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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...

Physics and Astronomy among the top 200 internationally The Department of Physics is represented in the top 200 in the QS World University Ranking with the subject Physics and Astronomy. Another six subjects among the top 200 internationally Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)...

Two FAU researchers have each been awarded second prize in the Köber Foundation's German Study Prize 2024. Dr. Tobias Weitz and Dr. Silvia Weko were presented with the prizes, endowed with 5000 euros, by the President of the Bundestag, Bärbel Bas, at the German Parliamentary Society. Dr. des. Sil...

Since the end of 2020, a great many people worldwide have been vaccinated against Covid-19, but until now the exact structure of these vaccines was not known. Prof. Dr. Tobias Unruh from the Chair of Crystallography at FAU and his team have now begun to rectify this. The results of these elaborate a...

The Faculty of Natural Sciences has awarded Kai Phillip Schmidt the teaching prize for the 2023 academic year. He was nominated for his courses Theoretical Physics III (Quantum Mechanics) and Calculation Methods in Physics for first-year students. The prize was presented by the dean, Jürgen Schatz. ...

With the Renate-Wittern-Sterzel Prize, the university honours ideas and projects in research and teaching that contribute to the promotion of gender equality and greater diversity at the university. This year, the "ESFZ Student Research Camps for all kids in Durban" project is one of the award winne...

Hodabalo Kondo-Feou was honoured with the German Academic Exchange Service Prize (DAAD Prize) 2024. He accepted the award at the FAU Awards ceremony on 22 October 2024. The orphan from Togo was supported by a sponsor family near Erlangen. Thanks to his outstanding academic achievements, he was ab...