Guest speaker: Prof. Tanja Schilling, Institute of Physics, Statistical Physics of Soft Matter and Complex Systems, University of Freiburg Hosted by: Prof. Dr Alexander Hartmann
Physics Colloquium
Physics Colloquium
The events in the summer semester of 2026 will take place in room W02 1-148.
"Nanophotonic structures: Extreme spatiotemporal imaging and applications for neuromorphic computing"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Anders Mikkelsen, Department of Physics & NanoLund, Lund University, Sweden. Hosted by: Dr Jan Vogelsang
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Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Nahid Talebi, Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian Albrecht University, Kiel, Germany Hosted by: Quantum Materials Research Group (C. Schneider)
"Understanding deep learning using statistical physics"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Karoline Wiesner, Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Potsdam
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"Multiscale modelling of irradiation-driven processes in 3D nanofabrication using focused electron beams"
Guest speaker: Dr Alexey Verkhovtsev, MBN Research Centre Host: Prof. Dr Dr Ilia Solov’yov abstract
"Force-Mediated Virulence: The Mechanics of Bacterial Infection"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Rafael Bernardi, Auburn University (USA) Invited by: Prof. Dr Dr Ilia Solov'yov abstract
"Exceptional non-Hermitian topology"
Prof. Flore Kunst, Lise Meitner Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen, Germany/ Guest Professor Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, [...]
"Cavity-Polaritons meet Optomechanics in Two-Dimensional Materials"
Speaker: Dr Martin Esmann, Quantum Materials Group, Institute of Physics, School V, University of Oldenburg Inviting: Prof. Dr Christian Schneider Abstract
"Nanophotonic structures: Extreme spatiotemporal imaging and applications for neuromorphic computing"
Guest speaker: Prof Dr Anders Mikkelsen, Department of Physics & NanoLund, Lund University Sweden Inviting speaker: Dr Jan Vogelsang Abstract
Colloquium on 19.01.2026 - date reserved (guest speaker requested)
Guest speaker: Dr Norman Wildmann, Head of Department for Applied Meteorology at Institute of Atmospheric Physics, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen Inviting speaker: Prof Dr Martin Kühn
Photons for Atoms and Ions – Integrated Photonics in Quantum Technologies
As part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025, the Institute of Chemistry and the Institute of Physics are hosting a lecture by Prof. Dr Stefanie Kroker (Laboratory for [...]
Nanophotonic structures: Extreme spatiotemporal imaging and applications for neuromorphic computing
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Anders Mikkelsen, Department of Physics & NanoLund, Lund University, Sweden Host: Dr Jan Vogelsang, Attosecond Microscopy Research Group, University of Oldenburg, School V, [...]
Large Eddy Simulations of Wind Farm–Atmosphere Interactions
Visiting Lecturer: Adj. Prof. Dr. Richard Stevens, Physics of Fluids – Numerical simulations of turbulence, University of Twente, The Netherlands Host: Prof. Dr Kerstin Avila abstract
Macroscopic stochastic thermodynamics
Guest speaker: Prof. Massimiliano Esposito, University of Luxembourg, Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM), Theoretical Physics Hosted by: Institute of Physics, Prof. Dr Niklas Nilius [...]
Semiconductor moiré heterostructures
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Alexander Högele, Faculty of Physics, Nanophotonics Group, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany Host: Prof. Dr Christian Schneider abstract
Trapped Rydberg ions: A novel platform for quantum simulation
Guest speaker: Prof. Markus Hennrich, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, Sweden Host: Prof. Dr Matthias Wollenhaupt abstract
Non-reciprocal active matter – Irreversibility, heat flows and persistent currents
Guest speaker: Dr Sarah Loos, Head of the junior research group at the Max Planck Institute in Göttingen Host: Prof. Dr Alexander Hartmann abstract
Non-Equilibrium Turbulence in the Post-Kolmogorov Era – A Combined Empirical-Theoretical Approach
Guest speaker: Associate Professor Clara Velte, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Coastal and Maritime Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Host: [...]
(Quantum) Light Control of Materials
Guest speaker: Prof. Dante Kennes, Institute for the Theory of Statistical Physics, OPTIMAL Research Group (Optical Control of Quantum Materials), RWTH Aachen University, Germany Host: Prof. Dr [...]
Special Colloquium, 9 July 2025: ‘Spin effects in adsorbed molecules and clusters’
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr. phil. Richard Berndt, University of Kiel Host: Prof. Dr Niklas Nilius abstract
Persistent spin texture as a universal property of non-magnetic crystals
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Jagoda Slawinska, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, the Netherlands Host: Prof. Dr Christopher Gies abstract
Grand Challenges in the Physics of Wind Energy
Guest speaker: Julie K. Lundquist, Ph.D., Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science and Wind Energy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, US Host: Prof. Dr Martin Kühn abstract
Thin-film and interfacial engineering for next-generation technologies
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Elizabeth von Hauff, Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP) and Institute for Solid-State Physics, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, [...]
Quantum control of photo-induced electron dynamics: from nanoplasmonics to nuclear transitions
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Andrea Tabattoni, team leader in the Attosecond Science group of the DESY Photon Science Division, Hamburg Host: Prof. Dr Matthias Wollenhaupt abstract
"Towards new quantum applications and technologies"
I n a u g u r a l l e c t u r e Prof. Dr Christopher Gies, School V, Institute of Physics, Quantum Theory Research Group, University of Oldenburg abstract
Quasicrystals in two-dimensional ternary oxides
Guest speaker: PD Dr Stefan Förster, Institute of Physics, Surface and Interfacial Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHost: Prof. Dr Niklas Nilius abstract
Emergence at the Edge: Random Matrices Meet Correlated Percolation
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Abbas Saberi, MPI Dresden
Hosted by: Prof. Dr Alexander Hartmann
"Exciton Dissociation via Topological Edge States"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Dr Udo Schwingenschlögl, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, Physical Science and Engineering Division, Priv.-Doz. at the University of [...]
"Computational Maxwell solver for nanophotonics and the life sciences"
Guest speaker: Prof. Mag. Dr. rer. nat Ulrich Hohenester, Institute of Physics, University of Graz, AustriaHost: Prof. Dr. Christoph Lienau abstract
"Localisation of light in photonic lattices induced by drive and dissipation"
Guest speaker: Alberto Garcia Amo, University of Lille, France Host: Dr Martin Esmann (Quantum Materials Research Group) abstract
Special Colloquium on 18 December 2024: Time-resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Guest speaker: Prof. Michael Bauer, Kiel University Host: Prof. Dr Niklas Nilius abstract
Habilitation lecture: "A Multivariate Approach to Emergence in Complex Systems"
Dr Jan Friedrich, ForWind – Centre for Wind Energy Research Host: Prof. Dr Joachim Peinke abstract
Special colloquium on 13 December 2024: ‘Attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics’
Guest speaker: 2023 Nobel Laureate, Prof. Dr Anne L'Huillier, Lund University, Sweden Host: Dr Jan Vogelsang abstract
Joint Colloquium (GDCh and IfP) in W03 1-161 – "Mechanistic insights into the catalytic properties of nanoporous gold at the gas-solid interface through model studies on single-crystal surfaces"
Speaker: Prof. Dr Thomas Risse, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Hosted by: GDCh and Prof. Dr Niklas Nilius (IfP) Further information is available on the GDCh website
"Heteroaggregations of particulate systems and their properties"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Lutz Mädler, Production Engineering, Particles and Process Engineering group, University of Bremen, Germany Host: Prof. Dr Kerstin Avila abstract
"Non-equilibrium dynamics of laser-excited electrons in a solid"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Bärbel Rethfeld, Department of Physics, Ultrashort-time dynamics of laser-excited solids, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany Host: Prof. Dr Christoph Lienau abstract
Seminar on 28 October 2024: ‘Tunable Quantum Confinement of Excitons in 2D Materials’
Guest speaker: Dr Martin Kroner, ETH Zurich, Department of Physics, Institute of Quantum Electronics, Switzerland Host: Prof. Dr Christian Schneider abstract
"Simplifying the Description of Turbulent Flows: Using the Zero Crossings of a Signal to Characterise Its Dynamics"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Martin Obligado (HWK Fellow), Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides de Lille – Kampé de Fériet, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France Host: Prof. Dr Joachim Peinke abstract
“Nano-photonics with atomically thin semiconductors”
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Bernhard Urbaszek, Professor of Hybrid Quantum Systems, TU Darmstadt, Institute for Condensed Matter Physics Hosted by: Prof. Dr Christian Schneider/Prof. Dr Christoph [...]
"The breeze, the sea and the sun! – Fluid mechanics of floating offshore wind farms and PV solar plants"
Guest speaker: Prof. Raúl Bayoán Cal, Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Thermal & Fluid Science Group, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA (Mercator Fellow in [...]
"Optoelectronics at the atomic scale – what we can learn from STM on single molecules"
Visiting Lecturer: Associate Professor Dr Katharina Kaiser, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Institute of Physics Host: Prof. Dr Niklas Nilius abstract
"Molecular photoionisation on ultrafast time scales"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Reinhard Dörner, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany Hosted by: Prof. Dr Matthias Wollenhaupt
"Active matter and how to find glass physics in the physics of life"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Peter Sollich, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Göttingen, Germany Host: Prof. Dr Alexander Hartmann abstract
"How to keep women (and men) in science"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Petra Rudolf, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, the Netherlands Host: Dr Vita Solovyeva abstract
Colloquium on 5 February 2024 – "Melting of ice"
Host: Prof. Dr Kerstin Avila Speaker: Prof. Dr Detlef Lohse, Department of Physics of Fluids, Max Planck Centre Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics Science and Technology, University of Twente, [...]
Colloquium on 29 January 2024 – “Monster Waves: Radar-Based Sea State Identification and Numerical Short-Term Deterministic Ocean Wave Prediction”
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Norbert Hoffmann, Hamburg University of Technology Host: Prof. Dr Joachim Peinke abstract
"Ultrashort light pulses coupled to carbon-based assemblies"
Guest speaker: Prof. Jan Michael Rost, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany Host: Prof. Dr Christoph Lienau abstract
Special event: Christmas lecture on the latest Nobel Prize in Physics
Speaker: Prof. Dr Christoph Lienau, University of Oldenburg
Colloquium on 11 December 2023 – ‘Efficient Wind Energy Systems: Challenges and Opportunities to Enable a Clean Energy Future’
Guest speaker: Prof. Lucy Pao, Professor of Physics, CU Boulder, University of Colorado; Host: Prof. Dr Martin Kühn
Colloquium on 4 December 2023 – “Solid-state physics – its role in space research and understanding the origins of life”
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Nigel Mason (Kent University) / Host: Prof. Dr Dr Ilia Solov’yov
‘In Search of the Naturally Dark Sky’
Guest speaker: Dr Andreas Hänel, Osnabrück Host: Prof. Dr Björn Poppe
Unfortunately, the colloquium on 20 November 2023 has been cancelled due to illness
Unfortunately, the Physics Colloquium on 20 November 2023 has been cancelled due to illness. We are endeavouring to reschedule the event for a later date. Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Bernhard Urbaszek, [...]
Sergei Tretiak: Advances in Photochemistry
DyNano Seminar, Winter Semester 2023/2024: Sergei Tretiak, Los Alamos National Laboratory, ‘Advances in Photochemistry’
"From atoms to black holes – Using nanophotonics and nanoengineering to enable next-level precision experiments"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Stefanie Kroker, Professor of Optical Quantum Metrology at the Institute of Semiconductor Technology, Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology (LENA), Technical University of [...]
Carlos Alberto Maciel Escudero: "Probing strong light-matter interactions with fast electrons and near-field optical probes"
DyNano Seminar, Winter Semester 2023/2024: Carlos Alberto Maciel Escudero, San Sebastián, Spain “Probing strong light-matter interactions with fast electrons and near-field optical probes”
Colloquium on 26 June 2023 – ‘Towards On-demand Quantum Matter and Light with 2D Materials’
Guest speaker: Associate Professor Ajit Srivastava, Department of Physics, Emory University, Atlanta Host: Prof. Dr Christian Schneider abstract
“Light-matter control of quantum materials”
Guest speaker: Prof. Michael Sentef (University of Bremen and Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany) Host: Prof. Dr Caterina Cocchi abstract
Colloquium on 12 June 2023 – title to follow –
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Dirk Brockmann (Humboldt University of Berlin) / Host: Prof. Dr Alexander Hartmann
"Trapped Rydberg ions"
Guest speaker: Prof. Markus Hennrich, Stockholm University, Sweden Host: Prof. Dr Christian Schneider
“Electronically tunable exciton confinement probed using nonlinear spectroscopy”
Guest speaker: Jacek Kasprzak, Néel Institute, Grenoble, France Host: Prof. Dr Christian Schneider abstract
Colloquium on 24 April 2023: “The Cosmic Origin of the Elements”
Guest speaker: Prof. emeritus Friedrich-Karl Thielemann, University of Basel / Host: Prof. Dr Jutta Kunz-Drolshagen abstract
"Towards Quantum Networks using Engineered Solid-State Quantum-Light Sources"
Guest speaker: Dr Tobias Heindel; Head of the Quantum Communication Systems Group , Institute of Solid State Physics, Technical University of Berlin Host: Prof. Dr Christian Schneider Abstract
"Optomechanical sensing technologies"
Guest speaker: Dr Ivan Favero, Laboratory of Materials and Quantum Phenomena, CNRS, Paris Diderot University Host: Dr Martin Esmann abstract
Colloquium on 16 January 2023 – "Multiscale Features of Biomembrane Shapes"
Guest speaker: Prof. Weria Pezeshkian (University of Copenhagen) / Host: Prof. Dr Ilia Solov’yov abstract
"Unravelling the Secrets of Life – Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Mechanics Simulations of Vital Molecular Machines"
Guest speaker: Dr Till Rudack, Project Group Leader (PG Biomolecular Simulations), Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum (RUB), Germany Host: Prof. Dr Ilia Solov’yov abstract
“How predictable is evolution?”
Guest speaker: Prof. Joachim Krug, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Centre for Data and Simulation Science, University of Cologne Host: Prof. Dr Alexander Hartmann abstract
"Coupling single electrons and photons: From high-Q photonics to heralded particle sources"
Guest speaker: Dr Armin Feist, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen Host: Prof. Dr Christoph Lienau abstract
"Spin-orbit control in graphene-based van der Waals interfaces"
Guest speaker: Dr Christoph Kastl, Institute, Walter Schottky Institute and Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany Munich Centre for Quantum Science and Technology, [...]
"Linking the photonic and thermal properties of semiconductor nanostructures"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Gordon Callsen, University of Bremen, Institute of Solid State Physics (IFP), Semiconductor Optics Host: Prof. Dr Martin Holthaus abstract
"Topological dynamics and reactions: From supramolecules to eigenstates in phononics and cycloadditions”
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Carlos-Andres Palma, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China & Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany Host: Prof. Dr Caterina Cocchi abstract
"The Quest for the Ideal Quantum Light Source"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Klaus Jöns, Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS), Centre for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn (CeOPP), and Department of Physics, University of Paderborn, [...]
"Modelling of dynamical processes in molecular systems with stochastic dynamics”
Speaker at the CENAD seminar: Prof. Dr Ilia Solov’yov, Institute of Physics, Quantum Biology and Computational Physics (Stud.IP course code: 5.04.4750 Electron Dynamics in Nanostructures) abstract
"Strongly correlated excitons and exciton-polaritons in van der Waals magnetic crystals"
Guest speaker: Dr Florian Dirnberger, Department of Physics, City College of New York, New York, USA Hosts: Prof. Dr Christian Schneider and Prof. Dr Sascha Schäfer abstract
"Model Systems for Heterogeneous Catalysts at the Atomic Scale"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Hans-Joachim Freund, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin, Germany Host: Prof. Dr Niklas Nilius abstract
“Investigating and modelling binaural speech perception in complex listening conditions”
Guest speaker: Dr Jan Rennies-Hochmuth, Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT, Project Group Hearing, Speech and Audio Technology, Oldenburg Host: Prof. Dr Dr Birger [...]
"Shake-The-Box – 3D Lagrangian particle tracking in fluid mechanics"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Andreas Schröder German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology, Experimental Methods BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Department of Image-Based [...]
"Charge dynamics at semiconductor surfaces investigated by time-resolved scanning tunnelling microscopy"
Guest speaker: PD Dr Martin Wenderoth, Institute of Physics, Georg-August University of Göttingen Host: Prof. Dr Niklas Nilius abstract
"Coherent Control of Spin Defects in van der Waals Materials"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Vladimir Dyakonov, Chair of Experimental Physics VI, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Germany Host: Prof. Dr Christian Schneider abstract
"Atomistic modelling of molecular nanoplasmonics: from enhanced spectroscopic techniques to photochemistry in the strong coupling regime"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Stefano Corni, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padua, Italy & CNR Institute of Nanoscience, Modena, Italy Host: Prof. Dr Caterina Cocchi abstract
"Statistical Physics Methods for Sustainable Energy Systems"
Guest speaker: Prof Christian Beck, Head of the Dynamical Systems and Statistical Physics Group, School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London Host: Prof. Dr Joachim [...]
"Multidimensional Coherent Spectroscopy of Semiconductor Nanostructures"
Guest speaker: Prof. Steven T. Cundiff, Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA Host: Dr Antonietta de Sio
"Manipulating Light and Matter in van der Waals-bonded Semiconductors"
Guest speaker: Assoc. Prof. Stéphane Kéna-Cohen, Department of Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada Host: Prof. Dr Christian Schneider abstract
"Strong light-matter coupling: from transition metal dichalcogenides to Casimir self-assembly"
Guest speaker: Assoc. Prof. Timur Shegai, Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden Hosts: Prof. Dr Christoph Lienau and Prof. Dr Christian Schneider abstract
"Electronic structure theory for the future: New opportunities for old challenges"
Inaugural lecture: Prof. Dr Caterina Cocchi, Theoretical Solid-State Physics Group, University of Oldenburg abstract
“Exploring real and synthetic two-dimensional quantum matter via coherent light-matter interaction”
Inaugural lecture: Prof. Dr Christian Schneider, Quantum Materials Research Group, University of Oldenburg abstract
"Simulating twisted bilayers with ultra-cold atoms"
Guest speaker: Dr Alejandro Gonzalez-Tudela, Institute of Fundamental Physics (Spanish National Research Council), Madrid, Spain Host: Dr Carlos Anton-Solanas (Quantum Materials Research Group – [...]
"Electromagnetic field mapping at the nanoscale in the transmission electron microscope"
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski Director, Institute for Microstructure Research Director, Ernst Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons Peter Gruenberg Institute, [...]
"Molecular structure at bio-interfaces as revealed by non-linear spectroscopy"
Guest speaker: Dr Zsuzsanna Heiner, Humboldt University of Berlin Host: Prof. Dr Caterina Cocchi abstract
"Molecular Quantum Photonics"
Guest speaker: Dr Alex S. Clark, Royal Society University Research Fellow, Centre for Cold Matter, Imperial College London Host: Dr Carlos Anton-Solanas (Quantum Materials Research Group – Prof. Dr [...]
“Quantum optics with quantum materials”
Habilitation lecture: Dr Carlos Anton-Solanas, Quantum Materials Research Group, University of Oldenburg Research Group Leader: Prof. Dr Christian Schneider abstract
"Singlet Fission in Organic Semiconductor Blends"
Guest speaker: Associate Professor Katharina Broch, Institute of Physics, Optical Spectroscopy of Molecular Matter Research Group, University of Tübingen Host: Prof. Dr Caterina Cocchi abstract
“Hot Microswimmers”
Guest speaker: Prof. Dr Klaus Kroy, ITP – Institute for Theoretical Physics, Soft Condensed Matter Theory Group, University of Leipzig, Germany Host: Prof. Dr Joachim Peinke abstract
"Extended Lifetime of Respiratory Droplets and its implications on airborne disease transmission"
ONLINE Vortrag, Meeting-Link Gastreferent: Prof. Dr. Detlef Lohse Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics Department of Science and Technology, University of Twente; Enschede, The [...]
"Transport in biomolecular systems: On light harvesting and nanopores"
ONLINE Vortrag, Meeting-Link Gastreferent: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kleinekathöfer Department of Physics & Earth Sciences, Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen Einladender: Prof. Dr. Ilia Solov'yov abstract
"Charge transfer in light activation of biomolecules studied by quantum chemistry"
ONLINE Vortrag, Meeting-Link Gastreferentin: Prof. Dr. Tatiana Domratcheva Department of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max-Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg and Laboratory of Quantum [...]
“Gouy phase and Berry phase in strong-field physics”
Online lecture, meeting link Guest speaker: Prof . Dr Manfred Lein Leibniz University Hannover Host: Prof . Dr Matthias Wollenhaupt abstract