RETHINKING PHYSICS Concludes International Tour in Dresden

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03/04/2026 10:18

Women Quantum Physicists Take Center Stage: RETHINKING PHYSICS Concludes International Tour in Dresden

After 61 stops throughout Germany, Australia, Austria, and the United States, the touring exhibition “RETHINKING PHYSICS: A Century of Quantum Mechanics — Time for a Female Perspective!” is drawing to an finish. Featuring portraits of achieved and aspiring feminine researchers, the present highlights how ladies are shaping the way forward for quantum physics. Developed by the Würzburg–Dresden Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat – Complexity, Topology and Dynamics in Quantum Matter, it was created to mark Quantum2025, the UN’s International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. It stays on view on the IFW Dresden by March 10, 2026. A public colloquium will mark the official closing occasion.

Well-Traveled Exhibition Makes Final Stop at IFW Dresden

The RETHINKING PHYSICS exhibition devised by the Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat on the Universities of Würzburg and Dresden traveled internationally to rejoice Quantum2025, showing in colleges, libraries, museums, universities, scientific conferences, and different venues. Through private portraits and tales, it captures the fervour, curiosity, achievements, and ambitions of the ladies featured. For its remaining cease, the extensively traveled exhibition can be introduced in the atrium of the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) in Dresden by March 10, 2026. “We have been part of the Cluster of Excellence since 2019 and are delighted to host this successful project for its closing chapter,” says Professor Bernd Büchner, Scientific Director of the IFW Dresden and a principal investigator of ctd.qmat. “Making inspiring female perspectives in our field visible sends a powerful message — especially as thousands of physicists are gathering in Dresden over the next few days for the German Physical Society’s (DPG) Spring Meeting.”

Closing Event with Scientific Highlight

The exhibition will conclude on March 10, 2026, with a public IFW colloquium starting at 2 p.m. Roser Valentí, Professor of Theoretical Solid-State Physics at Goethe University Frankfurt, will ship a one-hour lecture titled “Rethinking Magnetism: A Perspective.” Her discuss explores new approaches to magnetic supplies — a key focus of latest quantum analysis. A reception in the atrium will comply with. Professor Valentí is a member of the worldwide Grete Hermann Network (GHN), based mostly at ctd.qmat, which connects ladies researchers in solid-state physics and associated disciplines. She served for a few years as Chair of the IFW’s Scientific Advisory Board and has been a member of its Board of Trustees since 2022.

Looking Ahead

“The response to RETHINKING PHYSICS has been overwhelming — especially from schools,” says Dr. Alina Markova, Equal Opportunity Coordinator at ctd.qmat and the exhibition’s mission lead. “Students and teachers alike shared incredibly positive feedback. Our aim was to create visible role models and inspire girls in particular to pursue physics. By placing scientific passion, curiosity, and personal motivation at the center, we sought to challenge stereotypes. The enthusiastic international reception encourages us to further develop the format.”

Last Chance: Exhibition and Public Colloquium

RETHINKING PHYSICS in the atrium of IFW Dresden – final cease of the touring exhibition:
Venue: Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069 Dresden
On view till: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Open: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Free admission
Please register on the IFW Dresden reception desk.

Finissage — IFW Colloquium:
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
2–3 p.m.: Lecture by Professor Roser Valentí, Goethe University Frankfurt
“Rethinking Magnetism: A Perspective” (in English)
Venue: IFW Dresden, Lecture Hall A1E.10
Followed by: Reception in the atrium
Free admission
Please register on the IFW Dresden reception desk.

The occasion is open to college students, college teams, and members of the general public.

More in regards to the exhibition: www.rethinking-physics.de

ctd.qmat

The Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat – Complexity, Topology and Dynamics in Quantum Matter — at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg and Technische Universität Dresden explores and develops novel quantum supplies with tailor-made properties. Around 300 researchers from over 30 nations work on the interface of physics, chemistry, and supplies science to put the foundations for tomorrow’s applied sciences. In 2026, the cluster entered the second funding interval of the German Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments — with an expanded concentrate on the dynamics of quantum processes.

Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden

The Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW Dresden) is an impartial, non-university analysis institute and member of the Leibniz Association. Around 500 workers from greater than 35 nations examine the physics and chemistry of solids and supplies to develop new functionalities for quantum supplies, 2D supplies and applied sciences for power functions. In 5 institutes, an interdisciplinary workforce from experimental physics, theoretical solid-state physics, chemistry, supplies analysis and electrical engineering hyperlinks fundamental analysis with application-oriented work.

Contacts

Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat
Katja Lesser
Press Officer & Head of Communications
Tel: +49 351 4633 3496
[email protected]

RETHINKING PHYSICS
Dr. Alina Markova
Equal Opportunity Coordinator at ctd.qmat
Tel: +49 351 463 32282
[email protected]

IFW Dresden
Patricia Bäuchler
Science Communication
Tel: +49 351 4659 249
[email protected]

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Women Quantum Physicists Take Center Stage
Source: Patricia Bäuchler, IFW Dresden