Group Trips

Group Trip 2021 Niederbronn les Bains

In autmn 2021, a group trip brought us to a beautiful town in Alsace region in France, Niederbronn-les-Bains. We stayed in the marvelous villa, Le Riesack. This place is surrounded by the forest and vast fields. Fascinated by the views, we went hiking through the forest to the local mountains.

The genuine surprise was the scientific part of our trip! It was organized in a form of a seminar with former group members. They gave talks about their current research and work in industry. We had active scientific discussions, got a chance to see examples of our alumni’s careers, and got the secret tips from professor Fiebig on how to become successful in science.

In the evenings, we teamed up and played board games. We had a great time and this trip certainly brought us closer together.
 

Group Trip 2019 Munich

This year’s group trip brought us to Munich. After a cozy 4 hours bus ride and some refreshments, we made our way to the ‘Deutsches Museum’ to marvel at many scientific exhibits including the first ruby laser invented in 1960. In the evening, we found the Christmas spirit walking through the Christmas market with a steaming cup of mulled wine and enjoyed the luscious Bavarian cuisine in the ‘Ratshauskeller’. During a guided city tour the next day, we got to know the many historic sights of Munich from a new perspective.

Group Trip 2018 Berlin

Berlin was our destination for the group trip this year. We had the chance to visit the impressive laboratories and facilities of the Max-Born-Institute (for non-linear optics) and the Light Source BESSY II and the pleasure to discuss with our colleges. Berlin is not only home for many important research institutions but also offers an amazing cultural richness. It sometimes needs a second look to discover the hidden things. This we learned during an alternative Berlin city tour which introduced us to the various aspects of street art that can be found all over the city if you know where to look for. Balancing body and mind, we had great fun exploring the waterways of the Spreewald, paddling our kayaks around – and sometimes into – the obstacles nature made us face.

Group Trip 2017 Napoli

Our group trip 2017 led us to the southern Italian city of Naples. We had a great time hosted by our colleagues of Prof. Lorenzo Marrucci’s group of the Università di Napoli Federico II. Fascinating discussions about quantum and nonlinear optics, q-plates and condensed matter physics on the first day were follow by a trip to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and a walk to the edge of the crater of the Vesuvius. During dinner, some of us even had the chance to learn how to disassemble, open and eat large Mediterranean crabs.

Group trip 2016

This year, our group trip took us to Strasbourg, France, where we had the opportunity to visit the IPCMS, Institute Physical And Chemistry De Strasbourg. Many thanks again to our French hosts! Beside we explored the lovely old town, food and much more...

For our annual Group Trip we went this year to lovely Lac de Neuchâtel. We enjoyed hiking and the scientific talks in Montezillon, NE. Some of us went even for a refreshing swim in the Lac de Neuchâtel.

For this years annual Group Trip we went to the lovely Ticino. We enjoyed hiking and the scientific talks in Miglieglia, TI. Some of us went even for a refreshing swim in a cold river Magliasina.

For this years annual Group Trip we went to Niederbauen, NW. We enjoyed hiking and the scientific talks in Niederbauen, NW. Unfortunately the weather was not on our side and therefore the (probably) beautiful view was hidden behind clouds and fog.

For this years annual Group Trip we went to Arnisee, UR. We enjoyed hiking and the scientific talks. The weather was tremendous and we even had time to enjoy the mountain view while drinking a cold beer.