General Information
The Physics Colloquium takes place on Mondays at 3:45 p.m. in Room 46/270 , except when it is held jointly with the Biology department.
The Theoretical Physics Colloquium takes place on Thursdays at 3:45 p.m. in room 46/576.
The Laser and Quantum Optics Seminar is held every other Friday at 10:15 a.m. in rooms 46/387–388.
Research Module: Colloquium
The Master’s program in Physics requires five attendances at the (Theoretical) Physics Colloquium.
You can find the checklist at the following link:
Other Forms - Department of Physics at RPTU
Colloquia, Seminars, and Lectures in the 2026/27 Winter Semester
| Date | Time | Location | Speaker | Topic | Host | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Oct. 19, 26 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Couteau, University of Technology of Troyes | TBD | Prof. Dr. Elke Neu-Ruffing | Physics Colloquium |
| Mon | Oct. 26, 26 | 5:15 p.m. | 42/110 | Joint session with the Department of Biology | TBD | Prof. Dr. Nicole Frankenberg-Dinkel | Physics Colloquium |
| Mon | Nov. 2, 26 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | TBD | TBD | Prof. Dr. Elke Neu-Ruffing | Physics Colloquium |
| Mon | Nov. 16, 26 | 3:45 PM | 46/270 | Physics Colloquium | |||
| Mon | Nov. 23, 26 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | Prof. Dr. Calin Alexandru, UPB (Polytechnic University of Bucharest) | TBD | Prof. Dr. Ioachim Pupeza | Physics Colloquium |
| Mon | Nov. 30, 26 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | Prof. Dr. Hélène Seiler, Freie Universität Berlin | TBD | Prof. Dr. Laurenz Rettig | Physics Colloquium |
| Mon | Dec. 7, 26 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | Physics Colloquium | |||
| Mon | Dec. 14, 26 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | Physics Colloquium | |||
| Mon | January 4, 27 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | Physics Colloquium | |||
| Mon | Jan. 11, 2027 | 3:45 PM | 46/270 | Physics Colloquium | |||
| Mon | Jan. 18, 2027 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | Physics Colloquium | |||
| Mon | Jan. 25, 2027 | 5:15 p.m. | 42/110 | Joint event with the Department of Biology Prof. Dr. Ivo Feussner, University of Göttingen | TBD | Prof. Dr. Michael Schroda | Physics Colloquium |
| Mon | Feb. 1, 2027 | 3:45 PM | 46/270 | Physics Colloquium |
Additional seminars and events:
SFB/TRR 173 SPIN+X: https://rptu.de/trr173/veranstaltungen/vortraege
Organization and Contacts
Physics Colloquium in the 2026/27 winter semester:
Prof. Dr. Hans Christian Schneider (hc.schneider(at)rptu.de / Tel.: +49 631 205 3208)
Secretariat: Anna Mihanovic (anna.mihanovic(at)rptu.de / Tel.: +49 631 205 2692)
Theoretical Physics Colloquium:
Professors of Theoretical Physics
Secretary: Christoph Käfer (theo5-sekretariat(at)physik.rptu.de / Tel.: +49 631 205 2272)
Laser and Quantum Optics Seminar:
Prof. Dr. Artur Widera (widera(at)rptu.de / Tel.: +49 631 205 4130)
Administrative Office: Silke Geiger (silke.geiger(at)rptu.de / Tel.: +49 631 205 3404)
| Date | Time | Location | Speaker | Topic | Host | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | April 13, 2026 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | Prof. Lina Stein, Hydrology Group, iES Landau Institute of Environmental Sciences | Water, Data & Global Perspectives: Insights from Global Hydrological Models to Local Research | JP Jörg | Physics Colloquium |
| Fri | April 17, 2026 | 10:15 | 46/387+388 | Prof. Dr. Michael Fleischhauer | Nonreciprocal Interactions | Prof. Widera | Laser and Quantum Optics Seminar |
| Mon | April 20, 2026 | 5:15 p.m. | 42/110 | Alexander Fellows, PhD, Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin Joint event with the Department of Biology | Sum-Frequency Microscopy: Wasting Light to Elucidate the Molecular Structure in Lipid Membranes | Prof. Pupeza | Physics Colloquium |
| Thu | April 23, 2026 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/576 | Dr. Renan da Silva Souza | Phase Transitions of Strongly Correlated Lattice Fermions Coupled to an Optical Cavity | PD Dr. Pelster | Theoretical Physics Colloquium |
| Fri | April 24, 2026, Special session | 10:15 | 46/387+388 | Prof. S. Eggert, Prof. L. Rettig, and Prof. A. Widera, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau | Floquet Engineering in Ultracold Gases and Condensed Matter | Prof. Widera | Laser and Quantum Optics Seminar |
| Mon | April 27, 2026 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | Prof. Matthias Fuchs, KIT Karlsruhe | Laser-Plasma Accelerators: Particle Acceleration in a Nutshell | Prof. Pupeza | Physics Colloquium |
| Mon | May 4, 2026 | 3:45 PM | 46/270 | Prof. Wolfgang Belzig, University of Konstanz | Topological Superconductivity in Higher Dimensions | Prof. Kamra | Physics Colloquium |
| Fri | May 8, 2026, Special Session | 10:15 | 46/387+388 | Dr. Milena Horvath, University of Innsbruck | Non-equilibrium dynamics of one-dimensional strongly correlated bosons | Prof. Widera | Laser and Quantum Optics Seminar |
| Mon | May 11, 26 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | Prof. Petra Tegeder, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg | Electronic Properties of Functional Molecules | Prof. Aeschlimann | Physics Colloquium |
| Fri | May 15, 2026 | 10:00 | 46/387+388 | Jun.-Prof. S. Fellenz, Prof. M. Kloft, and Prof. V. Scheuss, at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau | Advances in Physics-Informed Machine Learning and Non-Reciprocal Biological Neural Networks | Prof. Widera | Laser and Quantum Optics Seminar |
| Mon | May 18, 2026 | 3:45 PM | 46/270 | Prof. Dr. Nathan Harshman, American University | The Golden Age of One-Dimensional Anyons: Theory and Experiment | Priv.-Doz. Pelster | Physics Colloquium |
| Thu | May 21, 26 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/576 | Prof. Dr. Randall Dumont, McMaster University, Canada | TBA | Prof. Anglin | Theoretical Physics Colloquium |
| Thu | May 28, 2026 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/576 | Soumyadeep Halder | Dynamical Probing of Superfluidity and Shear Rigidity in Dipolar Bose-Einstein Condensate Phases | PD Dr. Axel Pelster | Theoretical Physics Colloquium |
| Fri | May 29, 2026 | 10:15 | 46/387+388 | Dr. Cosetta Baroni, University of Innsbruck and IQOQI | Fermi polarons: from static to kinetic properties and the role of a narrow Feshbach resonance | Prof. Widera | Laser and Quantum Optics Seminar |
| Mon | June 1, 2026 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | Physics Colloquium | |||
| Thu | June 11, 2026 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/576 | Dr. Michael Bortz, Fraunhofer | Modeling, Simulation, Optimization: Mathematical Innovation Goes Live | Prof. Eggert | Theoretical Physics Colloquium |
| Mon | June 15, 2026 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | Prof. Dr. Henning Moritz, University of Hamburg - OSCAR Mini-Symposium | Fermionic Superfluids in Two and Three Dimensions | Prof. Eggert/JP Jörg | Physics Colloquium |
| Thu | June 18, 2026 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/576 | Dr. Simon Jäger, University of Bonn | Simulating Dynamics from Cavity-Mediated Interactions and Dissipation | Dr. Imke Schneider | Theoretical Physics Colloquium |
| Mon | June 22, 2026 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | Prof. Hans Huebl, Walther Meissner Institute and TU Munich | From Spin Ensembles to Magnon-Phonon Coupling: Hybrid Quantum Systems in Action | Prof. Kamra | Physics Colloquium |
| Fri | July 3, 2026 , special session | 10:15 | 46/387+388 | Dr. Andrea Bergschneider, University of Bonn | Exploring Pairing in Fermi-Hubbard Systems and Electron-Hole Pairs in Two-Dimensional Materials | Prof. Widera | Laser and Quantum Optics Seminar |
| Mon | July 6, 2026 | 5:15 p.m. | 42/110 | Dr. Dmitry Shvarev, University of Osnabrück Joint event with the Department of Biology | Cryo-EM sheds new light on the organization of the chlorophyll biosynthesis pathway | Prof. Frankenberg-Dinkel | Physics Colloquium |
| Fri | July 10, 2026 | 11:00 | 46/387+388 | Prof. Dr. Jiang Xiao, Fudan University, Shanghai | Quantum Entanglement and Teleportation of Magnons in Coupled Spin Chains | Prof. Kamra | Laser and Quantum Optics Seminar |
| Mon | July 13, 2026 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/270 | PhD Elyahou Kapon, EPFL | Integrated Quantum Photonics: Physics, Technology, Applications | Priv.-Doz. Pelster | Physics Colloquium |
| Tue | July 14, 26 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/576 | Leandro A. Machado, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil, and Newcastle University, United Kingdom | Decay of Macrovortices in Superfluids: A Cavity-QED Perspective | Priv.-Doz. Pelster | Special Session: Theoretical Physics Colloquium |
| Thu | July 16, 2026 | 3:45 p.m. | 46/576 | Prof. Dr. Carlos Sa de Melo, Georgia Institute of Technology | TBD | PD Dr. A. Pelster | Theoretical Physics Colloquium |
Organization of the Physics Colloquium in the Summer Semester 2026:
Prof. Dr. Volker Schünemann (schuene(at)rptu.de / Tel.: +49 631 205 4920)
Secretariat: Heike Buchinger (heike.buchinger(at)rptu.de / Tel.: +49 631 205 2140)