On May 13^th our event „FAU meets IMPRS” was organized for the first time at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM). We invited interested FAU Bachelor and Master students from the fields of Physics, Medical Engineering, Biology and Medicine to learn more about our graduate programme…

Nico Baßler obtained his doctoral degree on May 6th, 2025 when he successfully defended his doctoral thesis about “Quantum optics with atoms and molecules”. Well done!

On May 7th and 8th our joint retreat of IMPRS Physics of Light and IMPRS Physics and Medicine took place at the hotel Stempferhof in Gößweinstein.

To break the ice, we started the event with Scientific Speed Dating. When everyone knew at least some of the names and research areas of their fellow…

Another opportunity to interact with guest scientists happened on May 2nd, when we welcomed around 20 participants of the ZaPF (Zusammenkunft aller (deutschsprachigen) Physik-Fachschaften) event, that took place in Erlangen.

After a short introductory talk in which our guests learned more about our…

On April 29^th our third „FAU meets IMPRS”-Event took place in the Foyer of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light. We invited interested FAU Bachelor and Master students from the fields of Physics and Engineering to learn more about our graduate programme “IMPRS Physics of Light…

Neural networks are one typical structure on which artificial intelligence can be based. The term ›neural‹ describes their learning ability, which to some extent mimics the functioning of neurons in our brains. To be able to work, several key ingredients are required: one of them is an activation…

Professor Leonhard Möckl is a recipient of the ›2024 Rising Star in Biological, Medicinal, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry‹ Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS). The annual award highlights new leaders in scientific research worldwide whose scientific contributions have a lasting impact on…

Tomohisa Toda, head of the research group ‘Neural Epigenomics’ at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM), is investigating how the physical nature of cell nuclei affects gene regulation and brain function. With his serial studies on the importance of long-lived cellular components to…

Dr Clara Wanjura has been selected for the Minerva Fast Track Programme of the Max Planck Society (MPG) and has founded her own research group ‘Topology and Neuromorphic Computing’ at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL). The theoretical physicist is exploring research questions…

A recent episode of the German TV news program 17:30 SAT1 Bayern explored the highly topical issue of quantum communication under the title “Security on the Net – How Quantum Keys Help”. Prof. Christoph Marquardt, research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL), and…

The Distinguished Lecturer Series (DLS) continued in 2025 with the first talk “Quantum Learning Machines” by Gerard Milburn. He is professor at the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies and the new UK National Quantum Computing Centre.

Anchit Srivastava obtained his doctoral degree on February 7th, 2025 when he successfully defended his doctoral thesis about “Near Petahertz Femtosecond Fieldoscopy”. Well done!

The range of research at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) continues to grow: the research group “Mucosal Immunology” brings a new and promising field of medical research to the collaborative research center in Erlangen. Prof. Maximilian Waldner, Medical Clinic 1 of the…