Public events

Public events

The Max Planck Institute at its locations in Potsdam and Hannover offers on-site and online events in various formats for the interested public.

Upcoming public events

Open Day at GEO600

Open Day
  • Date: Sep 30, 2023
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: several
  • Location: GEO600, Schäferberg, 31157 Ruthe
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
On Saturday, September 30, 2023, the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) and the Institute for Gravitational Physics of Leibniz Universität Hannover invite you to visit the German-British gravitational-wave detector GEO600 near Sarstedt. Between 12:00 and 16:00 CEST, all visitors can speak with researchers at the detector site about the current state of gravitational-wave astronomy, the crucial contributions of GEO600 as a think tank of international research, and visit the detector. [more]

European Quantum Technology Conference

Conference
  • Start: Oct 16, 2023 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • End: Oct 20, 2023 02:00 PM
  • Location: Convention Center, Hannover Messe fairground
  • Host: Quantum Valley Lower Saxony
Every two years, the Quantum Flagship gathers the major European research and innovation networks at the European Quantum Technology Conference (EQTC). As the largest quantum event of its kind, we celebrate breakthroughs, highlight the pioneering work of European organisations and connect the dots within the community. [more]

Public talk (in German) “Dark matter”

Public talk
  • Date: Oct 26, 2023
  • Time: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Benno Willke
  • Location: Leibnizhaus, Holzmarkt 4 - 6, 30159 Hannover
  • Room: Leibnizsaal
  • Host: VDI-Bezirksverein Hannover
About 90 years ago there were first hints, in the meantime it seems clear: Besides normal matter there is five times more mysterious, invisible “dark matter”, which is only noticeable by its gravity. This lecture summarizes what we know about dark matter, what we don't, and which experiments have searched for it and how. [more]

November of Science “The search for dark matter” (in German)

Public talk
  • Date: Nov 2, 2023
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Benno Willke
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38
  • Room: 103
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
Five times more abundant than normal matter and so far still mysterious: Dark matter [more]

The night that creates knowledge 2023

Public Event
  • Start: Nov 4, 2023 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • End: Nov 5, 2023 12:00 AM
  • Speaker: Gudrun Wanner, Anjana Ashok, Lars Nieder, Sweta Shah
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38, 30167 Hannover
  • Room: 103
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
On Saturday, November 4, 2023, it's that time again: From 6 p.m. to midnight, everyone is invited to discover the university at its various locations. [more]

November of Science “What if it isn't a black hole?” (in German)

Public talk
  • Date: Nov 8, 2023
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Julian Westerweck
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38
  • Room: 103
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
Could black holes hide something even more exotic? [more]

November of Science “What physicists think about science fiction” (in German)

Public talk
  • Date: Nov 9, 2023
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Lars Nieder, Julian Westerweck
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38
  • Room: 103
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
What (some) physicists discuss in their spare time. [more]

November of Science “Einstein's gravitation from different perspectives” (in German)

Public Event
  • Date: Nov 10, 2023
  • Time: 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Franz John, Frank Ohme, Bernd Rosner, Udo Thiedeke
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38
  • Room: 103
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
An interdisciplinary look at astronomy with gravitational waves kindly supported by the Cluster of Excellence QuantumFrontiers. [more]

November of Science “Do spiders lay planets in space?” (in German)

Public talk
  • Date: Nov 13, 2023
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Lars Nieder
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38
  • Room: 103
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
“Spiders” are not only little crawlies, but also special objects in space. [more]

November of Science “Studying our Galaxy's graveyard with LISA” (in English)

Public talk
  • Date: Nov 15, 2023
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Sweta Shah
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38
  • Room: 103
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
The future gravitational-wave detector LISA will sense millions of binary stars [more]
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