A symposium at the University of Michigan in celebration of the 70th birthday of Gérard A. Mourou, the A. D. Moore Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Emeritus. Professor Mourou’s invention of Chirped Pulse Amplification (CPA) has enabled the development of the world’s most intense laser pulses, with applications ranging from fundamental particle physics to health care. This one-day symposium is free of charge and open to the public but registration is required:
http://apps.physics.lsa.umich.edu/mourou