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 Broschüre.pdf

Award Ceremony

1 Welcome

Speakers: Prof. Guido Drexlin, Prof. Milada Margarete Mühlleitner, Prof. Thomas Müller

2 Music

Speaker: Quintetto Villaggio

3 Welcoming Address

Speaker: Prof. Oliver Kraft

4 Welcoming Address

Speaker: Representative of the City of Karlsruhe

5 Impulse Session

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

6 Music

Speaker: Quintetto Villaggio

7 Demonstration & History

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

8 Unveiling of the commemorative plaque

9 Key Notes

Speakers: Prof. David Hunger, Prof. Markus Klute

10 Music

Speaker: Quintetto Villaggio

Reception