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Winter physics magic, a full St. Paul's Church & a successful premiere: the Advent edition of Saturday Morning Physics
On December 14, the Department Physics and Astronomy transformed the Pauluskirche into a winter wonderland of science. In the special Advent edition of “Saturday Morning Physics,”...
Of small particles and big successes: Julia Tjus reports on her path into astrophysics
Photo: Sofia Brandes. Astrophysicist Prof. Julia Tjus in the portrait of the Mercator Foundation magazine. Uproar: What is the origin of cosmic radiation? How do you become an astrophysicist? And how...
Physics Master's degree program receives excellent rating in CHE ranking
Photo: © RUB, Marquard. In the Master's Ranking 2024 of the Center for Higher Education Development (CHE), Master's students of Physics and Computer Science at Ruhr-Universität Bochum were surveyed. In almost...
Saturday Morning Physics on December 14: From reindeer to experimentation - physics magic during Advent
On December 14, the Department Physics and Astronomy invites you to a special Advent edition of Saturday Morning Physics: Prof. Judith Golda will set up her experiment table and take us...
Physics Colloquium on December 16: NEW CONSTRAINTS ON COSMOLOGY FROM THE LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE
On Monday, December 16, 2024, at 12:00 c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place this winter semester. Dr. Sebastian Bocquet, Senior Research Scientist at...
Adaptive Moodle teaching project wins 5×5000 e-learning competition
The Center for Science Didactics has awarded prizes for innovative e-learning concepts. Among the five winners: Dr. Niklas Fornefeld with the project ""Adaptive task system for students...
Physics colloquium on December 9: (PHYSICAL) MEMORIES OF KARL SCHINDLER
On Monday, December 9, 2024, at 12:00 c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place this winter semester. Prof. Dr. Thomas Neukirch, Professor at the...
Physics Colloquium on December 2: DISSERTATION PRIZE 2024 - PREDICTING RARE EVENTS IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS THROUGH INSTANTONS & FLUCTUATIONS
On Monday, December 2, 2024, at 12:00 c.t., the next date of our physics colloquium will take place this winter semester. Dr. Timo Schorlepp, Courant Instructor and Assistant...
FLINTA* General Assembly - NEW DATE: 3.12.
+++Update+++ Unfortunately, the FLINTA* General Assembly scheduled for November 26, 2024, has to be postponed: The new date is December 3, 2024. +++ The Department cordially Department you to the FLINTA* General Assembly....
Research lecture on 28.11.: Light Hadron Spectroscopy With Photoproduction Experiments
Dr. Farah Afzal will give a research talk on "Light Hadron Spectroscopy With Photoproduction Experiments" on November 28. Afzal is a postdoctoral researcher at the Rheinische...
70 young physics enthusiasts, 38 helpers, 1 day: Review of the Door Opener Day with the Mouse 2024
Why is the sky blue? What actually is a star? How does a rocket work? On October 3, 70 young researchers explored these questions with us, who are just as interested in the...
Catherine Heymans among the most cited researchers in the world
Photo: © RUB, Kramer. Prof. Dr. Catherine Heymans is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the German Centre for Cosmological Lensing at the Astronomical Institute....
Physics Colloquium on November 25: CHIRAL PHONONS IN QUANTUM MATERIALS REVEALED BY THE THERMAL HALL EFFECT
On Monday, November 25, 2024, at 12:00 c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place this winter semester. Prof. Dr. Gaël Grissonnanche, Assistant Professor at...
New Professor of Experimental Physics: Jean-Pierre van Helden develops methods for plasma diagnostics
Physics Colloquium on November 18: DARK MATTER SEARCHES WITH VERY-HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA RAYS
On Monday, November 18, 2024, at 12:00 c.t., the next date of our physics colloquium will take place this winter semester. Dr. Elisa Pueschel, astrophysicist at the...
Physics colloquium on November 11: CERN - 70 YEARS. FUNDAMENTAL DISCOVERIES WHICH LED TO OUR PRESENT UNDERSTANDING OF NATURE - A PERSONAL ACCOUNT
On Monday, November 11, 2024, at 12:00 c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place this winter semester. The speaker will be Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller (Karlsruhe...
Surprise at the grain boundary: What structures do iron atoms form at the interface?
Using state-of-the-art microscopy and simulation techniques, an international research team was able to observe for the first time how dissolved elements form new grain boundary phases.
Physics Colloquium on November 4: SHIFTING PARADIGMS IN MULTIMESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
On Monday, November 4, 2024, at 12:00 c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place this winter semester. The speaker will be Prof. Imre Bartos (University of...