Conference Scope

Coherence, entanglement, and manipulation of spins on surfaces

Real and artificial atoms
Molecular magnets
Quantum dots
Experimental probes
Theoretical methods
Quantum simulators

More details on the scope of the conference can be found here.

Picture: © T. Jung

Dates and Venue

The conference will be held from August 17^th to 21^st, 2025, at the conference center Congressi Stefano Franscini. It is situated in the south of Switzerland on top of a small mountain with the nickname "Mountain of Truth" i.e. "Monte Verità" linking to its past as an epicentre of cultural inspiration and liberal thinking.

Conference Poster

The spinQueST Conference poster can be downloaded here.

spinQuest Award for Young Scientists

For the best poster/contributed oral presentation at the conference, the conference will award one young scientist with a prize of CHF 500, together with a certificate and a small Monte Verità memento. To be eligible for the award, the participant must be under 33 years old and either a PhD student or someone who has obtained her/his doctoral degree within the last 3 years.