The Curiositas seminar series

In the Curiositas series, our students organize seminar talks. As the name already implies, the talks are driven by our students' curiosity. Thus, the topics go well beyond their own research themes. 

From Academia into a Deep-Tech Startup Launching Quantum Sensors into Space

Curiositas
  • Date: May 7, 2026
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Dr. Lara Torralbo-Campo (Arda Atomics)
  • Location: MPI-CPfS, Dresden
  • Room: SR 1+2
In a world where global communications are critical, extending high-speed internet to the most remote regions is essential. This capability has been proven through worldwide, infrastructure-independent networks by a constellation of CubeSat satellites. To function effectively, these communication satellites rely on high-precision attitude sensors that ensure exact alignment with terrestrial receivers and with other satellites in the satellite network. [more]

Future Job Hunt as a Scientist - A Ride in the Storm or even Project Hail Mary?

Curiositas
  • Date: Mar 26, 2026
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Mihel Seitz
  • Senior Expert at Bosch
  • Location: MPI-CPfS, Dresden
  • Room: SR 1+2
What happens to you when the ground shifts? [more]

How boOst is building and strengthening the (Deep)Tech Ecosystem and why we need you to succeed

Curiositas
  • Date: Feb 3, 2026
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: MPI-CPfS, Dresden
  • Room: SR 1+2
Join us for an engaging seminar on technology transfer and the Deep Tech ecosystem [more]

Mindfulness: focusing on the present moment

Curiositas
  • Date: Mar 13, 2024
  • Time: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Dr. Dean Howes (University of Warwick)
  • Location: MPI-CPfS, Dresden
  • Room: SR 1+2
Discover how mindfulness enhances mental health, well-being and performance. Learn evidence-based techniques and experience Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction practices for your everyday life. [more]

Gender, identity and culture in physics

Curiositas
  • Date: Nov 27, 2023
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Prof. Anna Danielsson
  • Department of Teaching and Learning, Stockholm University
  • Location: MPI-CPfS, Dresden
  • Room: SR 1+2
This talk will explore a diverse set of trajectories into higher education physics, with a focus on how gender and social class are made relevant in students’ stories. [more]

How to publish in the Nature journals

Curiositas
  • Date: Jan 24, 2023
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Dr. Aline Lückgen
  • Senior editor at Nature Communications
  • Location: MPI-CPfS, Dresden
  • Room: SR 1+2
Dr. Lückgen, a senior editor at Nature Communications, will give a lecture on publishing in the prestigious Nature journals. [more]

Working in the automotive industry as a physicist

Curiositas
  • Date: Sep 22, 2021
  • Time: 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Dr. Marcel Naumann (Neocx)
  • Location: online
In his presentation, Dr. Marcel Naumann, who completed his PhD in the group of Prof. Dr. Elena Hassinger in 2019, will tell the audience about his job in the automotive sector and the diverse and exciting set of opportunities in this field. [more]

Gender 101

Curiositas
  • Date: Apr 2, 2020
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Prof. Dr. Elena Hassinger (MPI CPfS, TU Munich)
  • Location: MPI-CPfS, Dresden
Why are there so few women in natural sciences? Why do more women leave academic science in their career? And how can we change it? [more]

The Physics of Music

Curiositas
  • Date: Jan 21, 2020
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Prof. Rui César Vilão (University of Coimbra)
  • Location: MPI-CPfS, Dresden
In this talk of the Curiositas series, we will learn how physical laws determine fundamental aspects of music such as musical scales. [more]

Radio frequency research towards a dependable Internet of Things (IoT) and the OpenLab approach

Curiositas
  • Date: Oct 10, 2019
  • Time: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Dr. Padmanava Sen (Barkhausen Institut Dresden)
  • Location: MPI-CPfS, Dresden
The talk will focus on the applications of internet-of-things (IOT) that will influence lives in the days to come. The presenter will define IOT systems in four key applications areas and explain the challenges for future systems. [more]
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