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: 180

Registration

Tuesday 18:30

Get Together - Thursday 18:30

Welcome - Wednesday 17:30 - 18:00

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

John A. Peacock
University of Edinburgh
EVOLUTION OF THE DARK UNIVERSE
 
Christian Groß
University of Tübingen
QUANTUM LEGO WITH ULTRACOLD ATOMS
 
Freya Blekman
DESY / University of Hamburg
THE HIGGS BOSON OF THE FUTURE
 
Johanna Erdmenger
University of Würzburg (JMU - Julius-Maximilians-Universität)
HOLOGRAPHIC DUALITIES
 
Katharina Ollefs
Heidelberg University
MAGNETIC MATERIALS FOR GREEN ENERGY: FROM FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING TO REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS
 

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

Anne-Marie Wefing
Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø (NPI / NIPOLAR)
UNRAVELLING THE SECRETS OF THE OCEANS USING ISOTOPIC TRACERS
 
David James Weir
University of Helsinki
PRIMORDIAL SOURCES OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES: WHAT CAN SIMULATIONS TEACH US
 
Felix Warmer
Eindhoven University of Technology / Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP)
PLAYING WITH STARFIRE: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF FUSION
 
Jan Kierfeld
Dortmund University (TU - Technische Universität Dortmund)
SOFT MATTER AND BIOPHYSICS: HARD SPHERES, POLYMERS, AND SOFT RHEOLOGY WITH NOVEL SIMULATION TECHNIQUES
 
Aaron Held
Ecole Normale Superieure (Paris / Rue d'Ulm)
LIVING WITH GHOSTS: THE PHYSICS OF OPPOSITE-SIGN KINETIC TERMS
 

Industry Lecture - Tuesday 17:30 - 18:30

Barbecue - Wednesday from 18:30

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

Jesse Thaler
Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI)
CENTAUR SCIENCE: ADVENTURES IN AI + PHYSICS