QURS Days 2025

17 Feb 2025, 08:30 → 20 Feb 2025, 20:00 Europe/Berlin

Harbor, building 610 (Campus Bahrenfeld)

The second edition of the "QURS Days" will be organized in February 2025 by the Early Career Council and the QURS management. All doctoral researchers are welcome to join our graduate week.

Within the first three days introductory and advanced lecture courses will be held in each QU area:

• Gravitational Waves 
• Higgs Physics 
• Dark Matter
• Quantum Theories 

Additionally, two key skills courses will be offered on the topics leadership and software development. 

A poster session will be held by our QURS members, and the DESY Startup Labs will present their work.

Our social program will feature a Science Pub Quiz on Tuesday, 18 February 2025, with drinks and pretzels provided.

All researchers at CHAMPP (Center in Hamburg for Astro-, Mathematical, and Particle Physics) are warmly invited to join this event!

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Doctoral researchers in QURS who wish to earn credits for attending the lectures or presenting a poster are kindly requested to also register via Geventis. See the links below:

Introductory Courses

• Gudrun Wanner (LUH) Gravitational Waves
• Katharina Behr (DESY) Higgs
• Hyungjin Kim (DESY) Dark Matter
• Timo Weigand (U Hamburg) Quantum Theories

 

Advanced Courses 

• Gudrid Moortgat-Pick (U Hamburg) Gravitational Waves and Quantum Theories
  
• Johannes Braathen (DESY) Higgs
• Jennifer Schober (U Bonn) Dark Matter

 

Key Skills Courses

• Matthias Mayer (coach and founder of mmsc.de), Your Role as a Young Leader
• Juliette Alimena, Best practices of software development 

 

Poster Session 

• poster presentation

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The Quantum Universe Research School (QURS) forms the structured career support program for doctoral students, postdocs and young group leaders within the key research area CHAMPP (Center in Hamburg for Astro-, Mathematical and Particle Physics). It is a cooperation of Universität Hamburg (MIN Faculty, Departments of Mathematics and Physics) and DESY (in particular the high-energy physics division). 

 

Poster_Qurs_Days_2025

Monday 17 February

08:30 → 09:00 Registration and coffee

09:00 → 10:15 Introductory course - Gravitational Waves: Part 1

Convener: Gudrun Wanner

09:00 → 10:15 Introductory course - Higgs: Searches for rare SM and BSM processes - Part 1

Convener: Katharina Behr (ATLAS (Fingerprint of the Vacuum))

HiggsBSM_KBehr_Part1.pdf

HiggsBSM_KBehr_Part2.pdf

HiggsBSM_KBehr_Part3.pdf

10:15 → 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 → 12:00 Introductory course - Dark Matter: Part 1

Convener: Hyungjin Kim (T (Cosmology))

10:45 → 12:00 Introductory course - Quantum Theories: Introduction to string theory for non-experts: Part 1

This course introduces basic concepts of string theory and its application to particle physics in a non-technical way. It addresses physicists or mathematicians who have not taken a string theory course before and who would like to get a general idea of why string theory is considered a leading candidate for a theory of quantum gravity and how it makes contact with concepts in particle physics and cosmology.

Convener: Timo Weigand (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik))

QURS-Days-2025.pdf

12:00 → 13:00 Break

13:00 → 15:15 Key skills course I: Your Role as a Young Leader (part 1)

Convener: Matthias Mayer

13:00 → 15:15 Key skills course II: Best practices of software development (part 1)

Maximizing the potential of particle physics requires an investment in the software used to collect, process, and analyze the data and simulation. In particular, mindful development of software for particle physics analysis is important to ensure its robustness, efficiency, reproducibility, and in some cases, longevity. In this key skills course, we will discuss the software development life cycle and some ideas for best practices of software development. After we review the basic tools for development like computing clusters (such as the National Analysis Facility) and batch computing, we will discuss good coding practices, software testing, continuous integration, and documenting with GIT. For each of these topics, exercises that are tailor-made to the needs of QU software developers will be demonstrated, and participants will have the opportunity to practice these exercises alongside the demonstration.

Convener: Juliette Alimena (CMS (CMS Fachgruppe Searches))

BestSoftwarePractices_QURS_17Feb2025

15:15 → 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 → 18:00 Key skills course I: Your Role as a Young Leader (part 2)

Convener: Matthias Mayer

15:45 → 18:00 Key skills course II: Best practices of software development (part 2)

Maximizing the potential of particle physics requires an investment in the software used to collect, process, and analyze the data and simulation. In particular, mindful development of software for particle physics analysis is important to ensure its robustness, efficiency, reproducibility, and in some cases, longevity. In this key skills course, we will discuss the software development life cycle and some ideas for best practices of software development. After we review the basic tools for development like computing clusters (such as the National Analysis Facility) and batch computing, we will discuss good coding practices, software testing, continuous integration, and documenting with GIT. For each of these topics, exercises that are tailor-made to the needs of QU software developers will be demonstrated, and participants will have the opportunity to practice these exercises alongside the demonstration.

Convener: Juliette Alimena (CMS (CMS Fachgruppe Searches))

BestSoftwarePractices_QURS_17Feb2025

Tuesday 18 February

08:30 → 09:00 Registration and coffee

09:00 → 10:15 Introductory course - Gravitational Waves: Part 2

Convener: Gudrun Wanner

09:00 → 10:15 Introductory course - Higgs: Searches for rare SM and BSM processes - Part 2

Convener: Katharina Behr (ATLAS (Fingerprint of the Vacuum))

HiggsBSM_KBehr_Part1.pdf

HiggsBSM_KBehr_Part2.pdf

HiggsBSM_KBehr_Part3.pdf

10:15 → 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 → 12:00 Introductory course - Dark Matter: Part 2

Convener: Hyungjin Kim (T (Cosmology))

10:45 → 12:00 Introductory course - Quantum Theories: Introduction to string theory for non-experts: Part 2

This course introduces basic concepts of string theory and its application to particle physics in a non-technical way. It addresses physicists or mathematicians who have not taken a string theory course before and who would like to get a general idea of why string theory is considered a leading candidate for a theory of quantum gravity and how it makes contact with concepts in particle physics and cosmology.

Convener: Timo Weigand (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik))

QURS-Days-2025.pdf

12:00 → 13:00 Break

13:00 → 14:15 Advanced course - Dark Matter. Cosmological magnetic fields: Origin, evolution, observational constraints, and relevance: Part 1

This lecture introduces cosmological magnetic fields. As they could already have been generated in the early Universe, their observational signatures offer unique insights into fundamental physics. The lecture begins by outlining the essential tools for modeling magnetized fluids, with a particular focus on magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and MHD turbulence. Then, the discussion shifts to high-energy MHD, which is relevant for the very early Universe plasma. Here, macroscopic quantum effects are incorporated into the models, which significantly affects the evolution of primordial magnetic fields. Finally, the lecture examines the broader potential cosmological implications of primordial magnetic fields, with a specific example of their impact on the formation of dwarf galaxies.

Convener: Jennifer Schober (EPFL)

Lecture_Schober.pdf

14:15 → 14:45 Coffee break

14:45 → 16:00 Advanced course - Gravitational Waves and Quantum Theories: Part 1

Convener: Gudrid Moortgat-Pick (University of Hamburg / DESY)

QURS-Days25-Lecture1.pdf

QURS-Days25-Lecture2.pdf

14:45 → 16:00 Advanced course - Higgs: Part 1

Convener: Johannes Braathen (T (Phenomenology))

Braathen_2025QURS_AdvHiggs_Part1_18022025.pdf

Braathen_2025QURS_AdvHiggs_Part2.pdf

16:30 → 17:00 Snacks and Drinks

17:00 → 19:00 Science Pub Quiz

Why should you pet your basil plant from time to time? What is the IKEA effect? And does an onion float? Since the first Science Pub Quiz in 2019, Lisa, Nikolas and Dennis ask all the really important questions and get their audience to draw obscure animals, build paper planes and google answers as fast as possible.

Everyone is welcome to join this Science Pub Quiz - conducted entirely in English!

Whether you’re an early career researcher, an experienced researcher, or just looking for a fun evening filled with quirky questions and fascinating facts, this event is for you!

Snacks and drinks will be provided from 4:30 pm on.

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Register in teams of 3-5, or individually and we’ll match you with other teammates.
Registration deadline: 13 Februray, 2025 - Please contact qurs.champp@uni-hamburg.de if you would like to register after this date.
Enjoy drinks and snacks!

Science Pub Quiz webpage

Wednesday 19 February

08:30 → 09:00 Coffee and tea

09:00 → 10:15 Introductory course - Gravitational Waves: Part 3

Convener: Gudrun Wanner

09:00 → 10:15 Introductory course - Higgs: Searches for rare SM and BSM processes - Part 3

Convener: Katharina Behr (ATLAS (Fingerprint of the Vacuum))

HiggsBSM_KBehr_Part1.pdf

HiggsBSM_KBehr_Part2.pdf

HiggsBSM_KBehr_Part3.pdf

10:15 → 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 → 12:00 Introductory course - Dark Matter: Part 3

Convener: Hyungjin Kim (T (Cosmology))

10:45 → 12:00 Introductory course - Quantum Theories: Introduction to string theory for non-experts: Part 3

This course introduces basic concepts of string theory and its application to particle physics in a non-technical way. It addresses physicists or mathematicians who have not taken a string theory course before and who would like to get a general idea of why string theory is considered a leading candidate for a theory of quantum gravity and how it makes contact with concepts in particle physics and cosmology.

Convener: Timo Weigand (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik))

QURS-Days-2025.pdf

12:00 → 13:00 Break

13:00 → 14:15 Advanced course - Dark Matter. Cosmological magnetic fields: Origin, evolution, observational constraints, and relevance: Part 2

This lecture introduces cosmological magnetic fields. As they could already have been generated in the early Universe, their observational signatures offer unique insights into fundamental physics. The lecture begins by outlining the essential tools for modeling magnetized fluids, with a particular focus on magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and MHD turbulence. Then, the discussion shifts to high-energy MHD, which is relevant for the very early Universe plasma. Here, macroscopic quantum effects are incorporated into the models, which significantly affects the evolution of primordial magnetic fields. Finally, the lecture examines the broader potential cosmological implications of primordial magnetic fields, with a specific example of their impact on the formation of dwarf galaxies.

Convener: Jennifer Schober (EPFL)

Lecture_Schober.pdf

14:15 → 14:45 Coffee break

14:45 → 16:00 Advanced course - Gravitational Waves and Quantum Theories: Part 2

Convener: Gudrid Moortgat-Pick (University of Hamburg / DESY)

QURS-Days25-Lecture1.pdf

QURS-Days25-Lecture2.pdf

14:45 → 16:00 Advanced course - Higgs: Part 2

Convener: Johannes Braathen (T (Phenomenology))

Braathen_2025QURS_AdvHiggs_Part1_18022025.pdf

Braathen_2025QURS_AdvHiggs_Part2.pdf

16:00 → 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 → 17:30 DESY Innovation & Technology Transfer - Start-up Office

Speaker: Timo Christian (ITT (Startup Office))

2025_02_18-DESY_Start-upOffice_QUDays.pptx

DESY_Start-upOffice_QUDays.pdf

Thursday 20 February

09:30 → 10:00 Welcome Coffee

10:00 → 11:00 Plenary Session: Morning session

Zoom connection:

https://uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/67941923566?pwd=YDAfOknHo1VXHDnTSF87NNRmUmSnGs.1

Meeting ID: 679 4192 3566
Passcode: 70122266

10:00 News and Announcements

Speaker: Erika Garutti (UNI/EXP (Uni Hamburg, Institut fur Experimentalphysik))

QUDay-200225-v2.pdf

QUDay-200225-v2.pptx

10:15 Open Access publishing at UHH

Speaker: Claudius Herkt-Januschek (Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg)

OpenAccess-UHH-SUB.pdf

10:30 Open Access publishing at DESY

Speaker: Lisa-Marie Stein (L (Bibliothek und Dokumentation))

Exzellenzcluster Quantum Universe - OA DESY - L.-M.Stein.pdf

Exzellenzcluster Quantum Universe - OA DESY - L.-M.Stein.pptx

10:45 Discussion on Open Access in Quantum Universe

Speaker: Dr Michael Grefe (Universität Hamburg, Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe)

QU_Research_Outputs_FIS.pdf

11:00 → 12:00 Poster session: Poster pitches

Conveners: Ana Rita Alves Andrade (UNI/EXP (Uni Hamburg, Institut fur Experimentalphysik)), Deniz Bozkurt (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik)), Eduardo Hafemann (University of Hamburg), Jeroen Monnee (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik)), Joschka Valentin Maria Birk (University of Hamburg), Kristoffer Rank Rasmussen (University of Hamburg), Lukas Kaufmann (University of Hamburg), Martin Fournier (Hamburger Sternwarte/UHH), Martina Cataldi (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik)), Max Fuste Costa (ATLAS (ATLAS-Experiment)), Mohamed Younes Sassi (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik), Sara Bianco (T (Phenomenology)), Stefano Lanza (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik)), Suman Dey (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik)), Tom Krokotsch (FTX (Technol. zukuenft. Teilchenph. Experim.))

Pitches_Poster_Presentations_Qurs2025.pdf

Posters.pdf

12:00 → 14:30 Poster session: Poster walk & lunch

Conveners: Ana Rita Alves Andrade (UNI/EXP (Uni Hamburg, Institut fur Experimentalphysik)), Deniz Bozkurt (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik)), Eduardo Hafemann (University of Hamburg), Jeroen Monnee (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik)), Joschka Valentin Maria Birk (University of Hamburg), Kristoffer Rank Rasmussen (University of Hamburg), Lukas Kaufmann (University of Hamburg), Martin Fournier (Hamburger Sternwarte/UHH), Martina Cataldi (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik)), Max Fuste Costa (ATLAS (ATLAS-Experiment)), Mohamed Younes Sassi (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik), Sara Bianco (T (Phenomenology)), Stefano Lanza (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik)), Suman Dey (UNI/TH (Uni Hamburg, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik)), Tom Krokotsch (FTX (Technol. zukuenft. Teilchenph. Experim.))

Pitches_Poster_Presentations_Qurs2025.pdf

Posters.pdf

12:00 → 14:30 UHH research information system (FIS) helpdesk

In this hands-on session, all participants can visit the helpdesk directly on site and ask their questions about research information, and the system introduced at the UHH for this purpose: What data should be in the FIS? Do I have automatic access? Where is my data displayed? etc.
Uncomplicated solutions, individual assistance, and quick answers to specific questions will be offered here in a short way.

Conveners: Dr Lisa Brase (Universität Hamburg), Dr Michael Grefe (Universität Hamburg, Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe)

14:30 → 15:30 Plenary Session: Afternoon session I

Zoom connection:

https://uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/67941923566?pwd=YDAfOknHo1VXHDnTSF87NNRmUmSnGs.1

Meeting ID: 679 4192 3566
Passcode: 70122266

14:30 On the quest for high performing SRF cavities

Speaker: Marc Wenskat (UHH / DESY)

Wenskat_QURS.pptx

15:00 Tracking the Rise of Supermassive Black Holes

Speaker: Dr Jan-Torge Schindler (Universität Hamburg)

TrackingTheRiseOfSMBHs.pdf

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 → 17:00 Plenary Session: Afternoon session II

Zoom connection:

https://uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/67941923566?pwd=YDAfOknHo1VXHDnTSF87NNRmUmSnGs.1

Meeting ID: 679 4192 3566
Passcode: 70122266

16:00 Non-Gaussianities in ultra slow-roll inflation

A phase of ultra slow-roll during inflation, characterized by a transient decrease in the inflaton field velocity, is known to generate large curvature perturbations on small scales that could later seed the formation of a significant population of primordial black holes. In this talk, we discuss how non-Gaussianities can arise from the non-linear relation between curvature perturbations and inflaton fluctuations and from the intrinsic non-Gaussianities of the latter, which stem from its self interactions. We discuss a numerical approach to estimate the impact of such non-Gaussianities on the tail of the probability distribution function of curvature perturbations.

Speaker: Mathias Pierre (T (Phenomenology))

QU_day_MP.pdf

16:30 Flows of Spin(7)-structures

We will discuss the negative gradient flow of an energy functional of Spin(7)-structures on compact 8-manifolds. The energy functional is the L2-norm of the torsion of the Spin(7)-structure. We will talk about the short-time existence and uniqueness of solutions to the flow. We will also explain how this negative gradient flow is the most general flow of Spin(7)-structures.

Speaker: Prof. Shubham Dwivedi (Universität Hamburg)

Flows.pdf

17:00 → 17:30 Walk over to DESY Canteen Extension

17:30 → 20:00 Dinner session

17:30 Best Poster and Best Paper Award Ceremony

20_2_24-PaperAward.pdf

18:30 Dinner buffet