EPS Historic Site: Heinrich Hertz at KIT

Thursday Oct 30, 2025, 5:00 PM → 9:00 PM Europe/Berlin

Hertz-Hörsaal (Gebäude 10.11)

Guido Drexlin, Thomas Müller (ETP/KIT)

The EPS Historic Sites Award commemorates places in Europe important for the development and the history of physics.

Programme EPS Event Hertz 30-10-25.pdf

5:00 PM → 7:00 PM Award Ceremony

5:00 PM Welcome

Speakers: Prof. Guido Drexlin, Prof. Thomas Müller

5:05 PM Music

Speaker: Quintetto Villaggio

5:10 PM Welcoming Address

Speaker: Prof. Oliver Kraft

5:15 PM Welcoming Address

Speaker: Dr Frank Mentrup

5:20 PM Impulse Session

Speakers: Prof. Klaus Richter, Prof. Mairi Sakellariadou, Prof. Marc Weber

5:30 PM Music

Speaker: Quintetto Villaggio

5:35 PM Demonstration & History

Speakers: Prof. Anke-Susanne Müller, Prof. Franz Nestmann, Dr Johannes-Geert Hagmann, Prof. Ulrich Husemann

6:15 PM Key Notes

Speakers: Prof. David Hunger, Prof. Markus Klute

6:45 PM Unveiling of the commemorative plaque

6:50 PM Music

Speaker: Quintetto Villaggio

7:00 PM → 9:00 PM Reception