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Outreach
New concept introduced in the plasma workshop of the project week
The project week for students at Ruhr University Bochum in grade 8 and 9 is a educational offer of the CRC 1316, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy from RUB and is greatly supported by zdi . From 4th to 7th October, the project week took place with four workshops hosting over 60 high school students.
The concept of the plasma workshop “From plasma to gold coating” was adapted accordingly to feedback by students and workshop leaders from the last years. The focus of the topics was shifted from theoretical work towards application based discussions with exercises to practice and apply newly gained knowledge. The focus has been set to enable the students to plan and execute their research as well as analyse the data and present their findings creatively and self-determined. The workshop leaders and material should guide through the workshop, offering the students a democratic say in the concrete design of the week.
To adapt the material to modern standards and the vast digital resources available for student online, the project guide now includes online resources that can be used for better understanding or diving deeper into different topics by using the QR-codes to access articles and videos. In the future, this guide can also be used with and on tablets and as a digital version, enhancing the interactivity and individualisation of the learning process of the students even further.
- You can find further information on the project week on the website of the Faculty for Physics and Astronomy.
Cooperation
New cooperation between project B7 and the Forschungszentrum Jülich
Pulsed plasmas in liquids are intensively investigated in project B7 of the CRC 1316. One possible application of these plasmas is the generation of nanoparticles directly in the liquid. These particles are deposited from the electrode material during the plasma ignition and thus particles of different sizes are generated. Now cooperation with the Forschungszentrum Jülich, a method is to be developed to to produce composite nanoparticles during plasma operation in liquids. For this purpose, the researchers Dr. Katharina Laake and Elia Jüngling from project B7 have travelled to Forschungszentrum Jülich to produce the first prototypes for electrode tips, which will which can later be used to produce composite nanoparticles.
Katharina Laake, project B7 of the CRC 1316
Honour
Chair of Experimental Physics II receives multiple honours at Faculty celebration
The Physics and Astronomy Department's Faculty Celebration is held annually. Here the graduates of the last year are honored. The ceremony if organized by the different chairs of the department. This year, the chair of Experimental Physics II with the Plasma Interface Physics group had the privilege of hosting the event. The celebration was on October 21st 2022 in the large lecture hall of the Department of Physics. This is a good opportunity to introduce the research field and to present the current research topics.
The event was moderated by Maike Kai and Philipp Maaß. Prof. Dr. Achim von Keudell and Prof. Judith Golda presented their research and some plasma physics experiments.
As a highlight, Dr. Katharina Laake (born Grosse) from the B7 project of the CRC 1316 gave a very descriptive and target group-oriented lecture (as award lecture for receiving the dissertation prize of the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation) on the topic "Temporal Evolution of Nanosecond Pulsed Plasmas in Water". The award was presented to her during the event by the Dean of Studies of the Faculty, Prof. Dr. Heiko Krabbe.
Afterwards, the lecturers of the faculty were honored. Here, Prof. Dr. Judith Golda received the lecturer award of the student council. The award is given to the most popular lecturer of the last year among the students.
Finally, PD Dr. Tsanko Tsankov from project A2 of CRC 1316 received his habilitation certificate. He accepted his habilitation entitled "Kinetics of Non-Equilibrium Plasmas" at the faculty on November 21st. Congratulations to all!
Honour
Prizes in the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
The Chair of Experimental Physics II is honored to host the faculty celebration of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy.
Maike Kai from the CRC 1316 and Philipp Maaß lead through the event. Moreover, the dissertation award of the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation goes this year to Dr. Katharina Laake.
Finally, Judith Golda (projects A6, B2, and B11) won the prize for the best lecturer of the past semester!
Congratulations to both on these awards!