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Workshops and Seminars: Next in the row

Workshop

New Perspectives in Active Systems

Scientific Coordinators: Cristián Huepe, Fernando Peruani

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Workshop

Dynamical Control of Quantum Materials

Scientific Coordinators: Dante Kennes, James McIver, Michael Sentef

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The institute offers various opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and faculty members.

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Public Outreach

Our public outreach program aims to make scientific results accessible to the general public. Active scientists speak about their recent work and explain it to a lay public with an interest in natural sciences, or to school children of different ages.

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Highlights

Awards and Honors

IUPAP Medal for Frank Jülicher

Frank Jülicher shares the inaugural 2023 IUPAP Medal for the Physics of Life



Publication Highlights

Cancer cells move to stiff environments as living droplets

Recent work by Ricard Alert of the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of…