In the weekly Polityka (No. 25, 18-25.06.2019) there appeared an interview with prof. Art McDonald, winner of the Nobel Prize in 2015. Prof. McDonald visited AstroCeNT in May this year as a special guest at the conference “Particle Astrophysics in Poland” (20-21.05.2019) and also to discuss cooperation in connection with the accession of AstroCeNT to the emerging Global Argon Dark Matter Collaboration. In the interview, prof. McDonald underlines the importance of research that is carried out in AstroCeNT. The full text of the interview can be found here: https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/nauka/1796714,1,zapach-materii–rozmowa-z-noblista.read
On the 22nd of February, after the public talks by the two Nobel Laureates in Physics organized by AstroCeNT, a reception for the distinguished guests was held at the Embassy of Canada to Poland in Warsaw. The event was dedicated to the cooperation of our countries in the field of research on dark matter (the Global Argon Dark Matter Collaboration), gravitational waves (LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA collaboration) and neutrinos (Hyper-Kamiokande) and was attended by Polish and foreign diplomats, representatives of Polish educational and scientific institutions, Polish scientists and guests from abroad.
During the reception at the Canadian Embassy the importance of international cooperation in promoting scientific research and understanding of the Universe was emphasized. By bringing together experts from different countries and fields, the event provided a space to exchange ideas and forge new partnerships.a
On the 22-23th of February 2023 AstroCeNT team had the honor of hosting two Nobel laureates in physics, Prof. Arthur B. McDonald (Canada) and Prof. Barry C. Barish (USA). The reason for their visit to Poland was the World Copernican Congress, which officially opened in Toruń on the 19th of February 2023, on the 550th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, an icon of Polish and world science.
On the occasion of the Nobel laureates’ visit, a large-scale event was organized by AstroCeNT. The public talks entitled “Exploring the Hidden Universe” by Prof. McDonald and Prof. Barish were a resounding success and attracted more than 250 listeners.
