Lasers and Materials Day - September 25, 2026
Aix-Marseille University, the French Physical Society (Provence chapter), and AMUtech are organizing a scientific conference dedicated to ultrafast lasers, optical metasurfaces, and laser-matter interactions.
The event will welcome Pierre Agostini as the guest of honor, the 2023 Nobel Laureate in Physics, who was honored alongside Anne L’Huillier and Ferenc Krausz for the development of experimental methods to generate attosecond light pulses and study the dynamics of electrons in matter.
Morning program
Jean-Étienne TOUZE Amphitheater, Jardin du Pharo, Marseille
9:15 a.m. Welcome remarks by Laurence Mouret, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at Aix-Marseille University
9:30 a.m. Niladri Ganguly, LP3
Beam-shaping strategies for the internal microstructuring of silicon using ultrafast lasers
10:00 a.m. Edith Hartman, Fresnel Institute
Optical metasurfaces for space and astrophysical applications
10:30 a.m. Presentation by Pierre Agostini
11:30 a.m. Aix-Marseille University Medal
The medal will be awarded to Pierre Agostini by Éric Berton, President of Aix-Marseille University.
12:00 p.m. End of the ceremony
Registration required: https://amuforum.univ-amu.fr/invitation-a-la-journee-laser-et-materiaux-vendredi-25-septembre-2026-9h-12h
A time for discussion with students from the Department of Physics
The day will continue from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the Saint-Charles campus with a gathering for students in the Physics Department at Aix-Marseille University with Pierre Agostini.
