Physikalisches Institut of University of Bonn

The Physikalisches Institut was built from 1911 to 1913. Heinrich Kayser, Heinrich Konen, Christian Füchtbauer and Wolfgang Paul, among others, taught here. The Physics Institute conducts research in a wide variety of fields and is also a center for teaching. Students are taught the basics of physics and can expand and deepen their knowledge in further courses of study.

News
University of Bonn participating in two ERC Synergy Grants

The University of Bonn has been successful twice in the funding line for the Synergy Grants from the European Research Council (ERC) with other partners. The GravNet project is building a global detector network to search for high-frequency gravitational waves. The CeLEARN project coordinated by the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – CAESAR aims to decode how single cells learn from their environment. The ERC uses Synergy Grants to support research groups in which different skills, knowledge, and resources are brought together in order to tackle ambitious research questions. The projects will receive several million euros of support in the next six years.

Institute trip 2024

This year's Institute excursion took place at the beginning of September and took us to the medieval "Stadt Blankenberg" on the river Sieg and to the Bergisches Land in the Panarbora nature adventure park in Waldbröl.

Embracing Diversity in High Energy Physics

October 07-09, 2024

Bethe Center for Theoretical Physics

Bonn celebrates 70 years of research at CERN

From 14 to 20 September 2024, the University of Bonn celebrated the 70th anniversary of the famous European nuclear research center CERN for an entire week. With a varied program of science slams, physics shows and a concluding symposium, the focus was on the fascinating world of particle physics.

Events
Particle Physics Seminar: BL4S and other outreach/education ac...
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
"BL4S and other outreach/education activities of CERN and DESY" - Für weitere Angaben folgen Sie dem Link in der Kategorie "Weitere Informationen". For further ...
Amplitudes Seminar: Soft photon theorem at leading and next-to...
Nussallee 12, 53115 Bonn
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
"Soft photon theorem at leading and next-to-leading power" - Für weitere Angaben folgen Sie dem Link in der Kategorie "Weitere Informationen". For further ...
Women* in Physics Bonn: Organizers Meeting
HISKP
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
"Organizers Meeting" - Für weitere Angaben folgen Sie dem Link in der Kategorie "Weitere Informationen". For further details, follow the link in the ...
HEP Theory Seminar: NLO unitarity and stability bounds in exte...
Nussallee 12, 53115 Bonn
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
"NLO unitarity and stability bounds in extended Higgs sectors" - Für weitere Angaben folgen Sie dem Link in der Kategorie "Weitere Informationen". For further ...

About us

An international team of scientists and students is involved in research and teaching at the Physikalisches Institut. Technical and administrative staff create the conditions for successful operation in all areas of work.

Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.
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Institute

Click on the link below to get an overview of the
facilities of the institute. On the page you will also find the contact persons for different
areas as well as further information.

Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.
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Members

More than 250 people work together at the Physikalisches Institut. Find out who we are!

Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.
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Policies for Protection Against Sexualized Discrimination and Violence

Sexualized discrimination and violence are not tolerated at the Physikalisches Institut. A respectful and trusting as well as non-discriminatory cooperation of all members, relatives and guests is a matter of course for the University of Bonn.

Research

At the Physics Institute, research is conducted in a wide variety of fields. Various research facilities are available for this purpose, including the university's own ELSA accelerator facility. The broad-based research entails a large number of offers for students.

Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.
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Research Focus

At the Physics Institute, research is conducted in the main areas of particle physics, condensed matter and photonics, and accelerator physics

Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.
© Volker Lannert / Universität Bonn

Research Groups

The Physics Institute has many different research groups working in the various focus areas.

Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.
© Volker Lannert / Universität Bonn

Research Facilities

The Physics Institute houses a variety of facilities from a wide range of research areas. 

The Department of Physics and Astronomy

The Department of Physics and Astronomy consists of the Physikalisches Institut, the Helmholtz Institute for Radiation and Nuclear Physics, the Institute for Applied Physics and the Argelander Institute for Astronomy. The physicists of these four institutions jointly design and conduct a broad program of offerings for students, researchers, as well as for young people and the general public.

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About studying physics

In the various courses of study, the fundamentals of experimental and theoretical physics are taught and comprehensively deepened.

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Outreach activities

Various events in the field of public relations offer a broad audience an insight into the world of physics.

Wolfgang-Paul-Lecture

Wolfgang Paul was professor of physics at Physikalisches Institut of University of Bonn from 1952 to 1993. In remembrance of Wolfgang Paul highly distinguished physicists are regularly invited to give the Wolfgang Paul Lecture at the institute. This lecture series is made possible by the Wolfgang Paul foundation which was generously supported by himself with half of his Nobel Prize money.

Contact

Institute Director

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Prof. Dr. Stefan Linden

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Kreuzbergweg 24

53115 Bonn

Office

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Jacqueline Weigelt

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Nußallee 12

53115 Bonn

Institute Manager

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Dr. Ulrich Blum

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Nußallee 12

53115 Bonn

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