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Thesis defense: Steven Mathis Mewes

Talk/Lecture | Thesis defense: Steven Mathis Mewes | 3 June 2026, 2:00 p.m. | Doctoral Researcher / PHGS

Thesis defense of Steven Mathis Mewes

Open to the university public

3 June 2026 at 2:00 pm

Campus Bahrenfeld,
CSSB, Gebäude 15, Hörsaal
Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg

Title of the dissertation: Characterization of Plasma Sources for Wakefield Accelerators via Hydrodynamic Simulations

Invitation to thesis defense by MIN faculty

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Thesis defense: Wuwei Jin

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29 May 2026

Thesis defense: Alain Verduras Schaeidt

Thesis defense: Alain Verduras Schaeidt | 29 May 2026, 11:00 a.m. |

The disputation is open to the UHH university public. Title of thesis: Exploring Extended Higgs Sectors from Colliders to th ...

03 Jun 2026

Von Raumfahrt bis Gebärdensprache: Wissen vom Fass 2026

June 3 + 4, 2026, 8 pm | Several bars in Hamburg

„Wie speichert man die Sonne?“, „Klaut die KI meinen Job?“ und „Wie rau ist eigentlich Wasser?“ Dies sind nur einige der viel ...

05 Jun 2026

Research Data Management for Doctoral Researchers

Dr. Juliane Jacob | 5 June 2026, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Seminar room 4a/b, building 1b, DESY/Campus Bahrenfeld

For you as doctoral researchers it is vital to organise and secure your data right from the start of your research project un ...