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Plenary I

Tuesday, 8 September, 2009

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Invited Plenary

Thomas Görnitz, Universität Frankfurt, Institut für Didaktik der Physik

“Is quantum theory indeed crazy, not understandable and restricted to microphysics?”

A century after its discovery and very often quantum theory is still declared as not understandable. And a good many times it is argued that microphysics is the place where this theory works.The mathematical structure of quantum theory is clear and well prepared. Therefore the problems of understanding quantum theory seems to result not from mathematics but from some presumptions about the constitution of reality.

In a carefully analysis of the structure of quantum theory its apparent “craziness” will disappear and its general validity will become more evident.

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Invited Plenary

Günter Nimtz, Universität zu Köln, II.Physikalisches Institut

“Microwaves in Fundamental Research and Applications”

Why have microwaves initiated today's microelectronics, computers, and the internet activities? After some brief historical remarks on the history of microwaves we shall present several examples of fundamental research with microwaves in Cosmology and Quantum Mechanics and also examples of microwave applications in material science, EMC, and biology.

Plenary II

Wednesday, 9 September, 2009

Microwave Application

8:30 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.

Prof. Nguyen Tran, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

“Microwave Applications in Australia”

9:10 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.

Prof. Manfred Thumm, Research Center Karlsruhe and University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

“High Power Microwaves for Fusion”

10:10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.

Dr. Michael Henningsen, BASF, Ludfigshafen, Germany

“MW Additives at BASF Research”

10:50 a.m. – 11:30

Dr. Vinga Szabo, Research Center Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

“How Microwaves can Contribute to Nanotechnology”

11:30 a.m. – 12:10

Dr. Hanns-R. Paur, Research Center Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

“Measurement and Modelling of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Produced by Microwave Plasma Synthesis”