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Stay informed! Here you will find current information from the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy.
Physics Colloquium on 5/15/2023: "Superconductivity: There's Plenty of Cream at the Bottom".
09.05.23 | Physics Colloquium, Event
Prof. Dr. Peter Hirschfeld shows in his contribution that there is still a lot to explore in the field of superconductors.
Physics Colloquium on 08.05.2023: "50 Years of QCD"
03.05.23 | Physics Colloquium, Event
Prof. Dr. Eberhardt Klempt celebrates the 50th anniversary of quantum chromodynamics with this lecture.
From semester ticket to Germany ticket
27.04.23 | RUB
At the start of the Deutschlandticket, students also have the opportunity to upgrade their semester ticket and use local public transportation nationwide.
Save the Date: Euclid - our cosmological wide-angle lens in space
04/25/2013 | Event
On June 29, 2023, we cordially invite all interested parties to the lecture of Prof. Dr. Hendrik Hildebrandt. In the context of the Science Year 2023 and the Bochum "Week of the Universe",...
PANDA experiment - forward end cap travels to Jülich
20.04.23 | Research
In mid-March, the time had finally come for the support structure of the forward end cap of the electromagnetic calorimeter of the PANDA experiment to make the journey from Bochum to its interim destination at the...
Star Trek and the future of artificial intelligence
04/17/2013 | Event
The University Library is participating in the Science Year "Our Universe" with a lecture by Hubert Zitt.
Dark energy threatens cohesion in space
12.04.23 | Research
Gravity and dark energy are opposing forces in the universe. Hendrik Hildebrandt knows what this means for the cohesion of the universe.
Physics Colloquium on 04/17/2023: "The Very High Gamma-Ray Window to the Cosmos".
11.04.23 | Physics Colloquium, Event
On Monday (07.04.2023), Dr. Dominik Elsässer will present his talk on photon observation by high-energy gamma radiation.
Growth for the Research Center Future Energy Materials and Systems
05.04.23 | Research
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Botti.
The glue that holds matter together
28.03.23 | Research
Researchers from all over the world are conducting elaborate experiments in search of the mysterious glueballs: Particles that consist only of the force that holds matter together. It is possible that they have already...
Researchers create exotic quantum light state
24.03.23 | Research
Coupled light particles could advance both medical imaging and quantum computing.
Dr. Ivonne Möller awarded Ars Legendi Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
21.03.23 | Faculty
For the development and implementation of innovative key competence modules in physics studies, Dr. Ivonne Möller from the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy was awarded the Ars Legendi Faculty Award...
PANDA experiment - A cool delivery from Bochum
23.02.23 | Research
The Chair of Experimental Hadron Physics (EP 1) at Ruhr-Universität Bochum is leading the development and construction of the forward end cap of the PANDA Electromagnetic Calorimeter...
Customized teaching - Dr. Christopher Körber in the RUBel Podcast
03.02.23 | Research
Dr. Körber was a staff member at the Chair of Theoretical Physics II until Dec. 31, 2022, and won the RUBel e-learning competition last year. In the podcast he talks together with Sven...
The coupling of two quantum dots has succeeded for the first time
02.02.23 | Research
A tiny change represents a major breakthrough in quantum physics: an international research team from Bochum and Copenhagen has succeeded in identifying two quantum dots in a...
The Science Year 2023 at the RUB
27.01.23 | Event
"Bochum between heaven and earth" - that's how Bochum is kicking off the Year of Science 2023. February 11 is the starting signal in the planetarium. The Ruhr-Universität will also be participating throughout the year with...
Dissertation Award 2022: Dr. Meike Küßner could convince
For the fourth time, the dissertation prize of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy was awarded last year. The winner of this round is Dr. Meike Küßner. In her doctoral thesis, Meike...
Physics Colloquium on 30.01.2023: Topic: Electron-Astrophysics - How the Smallest Scales in Space Power the Biggest Structures in the Universe.
23.01.23 | Physics Colloquium, Event
On Monday (30.01.2023) at 12.00 pm c.t. the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker is Dr. Daniel Verscharen (University College London) on the topic:...