JJ66: A symposium to honor the scientific work of Jan Jolie, March 26th and 27th, 2026, University of Cologne
This two-day symposium at the University of Cologne will honor the achievements of Jan Jolie during his scientific career.
The symposium will take place from Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., to Friday, March 27, 2026, at 12:30 p.m.
The program can be found here and below.
The Symposium is over and here you can find the folder with photos taken during the event.
The password was sent via mail to all participants.
Program
Thursday, 26 March
0830: Conference office opens in front of Lecture Hall III, Physics Building,
Zülpicher Str. 77, Köln
0900-0910: Andreas Zilges (University of Cologne):
Welcome.
Session I
Chair: Volker Werner (TU Darmstadt)
0910-0950: Piet van Isacker (GANIL):
"From supersymmetry to seniority: my scientific journey with Jan“.
0950-1010: Alfred Dewald (University of Cologne):
"A productive period in nuclear structure and applied physics at the IKP of the University of Cologne“.
1010-1040: Coffee break.
Session II
Chair: Peter Reiter (University of Cologne)
1040-1120: Michael Jentschel (ILL Grenoble):
"Nuclear Probes for Solid State Physics“.
1120-1200: Piet Van Duppen (KU Leuven):
"Towards a thorium-229 isomer based nuclear clock: recent progress“.
1200-1220: Farheen Naqvi (Texas A&M University):
"From Foundations to Frontiers: Nuclear Physics in Support of Safeguards and Nonproliferation“.
1220-1400: Lunch break.
Session III
Chair: Magdalena Gorska-Ott (GSI Darmstadt)
1400-1440: Paul Garrett (University of Guelph):
"The Cd isotopes: a gift that keeps giving“.
1440-1500: Christoph Fransen (University of Cologne):
"Evolution of gamma-ray spectroscopy at Cologne with special respect to Doppler-shift techniques - and worldwide activities of our group“.
1500-1520: Mario Bertschy (Scintilla AG):
"The beginning: a tunable, monochromatic gamma-ray source“.
1520-1540: Thomas Materna (CEA Saclay):
"Applications of gamma-ray spectroscopy in selected fields of study“.
1540-1600: Petra Kudejova (TU Munich):
"Transport of spent fuel at FRM II - neverstarting story?“.
1600-1630: Coffee break.
Session IV
Chair: Wouter Jolie (University of Cologne)
1630-1710: Rick Casten (Yale University) – via zoom:
"Jan Jolie: Theorist, Experimentalist Landmark Achievements spanning 5 decades“
1710-1730: Andrey Blazhev (University of Cologne):
„Joint nuclear structure studies towards JJ66 and beyond“.
1730-1750: Tim Thomas (TÜV Süd) and Linus Bettermann (GNS):
„From nuclear physics to nuclear technology – a personal retrospective“.
1750-1830: Franco Iachello (Yale University) – via zoom:
„The discovery of supersymmetry in nuclei“.
1830-2100: Reception.
Friday, 27 March
0830: Conference office opens
Session V
Chair: Mark Huyse (KU Leuven)
0900-0940: Norbert Pietralla (TU Darmstadt):
"Protons, Neutrons, and Collective g-Decay“.
0940-1020: Pavel Cejnar (Charles University Prague):
"Viva Colonia - Viva Monodromia“.
1020-1040: Nigel Warr (University of Liverpool):
"Three decades working with Jan: from Oranges to Miniball and back“.
1040-1100: Vasil Karayonchev (GSI Darmstadt):
"Fast-timing studies of nuclear structure: results from collaborations with J. Jolie“.
1100-1130: Coffee break.
Session VI
Chair: Andreas Zilges (University of Cologne)
1130-1150: Dennis Mücher (University of Cologne):
"Sometimes they come back! My journey in gamma-ray spectroscopy with (and without) Jan“.
1150-1210: Kathrin Wimmer (University of Cologne):
"Lifetime Measurements: LISA and Future Directions“.
1210-1230: Jan Jolie (University of Cologne):
"Acknowledgements“.
1230-1330: Snacks.
Contact
University of Cologne
Zülpicher Str. 77
50937 Cologne, Germany
E-Mail: JJ66(at)ikp.uni-koeln(dot)de