Introduction

Abstract

The Workshop on Atom Optics was held at the University of Adelaide in September 1995. It was attended by pproximately 40 physicists from Australia and New Zealand. The venue for the workshop was the new Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Adelaide which provided excellent facilities for lectures and discussion. Atom optics is a field which has grown rapidly since its beginning approximately five years ago. There are now several groups in Australia and New Zealand pursuing research activities in both theoretical and experimental aspects of atom optics.