The three best graduate theses from JKU degree programs in Technical Physics, Nanoscience and Technology, Biophysics, and Teacher Education Studies in Physics have been submitted to a selective jury, namely an audience of school students. The presentations have been designed to be simple, funny, and show that cutting-edge physics is not only incredibly exciting, but can also be explained in a way that everyone can understand it.

By the way: You can vote for your favorite finalist in person or online!

We would like to introduce the finalists. Meet Michael Ammann here, opens an external URL in a new window, and click here, opens an external URL in a new window to meet Franziska Maier.

Alexander Ebner (Center for Surface and Nanoanalytics)

High Power Quantenkaskadenlaser – Wir beobachten Moleküle bei der Arbeit

Alexander Ebner has succeeded in revolutionizing a versatile spectroscopic analysis technique by using quantum cascade lasers. The new method is 10,000 times brighter and 60,000 times faster than current alternatives, thus opening up new fields of application for industry and research.

About Alexander Ebner

Alexander Eber (29) lives in Bad Zell and enjoys playing ice hockey, guitar, and traveling to far-off countries.