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01/24/2019 | Pressemitteilung

Physics Day: Spectacular experiments for all on January 26th

At the "Day of Physics" on Saturday, January 26 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), there will be hands-on experiments and exciting lectures for everyone at the University of Kassel (Oberzwehren site). One thematic focus this year is quantum technology.

Image: Paavo Blafield.
Excursions lead, among other things, to the clean rooms of the Institute of Physics.

At the Oberzwehren site (Heinrich-Plett-Strasse 40), a house full of amazing experiments, exciting demonstrations and interesting lectures on the laws of physics will be open to schoolchildren and anyone else who is interested. The hourly guided tours of the otherwise closed laboratories starting at 12:30 p.m. are ideal for viewing. Those who have not yet been able to imagine the terms clean room, femtosecond spectroscopy or quantum sensing will gain exciting insights. Guided tours are also offered on the topics of astromolecules in the laboratory, physics of extremes with a focus on magnetic nanomaterials, and research and teaching in physics didactics. For children, there will be hands-on experiments in the Physics Learning Workshop.

The guest lecture will be given by Prof. Dr. Tracy Northup at 10:30 a.m. in Lecture Hall 298 on "Components for a Quantum Internet: Quantum Interfaces between Light and Matter." The topic will be the development of the Internet through quantum technology, a field of research with unimagined technical possibilities. Several research groups at the University of Kassel are also working to help quantum technology achieve a breakthrough. Northup teaches experimental physics on light-matter-quantum interfaces at the University of Innsbruck.

Prospective students will receive extensive information offers and meet contact persons at the "Day of Physics". At the University of Kassel, the bachelor's and master's degree programs in physics as well as the degree programs in nanostructure science (bachelor's) and nanoscience (master's) are offered. In addition to the subject disciplines, students can also complete the physics teaching degree program for the school types Gymnasium, Haupt/Realschule and Berufsschule.

All disciplines of the Institute of Physics as well as the Collaborative Research Center ELCH and the scientific center CINSaT are actively involved in the event.

 

The cafeteria at the Oberzwehren site will be open continuously from 10 am to 5 pm.

Venue: Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, 34132 Kassel.

www.uni-kassel.de/go/tagderphysik

 

Contact:
Cornelia Moritz
Phone: +49 561 804 4504
E-mail: moritz[at]physik.uni-kassel[dot]de