Physics Day at the University of Kassel with Nobel Prize winner Stefan Hell

"Boundlessly sharp: light microscopy in the 21st century" is the title of the lecture with which Nobel Prize winner Prof. Stefan Hell is coming to the University of Kassel. Hell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014 for the development of so-called "super-resolution fluorescence microscopy". Today, this development has many applications in physics, chemistry, biology and medicine. Prof. Hell is director of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen.

The experimental physicist Prof. Dr. Kilian Singer from Kassel explains in a lecture with workshop: "What is a quantum bit?". To prospective students, Prof. Dr. Thomas Baumert, head of the Institute of Physics, explains the advantages of studying at the University of Kassel. Guests can find out how researchers at the Institute of Physics work in their everyday lives during hourly tours of the research laboratories - including the astrophysics laboratory. Join in and be amazed at Physics for Kids, presented by Prof. Dr. Rita Wodzinski. At the start of the "Physics Day" at 10 a.m., hands-on experiments will also begin. These include ice cream made from liquid nitrogen, a superconducting levitation train and 3D effects in the cinema.

The University of Kassel offers both a bachelor's and a master's degree in physics. Research focuses on nanostructure science and modern optics including laboratory astrophysics, quantum optics and optoelectronics. In addition to these disciplines, students at the Institute of Physics can also complete the course of study in Physics Teaching for the school types Gymnasium, Haupt/Realschule and Berufsschule.

The Physics Day is organized by the Institute of Physics at the University of Kassel. The event is sponsored by the Heraeus Foundation. The central point of contact throughout the day is the physics department's information booth in the foyer of the Oberzwehren campus, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40. Food and drinks are available on site at the Studentenwerk cafeteria.

Further information about the Physics Day at: www.uni-kassel.de/go/tagderphysik

Further information about studying physics at the University of Kassel at:
http://www.uni-kassel.de/fb10/institute/physik/studium-und-lehre.html

Photo of Prof. Dr. Stefan Hell(Photo: Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry) at: http://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/fileadmin/datas/uni/presse/Prof._Dr._Stefan_Hell_Foto_Max-Planck-Institut_fuer_biophysikalische_Chemie.jpg
 

Contact:

Prof. Dr. Thomas Giesen

University of Kassel

Institute of Physics
Tel.: +49 561 804-4775
E-mail: t.giesen[at]physik.uni-kassel[dot]de
 

Sebastian Mense
University of Kassel
Communication, Press and Public Relations
Tel.: +49 561 804-1961
E-mail: presse[at]uni-kassel[dot]de