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Journées des Actinides 2027

56èmes Journées des Actinides will take place in Tomar, Portugal

Dates: April 6-9, 2027

Organizer: Antonio Pereira Gonçalves

History of JdA

This archive traces the Journées des Actinides from its beginnings, highlighting materials, proceedings, and access to past conference records and summaries.

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Discover the original invitation letter to the first “Journée Actinides” written by Louis Néel, Nobel Prize laureate (1970)!

A close-up of a meticulously arranged scientific poster mockup on a frameless board, displaying structured sections on actinide coordination chemistry, with neat graphs, spectra, and tables in subdued blues and charcoal grays. Slim metallic poster clips secure the corners, aligned perfectly on a pale, textured fabric backing. In the softly blurred background, additional abstract poster shapes suggest a larger technical exhibition space without showing people. Uniform, diffused overhead lighting ensures legible details with minimal glare, and gentle shadows create depth around edges. Captured at slight angle from the right, using a medium depth of field to keep the primary poster crisp. The mood is formal, precise, and scholarly, communicating a serious research environment in polished, photographic realism.
A tidy research desktop prepared for an actinide chemistry presentation, featuring a slim laptop displaying a muted schematic of 5f electron orbitals, next to a bound technical report with a simple navy cover titled “Actinide Materials & Applications.” A precise scientific calculator and a fine-line pen rest parallel to the report on a light oak surface. The background shows an out-of-focus whiteboard with faint graphs and spectra sketched in pastel markers. Soft, cool studio lighting from above and slightly to the left casts delicate, controlled shadows, emphasizing clean lines. Shot from an overhead, top-down perspective with symmetric, grid-like arrangement. The mood is focused, methodical, and academic, with a minimalist photographic style and a neutral, corporate color palette.
A detailed macro view of a polished actinide-containing ceramic fuel pellet cross-section, mounted in epoxy and finely ground to reveal concentric microstructural patterns, resting on a smooth black sample stage. The pellet’s surface shows subtle gray tonal variations and tiny crystalline inclusions. Nearby, a precision caliper and a labeled specimen card sit in orderly alignment, slightly out of focus. Directional, cool-white laboratory lighting from one side creates delicate highlights across the polished surface and nuanced shadows in the texture. Shot with a shallow depth of field and tight framing to emphasize material detail. The mood is analytical and meticulous, designed to communicate advanced nuclear materials characterization with clean, technical, photographic clarity.
An elegant, large-format wall display showing a chronological timeline of past Journées des Actinides conferences, printed on matte white panels with thin graphite-gray lines connecting years and cities. Subtle icons represent themes like nuclear fuel cycles, spectroscopy, and solid-state chemistry. The display is mounted on a smooth concrete wall in a bright, contemporary corridor with a glossy, pale floor reflecting faint shapes. Indirect ceiling lighting and gentle natural side light combine to produce soft, even illumination with minimal shadows. Photographed from a three-quarter side angle to emphasize depth and continuity of the timeline. The atmosphere is calm, analytical, and highly professional, with a clean, structured, photographic realism suited to an academic conference website.