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Excursion provides insights into plasma technology
15.06.22 | Study
Participants of the lecture "Plasma Diagnostics" from this and previous semesters visited the company Avantes in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands on 03.06.22. The Dutch company specialises in plasma diagnostics. The Dutch company specialises in...
Physics Colloquium on 20.06.2022: Unlucky Stars Illuminate Massive Black Holes
14.06.22 | Event
On Monday (20.06.22) at 12.00 c.t. the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker is Prof. Dr. Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, NL) on the...
New honorary professorship for Prof. Dr. Dr. Wolfgang Rhode
June 10, 2022 | Department
The Department Physics and Astronomy honors the scientific career and successful collaboration of the Dortmund-based physicist with the Bochum Department. As part of the Physics...
Workshop: Complex Phase Transitions with Functional Properties, 24 June 2022
08.06.22 | Event
The materials research department invites you to sign up to their workshop on "Complex Phase Transitions with Functional Properties" on June 24th, 2022. Phase transitions are a fascinating...
Well advised abroad - information on scholarships and funding opportunities
07.06.22 | Study
This article was originally published on 29.04.2022 and was updated on 07.06.2022. For students who are interested in a stay abroad, the International Office of the RUB in...
Physics Colloquium on 13.06.2022: Inaugural Lecture PD Dr habil Thomas Hammerschmidt
07.06.22 | Event
On Monday (13.06.22) at 12.00 c.t. the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker is PD Dr. habil Thomas Hammerschmidt (ICAMS, Ruhr-Universität Bochum) on the topic:...
Francis Halzen holds an honorary doctorate from the Department Physics and Astronomy
May 31, 2022 | Department, Research
In doing so, the Department recognizes Department outstanding achievements in astrophysics and particle physics.
RUBel competition 5×5000 - Dr. Christopher Körber among the winners
27.05.22 | Study
Through adaptive teacher supplementation through systematic digitisation, the lecture Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics and Statistics in Physics is to be provided in the long term with individualised and...
Date: Award of an honorary doctorate and an honorary professorship
24.05.22 | Event
The Department all interested parties to the next Physics Colloquium. As part of the Physics Colloquium, the honorary doctorate certificate will be presented to Prof.... on Monday, May 30, 2022.
Exchange from the experts - Date on 10.06.
18.05.22 | Study
Science faculty members from various universities in North Rhine-Westphalia Research areas openly accessible educational materials related to their Research areas .
Noted: Physics Colloquium on 23.05.2022
17.05.22 | Event
On Monday (23.05.22) at 12.00 c.t. the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker is Prof. Dr. Michael Walter (Department of Computer Science and CASA Cluster of...
Open Days - Digital Offerings of the RUB
12.05.22 | Study
Prospective students can once again find out about the RUB's study programmes at the digital open days from 9 May to 17 June. First campus air can be experienced for...
Paper: On the definition of local spatial densities in hadrons
09.05.22 | Research
Unexpected results for the charge density of a composite particle When describing the internal structure of composite particles we often think in terms of their (electromagnetic, weak,...
Note: Physics Colloquium on 09.05.2022
03.05.22 | Event
On Monday (09.05.22) at 12.00 c.t. the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker will be Dr. Johan Messchendorp (GSI Helmholtz Centre for...
Fit For Funding - International! (9-13 May 2022)
03.05.22 | Event
The Department of Research and Young Academics invites professors, young academics, research assistants and interested parties from the RUB to the...
Notice of the departmental council Senate and departmental council Elections for Students
02.05.22 | RUB
The election of student members of the Department Councils and the Senate for the next one-year term will take place on: 14 June 2022 from 9:30am to 4:30pm. As the term of office of the student...
Violent explosions observed on vampire star
29.04.22 | Research
Astronomers waited patiently for this event for 15 years. Now, for the first time, they have observed such an explosion from space and from the ground.
Note: Physics Colloquium on 02.05.22
29.04.22 | Event
Make a note now: On Monday (02.05.22) at 12.00 c.t. the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker will be Dr. Libor Šmejkal (Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg...



















