Focus sessions

The following focus sessions have been selected for NWO Physics 2026. More information about the focus sessions will follow soon.

TitleOrganisers
A National Research Infrastructure for Science Under Extreme ConditionsSteffen Wiedmann, Sandra Brünken
A novel national user facility with neutron and positron techniques for material researchSaskia Lindhoud, Wim Bouwman
Active Filaments Across Scales: from Molecules to MachinesAntoine Deblais, Gijsje Koenderink
Caloric materials for cooling technologiesGraeme Blake
Chirality and angular momentum of crystalsDominik Juraschek, Andrei Kirilyuk
Computation and learning in physical systemsMenachem Stern, Wilfred van der Wiel
Dynamic self- and driven assembly at soft matter interfacesUddalok Sen, Valeria Garbin
Emergent quantum phases in twisted and atomic-scale latticesPantelis Bampoulis
Ethics in Physics ResearchJohan klootwijk, Peter Brussaard
Interfering with MoleculesSteven Hoekstra, Bas van de Meerakker
It's about timeWouter Hulsbergen
Low-energy electrons in lithography, microscopy and soft matterKees Hagen, Reinder Coehoorn
New types of symmetryJasper van Wezel, Jan de Boer
Physics & Technologies for DefenceChrista Hooijer
QCD at all scalesMelissa van Beekveld, Wouter Waalewijn, Marta Verweij
Quantum integrated photonicsCarlos Errando Herranz, Ronald Hanson
Technology innovation driven by CERN as a large scale research facilityMarcel Merk, Niels Tuning
The highest energy neutrino ever seenCharles Timmermans
The physics of electron transfer at the solid-liquid interfaceAntonija Grubisic-Cabo
Tuning competing and intertwined phases in correlated kagome materials Semonti Bhattacharyya,  Malte Rösner