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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 ...

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...

To mark its 135th anniversary, the Dr. Karl Remeis Observatory in Bamberg once again hosted an Open Day on 26 October 2024. From 3 p.m., the scientists working there offered a colourful and varied programme for all ages. There was not only the latest and modern technology to see, but the staff al...