2025

Johannes Zeiher has accepted a tenure-track W2 professorship at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. His group “Artificial Quantum Matter” is part of the Faculty of Physics’ Quantum Optics chair. At LMU, the researcher will expand the work of his independent research group, originally established at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ), while continuing to collaborate closely with the institute. more

At the nationwide Girls’Day, girls have the chance to explore careers where women are still underrepresented. The Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics has been part of the initiative for many years – and once again this year, the participants enjoyed a wide-ranging programme. Through talks, hands-on experiments and tours of a lab and the mechanical workshop, the fifteen students gained insight into the diverse everyday work of a quantum optics researcher. more

In the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, the member institutes of the Munich Quantum Valley Initiative open their doors to the public. The first regular event in the series “MQV-Einblicke” took place at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics. During an introductory lecture and a subsequent tour of the quantum optics laboratories, the audience gained insights into quantum simulation and quantum computing with neutral atoms. more