Department of Physics

On May 16, we held a farewell ceremony for our graduates of the past academic year. Dean of Studies Prof. Vojislav Krstic welcomed Dr. Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens AG, as a special guest this year. He himself studied physics at FAU and returned to his alma mater and the lecture hall on this eveni...

Prof. Dr. Maria Chekhova has been awarded one of the coveted Advanced Grants from the European Research Council (ERC). This is associated with funding of around 2.5 million euros for five years. New light sources for quantum light Quantum light plays a central role in modern technologies, for ...

Christian Toepffer was born on May 21, 1941, in Breslau, studied physics from 1960 to 1963 at the University of Hamburg, then in Freiburg, where he received his diploma in 1966. He went to the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Frankfurt to pursue his doctorate. There he worked o...

Frieder Lenz was born on November 12, 1942. He studied physics at the University of Freiburg beginning in 1962. In 1971, he completed his studies with a doctorate under the renowned nuclear physicist Hans Marschall. He made his mark early on with his dissertation. He developed the foundations for a ...