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We are pleased to announce a public lecture in Sendai by Professor Donna Strickland, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2018.
Professor Strickland was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for her pioneering work on chirped pulse amplification, a method for generating extremely intense and ultrashort laser pulses. This breakthrough has become a foundation of modern high–intensity laser science and has led to broad applications ranging from fundamental physics to precision processing and medical technologies.
Before Professor Strickland’s lecture, Professor Jiro Itatani of The University of Tokyo will give an introductory talk for the general audience, especially high school students, on how ultrashort laser pulses allow us to observe the fastest motions of matter and how this science connects to future technologies and society. Professor Itatani’s group works on intense ultrashort pulse light sources and their applications to ultrafast spectroscopy on femtosecond to attosecond time scales.
Light is not only a tool for seeing the world; it is also a tool for controlling matter, creating new technologies, and exploring nature at its fastest timescales.
This public lecture offers a rare opportunity for high school students, university students, and the general public to experience the excitement of cutting–edge science.
Date
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 17:00 – 19:00 (JST)
Venue
- Onsite: Sendai Mediatheque [Access]
- Online
Capacity
- Onsite: 200
- Online: 200
Invited Speakers
Donna Strickland
Nobel Laureate in Physics 2018, Professor, University of Waterloo
Jiro Itatani
Professor, Tokyo University
Registration
Registration deadline: Friday, August, 28, 2026 17:00
Registration Form
*On–site registration will be accepted only if seats are available
Time Schedule
- 17:00 – 17:10
- Opening Remarks
- TBA
- 17:10 – 17:40
- Jiro Itatani (Tokyo University)
- Laser Technology Behind the Nobel Prize: How CPA Opened Ultrafast Optical Science
- 17:40 – 18:40
- Nobel Laureate in Physics 2018
Donna Strickland (University of Waterloo) - Generating High-Intensity, Ultrashort Optical Pulses
- 18:40 – 18:55
- Q&A Session
- 18:55 – 19:00
- Closing Remarks
Co–hosted by
International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart, Tohoku University
Contact
Email: tfc_pg*grp.tohoku.ac.jp (change * to @)