01.05.2026 Newsletter Physics June 2026

Physics Department Newsletter 06/2026

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In this edition:

Alfred Wegener Prize 2026
Dr. Lara Heidrich (Semiconductor Photonics Group) and Dr. Yurii Radiev (Molecular Solid-State Physics Group) were awarded the Alfred Wegener Prize for their outstanding doctoral research. The award ceremony will take place on July 3, 2026, during the department's graduation ceremony.
Prof. Frank Bremmer Appointed as Adjunct Professor
Prof. Frank Bremmer from the Applied Physics and Neurophysics group was appointed as an Adjunct Professor (Research) at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. This appointment strengthens international collaboration in visual neuroscience and space-motion perception.
Girls' Day 2026
Eleven enthusiastic girls from grades 7 to 9 participated in the Girls' Day event on April 23, 2026. They engaged in hands-on activities in the department's workshops and research groups, gaining insights into studying physics and the world of science.
New DBU Fellowship in the "Physics of Solar Energy Conversion" Group
Malwine Lühder received a doctoral scholarship from the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) for her interdisciplinary work on low-dimensional perovskites. She is the third DBU fellow in this research group.

2D Excitonics with Atomically Thin Lateral Heterostructures (AG Malic)
Observation of Nonadiabatic Landau-Zener Tunneling Among Floquet States (AG Reutzel)
Valley-Controlled Exciton Interactions in WSe₂ Phototransistors (AG Malic)
Microscopic Insights into Magneto-Optics and Magneto-Transport in 2D Perovskites (AG Malic)
ARPES Signatures of Trions in 2D Materials (AG Malic / AG Reutzel)
Impact of an Electron Wigner Crystal on Exciton Propagation (AG Malic)
Role of Nonequilibrium Populations in Dark Exciton Formation (AG Reutzel / AG Malic)

Department Summer Party on June 11, 2026, at 3:00 PM in the parking lot behind Renthof 7.
Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Dr. Nadine Leisgang titled "When Quantum Materials Glow – Physics in Two Dimensions" on June 17, 2026, at 2:30 PM in the Main Lecture Hall, Renthof 5.