Prague Summer School of Nonlinear Spectroscopy 2026
Dates and hosting institution:
September 3-4 2026, Charles University, Prague
Venue:
Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, 121 16 Prague 2, Czech Republic
Topics of the school:
Non-linear time and frequency resolved spectroscopy with coherent and incoherent (e.g. fluorescence) detection; from atomistic description to spectra of molecular aggregates, related topics of open quantum systems theory and excitation dynamics, with practical demonstrations both computational (QuantaRhei in Python) and experimental (local laboratories).
Lecturers:
- Jakub Dostál, ELI Beamlines: Ultrafast nonlinear TA and 2DES spectroscopy
- Vladislav Sláma, Charles University: From atomistic description to excitonic model
- Jakub Pšenčík, Charles University: Spectroscopy of molecular aggregates
- Tomáš Mančal, Charles University: Open quantum system dynamics for spectroscopy
- Pavel Malý, Charles University: Coherently and Action-detected spectroscopy
- Participation fee: None, funded by Charles University
Accommodation:
September 02 — 05 (or shorter upon preference), University dormitory Otava
(Chemická 954, 148 28 Prague 4, bus 177 and metro line C station Chodov), single-person rooms with bathroom shared between two, no fee
Food:
Expenses mostly covered, University canteen and selected restaurants
(very) Preliminary Schedule:
Wednesday 2nd: arrival, accommodation, voluntary get-together
Thursday 3rd: 9:00–12:40 Morning lectures, 14:00–17:10 Afternoon lecture + Experimental demonstration, 17:10–18:20 poster session with coffee, 18:30 Common dinner
Friday 4th: 9:00–12:40 Morning lectures, 14:00–17:10 afternoon lectures with practical applications, 18:00 Walk through historical Prague, departure/voluntary get-together
Participant registration:
At present (July 14), we are approaching 20 confirmed participants from 8 research groups worldwide
Registration for the school is still open, with couple of last places remaining. To register write to: pavel.maly@matfyz.cuni.cz.