European High Pressure Research Group

06/02/2026

03/02/2026

Registration in now open for the 63rd International Meeting, which will take place in Palavas-les-Flots, France from the 23rd to the 28th of August 2026. The deadline for the reduced registration fee is April 30th. EHRPG 2026 will deal with a wide range of high-pressure studies from Bio/Life Sciences, Food Science and Technology, Physics, Chemistry, Geo- and Planetary Sciences, High-Pressure Crystallography, Instrumentation, Theory … Further information is available on the conference website:

The 63rd meeting of  the European High Pressure Research Group will take place from 23 to 28 August 2026 in the Phare de la Méditerranée in Palavas-les-Flots at the mediterranian coast close to the city of Montpellier. It will bring together people applying high pressure techniques in many appl...

21/01/2026

The call for the 2026 EHPRG Award is open. The EHPRG Award is awarded annually to a promising young scientist or engineer in high-pressure science and technology. Nominations (and self-nominations) from all fields of high-pressure research are welcome, where high pressure is here defined to mean above 1000 bar (100 MPa). Nomination rules for the EHPRG Award and the nomination form can be found on the EHPRG website at https://www.ehprg.org/award.php The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, 31st March 2026 at 23:59 CET

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13/09/2025

The world of quantum physics is already mysterious, but what happens when that strange realm of subatomic particles is put under immense pressure? Observing quantum effects under pressure has proven difficult for a simple reason: Designing sensors that can withstand extreme forces is challenging.

10/09/2025

Also a huge congratulations to Dr. Anna Pakhomova (ESRF) for winning the 2025 EHPRG Award for her pioneering research on mineralogy of large icy moons ❄️🌙

The award was presented by WHP President and EHPRG Chairperson Dr Julia Contreras-García.

It is incredible to have such successful female researchers as role models!

04/09/2025

The 2025 Award was given at the 62nd EHPRG Meeting in Manchester 🇬🇧 to Dr. Anna S. Pakhomova 🇫🇷 "for her pioneering experimental work on mineralogy of large icy moons, which resulted in considerable contribution to understanding their internal structures and chemical exchange processes" 👉 https://www.ehprg.org/awardmention.php?year=2025

26/07/2025

The 2025 AIRAPT Jamieson Award will be presented to Dr Dimitrii Semenok 🏅Dr Dimitrii Semenok is presently an advanced postdoc at the Center for High Pressure Science & Technology Advanced Research , Beijing, China 🇨🇳 Dr Semenok was selected in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of high-pressure chemistry and superconductivity in hydrogen-saturated compounds. The Award Ceremony, including the winner's Oral Presentation, will take place at the 29th AIRAPT Conference in Matsuyama, Japan 👉 https://www.airapt.org/2025-airapt-jamieson-award-dr-dimitrii-semenok

17/07/2025

The 2025 AIRAPT Bridgman Award will be presented to Professor Renata Wentzcovitch. Read more at 👉 https://www.airapt.org/2025-airapt-bridgman-award-professor-renata-wentzcovitch

14/05/2025

The abstract submission deadline for the EHPRG conference is approaching (30th May). You can submit your abstract here (https://iop.eventsair.com/ehprg2025/abstract-submission). The registration fees have now been set. They are:
Full fee £625
Student fee £525
These fees are for attendance at the entire conference, including the conference dinner and excursion.
The deadline to register at these rates is 11th July. The EHPRG has a limited number of bursaries available to support early career researchers (postgraduate students, or researchers who received their Ph.D. less than 4 years ago) who would like to attend the conference. Each bursary has a value of EUR 250. If you would like to apply for one of these bursaries please send your request to Reece O’Beirne ([email protected]) outlining your need for the bursary by Friday 30th May. You will be informed of the outcome of your application by Friday 6th June at the latest. We will also inform all those who have submitted an abstract for the conference of the outcome of their abstract submission by that date at the latest.

18/04/2025

The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to May 30th

Abstract submission is now open for the 62nd meeting, to be held in Manchester, UK from 31st August to 5th September 2025 👉 https://iop.eventsair.com/ehprg2025

16/04/2025

The deadline for abstract submission is April 17! 🏃‍♀️

Abstract submission is now open for the 62nd meeting, to be held in Manchester, UK from 31st August to 5th September 2025 👉 https://iop.eventsair.com/ehprg2025