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UCC SoMS "Waves and PDEs" Colloquium
15 Apr 2026
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The School of Mathematical Sciences in UCC will host a talk given by the eminent scientist Professor Sir Michael Berry, FRS (University of Bristol) at 3pm, Friday 1 May, in the Aula Maxima, as part of the "Waves and PDEs Colloquium"
The
School of Mathematical Sciences in UCC will host a talk given by the eminent scientist
Professor Sir Michael Berry, FRS (University of Bristol) at 3pm, Friday 1 May, in the Aula Maxima, as part of the "
Waves and PDEs
Colloquium".
Sir Michael Berry is a mathematical physicist known for his research in the ‘borderlands’ between classical and quantum theories and ray and wave optics. His emphasis is on geometrical singularities such as ray caustics and wave vortices. Michael discovered the geometric phase, a phase difference arising from cyclically changing conditions with applications in many areas of wave physics, including polarisation optics and condensed matter.
Sir Michael has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the London Mathematical Society’s
Pólya Prize, the Institute of Physics
Newton Medal (2025),
Maxwell Medal and
Dirac Medal, the Royal Society’s
Royal Medal, the
Wolf Prize and the
Lorentz Medal.
Refreshments will be provided beforehand. Please register your interest
via
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