Physics with Industry 2024

Physics with Industry is a workshop that focuses on devising innovative solutions for scientifically challenging, commercial business cases.

NWO has been organising the Physics with Industry workshop together with the Lorentz Center since 2010. The workshop is intended to encourage cooperation and exchange of knowledge between academia and industry. Scientists and researchers from both academia and industry work closely together for a week to find original solutions to challenging industrial problems.

Cases

For this year’s edition, the following cases are selected:

• Alfa Laval: Identifying quantities in full-scale air lubrication systems
• JEOL: AI-assisted for detecting asbestos fibers in SEM images.
• Medspray: Developing perfumes with longer lasting scents.
• Skytree: Develop heat exchange technologies for direct air capture.

See the pdf under Workshop Files below for the complete company cases

Participate in one of the cases

Are you a PhD student or postdoc working in the field of physics, physical chemistry, biophysics, astrophysics, material science or other related field in the Netherlands? Do you want to broaden your horizon and get to know the Physics industry and fellow young Physics researchers? Then this is the workshop for you! During this workshop, you will become acquainted with the Physics industry by working on one of the above mentioned cases. Together with the company, you go over the problem and work towards a solution with your team. By collaborating with other researchers from different disciplines, you’ll expand your network and gain valuable industry experience working with a team on a common goal. Teams will consist of 6-8 PhD and/or PostDoc researchers, a senior academic group leader and a company representative.

Practicalities

• The Physics with Industry workshop will take place from 18-22 November 2024 at the Lorentz Center in Leiden.
• The week before the workshop, a company visit will be planned with your team. The exact date will be planned based on availability and will be communicated later.
• Dates for company visits: JEOL - 7 November, Skytree - 15 November, Medspray - 13 November, Alfa Laval - 14 November. 
• To stimulate a free flow of information, all participants have to agree to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to enable information protection. 
• At the end, all participants will receive a certificate which can be exchanged for ECTS at the universities.
• Registration for the workshop is free and free accommodation can be arranged for participants with a significant travel time

Committee

The workshop has a scientific committee consisting of five physicists from various universities and institutes in the Netherlands: 

Scientific Committee

Herman Offerhaus (chair), Universiteit Twente

Sonia Conesa-Boj, Technische Universiteit Delft

Esther Alarcón Lladó, AMOLF

Angeliki Laskari, Technische Universiteit Delft

Michiel de Dood, Universiteit Leiden

Organization

Freerk Drijfhout (Coordinator)

Alexandre Gabriel (Coordinator) 

Leon Baas (Communication)

Hans Peter van der Lit (Assistant)