Talks & Events at the Department of Physics
Infotalk "Exchange Programs for Physics Students" and "International Meet & Greet"
Abroad and Back 4 -5 pm: Info Talk "Study abroad for physics students" We inform physics students about exchange programs and a wide range of opportunities for studying or doing an internship abroad.
Location: Cafeteria (Raum 1.1.25)
The Long Night of the Sciences 2025
Traditionally, the Department of Physics opens its doors to everyone interested in physics and science in general for the Long Night of Science. Our guests experience a variety of exciting lectures, laboratory tours and experiments. Various experiments invite young and old to try them out and marvel. Program 2025
Welcoming for New Master's Students
Various members of the department introduce themselves at the welcome event. New Master's students can ask questions about the organization of their studies. You will get to know: Program's coordinator Prof. Dr. Cecilia Clementi Details of the study program Students' Union, mentoring and other members of the department
Location: Seminar Room E1 (room 1.1.26) Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin
Confidential Consultation for Physics Students
Dr. Nicole Rudolph-Mohr, Officer for Studies and Teaching, offers physics students the opportunity for a confidential one-on-one conversation.
Location: Raum 1.1.13 (No other persons will be present in the room during our conversation.)
23. Einstein Lecture Dahlem - Prof. Dr. Katrin Böhning-Gaese: "Biodiversity and People in the Anthropocene"
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and Goethe University Frankfurt The lecture will be held in German without translation. The Anthropocene – otherwise known as the age of humans – has seen a dramatic acceleration in many socio-economic and ecological processes. One consequence of this is the loss of biodiversity. In her lecture, Katrin Böhning-Gaese will present research findings from Europe and Africa that lay bare the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss. This loss not only affects ecosystems, but also has serious consequences for human well-being and life as we know it.
Location: Henry Ford Building Freie Universität Berlin Garystr. 35 14195 Berlin
Orientation Weeks for New Master's Students of Physics
We warmly welcome all new physics students!
Confidential Consultation for Physics Students
Dr. Nicole Rudolph-Mohr, Officer for Studies and Teaching, offers physics students the opportunity for a confidential one-on-one conversation.
Location: Room 1.1.13 (No other persons will be present in the room during our conversation.)
Academic Graduation and Summer Party 2024
Graduates receive their degrees bachelor's, master's and PhD certificates in a festive atmosphere with musical accompaniment. It will be followed by a relaxed summer party in the garden of the Department of Physics.
Location: Academic graduation ceremony: large lecture hall Summer party: garden between the tract 1 and tract 2
Special Seminar: Prof. Shigemasa Suga - Photoelectron Momentum Microscopy and Soft X-ray Resonant Inelastic Scattering with spatial resolution down to sub-μm scale and prospect of their operand measurements
Osaka University High resolution spin- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (SP-ARPES) in micro-nano regions is very widely demanded in order to clarify surface and bulk electronic structures of solids by tuning the excitation photon energies (hν). Spatial resolution is also beneficial for development of spintronics devices. However, extremely low spin detection efficiency has hindered its progress over decades until very recently. The development of a momentum microscope (M.M.) composed of a PEEM type input lens and an aberration corrected tandem S-type double hemispherical deflection analyzers (DHDAs) has opened a breakthrough. 2 dimentional (2D) momentum dependent E B (k x ,k y ) can be measured in a very wide k space with high energy and momentum resolutions better than 12 meV and 0.005 Å -1 . Nearly 10,000 (k x ,k y ) points can be simultaneously measured over a full surface/ bulk Brillouin zone (BZ) at the same time for a certain E K (or E B ). 2D imaging spin filter such as Au/Ir(001) can be installed behind this M.M. Then spin asymmetric 2D E B (k x ,k y ) images can be recorded at two electron incidence energies (10.25 & 11.5 eV) with opposite sign of spin sensitivity. From these two spectra, spin resolved spectrum in the wide k space is easily derived in the form of P s (E B (k x ,k y )). P s (E B (k x ,k y ,k z ) detection is very easy by changing hν. Since the PEEM can collect whole 2π steradian emitted photoelectrons, 2D multi-channel figure of merit of this spin detection is more than ∼million times or sometimes sub-billion times higher than the Mott detector and spin-LEED detector and even ∼10,000 times higher than the most advanced Fe-O VLEED spin detector. Examples of SP-ARPES measurements of surface Rashba states as well as Dirac cone states of topological insulators by 2D spin filter will be presented. Photoelectron spectroscopy is only useful to conductive materials. In the case of insulating materials, the charging up effects spoils the ARPES, though the details knowledge of their electronic structures are as well demanded quite often. In such a case, photon-in and photon-out experiment as RIXS is ideal, although the micronano study requires the focusing of the excitation synchrotron radiation. The advantage of RIXS is the possibility to be measured under any external perturbations. I will show an example of a study of half metal Heusler alloy under an external magnetic field. Abstract
Location: Lecure Hall A (1.3.14) Department of Physics Arnimallee 14 14195 Berlin
Karl Scheel Prize 2024
The Physical Society of Berlin (Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin) invites you to this year's Karl Scheel Meeting, at which the physicists Dr. Tom Seifert (Freie Universität Berlin) and Dr. Gustav Mogull (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) will be awarded the Karl Scheel Prize 2024. he prize winners will present details about their research in talks. The laudatory speeches will be held by Prof. Dr. Tobias Kampfrath (FU Berlin) and Prof. Dr. Jan Plefka (HU Berlin). The award ceremony will take place in the Magnus-Haus in Berlin's Mitte district and will be accompanied by a musical program as well as food and drinks.
Location: Magnus-Haus Am Kupfergraben 7 10117 Berlin
BESR Conference
The BESR Conference aims to bring together young researchers from the diverse space-science working groups, in and around Berlin.
Location: Freie Universität Berlin SupraFAB Altensteinstr. 23a Room 201 14195 Berlin
Information Evening for Physics Students Interested in Studying Abroad - International Week XXL
Abroad and Back We provide information to physics students about exchange programs and various opportunities to study or intern abroad.
Location: Cafeteria (Room 1.1.25)
Special Seminar: Walid G. Malaeb - Photoemission spectroscopy studies on high-Tc superconductors and topological materials
Department of Natural Sciences, Lebanese American University Photoemission Spectroscopy (PES) is a powerful technique in directly probing the electronic structure of solids especially in its angle-resolved mode (ARPES). For this purpose, synchrotron radiation as well as high-resolution lasers and other light sources have been used. In this talk, I will present how we have been implementing this technique to uncover various aspects of the electronic structure of quantum materials, in particular the iron-pnictide high-Tc superconductors from the early stage since their discovery in Japan in 2008. The discussion will include the core energy levels, the three-dimensional electronic structure, the Fermi surfaces and superconducting gaps, the coupling to bosonic modes, etc. I will also present our recent work on alpha-Sn which has recently gained much attention due to the diverse tunable topological phases it can reveal ranging from a topological insulator (TI) to a topological Dirac semimetal (TDS) depending on the applied strain in addition to its simple elemental structure, non-toxic nature and great potential for applications. Finally, I will make a brief overview on the recent research projects we have launched at LAU. Abstract
Location: Lecture Hall A (1.3.14) Department of Physics Arnimallee 14 14195 Berlin
Workshop "From Mathematical Foundations to Quantum Technologies"
A central objective of the workshop is to promote an exchange between mathematicians, physicists and engineers across disciplines on the subject of optimal control of quantum systems. The workshop is co-organized by the quantum physicist Prof. Dr. Christiane Koch from Freie Universität Berlin.
Location: Zuse Institute Berlin Takustraße 7 Lecture Hall D-14195 Berlin
Advanced Lecture Series - 4 Lectures by Prof Ronnie Kosloff
This advanced lecture series is part of the Thematic Einstein Semester “Mathematics for Quantum Technologies” (Summer 2024).
Location: Zuse Institutr Berlin (ZIB) Lecture Hall Takustraße 7 D-14195 Berlin
EPS Forum 2024
A unique opportunity for exchanges between young researchers, world-renowned physicists and industrial leaders
Location: Freie Universität Berlin Henry Ford Building Garystraße 35 14195 Berlin-Dahlem
Festive Event: Theater Premiere ”Core Issues - in memoriam Lise Meitner”
Premiere of the English version of the "Kernfragen - Gedenken an Lise Meitner", theater play by Portraittheater Wien in memory of the honorary doctor of physics of Freie Universität Berlin.
Location: Max-Kade-Auditorium (Auditorium Maximum) Henry-Ford-Bau Garystraße 35 14195 Berlin
Klung Wilhelmy Science Award in Physics 2023
The Klung-Wilhelmy Science Prize is awarded to outstanding junior researchers. The prize is awarded to scientists in physics and chemistry in an annual rotation as part of a cooperation between Otto Klung Foundation at Freie Universität Berlin and Dr. Wilhelmy Foundation.
Location: Henry Ford Building of Freie Universität Berlin (Garystr. 35, 14195 Berlin).
22nd Einstein Lecture: Prof. Dr. Peter Hegemann "OPTOBIO-Berlin: Designing Biology with Light"
Location: Henry Ford Building Freie Universität Berlin Garystr. 35 14195 Berlin
Berlin Science Week 2023: "Lights… Camera… Quantum! The Science behind Quantum Physics in Movies and Series" - Public Talk and Discussion
Einstein Research Unit on Quantum Devices PhD student Fernando Gago Encinas ( Research Group Koch ) and Dr. Sabrina Patsch (Tagesspiegel science editor and former PhD student in Koch's group) explain in simple terms for all audiences some common concepts in quantum physics that have appeared in movies and TV.
Location: Berlin Science Week CAMPUS Deep Dive Forum Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Invalidenstraße 43 10115 Berlin
Welcoming for New Master's Students
We are happy to welcome new master's students of physics!
Location: Lecture Hall B (room 0.1.01) Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin
Academic Graduation and Summer Party
Graduates receive their degrees bachelor's, master's and PhD certificates in a festive atmosphere with musical accompaniment. It will be followed by a relaxed summer party in the garden of the Department of Physics.
Location: Academic graduation ceremony: large lecture hall Summer party: garden between the tract 1 and tract 2
Physics & SFB 1078 Joint Colloquium: Lecture in the context of a symposium on biophysics
Location: Lecture Hall B (0.1.01), Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin
75 years of Freie Universität Berlin - Main Anniversary Celebration
Official Ceremony and Campus Party
Location: In and in front of the Henry Ford Building
Physics & SFB 1078 Joint Colloquium: Lecture in the context of a symposium on biophysics
Location: Hörsaal A (1.3.14)
Master Session: Master's Program of Physics at Freie Universität Berlin
We present our English-language Master's program and the French-German double-degree program .
Location: Online via Webex Please just click on the link "Join" above.
Lecture in the context of a symposium on biophysics
Location: Hörsaal A (1.3.14)
Lecture in the context of a symposium on biophysics
Location: Hörsaal A (1.3.14)
Master Session: Master's Program of Physics at Freie Universität Berlin
We present our English-language Master's program and the French-German double-degree program .
Location: Online via Webex Please just click on the link "Join" above.
Webinar "Master's Program in Physics at Freie Universität Berlin"
In a one-hour webinar, we present our Master's program and the French-German double-degree program .
Location: Online via Webex
Guest Talk – Professor Donad Opitz, DePaul University, USA – Sealing-Wax and String: How Everyday Things Carried Gender into the Physical Laboratory
How was the ‘sociomaterial’ culture of experimental physics gendered historically? How did the gendering of laboratory materials draw on everyday practices? This talk focuses on everyday and physics laboratory contexts in which practitioners utilized commonplace, domestic tools like sealing-wax and string, precisely during a period in which laboratories and their technologies grew in scale and sophistication.
Location: Lecture Hall A (room 1.3.14) Arnimallee 14 14195 Berlin
Berlin Science Week 2022: The Second Quantum Revolution - Public Lecture by Prof. Dr. Jens Eisert at the Department of Physics
What exactly will quantum computers be used for and what might they look like?
Location: Lecture Hall A Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin
Graduation Party
Graduates receive their degrees bachelor's, master's and PhD certificates in a festive atmosphere with musical accompaniment. It will be followed by a relaxed summer party in the garden of the Department of Physics.
Location: large lecture hall courtyard between tract 1 and tract 2
Long Night of the Science 2022 at the Physics Department
After two years of interruption due to the pandemic, Freie Universität Berlin is once again holding a "Long Night of Science" on campus. Traditionally, the Department of Physics opens its doors to everyone interested in physics and science in general for the Long Night of Science. Our guests experience a variety of exciting lectures, laboratory tours and experiments. Various experiments invite young and old to try them out and marvel. Program 2022
Meet & Greet Prof. Kuch - Master's Program in Physics
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Kuch presents the Master's program and the French-German double-degree program .
Location: online via webex
Master Session: Master's Program of Physics at Freie Universität Berlin
We present our English-language Master's program and the French-German double-degree program .
Location: Online via Webex Pease just click on the above link "Join" at the mentioned time.
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz talks about aerosols at the Berlin Science Week 2021
What do we know about the transmission pathways of the coronavirus? Physics professor Roland Netz will explain in his online talk on November 3, 2021 during the Berlin Science Week, how potentially infectious aerosols are generated and spread.
Meet & Greet Prof. Kuch - Master's Program in Physics
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Kuch presents the Master's program and the French-German double-degree program .
Location: online via webex
Research Group Pitches – Physicists present their scientific work and teams
Different research groups will present their research and teams in short 4-minute online talks. Within two hours, students can gain a quick overview of the range of topics in our department and think about possible questions for bachelor's and master's theses.
Talk "Inside Nature Physics" by David Abergel (Editor, Nature Physics)
Location: Lecture hall B Arnimallee 14 14195 Berlin
Meet Us - Woman Network Meeting
People who are passionate about promoting diversity in physics meet each month to network and to talk about current topics. Equality and science, career planning and family issues – the broad range of topics is determined by the participants themselves. In a relaxed atmosphere, physicists develop ideas for more progress in the department.
Location: Room 1.1.16 Arnimallee 14
Klung Wilhelmy Science Award in Physics 2019 for Prof. Dr. Titus Neupert + Lecture "Insulators that conduct electricity perfectly"
This year's Klung Wilhelmy Science Award in Physics honors Prof. Dr. Titus Neupert (University of Zurich) for his contributions to the theoretical prediction of novel "topological" phases of matter, in particular fractional Chern insulators and higher-order topological insulators. At the award ceremony, Prof. Dr. Titus Neupert will give a lecture on "Insulators that conduct electricity perfectly".
Location: Henry-Ford-Bau Freie Universität Berlin Garystr. 35 14195 Berlin
19th Einstein Lecture - Prof. Dr. Catherine Heymans: Seeing the Invisible - The Dark Side of the Universe
The famous astrophysicist Professor Catherine Heymans from the University of Edinburgh will hold the 19th Einstein Lecture Dahlem at Freie Universität Berlin. In her talk on the “The Dark Side of the Universe,” she will share with guests scientific insights into the dark matter, that is, the matter that cannot be seen as dust, gas, or stars.
Location: Henry-Ford-Bau Freie Universität Berlin Garystr. 35 14195 Berlin