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 cutting edge of science.

Organizers: Massimiliano Procura, Lee Rozema and Toma Susi

Events in the Winter Semester 2024/25

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


28 October 2024
Matthias Neubert

University of Mainz, Germany
Weakly-coupled light new particles

© Matthias Neubert

9 December 2024
Michael Cates

University of Cambridge, UK
Surprises in the Statistical Physics of Active Matter

© Michael Cates

13 January 2025
Andreas Petzold

Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
Aviation and the Global Climate – Impacts and Mitigation Strategies

© Forschungszentrum Jülich / Sascha Kreklau