The 14th School on Acousto-Optics and Applications will be held on June 24-27, 2019 in Toruń, Poland. The tradition of the Schools dates back to 1980’s when the international meetings were organized by the Institute of Experimental Physics of the University of Gdańsk in different places in Pomeranian region (Jurata, Wieżyca, Gdańsk, Sopot) and abroad (Druskininkai, Lithuania – 2014; Moscow, Russia - 2017). This time the conference will be hosted by the Institute of Physics of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń – a place known from its original Gothic architecture and a hometown of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
The conference is organized by the Nicolaus Copernicus University, University of Gdańsk and Aleksander Jabłoński Foundation. The conference has attracted 51 senior scientists, engineers and specialists as well as young researchers from all over the world to disseminate their results, to exchange ideas and forge new or strengthen and consolidate ongoing collaborations. The conference focuses on all physical aspects of light and sound interaction and provides an insight into recent developments of both pure and applied acousto-optics. The topics covered by the School span from traditional acousto-optic research to novel applications of optics / photonics and acoustics (ultrasonics) with a special attention to modern imaging technologies. The program will include a keynote lectures (3), invited talks (3) and regular presentations (39). The keynote lecturers are: Prof. Daniel Razansky (ETH Zurich / Univ. Zurich), Dr. Daniel Duocastella (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa) oraz Prof. Peter Saggau (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA).
The conference obtained external support from the International Commission on Acoustics (ICA), The Optical Society (OSA) and by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. SPIE – The International Society for Optics and Photonics supported the conference via Visiting Lecturer Program coordinated by SPIE Student Chapter at the Nicolaus Copernicus University.
More information about the event can be found at: http://saoa.fizyka.umk.pl/