Department of Physics

Peter Hommelhoff, holder of the Chair of Laser Physics at FAU from 2012-2024, has been awarded the Otto Hahn Prize 2025 for his pioneering contributions to the ultrafast control of electrons and the associated establishment of new areas of research. The award ceremony, which includes prize money of ...

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...