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The Institute for Theoretical Physics of the Department of Physics and Astronomy together with the Cluster of Excellence STRUCTURES at Heidelberg University announces an opening for a
FULL PROFESSORSHIP (W3) IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS.
We are looking for an internationally recognized theorist working on quantum physics in the context of quantum simulation, physical aspects of information theory, and the foundations of new methods of information processing and computation. The new professor should establish contact to the Heidelberg research groups in experimental and theoretical physics, and in particular provide theoretical perspectives for future experiments. This professorship is a key component in the Heidelberg cluster of excellence STRUCTURES and in the newly established focus area physics of information/novel methods of computation at the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Please have a look at the full job ad for further details: Job advertisement
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their application in English including a CV, a list of publications, a list with teaching experience and a research plan in electronic form (pdf) until October 21, 2020 to the Dean, Prof. Dr. T. Plehn, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Im Neuenheimer Feld 226, D-69120 Heidelberg (dekanat@physik.uni-heidelberg.de).
Title: Initial state fluctuations of QCD conserved charges in high energy nuclear collisions
Abstract: We initialize the Quantum Chromodynamic conserved charges of baryon number, strangeness, and electric charge arising from gluon splitting into quark-antiquark pairs for the initial conditions of relativistic heavy-ion collisions. A new Monte Carlo procedure that can sample from a generic energy density profile is presented, called Initial Conserved Charges in Nuclear Geometry (ICCING), based on quark and gluon multiplicities derived within the color glass condensate (CGC) effective theory. We find that while baryon number and electric charge have nearly identical geometries to the energy density profile, the initial strangeness distribution is considerable more eccentric and is produced primarily at the hot spots corresponding to temperatures of T≳ 400T ≳ 400 MeV for PbPb collisions at √s N N = 5.02 TeV.
Speaker: Dr. Mauricio Martinez Guerrero (North Carolina State University)
Thursday, August 20, 16:00 h, ITP, Online
Link: https://cern.zoom.us/j/99708870674
This is the title of the current brochure from “Baden-Württemberg international” (bw-i), which introduces excellent research landscapes in Baden-Württemberg.
The brochure mainly aims at scientists and people generally interested in science who are eager to receive more information about the Baden-Württemberg research landscape, and who would like to get a broad overview of what this beautiful federal state has to offer in terms of universities, research institutions, etc.
The cluster of excellence STRUCTURES is presented, as well as further institutions from bioeconomy, lightweight construction and industry 4.0. A large variety of examples demonstrate outstandingly what we are working on in this region.
The brochures are available at bw-i as well as in their download center.
STRUCTURES members Carsten Rother and Ullrich Köthe participate in the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems.
The great potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for the life sciences – from basic research in biology to medical applications – has to date largely been neglected.
To leverage that potential in future, researchers from Heidelberg University, the German Cancer Research Center, and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have founded a new research unit. It aims to support AI research in the life sciences and forge international links with activities in Heidelberg. The unit is part of the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS). ELLIS Life Heidelberg will initially be funded by the founding institutions for five years.
More info can be found at the Heidelberg University website.
STRUCTURES Members Ullrich Köthe and Ulrich Schwarz both give insights on their research in the current issue of the Ruperto Carola magazine
Read Ullrich Köthes article here
Read Ulrich Schwarzs article here or have a look at the entire issue here.
Group website of Ullrich Köthe.
Group website of Ulrich Schwarz.
The 45th Heidelberg Physics Graduate Days of the Heidelberg Graduate School for Physics and the Department of Physics and Astronomy take place from 5th - 9th October 2020. Participants from other universities are very welcome!
Courses are open for advanced students, in particular those working on their Master's and doctoral theses. It is the aim to offer courses that broaden the students' physics knowledge as well as to teach specialized techniques.
To take part in the 45th Graduate Days please register here.
Website of the Graduate Days here.
Back and live with limited places!
6th SCIENCE PUB QUIZ IN HEIDELBERG Date: Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Time: 07:30pm (doors open at 7pm)
Venue: Cafe Leitstelle at Dezernat #16
Organizers: Dennis Schulz and Lisa Ringena (both PhD students at Kirchhoff Institute for Physics, Heidelberg).
For the upcoming Science Pub Quiz in Heidelberg will be back in real life! The last edition before the summer break has a total of 40 spots in a well-aired Cafe Leitstelle available for you. As usual, we will ask you sciency questions, a vegetable or fruit might be thrown in water, and we have a wonderful guest: Linn Voss will join us from Berlin, where she does her PhD on toxicology at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment.
Entrance is free, doors open at 7pm, and questions will be asked both in English and German - and while we welcome all nerds Heidelberg, it will absolutely not be necessary to have studied any science to answer our questions.
Due to the current situation, you have to pre-register via email to sciencepubquiz@posteo.de with your name and, if you'd like to participate in a team, the names of your team members.
Event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/163768071730688.
All information on the quiz: www.pubquiz-hd.de
Instagram: @science.quiz.hd