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A Different YearWe are soon coming to the end of 2025, a year that in many ways turned out very differently from 2024.The International Year of Quantum Physics has given us a real energy boost, not least at the Rydberg Meeting Place (Mötesplats Rydberg). It has also been a year of major applications, which we hope will soon bear fruit, and a year in which future-oriented issues took centre stage.A
24 February 2026 15:15 to 16:00 | Seminar Neutron star mergers as laboratories for extreme physicsWith Dr. Stephan Rosswog, Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics, Hamburg Observatory, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, Universität Hamburg, Germany.This is a Lund Observatory seminar at Mötesplats Rydberg.AbstractWith the advent of gravitational wave-based multi-messenger astr
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/motesplats-rydberg-neutron-star-mergers-laboratories-extreme-physics - 2026-04-21
6 February 2026 09:15 | Thesis defence Rubina Davtyan has composed, for the Degree of Doctor, an academic thesis entitled:Guiding Light to Detect Life: Nanowires for Optical Biosensing.Research subject: PhysicsThe thesis is available here.The public defence of the doctoral thesis will take place on Friday February 6th, 2026 at 09:15 a.m. in Lecture Hall Rydbergsalen, Department of Physics, Profess
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/phd-thesis-defence-rubina-davtyan - 2026-04-21
6 February 2026 09:15 to 12:00 | Thesis defence For the degree of doctor in physics, Rubina Davtyan has written a scientific thesis entitled:“Guiding Light to Detect Life: Nanowires for Optical Biosensing”.Rubina Davtyan’s thesis is available to read and download from Lund University’s research portal.The faculty opponent is Dr Ruby Peters, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. About the eventL
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/dissertation-rubina-davtyan - 2026-04-21
13 February 2026 09:15 to 12:00 | Thesis defence For his doctoral degree in physics, Erik Löfquist has written a scientific thesis entitled:‘Fundamental and Applied Studies of Laser Plasma Accelerators’.Erik Löfquist's thesis is available to read and download on Lund University's research portal.The faculty's external examiner is Professor Michael Downer, University of Texas at Austin, USA. About
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/dissertation-erik-lofquist - 2026-04-21
27 January 2026 15:15 to 16:00 | Seminar Collective feelings in university physics: a qualitative exploratoy study of teaching and learning practices in an undergraduate physics courseWith Carolina de Barros Vidor, PhD candidate in Curriculum Studies, Department of Educational Sciences, Uppsala University.AbstractThis seminar presents findings from a qualitative, exploratory study of how collectiv
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/motesplats-rydberg-collective-feelings-university-physics - 2026-04-21
Head of Department Letter February 2026.
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/about-us/head-department-letter/head-department-letter-2026 - 2026-04-21
About traditionsMost academic institutions have traditions intended to foster a sense of belonging and to promote community, identity and shared values within educational environments. At older universities, this is also about continuity: connecting past, present and future generations through more or less formalised, recurring rituals. Rituals evidently give us a sense of control in a chaotic wor
24 February 2026 14:00 to 17:00 | For the award of the licentiate degree, William Samuelsson has authored a scientific thesis entitled:"Majorana bound states in interacting systems". The thesis is available at the Division of Solid State Physics.Opponent: Dr Gorm Ole Steffensen, Instituto de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), Spain.Examiner: Professor Mats‑Erik Pistol, Lund University. About the eventLo
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/licentiate-seminar-william-samuelsson - 2026-04-21
6 March 2026 09:00 to 12:00 | Thesis defence For the award of a doctoral degree in astronomy and astrophysics, Timmi Jørgensen has written a scientific thesis entitled:‘N-body simulations of open clusters and their destruction’Timmi Jørgensen's thesis is available to read and download from Lund University's research portal.The faculty's opponent is Professor Simon Paul Goodwin, University of Sheff
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/dissertation-timmi-jorgensen - 2026-04-21
3 March 2026 15:15 to 16:00 | Seminar The Curse of the Proton and the Path to Discovery at the LHCPresented by Professor Katerina Lipke, a distinguished experimental particle physicist from Wuppertal and DESY, and incoming Global Visiting Professor at Lund University’s Department of Physics.The seminar will be held in English.Abstract:Our microcosm is described by the Standard Model (SM) of partic
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/motesplats-rydberg-curse-proton-and-path-discovery-lhc - 2026-04-21
10 March 2026 10:00 to 12:00 | Seminar Fundamental neutron physics in the early UniverseValentina Santoro will deliver her docent lecture.AbstractNeutrons played a crucial role in shaping the early Universe, from the formation of the first atomic nuclei to the origin of the matter–antimatter asymmetry. This lecture discusses how fundamental neutron properties link particle physics to cosmology and
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/docent-lecture-valentina-santoro - 2026-04-21
How do we lift everyone – not just the stars?It is difficult to choose which issue feels most pressing at the moment – several major questions are moving at once. Discussions about strategic research areas, academic freedom, the future of the Department of Physics, and academic integrity are all taking place simultaneously. At the same time, we are working intensively with nominations for prizes a
27 March 2026 09:00 to 12:00 | Thesis defence Nicholas William Borsato will defend his doctoral thesis in astronomy and astrophysics, titled: “Heavy Metals, Global Winds and Evaporating Worlds: High-Resolution Spectroscopy of Ultra-Hot Jupiters”.Nicholas William Borsato's thesis is available to read and download via Lund University’s research portal.Opponent: Professor Enric Palle, Institute of As
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/doctoral-defence-nicholas-william-borsato - 2026-04-21
19 May 2026 15:15 to 16:00 | Seminar With Åsa Ek, Division of Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology, LTH; Charlotta Nilsson, Division of Particle and Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics; Henrik Rahm, Department of Language, Literature and Intercultural Studies, Karlstad University; Christopher Rääf, Division of Medical Radiation Physics, Faculty of Medicine; Kristina Eriksson Stenström, Division of
10 April 2026 09:15 to 12:00 | Thesis defence For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Elham Akbari has written a doctoral thesis entitled:“Solid Particles by Deterministic Lateral Displacement Effects of Shape and Size from Single Particles to Clusters.”Elham Akbari’s thesis is available to read and download from Lund University’s Research Portal.The faculty opponent is Professor Aman R
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/dissertation-elham-akbari - 2026-04-21
21 April 2026 15:00 to 16:00 | Seminar At Mötesplats Rydberg 21 April:From Stardust to the Origins of Life: What Samples from Asteroid Bennu Reveal About Solar System HistoryThe seminar will be given by Dante Lauretta, Professor of Planetary Science and Cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, who is also the Principal Investigator of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/motesplats-rydberg-stardust-origins-life - 2026-04-21
Excellence requires breaksIt is early April, most development reviews have now been completed, and holiday planning is well under way. As always, excellence in education and research is at the top of our agenda. At the same time, I would like to remind you that excellence also requires recovery and time off – whether you are a researcher, a teacher, or work in a support function.Historically, the
24 April 2026 13:15 to 16:00 | Thesis defence For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Stefan Susnjar has written a scientific thesis entitled:“Modelling of Light Propagation in Diffusive Media with Applications to Tissue Spectroscopy, Tomography and Photodynamic Therapy”.Stefan Susnjar’s thesis is available to read and download from Lund University’s research portal.The faculty opponent
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/dissertation-stefan-susnjar - 2026-04-21
24 April 2026 09:15 to 12:00 | Thesis defence For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Esra Yilmaz has written a scientific thesis entitled:“Cell Sorting for Biomechanical Characterisation of Cancer Cells”.Esra Yilmaz’s thesis is available to read and download from Lund University’s research portal.The faculty opponent is Professor Séverine Le Gac, University of Twente, the Netherlands.
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/calendar/disseration-esra-yilmaz - 2026-04-21
