“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein
To convince more and more people of the beauty of physics and the world in general, I got myself involved in several activities engaging the public. A selection of projects / events, where I took (will take) part in the organisation and/or realisation, are listed below.
From March 2018 to February 2022 I was elected Education & Outreach coordinator of the ATLAS Collaboration (two-year term; reelected until March 2022).
From February to November 2022, I was working as Outreach & Didactics Manager for the Munich Quantum Valley, where, since December 2022, I am the Head of Media Relations & Public Engagement.
Projects
| “ATLAS Visitor Centre“ project lead for the development of a new ATLAS Visitor Centre, Geneva (January 2018 – June 2022) |
| “ATLAS LEGO Models“ Models of the ATLAS experiment at CERN used for science communication and education. |
| “Bead Collision“ A collection of ironing-beads templates inspired by particle physics. |
| “Build Your Own Particle Detector“ A platform for science LEGO models and public education events |
| “Colliding Colour“ An art project, inspired by particle-physics collisions. |
| “Particle Twister“ A particle-physics outreach activity created by Katarina Anthony and myself. |
Events
| “Tag der offenen Tür in Garching” setup and maintenance of central forschungscampus-garching.de website, organising contributions of the Munich Quantum Valley and guide, Garching (3 October 2024) |
| “Inselfest” co-organising contributions of the Munich Quantum Valley and guide, Munich (29 – 30 June 2024) |
| “forscha” co-organising contributions of the Munich Quantum Valley and guide, Munich (28 – 30 June 2024) |
| “Tag der offenen Tür / ‘Maustag’ in Garching” setup and maintenance of central forschungscampus-garching.de website, organising contributions of the Munich Quantum Valley and guide, Garching (3 October 2023) |
| “Festival der Zukunft” co-organising contributions of the Munich Quantum Valley and guide, Munich (6 – 8 July 2023) |
| “Frage- & Antwort-Stunde zum ALICE-Detektor(-Modell) mit der Gustav-Heinemann-Oberschule” FAQ/AMA session, online (5 July 2023) |
| “forscha” co-organising contributions of the Munich Quantum Valley and guide, Munich (5 – 7 May 2023) |
| “Orpheus Seminar München” organisation of the Munich Quantum Valley / MPQ contribution, Garching (8 October 2022) |
| “Festival der Zukunft” co-organising contributions of the Munich Quantum Valley and guide, Munich (22 – 24 July 2022) |
| “Q.Uni-Camp” supporting a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ event, Münster (2 – 17 July 2022) |
| “forscha” co-organising contributions of the Munich Quantum Valley and guide, Munich (24 – 26 June 2022) |
| “Exopociencia” co-hosting a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ event, Valencia (28 May 2022) |
| “ALICE LEGO model workshops” co-organiser of student workshops to design and build an ALICE LEGO model, online (January – June 2021) |
| “CERN@home – Ein Nachmittag virtuell am CERN” Q’n’A session, online (29 April 2021) |
| “ATLAS Virtual Visit mit der Hans-Riegel-Stiftung” moderation of a virtual visit to the ATLAS experiment, online (25 March 2021) |
| “International Masterclasses 2021” moderation and supervision at the masterclass, Munich (25 February 2021) |
| “Physiker im Beruf” with the jDPG (Working Group Young DPG) ATLAS Virtual Visit/Conference, online (1 July 2020) |
| Large Hadron Collider Physics Conference outreach parallel session co-convener und co-chair, online (28/29 May 2020) |
| “CERN Science Gateway Education Labs: Kick-off workshop” invited participant, Geneva (29 – 31 January 2020) |
| “Max Planck Institute for Physics Mountain Retreat” invited speaker at Max Planck Institute for Physics Mountain Retreat, Berchtesgaden (29 October 2019) |
| “2019 LMU CERN Student Excursion” organising and hosting a CERN tour and full-day visit for about 40 LMU Students, Geneva (30 September – 2 October 2019) |
| “CERN Open Days” coordination of the ATLAS contributions and a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ event, Geneva (July 2018 – 14/15 September 2019) |
| “Tag der offenen Tür am Max-Planck-Institut für Physik” hosting a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ event, Munich (1 June 2019) |
| “Tag der offenen Tür in LMU Physik” organisation of / guide at the experimental particle physics exhibition, Munich (4 May 2019) |
| “International Masterclasses 2019” moderation and supervision at the masterclass, Munich (4 April 2019) |
| “Begabungsstützpunkt Moderne Physik am Korbinian-Aigner-Gymnasium Erding” hosting a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ workshop, Erding (20 October 2018) |
| “Tag der offenen Tür in Garching” organisation of / guide at the experimental particle physics exhibition and a BYOPD event, Garching (13 October 2018) |
| “2018 LMU CERN Student Excursion” organising and hosting a CERN tour and full-day visit for about 40 LMU Students, Geneva (10 -12 October 2018) |
| “Outreach: Just do it” invited speaker at INSIGHTS Workshop on Statistics, Machine Learning and Outreach, Geneva (19 September 2018) |
| “La Nuit de la science 2018” supporting a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ event, Geneva (7 July 2018) |
| “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften in Dresden” supporting a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ event at IKTP, Dresden (15 June 2018) |
| “International Masterclasses 2018” moderation and supervision at the masterclass, Munich (7 March 2018) |
| “Tag der offenen Tür in Garching” organisation of / guide at the experimental particle physics exhibition and a BYOPD event, Garching (21 October 2017) |
| “2017 Science Fair at the LPSC” supporting a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ event, Grenoble (14 October 2017) |
| appointed as next ATLAS outreach co-coordinator by election in the ATLAS collaboration board, starting March 2018 (13 October 2017) |
| “ATLAS25 live event” organisation of a Facebook live event on ATLAS’ birthday, Geneva (2 October 2017) |
| “2017 LMU CERN Student Excursion” organising and hosting a CERN tour and full-day visit for about 40 LMU Students, Geneva (8 – 10 August 2017) |
| “Tag der offenen Tür am Max-Planck-Institut für Physik” hosting a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ event, Munich (24 June 2017) |
| “International Masterclasses 2017” moderation and supervision at the masterclass, Munich (5 April 2017) |
| “25 years of ATLAS” organisation of events to celebrate ATLAS’ birthday (September/October 2017; all of 2017) |
| “Tag der offenen Tür in Garching” organisation of / guide at the experimental particle physics exhibition and a BYOPD event, Garching (22 October 2016) |
| “Sydney Science Festival” hosting an in-depth ATLAS-model building workshop as part of the Sydney Science Festival, Sydney (20 – 21 August 2016) |
| “2016 LMU CERN Student Excursion” organising and hosting a CERN tour and full-day visit for about 40 LMU Students, Geneva (20 – 22 July 2016) |
| “Science Night Geneva” hosting a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ event, Geneva (9 – 10 July 2016) |
| “International Masterclasses 2016” moderation and supervision at the masterclass, Munich (25 February 2016) |
| “Building Blocks of the Universe – using stackable plastic bricks to impart knowledge in particle physics” a public note about BYOPD and the ATLAS LEGO model (5 October 2015) |
| “CERN PopScience at FNAC Balexert” hosting a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ event at the European Researches’ Night, Geneva (25 September 2015) |
| “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaft in Garching” organisation of / guide at the experimental particle physics exhibition and a BYOPD event, Garching (27 June 2015) |
| “Die Teilchen-Nadel im Daten-Heuhaufen finden” talk at the annual DFDDA meeting, Deggendorf (19 June 2015) |
| “International Masterclasses 2015” moderation and supervision at the masterclass, Munich (23 March 2015) |
| “Collider” official contributor to the ‘Collider’ exhibition at Palais de la Découverte, Paris (17 October 2014 – 19 July 2015) |
| “CERN PopScience at FNAC Rive” hosting a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ event at the European Researches’ Night, Geneva (26 September 2014) |
| “Tag der Forschung am Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht” hosting a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ event at a research day, Geesthacht (20 September 2014) |
| “ATLAS LEGO Challenge!” hosting a brick-sorting event at CERN, Geneva (17-21 February 2014) |
| “Discovery Center Annual Report” contributing chapters about outreach and the “Higgs on Bricks” event, Copenhagen (December 2013) |
| “Higgs on Bricks” Peter Higgs signing an ATLAS LEGO model during Foundation Day at University of Manchester, Manchester (16 October 2013) |
| “Kulturnatten” organising the particle physics exhibition at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen (11 October 2013) |
| “CERN Open Days 2013” hosting a ‘Build Your Own Particle Detector’ event, ATLAS-Guide, CERN (28/29 September 2013) |
| “Origins 2013” several physics speed-dates, CERN (27 September 2013) |
| ATLAS model construction at University of Bergen building the ATLAS models together with high school students at the University of Bergen (7-10 August 2013) |
| “Build Your Own Particle Detector” seeting up a platform (www.build-your-own-particle-detector.org) for the programme (24 July 2013) |
| “Passeport Big Bang” Inauguration organisation/running of the “Build your own particle detector” station, CERN (2 June 2013) |
| “Kulturnatten” organising the particle physics exhibition at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen (12 October 2012) |
| ATLAS model construction at CERN building and advertising the ATLAS model at CERN (26/27 September 2012) |
| “Public hangout at ICHEP” taking part in a joined public ATLAS and CMS Q’n’A Google hangout in Melbourne (7 July 2012) |
| “LHC exhibition at Melbourne Planetarium” taking part in the organisation, Museum Victoria Melbourne (June/July 2012) |
| “Tag der Weltmaschine – Science Slam” participant in the science slam, Urania Berlin (23 December 2011) |
| “ATLAS LEGO model” designing and building a 1:50 LEGO model of the ATLAS detector (October/November 2011) |
| “Kulturnatten” guide at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen (14 October 2011) |
| “Big Bang” guide in the “Big Bang” exhibition, Experimentarium Copenhagen (11 January 2011) |
| “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften in Berlin und Potsdam” guide at the Physics Institute, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (5 June 2010) |
| “Tag der Wissenschaften am Marie-Curie-Gymnasium Wittenberge” talk about the physics and technique(s) of the LHC, Marie-Curie-Gymnasium Wittenberge (13 November 2009) |
| “MINT-Experimentier-Camp 2009 der Stiftung Deutsche Wirtschaft e.V.” guide for teachers and students in the exhibition, DESY (6 November 2009) |
| Official CERN Guide (ATLAS, CAST, CMS, Computing Center, LEIR/LEAR, LHCb, Linac2, SM18) Guide to various CERN experiments, CERN (2009) |
| “Weltmaschine” guide in the exhibition, subway station Bundestag (1/2 November 2008) |
| “LHC-Startup BMBF Press Conference” press conference, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (10 September 2008) |
| “Physik zum Frühstück” Q&A about physics, DESY (13 July 2008) |
| “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften in Berlin und Potsdam” guide in the “LHC-Train”, S41 LHC-Train (14 June 2008) |
| “CERN Open Day 2008” ATLAS guide, CERN (6 April 2008) |
| “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften in Berlin und Potsdam” guide at the Physics Institute, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (9 June 2007) |
| “Kulturnatten guide at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen (13 October 2006) |