The Group
Our group has two main areas of interest: we investigate effective ways of teaching physics at Swiss high schools (Gymnasien), and we study solids on ultrashort time scales.
In the area of education, alongside our regular teaching duties, we provide courses within the teacher training programme and participate in a joint Master’s programme with the University of Zurich and the Zurich University of Teacher Education.
Our educational research focuses on projects that support concept learning in Swiss high schools. We also develop and promote activities that encourage interest in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Through the teacher training programme and related activities, we maintain close contact with numerous high schools in the German-speaking part of Switzerland.
In physics research, we study the fast manipulation of magnetic order and the fundamental properties of matter that limit such processes. To pursue these questions, we have built an end station that enables spin- and energy-resolved photoemission experiments, both at FEL sources and with our own laboratory-based laser system.