36th SPP Physics Conference @ Puerto Princesa
SPP2018 Participants
Australia | 2 |
France | 1 |
Germany | 1 |
Italy | 3 |
Japan | 19 |
Philippines | 335 |
Singapore | 1 |
South Africa | 1 |
South Korea | 2 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Taiwan | 3 |
The 36th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas International Physics Conference and Annual Meeting took place in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan from 6 to 9 June 2018. Invited and contributed presentations were be delivered on the following topics:
- Complex Systems
- Machine Learning and Data Analytics
- Computational Physics and Simulations
- Condensed Matter and Materials Science
- Image and Signal Processing
- Photonics
- Physics Education and Pedagogy
- Plasma and Earth Physics
- Quantum Computing and Information
- Terahertz Physics
- Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
- Ultrafast Optics
The conference ended with an excursion to nearby Honda Bay.
Talk titles and abstracts are published on SPP Paperview.
- Alireza Akbari, Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics
- Percival Almoro, University of the Philippines Diliman
- Hillary Andales, Philippine Science High School Eastern Visayas Campus
- Peter Babkevich, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
- Marco Battiato, Nanyang Technological University
- Feng-Chuan Chuang, National Sun Yat-sen University
- Jeffrey De Vero, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
- Melvin Empizo, Osaka University
- Jae Lord Filipinas, Mindanao State University–Main Campus
- Jacque Lynn Gabayno, Mapúa University
- Norihiko Hayazawa, RIKEN
- Deepak Kar, University of Witwatersrand
- Hosho Katsura, The University of Tokyo
- Daesuk Kim, Chonbuk National University
- Aleena Laganapan, University of Konstanz
- Vanni Lughi, University of Trieste
- Christopher Monterola, Asian Institute of Management
- Prospero Naval, Jr, University of the Philippines Diliman
- Yoshinori Okada, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
- Margie Olbinado, The European Synchrotron – ESRF
- Marissa Pastor, University of San Carlos
- Peter Robinson, University of Sydney
- Jacquiline Romero, University of Queensland
- Caesar Saloma, University of the Philippines Diliman
- Vallerie Samson, University of the Philippines Diliman
- Sandro Scandolo, International Centre for Theoretical Physics
- Valter Sergo, University of Trieste
- Yutaka Shikano, Keio University
- Masahiko Tani, University of Fukui
- Keisuke Tominaga, Kobe University
Day 1
6 June 2018
0800-0845
Registration
0845-0930
Opening program
0930-1010 Plenary Session
1A-01 Caesar Saloma – Measuring the performance of the Philippine scientific enterprise system
1010-1035
Coffee Break
1035-1145 Plenary Session
1A-02 Vallerie Samson – Synchrotron and X-ray free electron laser facilities: Big collaborative science in the diffraction limit scale
1A-03 Deepak Kar – Where is the next discovery at the LHC?1145-1300
Lunch
1300-1440 Parallel Sessions
1B Complex Systems & Data Analytics I
1B-01 Prospero Naval, Jr. (1300-1330) – Learning from the deep with deep learning1C Physics Education
1C-01 Jae Lord Filipinas (1300-1330) – Challenges of physics education in Mindanao State University–Main Campus: A post-siege Marawi
1C-02 Hillary Andales (1330-1400) – Communicating science to the public through video: Experiences and techniques from a Breakthrough Junior Challenge winner1D Theoretical & Mathematical Physics I
1G Condensed Matter & Materials Science I
1G-01 Melvin Empizo (1300-1330) – Scintillator applications of hydrothermal-grown ZnO nanorods1440-1500
Coffee Break
1500-1645 Plenary Session
1E-01 Vanni Lughi – Nanoparticles and nanostructured materials for energy applications
1E-02 Masahiko Tani – Toward realization of a low-cost terahertz time-domain spectroscopy system1645-1800
Poster Session PA/EA
Day 2
7 June 2018
0800-0940 Parallel Sessions
2B Condensed Matter & Materials Science II
2B-01 Yoshinori Okada (0800-0830) – Dirac electrons in topological crystalline insulators
2B-02 Jeffrey De Vero (0830-0900) – Long-term stability of perovskite cathodes in solid oxide fuel cells2C Computational Physics & Simulations
2C-01 Aleena Laganapan (0800-0830) – Modeling the structural and transport behavior of hard ellipsoidal colloids using event-driven Brownian dynamics2D Optics & Photonics
2D-06 Jacque Lynn Gabayno (0910-0940) – Investigations of laser- and radiation-induced damage towards developing damage-resistant optical materials2G Plasma & Earth Physics
0940-1000
Coffee Break
1000-1145 Plenary Session
2A-01 Daesuk Kim – Dynamic Spectro-Polarimetry/Ellipsometry: Theory and applications
2A-02 Valter Sergo – Raman spectroscopy and surface-enhaced Raman spectroscopy as biomedical tools: Fundamentals and applications
2A-03 Norihiko Hayazawa – Tip-enhanced nanospectroscopy beyond ambient1145-1300
Lunch
1300-1445 Plenary Session
2E-01 Marco Battiato – Towards THz spintronics: Generation and transport of subpicosecond spin current pulses
2E-02 Feng-Chuan Chuang – Searching for substrate-supported 2D topological materials
2E-03 Sandro Scandolo – Where diamonds are made: A virtual journey to the centers of planets1445-1515
Coffee Break
1515-1625 Plenary Session
2E-04 Peter Robinson – Physical brain dynamics: Activity, structure, and function via neural fields and eigenmodes
2E-05 Christopher Monterola – Using artificial intelligence and complex systems to enhance metropolitan life1625-1800
Poster Session PB/EB
1800
Dinner Banquet
Day 3
8 June 2018
0800-0940 Parallel Sessions
3B Theoretical & Mathematical Physics II
3C Condensed Matter & Materials Science III
3C-06 Peter Babkevich (0905-0940) – Origins of the hourglass dispersion in layered cobaltates3D Complex Systems & Data Analytics II
3D-01 Marissa Pastor (0800-0830) – Analysis of the structure of climate networks under El Niño and La Niña conditions3G International Day of Light Workshop
3G-01 Percival Almoro (0800-1100) – Bahaghari Spectrometer
Workhop participants must register here: Registration link0940-1035
Coffee Break
1035-1145 Plenary Session
3A-01 Alireza Akbari – Quasiparticle interference in unconventional superconducting phases
3A-02 Hosho Katsura – Majorana excitations in Kitaev spin liquids1145-1300
Lunch
1300-1410 Plenary Session
3E-01 Keisuke Tominaga – Terahertz molecular science in condensed phases
3E-02 Margie Olbinado – Exploiting ~100 picosecond coherent x-ray pulses in ultra high-speed imaging1410-1430
Coffee Break
1430-1540 Plenary Session
3E-03 Yutaka Shikano – Dawn of quantum computing
3E-04 Jacquiline Romero – Slower light in free space1600-1730
Poster Session PC/EC
Day 4
9 June 2018
0700
Honda Bay Excursion
SPP Committee Meetings
SPP Paperview accepts manuscript submissions for the 36th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference. This year, SPP will accept research papers in two forms:
- Full Article submissions are sent out for blind peer-review before our Editors can decide on manuscript acceptance. These articles will be published in the Proceedings of the SPP. Full Articles must use the 2018 SPP Proceedings template (TeX preferred) that may be downloaded from the SPP Downloads page.
- Extended Abstract submissions will be editorially screened and presented in a separate poster session. These presentations will not be part of the Proceedings, but will be printed in the Conference Handbook. Extended Abstracts are limited to 400 words in paragraph form and must be submitted in plain text.
The Last Call for Submissions deadline is 30 April 2018.
(Submissions made during this last call may not receive editorial decisions by the one month deadline for SRSF requests.)
The Second Call for Submissions deadline is 20 April 2018.
Excursion sign-up has ended.
3G-01 International Day of Light Workshop
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM on 8 June 2018
Due to the limited number of slots available, conference attendees who wish to participate in the Bahaghari Spectrometer workshop must register through the form below and wait for a confirmation email.
Registration for this event has ended. See you next year!
Getting to Palawan
Puerto Princesa Airport (PPS) is serviced by Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air, and AirAsia. Most guests can reach Puerto Princesa via international hubs in Manila and Cebu City.
Hotel
The conference will take place at the Citystate Asturias Hotel Palawan. Many hotels offer complementary airport transfers. The hotel can be reached by a short taxi ride from the aiport (contracted at ~P200 to P250).
Things to do in Puerto Princesa
Many tour operators have special packages for Puerto Princesa. The most popular tours are
- Honda Bay Island Hopping
- Underground River
- Firefly Watching
- Estrella Falls
- El Nido