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CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter
Cluster of ExcellenceCUI: Advanced
Imaging of Matter

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Course program

Reflect Upon Your Leadership Role - Prepare for Selected Situations (advanced)

Workshop in cooperation with the cluster of excellence "Quantum Universe"

    • Dates & Times: December 8 & 9, 2025, 9am-5pm
    • Location: CFEL, seminar room Wolfgang Pauli (O1.111)
    • Trainers: Dr. Matthias Mayer, Michaela Benn (Young Scientists' Academy)
    • Target Group: Young Investigators
    • Content: Tailormade training for the intensive and sustainable development of your own leadership style and communication in your work group, especially in feedback and conflict situations. With video training.  
    • Info & registration: cui.career@uni-hamburg.de( cui.career"AT"uni-hamburg.de)

 

Business Etiquette Training - The Best Insurance Against Anxiety and Insecurity at Jobs Events

    • Dates & times: September 3, 9am - 4pm (including visit of a restaurant)
      Location: HARBOR, bldg. 610, seminar room, and a restaurant in the Altona area
      Trainer: Verena Gorris
      Info & registration: via this link
    • Content: Confident behavior is not a matter of chance—in our compact etiquette course for young scientists, you will learn how to make a good impression in your professional life, be it in every day situations or at a conference dinner:
      • First impression: 
        • Body language, eye contact, proximity vs. distance, cultural codes
        • Greetings, introductions, farewells – what is still important today
        • The importance of “personal branding”
      • Conversation:
        • Small talk
        • Optional: Behavior in crisis situations
      • Table etiquette:
        • The set table, sitting down, standing up, dos and don'ts at the table
        • Practical implementation during a joint restaurant visit
      • Highlight: After practicing at a demo table, we apply what we have learned during a multi-course meal in a restaurant (optional).

 

THz Radiation and Technology: Principles and Applications in Soft Condensed Matter

  • Dates & Times: 28-30 July 2025, 9.30am-12.30pm
  • Location: Institute for Quantum Physics, bldg. 69, seminar room
  • Trainer: Dr. Laura Cattaneo (Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik)
  • Info & registration: Link
  • Content:  This 3-day course will provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals and emerging applications of terahertz (THz) radiation in modern science and technology. The course will cover the physical principles underlying the generation and detection of THz radiation, including photoconductive antennas, optical rectification, and nonlinear crystals, along with detection techniques such as electro-optic sampling and THz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS).
    The conceptual modules will be complemented by a case study focused on the use of THz spectroscopy to investigate vibrational dynamics in soft condensed matter systems, with particular emphasis on thermotropic liquid crystals. Participants will explore how THz radiation can probe low-frequency collective modes and anisotropic molecular motions, offering unique insights into phase transitions, order–disorder dynamics, and molecular alignment. By the end of the course, students will be exposed to:
    • Key THz generation and detection techniques
    • THz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) and its experimental setup
    • Data interpretation in vibrational spectroscopy
    • The role of THz probes in studying soft, anisotropic, and dynamic materials

 

 

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