Events
Here you can find out everything about upcoming and past events organized by the Department Physics and Astronomy.
Inaugural lecture by Prof. Christopher Riseley on June 30: Cosmic Rays & Perfect Plasma - Lessons Learned From Galaxy Clusters
On Monday, June 30, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. c.t., Junior Professor Dr. Christopher Riseley will give his inaugural lecture as part of our Physics Colloquium. Riseley is junior professor for...
First images of the Vera Rubin Observatory live at the Bochum Planetarium
On Monday, June 23, 2025, the first images from the new Rubin Observatory will be presented. From 16:30, interested parties can watch the worldwide transmission of the National...
Inaugural lecture by Prof. Jean-Pierre van Helden on June 23: Shining Light on Reactive Plasmas
On Monday, June 23, 2025, at 12:00 c.t., Prof. Dr. Jean-Pierre van Helden will give his inaugural lecture as part of our Physics Colloquium. Van Helden is Professor for...
Physics colloquium on June 16: Cosmic Rays & the Molecular Universe
On Monday, June 16, 2025, at 12:00 c.t., the next meeting of our Physics Colloquium will take place. Dr. Brandt Gaches leads the Emmy Noether group Cosmic ray astrochemistry - from...
Physics colloquium on June 2: Astrophysical Magnetic Fields - Extreme Energy Source Transferred Through Plasma Interactions
On Monday, June 2, 2025, at 12:00 c.t., the next meeting of our Physics Colloquium will take place. Dr. Kevin Schoeffler is a postdoctoral researcher in the Computational Plasma Physics group...
Physics colloquium on May 26: Materials Research in Very High Magnetic Fields
On Monday, May 26, 2025, at 12:00 c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. Prof. Dr. Jochen Wosnitza is director of the high-field magnetic laboratory of the...
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