News list
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Dark Matter Day - Physics Tricks & Treats
Demonstration & Kunst zum Thema Dunkle Materie
Freitag, 31. Oktober, 18:00–20:00 Uhr im Science Pavilion UZH, Vortrag von Prof. Björn Penning um 19:00 -
Are Community-Driven Initiatives the Key for Better Publishing?
Panel Discussion with Prof. Michael N. Dawson, University of California, Dr. Lídia del Rio, Physik-Institut UZH, Dr. Bernhard Spingler, Department of Chemistry UZH, Prof. Dr. Milo A. Puhan, Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Prevention Institute UZH
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Zurich Phenomenology Workshop ZPW 2025
Particle Physics from Low to High Energies, January 6 - 8
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Aegerter Lab: Disordered and non-equilibrium soft-matter
We investigate disordered and out-of equilibrium systems with a particular emphasis on understanding and controlling light transport in turbid media, which we apply in the characterisation of soft matter, such as foams.
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Gehrmann group: Elementary particle theory
We study the interactions of elementary particles and develop new techniques for high precision applications of quantum field theory.
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Schilling group: Phase Transitions, Materials and Applications
We study novel materials showing interesting electronic phase transitions and investigate their potential for applications, for example, as nano-structured single-photon detectors based on the transition to the superconducting state.
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Groups Canelli/Kilminster: Particle physics with the CMS experiment at CERN
Our research consists of studying the structure of matter, energy, space and time at the highest energies possible to understand the fundamental nature of our universe. Our groups are major contributors of the inner tracking detector at the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at the CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
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Isidori group: Physics beyond the Standard Model
We develop new theoretical models to describe elementary interactions at small distances, and analyse their phenomenological implications for current and future particle-physics experiments.
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Baudis group: experimental astroparticle physics, NEUTRINOS
We aim to reveal the fundamental nature of neutrinos (Dirac or Majorana particles) by searching for the neutrinoless double beta decay of 76-Ge in enriched, high-purity germanium diodes operated in ultra-pure liquid argon
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Greber group: Low dimensional systems (LDS)
We investigate objects like zero-dimensional C80 endofullerene molecules and wafer-scale two-dimensional boron nitride in view of their functionality as nano-materials.
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Jetzer group: Gravitation and Astrophysics
We work on different aspects of general relativity and on gravitational waves and are directly involved in the efforts of both ground-based (LIGO) and space-borne GW (LISA) observatories.
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Crivellin group: Physics beyond the Standard Model
We mainly work on flavour physics beyond the Standard Model. This include the study of the hints for lepton flavour universality violation observed by LHCb and their implications for lepton flavour violation itself.
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Saha group: astroparticle physics
We develop and build detectors for the next generation of ground-based telescopes to study very high energy gamma rays coming from cosmic sources.
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Zoller group: Elementary Particle Physics Theory
We are focused on the development and application of new methods and automated computer tools in order to produce high-precision theory predictions for a wide range of interesting but complex particle processes at the LHC and other collider experiments.
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Bzdušek group: Theory of Topological Matter
We explore topological phases of matter in crystalline solids, classical metamaterials, open quantum systems, and non-Euclidean geometries.
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Soares Santos group: observational cosmology
The group scientific analysis and instrumentation aiming at new cosmology breakthroughs from large cosmic surveys and gravitational wave experiments.
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Penning group: Dark Matter Searches
We are searching for Dark Matter using liquid xenon and cryogenic detectors
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Baudis group: experimental astroparticle physics, DARK MATTER
We aim to identify the nature of dark matter and to observe rare collisions between dark matter particles and xenon atoms in ultra-sensitive time projection chambers using xenon in its liquid form
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Group Serra: Particle physics with the LHCb experiment at CERN
Where has all the antimatter gone? LHCb is an experiment set up to explore what happened after the Big Bang that allowed matter to survive and build the Universe we inhabit today.
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Neupert group: Condensed matter theory
We study topological states of quantum matter, unconventional superconductors, and platforms for future quantum computers.
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Grazzini group: Particle phenomenology at high-energy colliders
We perform accurate theoretical calculations for benchmark processes at high-energy colliders and we implement them into numerical tools that can be used in experimental analyses.
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Baudis group: experimental astroparticle physics: DARWIN
We conduct R&D for a future liquid xenon observatory (DARWIN) in astroparticle physics in the framework of our ERC advanced grant project Xenoscope
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Soluyanov group: Condensed matter theory
We search and make predictions for of topological phases in real materials.
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Stoffer group: Effective field theories at the precision frontier
We work on indirect searches for physics beyond the Standard Model and on non-perturbative effects due to the strong interaction at low energies, making use of effective-field-theory methods.
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Congratulations to Thomas Greber
for the 2024 JVSS MBA Award
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Congratulations to Brigitte Decrausaz
Brigitte Decrausaz is the winner of the DECTRIS Experimental Physics Prize with a thesis on "Magnons in the Multiferroic Ni3TeO6"
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Congratulations to Marina Mesyura
Marina Mesyura received the Soluyanov Prize for the best theoretical physics master thesis "On the combinations of triangles, memories and gyroscopes"
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Congratulations to Gaia Fontana, Kay Schönwald and Simone Zoia
for winning a prize for the best poster at the Open Days of the Physik-Institut: "Down the QCD Rabbit Hole"
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Congratulations to the group of Tomáš Bzdušek
Mykhailo Pavliuk, Zoltán Guba, Askar Iliasov, and Tomáš Bzdušek win a prize for the best poster at the Open Days 24 of the Physik-Institut: "New Directions in Topological Matter"
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Congratulations to Nicolas Angelides
for winning a prize for the best poster at the Open Days 24 of the Physik-Institut: "Lux-Zeplin - the Search for Dark Matter"
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Fabian Natterer
Congratulations on the promotion to Associate Professor for Quantum Materials and Sensing
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Congratulations to Fanqiang Meng (CMS group)
his analysis on differences between tau leptons and muons is published in PRL.
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Welcome Dr. Christian Tzschaschel
Senior Scientist working on elucidate exotic states of matter using laser-optical approaches
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Welcome Prof. Johanna Nordlander
Johanna Nordlander is a leading expert in oxide materials discovery
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Group Neupert News: Publication in Science
Publication in Science on the hardness of quantum materials simulations
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W boson mass measurement
CMS recently presented the most precise measurement of the W mass at the LHC
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Welcome Professor Nigel Glover
Prof. Dr. Nigel Glover, professor for theoretical particle physics at the Durham University joins the group of Thomas Gehrmann as a guest professor.
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Guest Professor Matthias Neubert
Prof. Dr. Matthias Neubert, professor for theoretical particle physics at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz joins the group of Gino Isidori as a guest professor.
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Welcome Gina Gibson
visiting professor and artist-in-residence. Gina Gibson is a visual artist and Professor of Digital Communication at Black Hills State University (US).
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News from the Baudis group
First detection of the neutrino fog by XENONnT published in PRL
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Solstice of Foundations
Summer school on Quantum Foundations, 16-20 June 2025 @ University of Zurich: https://foundations.squids.ch/
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Rubin LSST First Look Watch Party @ UZH
We celebrate the release of the first images from the Rubin Observatory
June 23 2025, 16:45 -19:00 pm ,Y17-M-05 -
International Year of Quantum Science and Technology
In 2025 we celebrate 100 years of quantum mechanics.
To come at UZH: exhibition, symposium and a quantum escape room! -
Quantum Computing Summer School
21-25 July 2025 @ University of Zurich, registration now open: https://qc.squids.ch/
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2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
for the four CERN experiments ATLAS, CMS, ALICE and LHCb
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Congratulations: Semesterpreis HS2024 for Max Lüscher
For his thesis on "Super-Inkjet Printed Three-Terminal Graphene Field Effect Transistors with 10μm Channel Length. Exploration of a New Method for Fast Electrical Characterization of Graphene"
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Congratulations to Laura Baudis!
Laura Baudis is elected to the National Academy of Sciences
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The FameLab Switzerland Final will take place on 24. September in Bern
Dr Nicolas Angelides will represent UZH physics with a talk about dark matter
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Dark sirens singing about dark energy
CHIPP news article about Marcelle Soares-Santos and the research of her group
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Nobel Prize in Phyics for John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis
“for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit”
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Launch of the ESA experiment ACES
a set of ultra-precise atomic clocks in space will test Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity with contributions from Philippe Jetzers' group.
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First collaboration meeting of the XLZD collaboration
XLZD is working on the next-generation dark matter detector
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Armin Ilg
Ambizione fellow in the group Canelli, working on 'Ultra-light silicon sensors for the next generation of particle colliders'
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Congratulations to Florencia Canelli
selected to become a American Physical Society Fellow “For distinguished leadership in physics at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN and for significant contributions to the study of the top quark at the Large Hadron Collider and at the Tevatron at Fermilab. ”
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Congratulations to Chiara Savoini
for winning the CHIPP PhD prize 2025 for her work on precision measurements for top quarks
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Congratulations to Marc Janoschek
selected to become a American Physical Society Fellow “For groundbreaking contributions to revealing and understanding quantum states of strongly correlated materials through the innovative development and application of neutron-scattering techniques.”
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Awards for best presentation in the CHIPP summer student program went to UZH Dark Matter!
Congratulations Simone Pasquini and Elena Muñoz
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First results from the Qrocodile-Experiment published in PRL
Superconducting sensors can detect single low-energy photons. Researchers with leading contributions from groups of our institute (Schilling, Baudis, Penning, Neupert) have now used this capability in a dark matter experiment.
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Quantum Century Exhibition
In the UZH Science Library, Campus Irchel
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Zurich and the birth of quantum mechanics
Article on the life and research of Wolfgang Pauli and Gregor Wentzel in the 1920s: https://www.zb.uzh.ch
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Sara Zoccheddu wins the Engineering award for women in STEM by the Italian council of engineers
Sara did her master's thesis in the group of Nico Serra.
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Dectris Prize: Congratulations to Andrej Maraffio
for winning the Dectris Prize 2025 for the best experimental master thesis on 'Simulations and experimental tests for preparing the muCool 2024 beamtime'
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Soluyanov Prize: Congratulations to Haojie Geng
for winning the Soluyanov Prize 2025 for the best theoretical master thesis on 'The shapes of low mass galaxies at z>6 in FIREbox HR simulation'
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New publication in Nature Physics of group Johan Chang
A publication on the impact of low-energy spin fluctuations on the strange metal in a cuprate superconductor has been published in Nature Physics
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Zurich Instruments Award: Congratulations to Julia Küspert
for winning the Zurich Instruments Award 2025 for the best experimental PhD thesis on 'Competing States in the Unconventional Superconductor La2-xSrxCuO4'
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Poster Award 2025 Congratulations to Christiane Mayer, Johannes Wüthrich and Jona Motta for winning the prizes for the best posters of the institute!