Photo Highlights from the 2016 International Frequency Control Symposium

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
May 9-12, 2016

The conference's technical program was anchored by three outstanding plenary speakers - one for each morning of the conference. The first plenary speaker was Professor Joe Taylor from Princeton University (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1993). Professor Taylor's talk was titled "Reflections on an Astrophysical Clock-Comparison Experiment."

Professor Mavalvala from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was the second plenary speaker. Professor Mavalvala presented the exciting new results on gravitational wave detection from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. The title of her talk was "Exploring the Warped Universe: The hundred-year quest to detect gravitational waves." Elizabeth Donley (TPC Chair) and Professor Nergis Mavalvala.

The third plenary lecture "Designing for Longevity," was presented by Alexander Rose from the Long Now Foundation. Mr. Rose manages the 10,000 Year Clock Project, which aims to inspire long-term thinking. This inspiring project is a huge effort to build a massive yet beautiful mechanical clock inside of an excavated mountain of solid rock in a remote area of Texas.