News
News from our physics research and the academic life at the department of physics
Dr. Jacek Kozuch Receives the Nernst Haber Bodenstein Award 2025
Dr. Jacek Kozuch from Freie Universität Berlin has been honored with the 2025 Nernst Haber Bodenstein Award for his outstanding contributions to physical chemistry. The award ceremony took place on March 18, 2025, as part of the Bunsen Conference in Leipzig. The laudatory speech was delivered by biophysicist and spokesperson of the Collaborative Research Center 1078 Protonation Dynamics in Protein Function , Prof. Dr. Joachim Heberle.
Apr 07, 2025
Physics Education Researcher Professor Dr. Marcus Kubsch Receives the NARST 2025 Early Career Research Award
The National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) has honored the outstanding professional accomplishments of Prof. Dr. Marcus Kubsch with this year’s Early Career Research Award. With this recognition, NARST acknowledges Kubsch’s research on the use of artificial intelligence in science education and highlights the international significance of his studies. Professor Dr. Marcus Kubsch accepted the award during a ceremony at the NARST Annual Conference on March 24, 2025, in Washington, USA.
Apr 02, 2025
“Nature” Study: Phosphorene Nanoribbons Combine Magnetic and Semiconductor Properties at Room Temperature
An international research team, including Naitik Panjwani from Prof. Dr. Jan Behrends' research group recently published a study in the journal Nature . These atom-thin ribbons made of phosphorus exhibit both magnetic and semiconductor properties at room temperature, making them promising candidates for future electronic applications and paving the way for a new generation of energy-efficient technologies.
Mar 28, 2025
End of the CRC / SFB 1078
12 Years of Biophysical Research on Protons in Membrane Proteins – What Have We Learned? The Collaborative Research Center "SFB 1078: Protonation Dynamics in Protein Function" concluded in December 2024 after twelve years of intensive research. The results of this work were presented and celebrated at a symposium in September 2024.
Dec 30, 2024
#SaveBrainCity: Members of the Department of Physics Join Protests Against Budget Cuts by the Berlin Senate
Researchers, students, administrative and technical staff from the Department of Physics took to the streets on December 19, 2024, to protest the budget cuts targeted by the Berlin Senate.
Dec 20, 2024
Master's Graduate Maximilian Johannes Kramer Wins the Quantum Future Award 2024
Maximilian Johannes Kramer (Eisert’s Group) has been awarded first prize in the "Quantum Future Award 2024" competition for his outstanding master's thesis. This prize, sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), honors innovative scientific work in the field of quantum technologies.
Dec 03, 2024
Florian Nikolas Brünig (Netz Group) Receives the Dissertation Award of the Physical Society of Berlin
The Physical Society of Berlin has honored Dr. Florian Nikolas Brünig for his outstanding dissertation. His doctoral thesis, titled “Non-Markovian Dynamics and Vibrational Spectroscopy of Hydrated Protons and Water,” was completed within the theoretical physics group of Prof. Dr. Roland Netz.
Nov 28, 2024
Eisert's Research Group Publishes Further Insightful Works
The research group of Professor Dr. Jens Eisert is involved in numerous interdisciplinary research projects worldwide and publishes results in prestigious journals such as Nature Physics . A brief overview of some publications in recent months:
Nov 12, 2024
Experimental Physicist Dr. Tom Seifert Named One of the "Top Minds in Berlin Science“
The Berlin's newspaper "Der Tagesspiegel" presents 100 leading scientists of Berlin who made significant impact on research in Berlin in 2024. Among them is Dr. Tom Seifert from the research group "Terahertz Physics of Quantum Materials" led by Prof. Dr. Kampfrath.
Nov 05, 2024
Statement on the Violent Attack on the Presidential Office of Freie Universität Berlin
The Department of Physics strongly condemns the violent attack on the Presidential Office of the Freie Universität Berlin on October 17, 2024.
Oct 30, 2024
Prof. Dr. Roland Netz receives the Ostwald Prize 2024
Roland Netz received the Ostwald Prize 2024 of the German Colloid Society for his theoretical description of soft matter and biological systems, of interfaces and for improving the understanding of the properties of ions and water.
Oct 16, 2024
Prof. Dr. Frank Noé Named American Physical Society Fellow
Freie Universität professor and Microsoft research partner honored for work in machine learning for the physical sciences
Oct 16, 2024
Michael Rudolph (Joseph's Lab) receives the Ernst Award
Michael Rudolph, a doctoral student in the group of Prof. Dr. Benesh Joseph, was awarded the Ernst Prize by the German Chemical Society (GDCh) for his outstanding publication.
Sep 26, 2024
Professor Dr. Jan Behrends honored with Bloch Lecture (GDCh)
The German Chemical Society (GDCh) awarded Prof. Dr. Jan Behrends the 2024 Felix Bloch Lecture for his outstanding scientific achievements in the field of magnetic resonance over the past five years.
Sep 20, 2024
Physics Study Award 2024: Physical Society Honors Best Master's Thesis
The physics graduates of Freie Universität Berlin, Maximilian Kramer and Tassilo Scheffler, were honored by the Physics Society of Berlin for their outstanding master's theses.
Jul 18, 2024
Nele Stetzuhn (Bolotin's Lab) Attended the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Nele Stetzuhn, a physics doctoral candidate at the Free University of Berlin, presented her research project at this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The annual meeting brings together young scientists and Nobel laureates, and in 2024, it was dedicated to physics.
Jul 11, 2024
Physicists at the Top
Quite sporty: Nearly 90 members of the Department of Physics participated in the university's Campus Run on June 27, 2024, making them the largest team of the university.
Jul 05, 2024
Dr. Tom S. Seifert Receives the 2024 Karl Scheel Prize from the Physical Society of Berlin
The physicist Dr. Tom S. Seifert from Freie Universität Berlin (Reseach Group "Terahertz Physics") receives the prestigious Karl Scheel Prize for his outstanding and pioneering research contributions to the investigation of the dynamics of magnetic phenomena on atomic length scales and in the terahertz frequency range.
Jun 25, 2024
CRC 183 "Entangled States of Matter": DFG Funding Extended for Four Years
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has extended the funding for the transregional Collaborative Research Center 183 "Entangled States of Matter" for another four years. The funding for this research center, which has been active since 2016, is now entering its third and final funding period. Along with the Freie Universität Berlin, with Prof. Dr. Piet Brouwer as co-speaker, the University of Cologne and the Weizmann Institute of Science are also part of the consortium.
Jun 04, 2024
The Rise up! Grant for the biophysicist Prof. Benesh Joseph
The Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation awarded 0.6 million euros to experimental biophysicist Prof. Joseph through its prestigious Rise up! Program.
Apr 25, 2024
Keywords
- academic life
- current
- news
- physics news
- press
- publications
- research