Special Event organized by the Board of the “Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Division” - European Physical Society
- Raffaella Burioni, University of Parma, Parma (Italy)(Chair)
- Erik Aurell, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden)
- Martin Evans, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh (UK)
- Irene Giardina, Sapienza University, Roma (Italy)
- Ralf Metzler, University of Postdam, Postdam (Germany)
- Maria Angeles Serrano, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, (Spain)
- Katarzyna Sznjad-Weron, University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw (Poland)
- Massimo Vergassola, Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris and CNRS, Paris (France)
Statistical and nonlinear physics are at the core of many of today’s most active and interdisciplinary research areas, ranging from complex systems and non-equilibrium phenomena to biological physics, climate science, information theory, and socio-economic systems. Over the past decades, conceptual advances and methodological innovations in these fields have profoundly influenced both fundamental physics and neighboring disciplines.
This Special Event, Frontiers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, aims to highlight cutting-edge developments and emerging research directions by showcasing the work of leading scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the field. In particular, the session will be devoted to four invited talks delivered by recent winners of the European Physical Society Prizes in Nonlinear and Statistical Physics Division 2025. These prize recipients represent excellence, originality, and long-lasting impact across a broad spectrum of topics relevant to the SigmaPhi community.
Scientific Content
The session will consist of four invited lectures, each delivered by a winner of the EPS Prize in Nonlinear or Statistical Physics. While the precise topics will reflect the expertise of the selected speakers, they are expected to cover a representative range of contemporary themes, such as Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and dynamical systems, Complex systems, collective behavior, and critical phenomena and interdisciplinary applications.
EPS - SNPD Prizes
Professor Alessandro Vespignani - Northeastern University
Professor Thomas Witten - University of Chicago
EPS - SNPD Early Career Prizes
Dr. Francesco Mori - Harvard Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications.
Dr. Vittoria Sposini - Università di Padova