FREEPIK; BEARB.: A. HEINZELMANN
FREEPIK; BEARB.: A. HEINZELMANN

07th-10th April 2026

Welcome to the 56th Heidelberg Physics Graduate Days. The courses are open for advanced students, in particular those working on their Master's and doctoral theses. Our aim is to offer courses that broaden the physics knowledge of our students as well as to teach specialized techniques.

The courses are organised as parallel block lectures, with the morning lectures taking place from 9:30 to 12:30 and the afternoon lectures from 14:00 to 17:00, including coffee breaks. There is also a free lunch each day included in your registration. Note that each course runs every day for five days either in a morning or afternoon slot.

The Heidelberg Physics Graduate Days take place Im Neuenheimer Feld 226 and 227.

In order to get your badge and mensa vouchers, please visit the Grad Days Office on Monday morning. It is located at INF 226, in front of the Gold Box. Further information about the venue can be found here

56th Heidelberg Physics Graduate Days

Places available: 0

Morning - Tuesday to Friday 9:30 - 12:30

John A. Peacock
University of Edinburgh
EVOLUTION OF THE DARK UNIVERSE INF 226 K2/3
 
Christian Groß
University of Tübingen
QUANTUM LEGO WITH ULTRACOLD ATOMS INF 227 SR 2.403
 
Freya Blekman
DESY / University of Hamburg
THE HIGGS BOSON OF THE FUTURE INF 227 SR 3.403/404
 
Johanna Erdmenger
University of Würzburg
HOLOGRAPHIC DUALITIES INF 227 SR 1.403/404
 
Katharina Ollefs
Heidelberg University
MAGNETIC MATERIALS FOR GREEN ENERGY: FROM FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING TO REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS INF 227 HS 2
 

Afternoon - Tuesday to Friday 14:00 - 17:00

Anne-Marie Wefing
Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø
UNRAVELLING THE SECRETS OF THE OCEANS USING ISOTOPIC TRACERS INF 227 SR 3.403/404
 
David James Weir
University of Helsinki
PRIMORDIAL SOURCES OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES: WHAT CAN SIMULATIONS TEACH US INF 226 K2/3
 
Felix Warmer
Eindhoven University of Technology / Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
PLAYING WITH STARFIRE: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF FUSION INF 227 HS 2
 
Jan Kierfeld
Dortmund University
SOFT MATTER AND BIOPHYSICS: HARD SPHERES, POLYMERS, AND SOFT RHEOLOGY WITH NOVEL SIMULATION TECHNIQUES INF 227 SR 2.403
 
Aaron Held
Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris
LIVING WITH GHOSTS: THE PHYSICS OF OPPOSITE-SIGN KINETIC TERMS INF 227 SR 1.403/404
 

Industry Lecture - Tuesday 17:30 - 18:30

Martin Pauly
Exnaton AG
POWERING CHANGE: RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND DYNAMIC CONSUMPTION INF 227 HS 2
 

Hans Jensen Invited Lecture - Thursday 17:30 - 18:30

Jesse Thaler
Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions
CENTAUR SCIENCE: ADVENTURES IN AI + PHYSICS INF 308 HS 1
 

Tuesday 18:30

Welcome - Wednesday 17:30 - 18:00

with HGSFP Spokesperson, Student Representatives and all Grad Days Lecturers
OPENING SESSION INF 227 HS 1
 

Barbecue - Wednesday from 18:30

Get Together - Thursday 18:30