SCALES training school

SCALES school

The SCALES Training School will be an intensive 5-day course on current understanding of the physics of superfluid helium with focus on vortex dynamics, quantum turbulence and experimental techniques, including a hands-on laboratory experiments with superfluid 4He.

The topics covered will include:

  • Superfluidity in 4He, 3He and BECs
  • Quantized vortex dynamics
  • Cryogenic flow visualisation
  • Acoustic techniques
  • Micro- and nano-oscillators
  • Cryogenic techniques

Important Dates

Registration opens: March 26, 2026 Deadline for financial support requests: May 15, 2026 Registration deadline: June 15, 2026 School dates: July 6 to July 10, 2026

Venue

The SCALES Training School will be held at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.

Address: Ke Karlovu 5, Prague 2, Czech Republic, Room F2 google maps

Contact

Please direct any questions to scales@matfyz.cuni.cz

Registration Information

Registration is free of charge thanks to support from COST Action SCALES Registrations will be accepted on a rolling basis until capacities allow.

Registration form

Open until June 15, 2026

Invited Lecturers

Ladislav Skrbek

Charles University, Prague

Carlo Barenghi

Newcastle University, UK

Marco La Mantia

Charles University, Prague

Dmitry Zmeev

Lancaster University, UK

Giulia Del Pace

University of Florence, Italy

Alessandra Lanotte

CNR-NANOTEC, Italy

Andrei Golov

The University of Manchester, UK

Viktor Tsepelin

Lancaster University, UK

Mathieu Gibert

Institut Néel - CNRS/UGA, France

Giorgio Krstulovic

Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, France

Silke Weinfurtner

The University of Manchester, UK

Jere Mäkinen

Aalto University, Finland

Prorgramme

Preliminary timetable

Organization

Scientific Committee

  • Bryn Haskell
  • Vanessa Graber
  • Andrea Richaud
  • Melissa Mendes
  • Luca Galantucci
  • Emil Varga

Organizing Committee

  • Emil Varga
  • Luca Galantucci

Funding