Simons Science School in Chemistry and Physics 2025
From September 28 to October 5, 2025 in Vienna
STEM education and the training of future scientists, innovators, and high-tech entrepreneurs play a key role in Ukraine's future recovery. The Ukrainian education system excels at identifying gifted youths and at nurturing them in specialised STEM schools and a highly-developed culture of science olympiads and research competitions. This experience should be studied and supported at the highest level, recognizing it as a national asset. Collaborative projects in STEM education between Ukraine and the EU will be to everyone's benefit and promote Ukraine's further integration into the EU.
The Simons Science School in Chemistry and Physics is a one-week program for Ukrainian high school students who have excelled at science competitions. The goal is to foster the students’ interest in science, to introduce them to potential research careers, and to inspire them to apply their talents to shape Ukraine’s future. During their week in Vienna, participants will engage with cutting-edge research groups of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Science and Technology Austria, the University of Vienna, and TU Wien.
This event is made possible by a generous gift of the Simons Foundation, the support of the Erwin Schrödinger Institute, our unbelievable volunteers, and the work of Dmytro Rzhemovskyi and his team from Projekt MmF.
Jim Simons sets an outstanding example to us all.
Simons Science School in Chemistry and Physics 2024
Program
Sunday, September 25
- 11:30 Arrivals in Vienna
- 11:30 − 13:00 Check-in at Hotel Geblergasse
- 13:30 − 14:30 Lunch at TBA
- 16:00 − 18:30 Free time and sports in Donaupark
- 19:00 − 20:00 Dinner at TBA
Monday, September 29
Location:
University of Vienna
Faculty of Physics,
Boltzmanngasse 5
- 09:00 − 10:45 Research group Nanomagnetism and Magnonics
- Speakers: Andrii Chumak, Khrystyna Levchenko.
- 11:00 − 12:00 Research group Isotope Physics.
- Guided tour to the VERA accelerator
- Speakers: Martin Martschini, Carlos Vivo Vilches
- 12:15 − 13:00 Lunch at University of Vienna's cafeteria (Kolingasse)
Location:
Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information
Boltzmanngasse 3
- 14:00 − 14:40 Talk by Markus Aspelmeyer
- 14:40 − 15:20 Labtours
- Speakers: TBA
- 18:30 − 19:15 Dinner by Radatz at the Faculty of Mathematics
Tuesday, September 30
Location:
Vienna BioCenter
Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1
- 07:30 − 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel Geblergasse
- 09:00 – 09:30 – Vienna BioCenter Introduction
- Speakers: Benedikt Mandl, Kateryna Serbina
- 09:45 – 11:15: Research group Quantum Microscopy and Biophysics
- Introductory lecture and Lab Tour
- Speaker: Thomas Juffmann
- 11:30 – 12:45: Research groups Chloroplast Biogenesis and Protein Quality Control and Plasticity And Repair After Brain Injury
- Speakers: Silvia Ramundo, Martina Beccari
- 13:00 – 13:30: Lunch at Vienna Biocenter's Cafeteria
- 18:30 − 19:15 Dinner by Radatz at the Faculty of Mathematics
Wednesday, October 1
Thursday, October 2
Atominstitut of the TU Wien
Friday, October 3
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- Speaker: Valentyna Mokina
- Acoustic Research Institute
- Speakers: Nicki Holighaus, Michael Mihocic
Erwin-Schrödinger-Institute (ESI)
- Presentation of ESI and Meet&Greet with Christoph Dellago
Saturday, October 4
Sunday, October 5
Speakers
Coordinator and Contact Person
For any questions regarding Simons Science School in Chemistry and Physics 2025, please feel free to contact Dmytro Rzhemovskyi via email at dmytro.rzhemovskyi@univie.ac.at .
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