Events

Graduation ceremony 2023 (WS23)

The ceremony will take place as Absolventenfeier der Fakultät NT. Congratulations to all gradutes! and good luck for the future careers!

 

ZBP Colloquium

Prof. Dr. Joachim O. Rädler (LMU München)
Title: pH-Dependent Mesophases Determine Lipid Nanoparticle Function: Toward Controlled Gene Expression and Cellular Reprogramming
Time: 14:15 (refreshments at 14:00)
Location: Campus SB, Building C6 4, room 0.09 (Hörsaal II)

Physics Colloquium

Annabelle Bohrdt (Ludwig-Maximilians Universität (LMU), München)
Title: From cuprates to neural quantum states and quantum simulation
Time: 14 c.t.
Location: Campus SB, building C6 4, Room 0.09 (Hörsaal II)

Campus Seminar Homburg

Time: 14:00
Location: Auditorium CIPMM, Gebäude 48, Campus Homburg

  1. TBA
  2. TBA

Contact: campusseminar-homburg(at)uni-saarland.de

Physics Colloquium

Friedhelm Serwane (Universität Ulm, Ulm)
Titel: Biophysics of retinal organoids
Time: 14 c.t.
Location: Campus SB, building C6 4, Room 0.09 (Hörsaal II)

Physikalisches Kolloquium

Thomas Schmidt (Universität Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
Titel: Hydrodynamics of classical and quantum active systems
Zeit: 14 Uhr c.t.
Ort: Campus SB, Gebäude C6 4, Raum 0.09 (Hörsaal II)

PhD Students' Day 2026

More information will be announced soon.

 

Past events

ZBP Colloquium

Prof. Dr. Emanuel Schneck (TU Darmstadt)
Title: Combining X-Ray Scattering and Molecular Simulations for the Study of Lipid and Surfactant Layers at Air/Water Interfaces
Time: 14:15 (refreshments at 14:00)
Location: Campus SB, Building C6 4, room 0.09 (Hörsaal II)

Workshop

Applying Machine Learning Tools for Advanced Image Analysis
In collaboration with INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials
Date: November 3rd and 4th, 2025 (2 days workshop, orginally scheduled for July 2025)
Number of participants is limited. Please register here.
 

Conference Cell Physics 2025

The  “Cell Physics 2025“ will take place at Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany, 7-9 October 2025 as in-person format.
The conference provides an interdisciplinary platform for scientific exchange between participants from the fields of cell biology and biophysics.  It offers all participants an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest developments in established and emerging fields, to exchange ideas and to network.

Physics Colloquium

Dr. Oskar Staufer (Leibniz Institut für Neue Materialien, Saarbrücken)
Title: Synthetic Immunology – Immunizing the Future
Time: 10:30 s.t.
Location: Campus SB, Building E2 6, Room E.04 or online via Teams

Board meeting

The board will meet on July 17 for its second meeting in 2025. Agenda:

Time: 14:00-15:30
Location: Campus SB, Building C6 4, Room 0.09

Summer School @ UdS: From Atoms to Zettabytes

The Physics Department invited interested students to attend the Computer Science and Physics Summer School during the first week of the summer holidays: with exciting workshops, lots of practical projects, and fascinating laboratory tours daily from July 7 to 11, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Summer School took place on the Saarbrücken campus in the CIP Pool of Physics (C6 2, Room -1.27).
The program was free of charge.

 

 

Physics Colloquium

Dr. Paul Mollière (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg)
Title: Clouds and Weather in Exoplanet Atmospheres
Time: 14 c.t.
Location: Campus SB, building C6 4, Room 0.09 (Hörsaal II)

Workshop

Basic Microscopic Image Processing and Analysis
In collaboration with INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials
Date: June 10th and 11th, 2025 (2 days workshop)
Number of participants is limited. Please register here.
We are grateful to Graduiertenprogramm GradUS for generous support of the workshop.
 

SynBio Colloquium: Sankaran Lab

Time: 16:00
Location: Building A4 3

  • This journal Club series will accompany us throughout the year with exciting discussions on new research from the field of Synthetic Biology.
  • Host: Sankaran Lab
  • Further information: SynBio Colloquia

ZBP Colloquium

Prof. Dr. Stefan Diez. (TU Dreden)
Title: Gliding Motion of Diatoms: Of Motors, Filaments and Complex Motility Patterns
Time: 14:15 (refreshments at 14:00)
Location: Campus SB, Building C6 4, room 0.09 (Hörsaal II)

Symposium of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology

Time: 13:00 - 17:00
Location: Aula
Schedule: program of the symposium

Open Campus 2025

Time: 10 - 16 
Join us for this year's Open Campus and learn more about the research and teaching being conducted at our Saarbrücken and Homburg campuses. Prospective students will be introduced to the full range of study options available at Saarland University. Visitors will enjoy a day packed full of events and activities showcasing all that Saarland University has to offer. The varied programme includes lectures/talks, information stands, guided lab tours, interactive workshops, and more. There are also activities for our international visitors, such as guided campus tours in English or French. 

Details about the program
Poster of events related to physics

 

PhD Students' Day 2025

Time: 13:00 - 17:00
Location: Auditorium, A 3.3
Schedule: Programm des PhD Students' Day 2025

Registration for the poster presentation:

Deadline: 21 March 2025

 

SynBio Colloquium: Staufer Lab

Time: 16:00
Location: Building A4 3

  • This journal Club series will accompany us throughout the year with exciting discussions on new research from the field of Synthetic Biology.
  • Host: Staufer Lab
  • Further information: SynBio Colloquia

ZBP Colloquium

Prof. Dr. T.-Y. Dora Tang. (Universität des Saarlandes)
Title: From molecules to life: building living systems from scratch (Flyer)
Time: 14:15 (refreshments at 14:00)
Location: Campus SB, Building C6 4, room 0.09 (Hörsaal II)

SynBio Colloquium: Tang Lab

Time: 16:00
Location: Building A4 3

  • This journal Club series will accompany us throughout the year with exciting discussions on new research from the field of Synthetic Biology.
  • Host: Tang Lab
  • Further information: SynBio Colloquia

Campus Seminar Homburg

Time: 14:00
Location: Auditorium CIPMM, Gebäude 48, Campus Homburg

  1. Prof. Dr. Jonas Sauer (Universität des Saarlandes, CIPMM)
    Title: Stable world models from drifting neuronal populations
  2. Prof. Dr. Emmanouil Liodakis & PD Dr. Wolfgang Metzger  (Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes)
    Title: Current Research Projects in Trauma Surgery

Contact: campusseminar-homburg(at)uni-saarland.de

Board Meeting

Time: 14:00-15:30
Location: Campus SB, Gebäude E2 6, Raum 0.04
The agenda included the following topics:

  • Update on the construction of the new ZBP building
  • Cell Physics 2025
  • Teaching
  • Colloquia, seminars, events

Physics Colloquium

Prof. Dr. François Nédélec (Sainsbury Laboratory University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Title: Simple Chromosome Partioning Mechanisms and a Mitotic Spindle
Time: 4pm c.t.
Location: Campus SB, Building C6 4, Room 0.09 (Hörsaal II)
Host: Dr. Philipp Hövel