynman's legacy and the second quantum revolution'
    19.30-19.50 ICPS 2017
    19.50-21.30 Italian Apericena
    21.30- ... Pisa by Night
  • 16/12 - Friday
    Visit to LENS and UNIFI laboratories
    08.15 - 09.00 Bus to LENS
    09.15 - 09.45 Prof. Leonardo Fallani
    09.45 - 10.15 Prof. Massimo Gurioli: Engineering Light Modes
    10.15 - 10.30 Coffee Break
    10.30-11.00 Prof. Diederik Wiersma: Photonics Inspired by Nature
    11.00-11.30 Prof. Francesco Saverio Cataliotti: Quantum Technologies: bilocation, teleportation and other quantum marvels
    11.30-11.45 Thesis, PHD, Internship @Unifi and @LENS
    12.00-13.15 Labs Visit
    13.15-14.30 Lunch @LENS
    14.30-18.00 Labs Visit
  • 17/12 - Saturday
    Visits to VIRGO and Pisa University laboratories
    10.30 - 13.15 Visit to Pisa University Laboratories
    13.15 - 14.30 Lunch
    14.50 - 15.15 Bus to Virgo
    15.00 - 15.45 Lectures at VIRGO
    15.45 - 18.00 Visit to the VIRGO facility
    18.30 - 19.30 Bus To Florence
    20.00 Check-in in Florence Hostel
    20.30- .. Free night in Florence
  • 18/12 - Sunday
    Visit to Florence
    9.30 Uffizi Gallery visit (Optional)
    10.00 - 17.30 Free day in Florence
    18.00 - 19.00 Train To Pisa
    19.30 - 21.00 Greek Dinner @ "Itaca" Restaurant
    21.00- ... Free night in Pisa
  • 19/12 - Monday
    To be determined. Laboratory visit and ending ceremony
    9.00 - 13.00 Visit to LENS/INO
    13.00 Ending Ceremony

A few points to note

In order to enroll to the event you must be an IAPS member. We expect to select 40 students, of whom approximately half will be Italian. Participation fees are fixed at for each applicant. Such fee will cover the cost of accommodation in Pisa breakfasts at the Moderno Hotel, a buffet dinner at Pisa University, one lunch at the GSSI canteen, AISF-IAPS t-shirts.Please notice that participation fees do not cover the following: Journeys to/from Pisa at arrival and departure. These will need to be arranged independently; Insurance; Meals other than those officially offered in the Programme. When useful, the Organising Committee will always suggest places to eat. Note: if you are Italian and you are not an IAPS/AISF member yet, no problem! Just fill in the registration forms for both AISF membership and participation to this event! AISF registration Please note that unfortunately we are not able to provide scholarships and/or bursaries for any students at this time.