From May 6 to 8, approximately 20 students from grades 10 and 11 will convene at the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) for a physics seminar and the third round of the state physics competition. One-half of the participants will proceed to the final round of the competition. Furthermore, all young people will attend physics workshops and conduct experiments in the laboratory. The program encompasses wave optics, measurement techniques, and laboratory work in physics. The winner of the state competition will be announced on Wednesday, May 8.

10 students participate in the final round of the state physics competition at the RPTU in Kaiserslautern. They are required to present a previously completed assignment and the results of their work in a colloquium. Additionally, they must carry out and evaluate two experiments independently in the laboratory. The performance in the experiments, the colloquium, and the term paper are evaluated in equal parts, and the results determine the winner of the competition.

The winner will be invited by the Department of Physics to participate in a practical course, during which they will gain an insight into laboratory work.

In parallel with the competition, a physics seminar is held for all pupils. Lectures and experiments provide insight into physics research, in addition to the competition participants. Topics include light and color in flower and plant colors, measuring methods and devices from wave optics, and the acoustics of black holes. Furthermore, all young people will receive information about the Early Studies in Physics (FiPS) programme and the physics, biophysics and techno-physics courses offered by the Department of Physics at RPTU in Kaiserslautern.
The students attend various grammar schools in Rhineland-Palatinate.
The state physics competition was launched by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The competition is sponsored by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Education, the State Research Center for Optics and Materials Science (OPTIMAS), the Collaborative Research Centers SFB-TR185 (OSCAR - Open System Control of Atom and Photonic Matter) and SFB-TR173 (SPIN+X - Spin in its collective environment), as well as the Sparkasse Kaiserslautern.

Questions answered:
Anett Fleischhauer
Deanery Physik
Phone.: 0631 205-5251
E-Mail: anett.fleischhauer(at)rptu.de