University of Vienna Physics Colloquium

Supported by the Vienna Doctoral School in Physics

The Physics Colloquium is a series of public lectures hosted by the Faculty of Physics of the University of Vienna, featuring internationally renowned speakers covering the full breadth of our fields of research.

The goal of these Colloquia is to bring together the entire Faculty, including students, to foster our spirit of community and promote a stimulating exchange of ideas from the frontiers of science.

Organizers: Massimiliano Procura, Lee Rozema and Toma Susi

Events in the Winter Semester 2025/26

Mondays at 13:30-15:00
A light lunch buffet will be offered before the lectures at around 13:00

Lise Meitner Lecture Hall
Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna
Strudlhofgasse 4, 1090 Vienna


6 October 2025
Maria Ibáñez

ISTA, Austria
Tailoring Thermoelectric Performance through Solution Processing

© ISTA

1 December 2025
Thomas Mannel

University of Siegen, Germany
100 Years of Quantum Theory: From Quantum Mechanics to Modern Particle Theory

© Sascha Hüttenhain

19 January 2026
Diana Ürge-Vorsatz

Central European University, Austria
Can we Energy Transition the World into Carbon Neutrality?

© Kriszta Falus

26 January 2026
Jun Ye

JILA, NIST and University of Colorado
Light a quantum path for clock and fundamental physics
Changed time & place: 15:30, Christian Doppler Lecture Hall

© R. Jacobson